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Where do we get the help that really counts?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Where do we get the help that really counts?

...based on the fact they know you, can sometimes be very comforting. (Service user quoted in Leach, 2015) [two people hugging in black and white] BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind programme, in partnership with The Open University, invited listeners to nominate a person or an organisation that had gone the extra mile in helping them deal with a mental health problem. A...
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Classical studies: it's more than the words
History & The Arts

Classical studies: it's more than the words

...based on one's powers of reasoning and knowledge of the world and the way it works, as about truth. As you explore the writings of Herodotus in the OpenLearn Collection, ask yourself what you think Herodotus' aim was in writing and how reliable you consider his evidence to be. Start thinking about history as ‘an enquiry’, rather than a fixed set of facts ‘served’...
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A brief history of Science
History & The Arts

A brief history of Science

...based on pictures (Egypt and Mesopotamia) 5 800 first use of bronze (alloy of tin and copper) 3 700 first alphabet developed (Palestine) 3 500 first use of iron 2 600 era of Greek science, based on philosophy (Aristotle, Pythagoras) 1 000 Chinese invented printing 700 experimental science of William of Occam 500 Earth orbits the Sun (Copernicus) first printing press...
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Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?
Nature & Environment

Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?

...based standards and objectives for a number of pollutants in the air.” The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs states: “Action to manage and improve air quality control is largely driven by European Union legislation. The 2008 ambient air quality directive (2008/50/EC) sets legally binding limits...and was made law in England through the Air Quality...
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Sea level rise in Happisburgh, UK
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Happisburgh, UK

...based on economic and environmental impacts and costs. If the cost of ‘holding the line’ i.e. building protections and physical sea defences is not outweighed by economic benefit, then the decisions will be based on ‘managed retreat’ or ‘non-intervention’. Non-intervention is not the policy the local community wants (CCAG, 2019). [Photos taken in Happisburgh....
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Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic

...based on hearsay, guesswork and popular culture misinformation. Recognizing how external factors impact the most private aspects of our lives can put changes in perspective. Knowing the truths about sex is important to avoid making unfair comparisons – that’s why the Natsal studies are so important! The OpenLearn resources provide evidence-based facts on sex in...
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As Cassini reaches the end, we should prepare the next mission
Science, Maths & Technology

As Cassini reaches the end, we should prepare the next mission

...based on methane and ammonia. We know that these substances, when irradiated by the sun, result in interesting mixes of chemicals that are precursors to amino acids and other biologically important molecules. The freezing temperature of Titan’s surface precludes anything being alive – but how far below the surface do you have to go before the environment becomes...
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Think entertainment is violent today? The Victorians were much, much worse
Society, Politics & Law

Think entertainment is violent today? The Victorians were much, much worse

...based on recent murders. Among the collections of 19th century playbills kept by the British Library is one advertising a tragedy, The Gamblers, at the Surrey Theatre on London’s Southbank in 1823. Based on the murder of William Weare by John Thurtell near Watford, proprietors promised audiences “the identical horse and gig alluded to by the daily press in the...
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