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What is the Neurodiversity Hub?
Education & Development

What is the Neurodiversity Hub?

...everyday life. Why Neurodiversity? Neurodiversity can be thought of broadly as the range of different ways individual’s brains function across a population. An individual whose brain may function differently can be thought of as neurodivergent and it is these individuals that make up a neurodiverse population. Common forms of neurodivergence such as Autism, ADHD,...
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Ramadan Mubarak!
History & The Arts

Ramadan Mubarak!

...everyday expectation that Muslims will never consume alcohol, pork and some other things. If all this abstention sounds like a burden and a cause of misery, a conversation with Muslims or even a quick internet search may be enlightening. While I have emphasised avoidance and restraint, most Muslim presentations of Ramadan could give you the opposite view. They often...
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Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages
Science, Maths & Technology

Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages

...everyday life without realising its importance? Lots of people use it. The economy has changed dramatically over the last 20 years because of it. OU PhD student, Konstantina Nadia Tzelepi, discusses nanotechnology, the study of very small things at a nanoscale...Applications of nanotechnology in cancer Nanotechnology is used in a range of science disciplines, from...
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Philosophy and the Human Situation
History & The Arts

Philosophy and the Human Situation

...everyday life, for example our treatment of the environment, the rapidity of today's technological progress, whether animals should have rights and if so how they should compare to ours. Philosophy also encompasses questions about the existence of God, how life is sustained on earth, and even at what point should the Government intrude on a person's freedom. This album...
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The Linux Effect: 20th Anniversary
Science, Maths & Technology

The Linux Effect: 20th Anniversary

...everyday life - from smart-phones to supercomputers Linux runs on everything from your workaday wireless router to CERN’s most powerful super-computer. Apache – the wide world’s web server of choice – is Linux based, as is your Android Smartphone and your local cash machine. Linux and cloud computing The future is now and the buzz word is Cloud. The Amazon and...
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Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health

...of the course team explains why identity and relationships are important when trying to work through mental health issues. Listening to service users Jonathan Leach of the course team explains the practical importance of listening to service users' perspectives. Everyday experiences Jonathan Leach of the course team explains the rationale for including Bronwyn's Story....
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Portales: beginners' Spanish second edition
Languages

Portales: beginners' Spanish second edition

...everyday activities? This second edition of Portales: beginners' Spanish contains a variety of short conversations covering topics ranging from ordering a meal to discussing holiday plans... Formal and informal greetings Formal and informal introductions Introducing yourself Four people introducing themselves Where do you live Saying where you live and giving your address...
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Imperial Rome and Ostia
History & The Arts

Imperial Rome and Ostia

...everyday Roman life. This video explains how. Roman baths The Romans have always been renowned for their famous baths. This video focuses on the engineering and technologies behind them. Monumental buildings This video explores several monumental buildings in Imperial Rome, notably, the Imperial palaces of Rome. The Pantheon Temple A comprehensive look at the history and...
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