3,610 search results
Telegram brief history. Stop
Digital & Computing

Telegram brief history. Stop

...working on ways to transmit information using electricity. In the early-19th century, various inventors managed to send messages via insulated electrical wires. However, the American Samuel Morse is commonly regarded as ushering in the era of the telegram by sending his famous message 'WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT' down electrical wires from Washington to Baltimore in 1844....
View article Telegram brief history. Stop
Article 5 mins
David Lucey
Education & Development

David Lucey

...work in the field of psychology or wellness, and maybe a side job in data entry, and I hope to go to college and do evening classes in a few years time. ‘I also want to explore the tourism and media studies content on OpenLearn, as I think that would be really helpful, but I will definitely do more courses, if they interest me. It’s good to be open-minded about new...
View article David Lucey
Article 5 mins
Why getting active with children is good for parents too
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why getting active with children is good for parents too

...work needed to increase the involvement of dads and parents from other ethnic groups. The findings also showed that families wanted to carry on taking part in physical activity sessions when they had completed the programme but often the only next steps they could find were linked to sports, which was not what they wanted. The project is ongoing so hopefully more and more...
View article Why getting active with children is good for parents too
Article 5 mins
Strange coloured teeth; strange coloured bones
Science, Maths & Technology

Strange coloured teeth; strange coloured bones

...working at a nickel-cadmium battery factory) can give you yellow teeth. Dogs dosed with thalidomide reportedly end up with yellow-green bones. Some folks even suspect eating a lot of carotene-rich foods such as carrots or sweet potatoes can turn your bones yellow. Yellow tetracycline antibiotics can cause teeth and bones to acquire a yellow-green-brown colour (one paper I...
View article Strange coloured teeth; strange coloured bones
Article 5 mins
How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?

...and more about dinosaurs and their kin in ever more exquisite detail. So, how do you identify the sex of a T. rex? Super awesome advanced science, and a lot of hard work, that’s how! *Apparently it can be induced in males through extreme dosing of oestrogen, but that’s another story… This article was originally published by the PLOS network under a CC-BY licence...
View article How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?
Article 5 mins
SEND crisis: overdiagnosis - fact or fiction?
Education & Development

SEND crisis: overdiagnosis - fact or fiction?

...works as well as better ways of identifying these differences. An analogy that’s often used is that when telescopes improved, we suddenly saw more stars in the sky. These stars were always there but we couldn’t see them without better equipment. However, even with increases in diagnosis there are still issues with underdiagnosis. The British Dyslexia Association, for...
View article SEND crisis: overdiagnosis - fact or fiction?
Article 5 mins
British Science Week
Science, Maths & Technology

British Science Week

...working world. The links below explore some debates and questions surrounding the topic. Health Sciences - anxiety and pain Focusing on anxiety, you will consider key issues concerning diagnosis, causes and interventions in our FREE course 'Understanding anxiety'. Plus, pain - we all understand what pain is, don't we? Or do we? Try one of our FREE courses to learn more!...
View article British Science Week
Article 1 hr 30 mins
Soil as the book of nature
Nature & Environment

Soil as the book of nature

...the OPAL national soil and earthworm survey. Support those who are working to improve soils situation, such as the Soil Association. Open University courses Neighbourhood nature [Free version] Environment: journeys through a changing world Other links BBC One - Life British Society for Soil Science International Union of Soil Sciences European Union Soil Thematic Strategy...
View article Soil as the book of nature
Article 5 mins