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The real reason clowns scare us
Health, Sports & Psychology

The real reason clowns scare us

...of the creepiest sightings to be compiled. We may never understand quite how the activity has become as widespread as it has – but at least psychology can help us understand why the idea provokes a chill. Stephanie Lay, Postdoctoral researcher, The Open University This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. More scary articles...
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The colour of stars
Science, Maths & Technology

The colour of stars

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications [Orion's nebula] Orion's nebula On a clear evening, look up at the night sky. With luck, from a really dark site, you might see a few thousand stars. With dark-adapted vision you should begin to notice that some stars display distinct colours – some will appear slightly redder and others slightly bluer, for instance....
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Concussion, identity loss, depression: boxing’s toughest opponent isn’t in the ring, it’s mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Concussion, identity loss, depression: boxing’s toughest opponent isn’t in the ring, it’s mental health

...screening, career-transition programmes and open conversations about emotional wellbeing, boxing can continue to transform lives long after fighters hang up their gloves. Winning at all costs should never mean losing yourself outside the ring.[The Conversation] This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article....
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More than carbon sinks: Other ways forests can fight climate change
Nature & Environment

More than carbon sinks: Other ways forests can fight climate change

...Opening the virtual symposium, FTA Director Vincent Gitz said: “The role of trees widens. This is very important in the context of the Paris Agreement which recognised that climate change is not only about mitigation but also about adaptation. The influence of trees on water cycles has important consequences on the global agenda for food security and climate change...
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Welcome to nowhere special
Languages

Welcome to nowhere special

...opening up of lifestyles to new experiential spaces and horizons” as Adam Jaworski shows in a 2015 paper entitled “Globalese.”. One linguistic form that banal cosmopolitanism may take is the excessive use of new letterforms, punctuation marks, diacritics, and tittles. Their use, particularly in brand and shop names, serves to create “novel, foreignized,...
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How do we learn language?
Education & Development

How do we learn language?

...Open University's Education and Early Years courses and qualifications. Human nature [A group of children sitting on the floor looking up]Humans are not the strongest, fastest, or fiercest of creatures. And yet, put a group of us together and we have been able to inhabit every continent; develop science, law, art and medicine. The rise to our current position of influence...
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What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?

...open data, data streams from both key infrastructure networks (energy, transport, water) and other relevant sensor networks (e.g. weather and pollution data), data crowdsourced from social media and mobile applications. First, smart city developments provide data to human actors in urban governance networks for decision-support purposes. In contrast, AI-based technologies...
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Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others
Education & Development

Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others

...for families who may encounter this issue. We organise a parent support group in association with WAD to support other families and we will continue to collaborate and persevere until this is solved. Watch the following video in which Kate and Lenny Williams discuss the case with the Open University's Sas Amoah. [Hair Discrimination - The Ruby Williams Case] Transcript...
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