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Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology
Society, Politics & Law

Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology

...work, in fact despite the recent hype around their novelty, they have had a very long history of success commonly known as marketing.Supermarkets knew that putting sweets along check out aisles would increase sales long before anyone thought of putting fruit at eye level in school canteens. Some nudge efforts have undoubtedly been more creative and more effectively...
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Article 15 mins
What is Planetary Protection?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is Planetary Protection?

...work together to identify how to apply Planetary Protection principles and requirements to such missions, but it is recognised that removing the possibility of biological and organic contamination by a human is not possible; humans have their own microbiome made up of thousands of different types of microorganisms. It is also impossible to isolate any members of a crew or...
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Article 5 mins
Tubman: The Moses of Her People
History & The Arts

Tubman: The Moses of Her People

...worked as a nurse on the Unionist side, and later became a spy for the Union army, again showing great bravery and resourcefulness. Military victory at last brought slavery to an end. But the human cost was extreme – over 600,000 Americans perished in the conflict – and the ex-slave communities would continue to face injustices and discriminatory laws for generations...
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Article 10 mins
Five missing kings and queens – and where we might find them
History & The Arts

Five missing kings and queens – and where we might find them

...work is starting on locating the resting place of another medieval monarch, Henry I (d. 1135), in Reading (like Richard III, Henry is also thought to be under a car park). Meanwhile, the Church of England is stoutly refusing to allow DNA tests to be carried out on bones thought to be those of the “princes in the Tower” who disappeared in 1483, and who may be buried in...
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Article 10 mins
Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited
OpenLearn Ireland

Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited

...works of Patricia Highsmith, Peter Cheyney and Walter Mosley (Muise, 2002). All of these influences merged together in his songwriting, resulting in a unique form of ‘hardboiled blues’. [Gallagher's Crime Novel Collection Behind His 1961 Fender Stratocaster (Poster owned by author)] Gallagher’s Crime Novel Collection Behind His 1961 Fender Stratocaster (Poster owned...
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What is the genome made of?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the genome made of?

...working in the UK, deduced and published the three-dimensional structure of DNA. It was the year that might be described as the dawn of molecular biology, for their publication was to have far-reaching consequences in terms of our understanding of the nature of life, i.e. how cells function at the molecular level. So monumental was this work that they were awarded,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis
Money & Business

Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis

...working. The bakery chain is making more dough than ever as it appeals to tradesmen and the moneyed classes alike. Is expansion overseas next, Oliver Gill asks its chief executive’, The Sunday Times (London, England), 6 August, p. 4. Available at: https://link-gale-com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/apps/doc/A759744634/STND?u=tou&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=7ddd89b7 (Accessed: 14...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...work on my computer, although if I decide to check my email account, or access some information on the Open University intranet, or perhaps seek to purchase a textbook from an online retailer, I may need to enter further user names, account details or passwords. This sequence of events is likely to be fairly typical of the requirements of many work environments and you...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs