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David Hume
History & The Arts

David Hume

...works to have been written in English. But when it originally appeared in 1739 it had, in Hume's words, ‘fallen dead-born from the press’ (Hume, 1962, p. 305). Hume attributed this lack of commercial success to an overly academic style, and set about publishing a more reader-friendly version in the form of two Enquiries in 1748 and 1751 (Hume, 1975). He dithered over...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Engineering: The challenge of temperature
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The challenge of temperature

...working through a real-world engineering problem. This will exercise your mathematical abilities and, I hope, convince you of the usefulness of mathematical modelling...Engineering: The challenge of temperature: 2.1 Boiling water - Whether it's to wash clothes, make a cup of tea, or just make it safe to drink, water often has to be heated – sometimes to boiling point....
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs
How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?

...work, she wanted to know what was being done to research her type of tumour. It was a tough question for a doctor to answer. Olson told her that it was difficult because researchers didn’t have material – tumours – to work with. The little girl responded: “When I die I want you to do an autopsy, take my tumour and put it into mice. So that you can study my cancer...
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Article 5 mins
Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list

...social media that make the I am Bradley Manning campaign distinct. For one, few of these campaigns involve a metaphor of one individual being another particular individual. The two exceptions noted above include the original “I am” metaphor of “We are all Khaled Said” and the later metaphor of “I am Trayvon Martin.” In the case of Khaled Said, the metaphor is...
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Article 5 mins
Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?

...social media "Just one more year to get better #Tokyo2020" (Klosok and Church, 2020). Let’s hope that such positivity and optimism will lead to a spectacular summer of Olympic and Paralympic performances. References BBC (2020) Tokyo 2020: How athletes reacted to Olympic Games postponement. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/52027542 (Accessed: 12 July...
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Article 10 mins
Codi ymwybyddiaeth a chymorth i ddynion
Health, Sports & Psychology

Codi ymwybyddiaeth a chymorth i ddynion

...Men’s Sheds: promoting male health, wellbeing and social inclusion in an international context’, Health Promot Int., 29(3), tt. 483–93. Sefydliad Iechyd Meddwl (2022) Men and Mental Health. Ar gael yn: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/men-and-mental-health Sands (2021) Sands United. Ar gael yn: https://www.sands.org.uk/sands-united...
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Article 5 mins
The health impacts of FGM
Health, Sports & Psychology

The health impacts of FGM

...social care services must be commissioned across the life course. References End FGM European Network (2023). Female Genital Mutilation and Medicalisation. Female Genital Mutilation and Medicalisation Paper 3.0 - Final Version. [Accessed 5th February 2026]. Flowe, H.D., Ghosh, A., Rockey, J. (2025) Female genital mutilation - a leading cause of death for girls across the...
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Meiosis and mitosis
Science, Maths & Technology

Meiosis and mitosis

...work with maize (Zea mays), alternatively called corn (sweetcorn, or corn on the cob), which occurs throughout the world as an extremely important commercial crop plant, and which is used extensively in genetic research. We can also study the inheritance of characters at the level of the genotype. In this section we will jump between these two levels, and in so doing we...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs