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Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?
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Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?

...open up the door to further research into Twitter engagement. To be able to correlate the results with other data such as age and gender would provide undoubtedly interesting results. So wether you’re posting your latest cat photo or launching an expensive ad campaign, consider this next time you tweet: over half the people reading your tweet may be sitting on the...
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Pluto comes into sharp focus – but it’s still not a planet
Science, Maths & Technology

Pluto comes into sharp focus – but it’s still not a planet

...T-shirts is not a good way to advance anyone’s understanding. It’s time to let go of the past, and embrace Pluto as a fascinating world and the most interesting member of the Kuiper belt. [The Conversation] David Rothery is Professor of Planetary Geosciences at The Open University. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original...
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What is Double Jeopardy?
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What is Double Jeopardy?

...Open University’s Law qualifications. [lady justice bronze statue] The rule against double jeopardy is an important part of the criminal law of England and Wales, although exceptions to the rule were created in 2003. It means that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime. Once they have been acquitted (found not guilty), they cannot be prosecuted again even if...
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What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?

...Open University's BSc (Honours) Chemistry qualification. A Swiss forensic report of the exhumed remains of ex-Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat today suggests polonium poisoning may have been the cause of death – but what is polonium, and why is it so deadly? First, we need to understand the basics of radioactivity. Radioactivity is the (term given to the) emission of...
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Olympics 2021: The story of how a small Shropshire town influenced the modern Olympic movement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Olympics 2021: The story of how a small Shropshire town influenced the modern Olympic movement

...opening ceremony. The Games took influence from similar competitions in Greece, as Brookes discarded many rural events and the Games became more consciously ‘Olympic.’ By 1859 international relations had emerged as Brookes became more involved in the Greek Olympic movement, which was being initiated by poet, Panagiotis Soutsos. Later, Greece’s Zappas Games, offered...
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Jurors who believe rape myths contribute to dismal conviction rates – but judge-only trials won’t solve the problem
Society, Politics & Law

Jurors who believe rape myths contribute to dismal conviction rates – but judge-only trials won’t solve the problem

...Open University's Law courses. After years of consultations and reports, the Scottish government is proposing to conduct a pilot to test out running rape trials with just a judge – and no jury. The conviction rate in Scotland for rape and attempted rate is woefully low. Only 51% of trials lead to a conviction, which is simply not acceptable in a modern justice system....
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The value and progress of jury research in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

The value and progress of jury research in Scotland

...Open University's Law courses. [A group of people engaged in a debate.] When the Scottish Government announced in 2015 that it had accepted a recommendation to commission research into the Scottish jury, an observer might have wondered why this was even necessary. In 2012, Dennis J Devine estimated that there had been 1500 jury research studies carried out by 2011. Is...
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Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots
Education & Development

Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots

...Open University course! References Douglas, G., Franks, J., Weston, A. and Clements, B. (2009) Braille in the 21st Century: opportunities, benefits, and challenges for adults with acquired sight loss. Research Report for the RNIB. Ryles, R. (1996) ‘The impact of braille reading skills on employment, income, education and reading habits’, Journal of Visual Impairment...
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