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The psychological impacts of climate change
Nature & Environment

The psychological impacts of climate change

...trees. Each one of us can play a part individually through lifestyle changes. But it will take more than that. Collectively, we can make our actions matter by pressing our politicians, employers and businesses to do everything they can to support net-zero sustainability too. Because what is fear or anxiety about, in the end? Dangerous scenarios that may come to pass,...
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Article 10 mins
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

...trees and humans, humans emerging from birds and animals, earth and air embracing and connecting humanity. As the Totem made its journey to Glasgow for COP26, it encouraged people to think in a different way about their reciprocal relationship with other beings, to recognise ecological unity, and to change their way of being in the world. In his new book Einstein’s...
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Article 10 mins
Mycoprotein - could this meat alternative be a food for the future?
Science, Maths & Technology

Mycoprotein - could this meat alternative be a food for the future?

...trees, releasing large amounts of sequestered carbon. Deforestation and other land conversion practices are primary drivers of biodiversity loss, as the removal of vegetation communities for agriculture destroys habitats and creates low diversity landscapes in which few wild animal species can survive. [An ariel image of the Amazon rainforest showing the extent of...
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Article 5 mins
Indigenous ceremonies and climate change
Nature & Environment

Indigenous ceremonies and climate change

...tree into a totem that is travelling to Glasgow for the COP26 meeting. Tiburcio and those facilitating the totem’s journey intend to share powerful Indigenous responses to the global challenges confronting us. I’m involved because of my research about the potential of Indigenous ceremonies and festivals to making a better world. Many people are overwhelmed by despair...
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Article 10 mins
Sherry is not just for Christmas
Science, Maths & Technology

Sherry is not just for Christmas

...tree. This was sweet sherry and for a long time I thought there was no other. I must admit to not being as abstemious as my grandmother and over the years I have developed a taste for wines. So I have become more familiar with the varieties of sherry and realised that dry Sherries are really quite good. As a chemist I wanted to understand what makes a good sherry wine? Is...
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Article 10 mins
Can we get to a world without suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we get to a world without suicide?

...family home in Meldreth, a village ten miles south of Cambridge. Steve Mallen was at home, alone. “You become painfully aware that something appalling has happened,” he recalls. “You go through the description, they offer commiserations and a booklet, and then they leave. And that’s it. Suddenly you are staring into the most appalling abyss you can ever...
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Article 15 mins
Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...family and find out about theirs. In the meantime, if you have any questions about what you have learned this week, please post them in the discussion forum. Language forum Knowledge exchange forum...Week 1: Greetings: Further Reading - Take a look at our ‘Now read on’ document for some ideas and keep an eye out for more Ukrainian courses from The Open University. Now...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs
Death and medicine: postponement and promise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death and medicine: postponement and promise

...family, signalled to me and everyone else on the ward that my grandfather had been identified by the medical personnel as someone who they were not willing to ‘work on’ anymore. From that moment on it appeared that the clinical staff's behaviour around my grandfather changed, as if he was doomed in some way. Although a ‘do not resuscitate’ form – also known as a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr