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Horror and politics
History & The Arts

Horror and politics

...writing the Enquiry, both works in which the institution of marriage was assailed and love promoted as a partnership of equals. For Shelley, the ideas in these books were a design for living. By the end of the twentieth century, of course, ideas of free love were not nearly as politically subversive as they were in the 1810s. But in Gothic, Russell nevertheless exploits...
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57 genders (and none for me?) - Part two
Society, Politics & Law

57 genders (and none for me?) - Part two

...write in whatever gender term they use themselves would be one solution to such issues. However a list of categories probably lends itself more easily to data analysis. This could potentially be useful if Facebook were able to release figures of the numbers of people who are identifying in each way for the reasons of visibility and inclusion mentioned previously. Finally,...
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Let’s not talk about dying: Five reasons why people avoid planning for their end-of-life care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Let’s not talk about dying: Five reasons why people avoid planning for their end-of-life care

...writing anything because they were worried they could never change it – and it is scary to think you are making a decision that lasts forever. Luckily, advance care plans can be updated, however, it is key that you share the updated versions with those that need to know (e.g. your doctor and family/friends who may be called on to help make decisions about your care if...
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Irish Women’s Poetry: Sinéad Morrissey
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: Sinéad Morrissey

...writing group with Michael Longley. She has, to date, published six collections of poetry: There Was Fire in Vancouver (1996); Between Here and There (2002); The State of the Prisons (2005); Through the Square Window (2009); Parallax (2013) and On Balance (2017). Found Architecture, Selected Poems, was published by Carcanet in 2020. From the outset, her work was greeted...
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More than carbon sinks: Other ways forests can fight climate change
Nature & Environment

More than carbon sinks: Other ways forests can fight climate change

...write this column The team of scientists that turned the global conversation on trees, forests and climate on its head has indeed demonstrated a good example of scientific synergy. They have shown the need for scientific disciplines to collaborate to solve the problems of our time, like climate change. Cool. This article was originally published by SciDevNet under a CC-BY...
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Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey

...writing the storyboard and script to recording the video in the OU studio. [Cindy and Ida’s storyboard for the video.]Figure 1 Cindy and Ida’s storyboard for the video Cindy and Ida describe their experiences as distance learners and offer helpful tips to prospective students. They share moments of accomplishment and strategies for overcoming challenges. I want to...
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Parlez-vous Eurovision?
Languages

Parlez-vous Eurovision?

...write the song and find a suitable singer. The song, “It’s My Time”, came fifth in the contest, the last time the UK has bothered the top 10. In the last few years the UK has sent either “veteran” (ahem) singers like Engelbert Humperdinck or Bonnie Tyler or unknown inexperienced newcomers. This year, the song selected was announced in 15 programme available on...
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A sport transformed: Safety in motor-racing since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

A sport transformed: Safety in motor-racing since 1969

...Writing in the popular magazine, MotorSport, journalist Denis Jenkinson wrote in response to the cancellation of the 1969 Belgium Grand Prix that: “I have always thought one of the enduring features of a Grand Prix driver was that he had guts and would accept a challenge that normal people like you and I would not be brave enough to face; now I’m not so sure if any of...
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