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The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!
Education & Development

The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!

...research backed examples, with audience reach, that relate to contemporary issues. In short, podcasts help us to think more deeply. Podcasts are a series of online digital audio recordings that can be downloaded and listened to on various devices. They can sound, and feel, like a radio show on a topic or issue that really matters to your audience. Let’s take a look at...
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How do natural disasters affect mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How do natural disasters affect mental health?

...researchers admitted that much is still unknown about the consequences of disasters on long-term behavioural health. In Puerto Rico, most of the islanders were unable to evacuate and so weathered the full trauma of the storm. Some were isolated and without assistance for days or weeks afterwards. In the following months, many faced hardships such as bereavements, loss of...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Financial Engineering
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Financial Engineering

...research – whose gains, as well as the time it takes to achieve them, cannot be easily predicted. Recently, however, scholars have been theorizing the ways financial engineering techniques can be use to positively fund such important scientific research. Kevin Davis investigates this development in his article “Superfunds: an investment vehicle for scientific...
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Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices
Health, Sports & Psychology

Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices

...research project, which aims to give a platform to non-speaking autistic people, who may communicate independently online. ...This content is associated with The Open University's Psychology courses and qualifications. Let’s start with our terminology regarding autistic individuals. Many autistic self-advocates insist on an ‘identity first’ definition of their...
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Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women
Society, Politics & Law

Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women

...research which looks into embodied intersectionality across everyday spaces of home, work and public spaces for British South Asian (BSA) Muslim women. What do we mean by embodied and intersectionality, and why might these be useful concepts to think about when we study the experiences of ethnic minority communities? Embodied differences Let’s start with embodied or...
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The birth of a word
Health, Sports & Psychology

The birth of a word

Just like acquiring any other skill, learning language requires a lot of practise. Listen to how the son of researcher Deb Roy homed in on the pronunciation of ‘water’ over six months...Transcript.
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Why ‘sugar-free’ is not recommended as a substitute for sugary drinks and foods
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why ‘sugar-free’ is not recommended as a substitute for sugary drinks and foods

...research supports or discourages the consumption of 'sugar-free' products?...[A selection of artificial sweeteners.] Many companies producing sugar-sweetened drinks, such as fizzy drinks or concentrated squash, or foods such as yoghurts, promote ‘sugar-free’ or low-sugar versions with artificial sweeteners. As artificial sweeteners are not calorific like sugar, these...
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I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships

...research conducted by The Open University’s academics Andreas Vossler and Naomi Moller from the OU’s School of Psychology shows that relationship boundaries can be blurred online. This means that people in a relationship may be uncertain what online behaviours count as cheating. Their partners also may see things differently than they do. In addition to a lack of...
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