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Self-managed abortion in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Self-managed abortion in the UK

...Open University researchers highlighted several factors which it may be useful and important for health professionals and those seeking abortion to be aware of. The factors identified relate to how someone self-managing abortion might be best supported; as well as the importance of effective communication about pain and other effects of the medications that might be...
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Learning, thinking and doing
Science, Maths & Technology

Learning, thinking and doing

...open to new ideas...How do we learn? Understanding how is the key to learning more effectively. This free course, Learning, thinking and doing, looks at the three main categories of theories: the acquisitive, constructivist and experiential models of learning. There is no right way to learn but developing an active approach will ensure that you are open to new...
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Can comedy change your life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can comedy change your life?

...Open University's Psychology courses Maeve Higgins once set herself a task. The Irish-born comedian wanted to see what life would be like if she stopped laughing at things that weren’t funny. Turns out it wasn’t as easy as she thought. “It was so effing hard,” she says. “Laughter is a lubricant and is expected, and it’s really hard not to do it.” It’s...
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Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?
Science, Maths & Technology

Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?

...life on Mars. The researchers cannily conclude by pointing out that in the most arid parts of Earth’s Atacama desert the only source of water for microbes is what they can get from salts dissolved in water. If it can happen on Earth, maybe it can happen on Mars too.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Rosetta unexpectedly finds oxygen on comet 67P, surprising scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Rosetta unexpectedly finds oxygen on comet 67P, surprising scientists

...sources of heat. Hopefully, more studies might could help us work out the sequence of events that occurred at the earliest stages of solar system formation. Rosetta’s investigation of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko remains exciting because it provides us with a window into the past to a time before the formation of the planets. We can look forward to the next surprises...
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When is the best time to buy plane tickets?
Money & Business

When is the best time to buy plane tickets?

...source of many myths and urban legends. These include tips about the best day of the week to buy a ticket, last-minute discounts offered by the airlines, and the conspiracy theories suggesting that the carriers use cookies to increase prices for their passengers. None of these three statements is entirely true. Studies have suggested that prices can be higher or lower on...
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Batman v Superman: Are superheroes always good?
History & The Arts

Batman v Superman: Are superheroes always good?

...source of tension, and this explains the appeal of the heroes of myth. The heroes were the aristocrats of their own day, but were safely enclosed in the mythological world. This meant that they could be used to think about difficult issues without it becoming too personal or painful for any real people. This also explains why Athenian tragedy is so fond of depicting the...
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Is Brazil's future Utopia now a thing of the past?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Brazil's future Utopia now a thing of the past?

...source of the strength of Rousseff’s Workers Party (PT), fueled by the economic downturn, erupted in street clashes after a much-postponed rise in bus fares and a strike among bus drivers. Brazil’s crushing defeat by Germany (1-7) in the Brazil-hosted World Cup stoked further public dissatisfaction. Transcript Beyond bad luck As to the more systemic problems, one...
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