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Ethics Bites
History & The Arts

Ethics Bites

...Open University philosopher and best-selling author, Nigel Warburton, puts the questions, rooting every subject in everyday dilemmas about how we should live. Many eminent academics have participated in this fourteen-part series such as a star trio of American-based professors, Michael Sandel, Thomas Scanlon and Peter Singer... Ethics Bites A short introduction to this...
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Finite Element Analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Finite Element Analysis

...Open University course T884 An introduction to Finite Element Analysis... Finite element analysis in Formula 1 A short introduction to this album. This is Formula 1! How final element analysis is used to get maximum performance out of Formula 1 cars, focussing on two components: the wheel hub and the 'tub'. Component function The first step in final element analysis is to...
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Neurodivergence and birth trauma
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodivergence and birth trauma

...A., Chang, Z., Larsson, H., Mataix-Cols, D. and Fernández de la Cruz, L. (2019) ‘Association of caesarean delivery with risk of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in the offspring: a systematic review and meta-analysis’, JAMA Network Open, 2(8), e1910236. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.10236 (Accessed: 14 March 2025)....
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Stonehenge before the First World War
History & The Arts

Stonehenge before the First World War

...open plain. They were very active carrying up straws and feathers to the crevices on the trioliths where the massive imposts rest on the upright stones. I noticed the birds because of their bright appearance: they were lighter coloured than any sparrows I have ever seen, and one cock bird when flying to and fro in the sunlight looked almost white. I formed the idea that...
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Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list
Money & Business

Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list

...Resource Economics looked at whether the rules were, in effect, a trade barrier : Until 1997, imports of meat products to the EU were subject to national legislation of the 15 EU members. Because of the 1992 single market program, the EU moved from national to EU-wide legilsation in 1997. The EU Commission started negotiating new VEAs [Veterinary Equivalence Agreements]...
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NI Electoral Dynamics, and what Good Friday Agreement did to change it
Society, Politics & Law

NI Electoral Dynamics, and what Good Friday Agreement did to change it

...resources exploring what the Good Friday Agreement brought to our lives in the 25 years since its signing. I often hear the refrain “nothing ever changes in this place” and “politics always stays the same” but as CS Lewis once said, 'Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back, everything is different?' Since 1998, Northern Ireland has...
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Irish Women’s Poetry: Eavan Boland
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: Eavan Boland

...Resource Center, Randolph, J.A. (ed.) (2007) Eavan Boland: A Sourcebook. Manchester: Carcanet. Wilson, R. E., & Somerville-Arjat, G. (1990). Sleeping with monsters: Conversations with Scottish and Irish women poets. Edinburgh: Polygon. That the Science of Cartography is Limited (Boland, 1994). Available at:
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On Brexit, Hamsters & Hungry Pythons!
Society, Politics & Law

On Brexit, Hamsters & Hungry Pythons!

...resources to treat UK nationals and shorter waiting lists. Recent statistics suggest that immigrants to the UK are younger than UK-born workers, and most EU migrants came here for work related reasons (84%) with 60% of these having a specific pre-existing job to go to. This suggests that these are fit and healthy people and thus unlikely to be a significant burden on NHS...
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