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Stay together: Can LBGTQ+ and older couples show the way to a lasting love?
Society, Politics & Law

Stay together: Can LBGTQ+ and older couples show the way to a lasting love?

...course, same sex couples weren’t the only ones who were happy. The face-to-face interviews revealed that the older heterosexual couples and those who were in a second long-term relationship were often more inclined to reflect on how their relationship was working. Rather than writing off past relationships as a mistake or failure, couples were able to draw on lessons...
So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?
Society, Politics & Law

So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?

...course, trade is not all a country needs but it is quite an essential element for growth and stability of nation that prides itself for the impact it has in the world. In the run up to a referendum of this kind, people need to have the chance to inform themselves about the consequences. Otherwise, the referendum would not fulfil any purpose at all and Politians may have...
Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate
Nature & Environment

Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate

...domestic losses are beyond price but weighing up the personal costs we face can turn good intentions into a need for urgent personal action. OpenLearn has many short courses to keep you informed on current thinking on environmental and climate change issues. They are a good place to start. [Screenshot of animation for COP26] Click on the banner to explore the COP26 hub...
TOTEM LATAMAT: an Indigenous reminder we are all part of the ecosystem
Nature & Environment

TOTEM LATAMAT: an Indigenous reminder we are all part of the ecosystem

...plundered. They see all of these beings as their relatives. Well, of course they are. Even science can tell you that. [Border Crossings Origins Logo]Michael Walling is the Artistic Director of Border Crossings and Visiting Professor at Rose Bruford College. Read more on the Origins Website. [Screenshot of animation for COP26] Click on the banner to explore the COP26 hub...
We shouldn’t judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by its cover
History & The Arts

We shouldn’t judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by its cover

...course, as the different adult and children’s editions of the Harry Potter series demonstrate. Authors too value their covers: when his manuscript for The Great Gatsby was delayed, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote to his editor requesting that a particular cover be reserved for him, saying: “I’ve written it into the book.” How do you cover a Modern Classic? Penguin has...
What is National Insurance and what is it used for?
Society, Politics & Law

What is National Insurance and what is it used for?

...course, there are many other differences between being an employee and being self-employed. As a self-employed person, you don’t get holiday pay, employer contributions to a private pension scheme or redundancy pay if work dries up. You also have to bear the costs of your own workplace, equipment, insurance, and so on. On the other hand, you have greater freedom over...
Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV

...course viewers should risk wasting some of their time by actually watching them, and take a little more time to tell the media what they think. Have programmes changed their thinking or actions? If not, what would make a difference? I’m not sure it matters precisely how climate change is added to people’s TV diets. But the latest scientific research and the Paris...
Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies

...course, what he’s actually fallen in love with is the spirit of the person once attached to a body in which that brain was living. Without giving away any spoilers, it’s safe to say the film is a sweet parody reminding us that beauty is on the inside rather than the outside. True love, so the story goes, occurs between unaccountably attracted soulmates not just from...