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Why does behavioural economics point to a hard Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Why does behavioural economics point to a hard Brexit?

...mathematically expected loss is £50 in each case, most of us will run the risk of worsening that loss if that brings a comparable chance of escaping it altogether. The evidence that people routinely gamble to avoid guaranteed losses, while playing safe with guaranteed gains, was assembled by cognitive psychologists and turned into an elegant “Prospect Theory” by Amos...
Will players be fit to perform or ready to burnout at Euro 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will players be fit to perform or ready to burnout at Euro 2020?

...mathematics shows that this comes out at just under 2 matches a week, which are often highly pressurised, intense affairs and sometimes involving travel across Europe. Added to this there are additional pressures and regulations imposed due to the global pandemic. Some players may be thinking they would rather be resting up on a beach in Portugal than playing in a major...
A brief history of Science
History & The Arts

A brief history of Science

...mathematical view of the world. Similarly, Aristotle and Plato developed logical methods for examining the world around them. It was the Greeks who first suggested that matter was made up of atoms - fundamental particles that could not be broken down further. But it wasn't only the Greeks who moved science on. Science was also being developed in India, China, the Middle...
7 accidental discoveries that look like April Fool's Day headlines but aren't
Science, Maths & Technology

7 accidental discoveries that look like April Fool's Day headlines but aren't

...mathematical discovery [Bath tub] Ancient Greek mathematician Archimede’s neighbours thought he was a right fool when he ran naked in the streets, but after his revolutionary discovery the joke’s on them. It all started when Archimedes was asked to determine whether a new crown made for King Hiero II was solid gold. There was a catch though: he had to do it without...
The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU
Science, Maths & Technology

The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU

...Mathematics and then as Business Development Manager with AstrobiologyOU. Many Open University students will hope to use the skills they develop as academic researchers in the business world. What kind of skills did you learn in academia that have transferred to business? From research in the physical sciences, I learned how to structure my thinking, how to ask good...
Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?
History & The Arts

Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?

...mathematics, writing histories, or teaching ambitious young men how to get on. For Socrates, though, there was only one question that mattered: how can we live good lives? And by ‘a good life’ he didn’t mean a life packed with power, or money, or fame. He meant an ethically good life: the life of someone who is courageous, temperate, pious and just; above all,...
Measure the Pulfrich Effect
Science, Maths & Technology

Measure the Pulfrich Effect

...mathematics and physics will be explained, for those who like to see where figures come from, but it is not essential that you understand it all. You will notice in Figure 3 that the ‘lines of sight’ from each eye cross over, to form two triangles: a small one at the top, pointing down, and a larger one, based on the eyes, pointing up. Although the triangles are...
Introduction to differentiation
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to differentiation

...mathematics 1, an entry level module intended to provide a foundation in the essential mathematical ideas and techniques that underpin the study of mathematics and mathematical subjects such as physics, engineering and economics. MST124 looks at a variety of mathematical topics such as algebra, graphs, trigonometry, coordinate geometry, vectors, differentiation,...
Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs