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Why do we keep running?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do we keep running?

...business with the athletic shoe industry alone worth tens of billions of dollars. Before the jogging revolution, though, it was a distinctly niche activity. The few people that did it had probably been to one of the more affluent schools. A quick leaf through the periodicals of the nineteenth century, such as Bell’s Life in London, and Sporting Chronicle, confirms it...
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So you've written your novel, what now?
History & The Arts

So you've written your novel, what now?

...business you’re hoping to enter. 4. Research agencies and make a targeted approach. Some agents have areas of expertise – they only represent children’s fiction, for example, or non-fiction. Some agents might have a broader remit but exclude certain genres such as, for example, science fiction. It’s obviously no good sending your epic fantasy trilogy to an agent...
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Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why
Health, Sports & Psychology

Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why

...busy roads. They believe they are able to multitask and mitigate the risk in a way that other drivers cannot. Drivers with self-enhancement bias also often demonstrate ‘crash risk optimism’ – judging themselves to be at lower risk of a crash compared to other drivers. In a sense, every journey a self-perceived above-average driver successfully completes while using...
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Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurement
Nature & Environment

Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurement

...business lines or even simply product categories, such as laptops. The availability and trustworthiness of carbon footprint data is sparse, yet advancing at pace, and as such, any baseline should be considered a best effort estimate at a given time. Organisations should look to improve and evolve baselines on a continuous basis, and the procurement function can have a...
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Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community
Education & Development

Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community

...busy network members were investing their time in my idea. Learning about the essential role that BME staff played at the OU, both humbled and galvanised me. At first, I wanted to create a platform that would not only showcase our diverse voices but also celebrate our stories, achievements and aspirations, with the hope that the podcast would eventually become a place of...
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...business models. We improve learner esteem and confidence by helping them gain badges and statements of participation. The Open University has a radical and pioneering approach to access. Matching a refusal to place qualifications barriers in front of our own students, we also have a commitment to release and promote free learning content for others, for the benefit of...
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The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...Business School The Autumn Statement was infused with the predictable disingenuous rhetoric masquerading as responsible economics supported by a selective and obfuscating ragbag of numbers. George Osborne preaches about “economic security” and the need for a “strong economy.“ But the economy is weaker and less secure because of his policies. As the IMF has shown,...
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Heroes and villains: the presentation of the outlaw in early twentieth-century American folk music
Health, Sports & Psychology

Heroes and villains: the presentation of the outlaw in early twentieth-century American folk music

...business proposition – ‘Turning rebellion into money,’ as British group The Clash would lament. Indeed, many ‘gangsta’ rappers would wholeheartedly collaborate with this project, establishing clothing lines and other business operations. Given these changes, the portrayal of the outlaw as ‘bad man’, ‘social bandit’ or ‘everyman’ would inevitably be...
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