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Make your clothes count
Nature & Environment

Make your clothes count

...energy generation or landfill. Three quarters of those who bin clothes state that these clothes could never be used again and a quarter of people think their old clothes aren’t worth anything – that’s a perception we need to change. Ensuring consumers realise there is no reason for any item of clothing to end up in landfill – because it can all be re-used, donated...
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Article 5 mins
Living with Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with Disability

...energy. Ann's story Scene 2 Ann bears the brunt of her husband (Bob) and daughter's (Zoe) frustrations with Angus. Ann's story Scene 3 Ann and Bob try to celebrate their anniversary, but are interrupted by Angus, and a telephone call from Zoe's school. The news isn't good. Ann's story Scene 4 It's all getting too much for Ann and she seeks help from Social Services. But...
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Why you should visit the OpenLearn sustainability hub
Nature & Environment

Why you should visit the OpenLearn sustainability hub

...energy, or supporting sustainable cities, the hub breaks down these big goals into digestible, relatable content. You can learn how everyday choices connect to the bigger picture and find practical ways to support the goals that matter most to you. 2. It covers lots of topics Whatever part of sustainability sparks your interest - climate change, biodiversity, ethical...
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Humphry Davy, laughing gas and the era of self-experimentation
History & The Arts

Humphry Davy, laughing gas and the era of self-experimentation

...energy. He was rising effortlessly into new worlds whose existence he had never suspected. Somehow, the whole experience was irresistibly funny: he had ‘a great disposition to laugh’, as all his senses competed to exercise their new-found freedom to its limit. Now the gas took Davy to a dimension he had not previously visited. Objects became dazzling in their...
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Article 5 mins
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...energy or fatigue inability to focus feeling anxious feeling hopeless mood swings How to get more dopamine? meditate use a daily to-do list make (and work on) long-term goals eat food rich in L-Tyrosine exercise regularly create something: writing, music, art Checklist: your oxytocin 🤝 How to spot signs of not enough oxytocin? feeling lonely feeling stressed lack of...
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Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...energy consumption which Figure 2b reveals experienced an almost five-fold increase between 1971 and 2015. These so-called ‘development indicators’ tell us a story of economic growth and reduced poverty, structural shifts in China’s economy, massive changes in the way people live, and growing pressures on energy and resources. What fuelled this and what are the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Iron from the sky: Meteors, meteorites and ancient culture
Science, Maths & Technology

Iron from the sky: Meteors, meteorites and ancient culture

...a gift of the gods thus increasing the importance of its presence in ritual events. In modern times scientists will travel the globe in order to recover meteorites as their scientific analysis provides essential information about the formation history of the solar system but clearly in some instances meteorites are also immensely valued as symbolic and sacred objects....
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Article 10 mins
How is Italy reinventing the co-op?
Money & Business

How is Italy reinventing the co-op?

...solar panels on buildings in the cemetery and use electric rather than gas-powered lawn mowers. Their workforce includes developmentally disabled people, recovering addicts and paroled prisoners. “We provide these people with skills so that they can play a productive role in the community,” explains CEO Simone Marzocchi, noting that For.b also saves the city money by...
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