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The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster
Nature & Environment

The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster

...source on 1st June. General management Many species of water bird are difficult to keep in captivity and auks, healthy and oiled, have only survived in zoos for an average of two months and a maximum of 11 months (J. Yealland, pers. com.). Auks brought in for rehabilitation are usually already in poor condition. They preen and ingest oil which damages the gut, the effect...
How the atmosphere sustains life on Earth
Science, Maths & Technology

How the atmosphere sustains life on Earth

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications Earth is a vibrant blue planet, the only place that we can be sure that life exists. As A Perfect Planet shows, a complex and interconnected set of systems operate to form our environment. Every planet except one in the Solar System has a gaseous atmosphere, as do some moons and even some dwarf planets. Why does the...
How does the human body fight a viral infection?
Science, Maths & Technology

How does the human body fight a viral infection?

...Open University's Health Sciences qualification. The immune response to viral infection The immune response to a viral infection is primarily generated by a type of white blood cell called lymphocytes; cells that are mostly localised in ‘lymphoid tissues’ such as the lymph nodes or tonsils. However, the number of lymphocytes that can recognise and react against any...
Delacroix
History & The Arts

Delacroix

...opened up by the Enlightenment’s consideration of such places gave way to the application of those ideas to a process of artistic self-exploration and self-expression. And yet, as we shall see, Delacroix was not always so clearly on the side of Romanticism. His 1832 journey to Morocco would be a crucial, transforming influence on his career. First, it is necessary to...
Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...Open University course (AA308) that is no longer available. The content has been used as the basis for a section of Part 1 of the MA in Philosophy (A853) qualification. Tell us what you think! We’d love to hear from you to help us improve our free learning offering through OpenLearn by filling out this short survey...Introducing consciousness: Learning outcomes - After...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
10 years of The Bottom Line
Money & Business

10 years of The Bottom Line

...Open University. Like all great broadcasters and all great educationalists, Evan’s outstanding gift is to make complex and technical issues clear and easily understood. And like all great communicators, he does it with infectious enthusiasm, a ready wit and a clear love of his subject. As one journalist put it, Evan stands at the crossroads where brains meets charm....
Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables

...Open University course M248 Analysing data...Interpreting data: boxplots and tables: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand and use the following terms: boxplots, box, whisker, upper and lower adjacent values, rate, time series, line plot demonstrate an awareness of the idea that the general pattern of a set of data, in terms of...
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...Open University course From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830 (A207)...Brighton Pavilion: 2 A prince at the seaside - In this section we will take a closer look at the life of George IV and what brought him to Brighton. The Prince of Wales (see Figure 2 ), known familiarly to his friends as ‘Prinny’, was born in 1762 and destined to become Prince Regent in 1811...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs