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Clinton / Trump II: America comes off the loser
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump II: America comes off the loser

...opening questions about Trump’s attitude to women. Trump was asked repeatedly by Cooper if he was advocating or had carried out sexual assault. He didn’t answer at first, repeatedly saying it was “locker-room talk” and oddly deflecting this by repeating that he would attack Islamic State. Eventually, asked again if he’d ever sexually attacked women, he said...
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The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces

...Open University's Health and Wellbeing qualifications Evidence suggests that being in nature for more than 120 - 150 minutes a week is related to the best possible physical as well as mental health and wellbeing.For many people caregiving can be a beneficial and rewarding role. However, there are many aspects of caring for someone with additional physical or psychological...
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The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Nature & Environment

The environmental costs of Trump’s wall

...regions. If Trump really wants to show his prowess in construction, and wants to leave a long-term infrastructure legacy, then he should build bridges for wildlife on the US-Mexico border – not walls. [The Conversation] Shonil Bhagwat, Senior Lecturer in Geography, The Open University This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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The ‘boundarylessness’ of African-Caribbean religions
History & The Arts

The ‘boundarylessness’ of African-Caribbean religions

...Open University, explores African-Caribbean traditions and religions in this article...Transcript African and African-Caribbean religions and the issue of stigmatisation [George Baxter, The Reverend Robert Moffat, 1 April 1843] The Reverend Robert Moffat by George Baxter (1843) Historically, African traditional religions, and consequently African-Caribbean religions, have...
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English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation
History & The Arts

English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation

...open to question: the assumption that those who hold violently racist views might be rehabilitated by reading works of English literature. Most readers of literature in English would like to think that the process of reading improves or enriches them, and a common societal assumption is that reading is an intangible good: we encourage children to read on the grounds that...
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Eid al-Adha
History & The Arts

Eid al-Adha

...Open University's Religious Studies qualifications. Eid al-Adha means feast or festival of the sacrifice. It is also known as Eid al-Kabir (the great feast) and by other names in different countries, such as Qurban Bayrami in Türkiye. It begins on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijja, the last month of the Muslim calendar, and can last up to four days, and because this calendar...
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Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?
History & The Arts

Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?

...opened up, to reveal a god inside. The comparison is certainly a striking one. It captures the impression that Socrates seems to have made on his followers: a decidedly unimpressive exterior, concealing something precious and strange. To his fellow citizens in fifth century Athens, Socrates must certainly have seemed very odd. In a city that prized power and wealth,...
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Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection
Science, Maths & Technology

Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection

...Open University Professor) noticed a ‘bit of scruff’ on her radio telescope charts. It was a signal from deep space that pulsed every 1.3 seconds (Hewish et al., 1968). She had discovered a Neutron Star. This is the crushed core of a massive star that ran out of fuel. Imagine a star heavier than our Sun squeezed into a ball the size of a city (about 20km wide)....
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