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My abortion experience: Renee's story
Health, Sports & Psychology

My abortion experience: Renee's story

...resources: Videos from BPAS (British Pregnancy Advisory Service) including descriptions of all the different contraceptive methods, and what to expect with different abortion methods Hannah Whitton videos by a young person for young people on sex and relationships. NHS adverts about contraception and sexual health Chlamydia worth talking about Contraception worth talking...
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Video 5 mins
Blade Runner: What's the balance between science and fiction?
Science, Maths & Technology

Blade Runner: What's the balance between science and fiction?

...humans are being threatened by lethal viruses, cured from terminal illness by miracle elixirs, rendered superhuman with bionic limbs or made obsolete by robots possessing artificial intelligence. [A spinner vehicle created by a Blade Runner fan] But what are the facts behind these entertaining fictions? And how best to dispel the myths and misconceptions perpetuated by...
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Video 10 mins
Cognitive Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

...human mind has long been a topic of fascination and curiosity amongst writers, artists and psychologists, from Carl Jung and Salvador Dali to Virginia Wolfe and Gertrude Stein. This album explores our understanding of consciousness, and features a discussion on some of psychology's most complex questions: what does it mean to be a conscious human, and what purposes our...
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Audio 27 mins
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...human thinking that has been inspired by the development of computers in the 20th century. The British mathematician Alan Turing was responsible for the argument that if machines perform in ways which are indistinguishable from humans then they must be deemed intelligent. This inspired many psychologists to investigate the thinking mind. Cognitive psychologists often...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Legal skills and debates in Scotland Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...human rights and their role in Scotland. Following this course, you will also be able to explain and demonstrate a number of skills, including problem solving, argument and reasoning. Transcript Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Happy Saint Andrew's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Happy Saint Andrew's Day

...resources on Scotland's culture, society and heritage. ...[St Andrew the apostle ] On 30th November it is Saint Andrew's Day, it is also called the Feast of Saint Andrew or Andermas. This is a time when we celebrate the patron saint of Scotland, so why not learn more about Scotland's riveting political and natural landscapes with our broad range of learning resources?...
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Article 30 mins
Climate change’s costs are still escalating
Nature & Environment

Climate change’s costs are still escalating

...humanity faces “substantial health risks from the degradation of the natural life support systems which are critical for human survival. It has become increasingly apparent that actions to mitigate environmental change have powerful co-benefits for health.” The author of the paper on heat stress, Tord Kjellstrom, director of the New Zealand-based Health and...
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Article 10 mins
Occupying Turin: refugees breathe life into abandoned buildings of Olympic village, but authorities want them out
Society, Politics & Law

Occupying Turin: refugees breathe life into abandoned buildings of Olympic village, but authorities want them out

...resources to provide support for new arrivals. But concerns about Italy’s response to refugees extend beyond the financial. In the face of rising numbers of migrants, Italy has struggled to maintain humane conditions for these people. Indeed, at the end of 2015, Médecins sans Frontières announced that it would cease work in migrant reception centres in Pozzallo,...
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Article 10 mins