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The Peace Dividend: why Good Friday Agreement matters to us and Earth
Society, Politics & Law

The Peace Dividend: why Good Friday Agreement matters to us and Earth

...social progress that has since been achieved in this state. In the fog of misty-eyed reflection, however, there is a danger that this progress can be overstated. The absence of state and paramilitary violence is of course a precondition for lasting peace and reconciliation and remains the most significant reason why the Good Friday Agreement matters. However, the economic...
Change in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Change in the West of Ireland

...interact with the wider world?'...Welcome to the Introduction to the Change in the West of Ireland collection. Explore the articles in this collection . Introduction: Uniqueness, interdependence, uneven development and change in the West of Ireland [The Wild Atlantic Way coastline route in Ireland] The 2575 km Wild Atlantic Way, one of the longest defined coastal routes...
Are you driven to distraction?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are you driven to distraction?

...interactive to find out how well you perform when trying to spot hazards and keep track of a work call. Turn up your sound and select here to begin the interactive. [A photo of a road from inside a car] Click on the image above to find out if you're a distracted driver. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet...
Winter Olympics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Winter Olympics

...level in winter sports. Game-changing free courses We've put together a selection of our top free courses - perfect if you're a budding athlete, a coach or mentor, psychologist, or if you just want to find out more about sport and fitness. Try our Olympic related interactive Challenge yourself to see if you can master our sporting interactive and come out a winner....
Discover Moon minerals
Science, Maths & Technology

Discover Moon minerals

...interactive Virtual Microscopes. This is because most accessory minerals form very small crystals and these cannot be clearly resolved with a conventional microscope. Instead, images collected with a scanning electron microscope or other imaging instrument are presented. Virtual Microscopes are interactive and allow the user to examine samples as if they were sat in front...
Panic buying and how to stop it
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic buying and how to stop it

...social perceptions play, in particular, the social perceptions of other people’s behaviour. The fear of missing out Fear provides a collective background state that is shared by many people, meaning they all respond to varying degrees to their sense of foreboding, anxiety, and physiological state. One particular type of fear that also seems to be highly relevant here is...
The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection
Society, Politics & Law

The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection

...Social Sciences at The Open University in Scotland supported the group through a series of interactive workshops aimed at enhancing writing skills, researching the past and editing and presenting learning materials. Each article in the collection represents the end product of this learning experience. [v]Khadija Patel and Suzi Collins "This is a heartfelt collection of...
Do animals really raise human babies as their own?
Nature & Environment

Do animals really raise human babies as their own?

...interactions more generally. Certainly in some exceptional circumstances I can now appreciate how it might be possible for a human child to be cared for by a non-human surrogate. [A female wolf in the snow] Shall I be mother? In Kipling’s original The Jungle Book, published in 1894, the “man-cub” Mowgli is taken in by a wolf pack after he is separated from his human...