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Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right
Languages

Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right

...world of messaging apps and social media sites, many of us are constantly engaged in multi-tasking – shifting our attention between multiple encounters and activities, both online and offline. Importantly, how we distribute our attention has a social dimension – we have to secure other people’s attention, show that we are paying attention to others, and interpret...
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An American Classic: How Spam became a success
Money & Business

An American Classic: How Spam became a success

...world. On July 5, Spam celebrates its 80th anniversary. It’s fitting that this comes only a day after the birthday of the United States. The product is up there with Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Pizza Hut as one of the most distinctive American brands of all time. As a consumer behavior researcher, I believe Spam’s widespread success can be attributed to two factors:...
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My digital life
Digital & Computing

My digital life

Everything is becoming digital - what does this mean for your life?...[Business person working on keyboard against a technology background] As part of Make it Digital Season we have curated some content around the digital world and how it affects our daily lives:
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Housing beyond borders
Society, Politics & Law

Housing beyond borders

...world. Certainly, cities are increasingly being reinvented and promoted as intense, powerful hubs of activity and interaction in a globally, interconnected world. From the movement of people and goods through to the circulation of money, knowledge and information, it can be helpful to think about how contemporary cities are permeated by all kinds of different...
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Mary Colwell - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Mary Colwell - Earth in Vision

...world, very definitely. I used to go for long walks in the Peak District with my dad and we always took a geology hammer and one day we broke open a piece of limestone and inside was a shellfish, just beautifully preserved, a whole shellfish. And I can remember now the amazement at seeing this shellfish just sitting there, the first human beings to have seen this creature...
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Learning from the past with historic buildings
History & The Arts

Learning from the past with historic buildings

...through the look and feel of the historic streets we now value for their heritage qualities can help us think about how assumptions from the past are still shaping our present; if we understand what we have inherited, we have a better chance of making informed decisions about our future. [Screenshot of animation for COP26] Click on the banner to explore the COP26 hub...
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The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...heritage of the park immediately outside the church led him to begin leading guided walks from the Café, an idea that has now become a mainstay. The walk is gentle and suited to all who wish to take part on the day. It encourages reminiscence for those familiar with the local area or promotes new learning in those who aren’t. It is this walking element that the OU have...
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60 second adventures in economics: The Principle Of Comparative Advantage
Society, Politics & Law

60 second adventures in economics: The Principle Of Comparative Advantage

...world. Fear of foreign competition once led countries to try and produce everything they needed, and impose heavy taxes to keep out foreign goods. However, economist David Ricardo showed that international trade could actually make everyone better off, bringing in one of the first great economic models. He pointed out that, even if a country can produce pretty much...
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