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Shaken and stirred? Blending the familiar and new in Bond’s music
History & The Arts

Shaken and stirred? Blending the familiar and new in Bond’s music

...open to interpretation, of course. Bond certainly recognises his own theme, commenting in Octopussy that it’s a “charming tune” when a fellow agent, disguised as a snake charmer, plays it to attract his attention. This is a classic example of what academics might refer to as postmodern self-reflexivity—though that’s not to say it shouldn’t also be thought of...
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Your house is full of space dust – it reveals the solar system's story
Science, Maths & Technology

Your house is full of space dust – it reveals the solar system's story

...opens up some pods below the wing containing “sticky pads”, which collect pieces of space dust. Back on Earth NASA use an exceptionally clean laboratory to pick the space dust from the collectors for researchers, like myself, to study. My research is based around these dust particles because they offer our best opportunity to sample comets. The ER2 is a much cheaper...
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Delivering tutorials for dyslexic students
Education & Development

Delivering tutorials for dyslexic students

...open-ended activities. The pattern: ‘guided discovery of language structures- controlled practice – freer practice’ works well and provides a structure that dyslexic students can follow well. Mode of delivery Group work: Ask students to work in groups before eliciting their answers. Working in a small group is reassuring for students with dyslexia who may dislike...
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The navigation apps that help the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

The navigation apps that help the visually impaired

...open one. [Visually impaired person using mobile phone] A growing number of specialist navigation apps are available for the visually impaired Cautious optimism Our findings on how smart technologies might help visually impaired people navigate the city reflect our broader impressions of the emergence of the smart city, those being a sense of cautious optimism. Cautious...
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Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?

...open it when you’re in a robust frame of mind and definitely not when you are drunk. Stage 3: get a witness It is essential that you tell someone what is going on. They can be someone that has witnessed the bullying or not, someone you like or not, but someone who you trust to keep their eye on you. Telling someone does a number of things but firstly it forces you out...
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Kant on trust
History & The Arts

Kant on trust

...Open University's Philosophy courses and qualifications [A pile of Kant books] Mistrust and suspicion are on the increase in our society; and confidence in our institutions is in decline. To understand why a “crisis of trust” is so serious, we must take account of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, who placed honesty and trustworthiness at the heart of his theory of how...
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Lady Llanover, Welsh airs and national harmony
History & The Arts

Lady Llanover, Welsh airs and national harmony

What led a member of the 19th century ruling class to preserve Welsh language folk music?...Find out more about The Open University’s music courses_.  _ At the 1837 Abergavenny Eisteddfod, a prize was offered for ‘For the best collection of original unpublished Welsh airs, with the words as sung by the peasantry of Wales’. It was won by Maria Jane Williams, with a...
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‘Bread of Heaven’ – Singing from the same hymn sheet?
History & The Arts

‘Bread of Heaven’ – Singing from the same hymn sheet?

...Open University’s music courses_.  _ A small number of hymns are so familiar to many Welsh people that it might be tempting to say, for example, that ‘everyone knows ‘Bread of Heaven’’. However, examination of the textual and musical histories of many of the best-known Welsh hymns often reveals complicated stories that can be difficult to untangle. This...
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