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Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...Thinking about the typical tenure, can you spot any differences between types of household or countries? Discussion Some of the differences mentioned are: Young people are more likely to start out renting rather than buying (mentioned by Jen in the USA and Rohith in India). Possibly people in cities are more likely to rent (mentioned by Pia in Germany), maybe because...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Data analysis: hypothesis testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: hypothesis testing

...system. This revolutionary idea formed the alternative hypothesis. H0: All planets orbit around the Earth. H1: Not all planets orbit around the Earth. [Planets revolving around the Sun] Figure 2 Solar system The gold standard, a monetary system where the value of a country’s currency is directly linked to gold, was widely adopted in the late 19th and early 20th...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Should we test drugs on pregnant women?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should we test drugs on pregnant women?

...thinking on the issue: Maggie Little, the Georgetown bioethicist, and Ruth Faden, a bioethicist at Johns Hopkins University. The women talked and eventually met in Washington, DC, where they sat on Faden’s porch, drinking coffee and lamenting how little scientists still knew about drug safety during pregnancy. They were not alone in their concerns. “There’s still...
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The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...think are the main differences between the modern gym and the Ancient Greek gymnasion in terms of the activities, training regimes and motivations of their users? Once you have come up with a few ideas, click on ‘reveal comment’ to read some of our suggestions. Comment The Ancient Greek gymnasion was, in many ways, an inspiring and nurturing environment. However, in...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Icarus: entering the world of myth
History & The Arts

Icarus: entering the world of myth

...Think about any medium (from art, literature, film, television, or even perhaps a scientific article) in which you may have encountered Icarus. It might be the briefest of allusions or simply the use of his name to conjure up the miracle of ‘man’ or a man in flight. In what way is his myth used? The painting by Matisse reproduced on this webpage is one striking...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...think about what kind of data we would look for in methodological terms that would tell us something about external perceptions of Glasgow. A key source would have to be literary representations of Glasgow, in both fictional and non-fictional forms. In 1799 Glasgow was perceived as a thriving town dominated by the textile industry. It was a prosperous town of considerable...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list

...system for sports competition is based on two categories, male and female, but we must realise that the boundaries are not binary. We need to be careful and need to be inclusive. If we set a threshold for [naturally occurring] testosterone it’s problematic because there isn’t a threshold for men and in that sense it’s discriminatory and unfair.’ Read at The...
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Adaptation and Assimilation: The Irish Catholic Experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Adaptation and Assimilation: The Irish Catholic Experience in America

...system to their advantage, especially in Irish dominated cities such as Boston, New York, and Chicago. Tammany Hall in New York, the headquarters of the Democratic Party, became synonymous with Irish political power in the city. Such political advantages ultimately allowed the Catholic Irish to move up the social ladder. By the 1920s and 1930s they already slightly...
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