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For some people, staying awake might help fight depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

For some people, staying awake might help fight depression

...work by kick-starting a sluggish biological clock; in doing so, they’re also shedding new light on the underlying pathology of depression, and on the function of sleep more generally. “Sleep deprivation really has opposite effects in healthy people and those with depression,” says Benedetti. If you’re healthy and you don’t sleep, you’ll feel in a bad mood. But...
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A reader's guide to Midnight's Children
History & The Arts

A reader's guide to Midnight's Children

...work of a school of artists. Later, in Latin America, ‘magic realism’ became associated with a literary style. Subsequent exponents of the genre have included Peter Carey, Angela Carter, John Fowles, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Salman Rushdie. They blend opposites, fusing ordinary characters and events with fantastical and mythical ones. The effect conveys a sense of...
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China and the internet
Digital & Computing

China and the internet

...You have to work a little harder at it. I mean, frankly, China feels like a freer country than the United States to me. Why? Well, because I just - unless you do something to specifically piss off the government you can do pretty much as you please. And, you know, you have to really be angling at it, you have to be wanting to piss off the government, and in a fierce way....
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What is Blockchain?
Digital & Computing

What is Blockchain?

...work, and what do they do? Read the article to find the answers...A blockchain is a publicly shared immutable ledger, an append-only log of transactions that uses crypto-currency techniques to minimise any security risk. As shown in Figure 1, transactions are contained in blocks that are linked together through a series of hash pointers. Any tampering of a block can be...
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Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership
Money & Business

Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership

...work of senior executives in private sector, profit-making organizations. If you're interested in leadership look no further than OpenLearn where we have produced a range of material to help develop your understanding of leading. Whether you're taking this free course on FutureLearn or would like to view a variety of related content on OpenLearn, we've collated a range of...
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Hallowain't III: Kilifish - the zombie fish
Nature & Environment

Hallowain't III: Kilifish - the zombie fish

...works: Killifish in California have been discovered to play host to a mind-sucking parasite that alters behaviour in order to further its own species. These zombie fish are infected with a fluke, a small, parastitic worm that reproduces in the guts of sea birds. The flukes are able to limit the production of serotonin in the fish’s brain, which makes the fish very...
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History How-to videos: Crash sites
History & The Arts

History How-to videos: Crash sites

...I found in one wreck, the last person to touch it had been setting that slide rule probably just before the plane crashed. Of course, you can’t do this without permission from the RAF. Crashed planes often have unexploded bombs or weapons in them. Some might also have bodies. So if you’re interested you do need to work with a proper aviation archaeology group. Audio...
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Academic Skills - Key words in essay titles
Education & Development

Academic Skills - Key words in essay titles

...works and so on. Discuss Requires an answer that explains an item or concept, and then gives details about it with supportive information, examples, points for and against, and explanations for the facts put forward. It is important to give both sides of the argument and come to a conclusion. Evaluate/Assess Requires an answer that decides and explains how great, valuable...
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