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How can you tell if a signal from space is an alien communication?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can you tell if a signal from space is an alien communication?

...opened up a whole new area of astrophysics, so could hardly be considered a disappointment. There have been other cases. In 1977, astronomers detected a radio burst dubbed the “WOW signal” – and they have been debating its origin for decades. Only recently was it suggested that there could be a natural explanation: emission from a passing comet that happened to lie...
Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks
History & The Arts

Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks

...open borders and free movement, even within the Schengen area. We can add to this the chilling effect of the knowledge that gigs – long a soft target – are now openly in the crosshairs. Cultural exchange Musicians remain steadfast, of course, and the language of defiance and determination certainly runs throughout rock’s core myths. The Eagles of Death Metal have...
Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...open to talent from all countries. The rhetoric was strong and the jokes were feeble. What was required – and what was lacking – was a long-term plan on how to deal with the challenges ahead. Simon Wren-Lewis, Professor of Economic Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University What any macroeconomist should ask of this budget is: has the chancellor...
Is science fiction a field in its own right?
History & The Arts

Is science fiction a field in its own right?

...opens in a manner that seems to reinforce this generalization by vehemently denying it. The main themes of his introduction are “Science fiction’s crises of legitimation, and how science fiction (and its criticism) remains a contested field” (Baker vii). However, in that same year, a more confident approach emerged in The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction. No...
The Life of Saint Andrew
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Andrew

...opens her affections to God, and receives the rays of his divine light in heavenly contemplation. The joy and comfort which St. Andrew felt in that conversation are not to be expressed by words. By it he clearly learned that Jesus was the Messias and the Redeemer of the world, and resolved from that moment to follow him: he was the first of his disciples, and therefore is...
Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...open-ended survey with athletes, coaches and academics revealed insights which support many of the positive claims associated with AI but also raised questions about safety, ethical practices and the importance of human relationships in coaching. What can AI do? Despite 66 per cent of the research participants expressing reservations about using AI, many of them talked...
English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...Open University course U214 Worlds of English...English in the world today: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the diversity of English through history and around the world understand the effect of social and cultural factors on an individual’s use of English understand the relationship between a person’s linguistic...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...Open University course A344 Art and its global histories...Art and the Mexican Revolution: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: situate a key example of Mexican muralism within the post-revolutionary context in which it was made explore recent debates around the interpretation of Mexican muralism examine the concepts of ‘realism’ and...
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs