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Darwin and Evolution
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin and Evolution

...Research on sparrows show how particular characteristics are linked to success at surviving in the wild, and the selective breeding of dogs for aesthetic purposes shows how humans can influence the evolution of other species. This material forms part of The Open University course S366 Evolution... Darwin and Evolution A short introduction to this album. Shared ancestries...
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Does counting calories work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does counting calories work?

...Research Center, a facility run by the US Department of Agriculture. When we visit, the kitchen staff are preparing dinner for people enrolled in a study. Plastic dinner trays are laid out with meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, brown bread, a chocolate-chip scone, vanilla yoghurt and a can of tomato juice. The staff weigh and bag each item, sometimes adding an extra...
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The birth of (synthetic) dyeing
History & The Arts

The birth of (synthetic) dyeing

...research and family life. Fifty years after his discovery of mauve, he was knighted for his contribution to the British chemical industry. His achievement was not just the discovery of the dye but its development and exploitation. Perkin showed that: Chemical research can give rise to useful and valuable materials. It’s possible to produce specialised chemicals on a...
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Exploring the icy moons
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the icy moons

...Research Fellow in AstrobiologyOU. His research focuses on the potential habitability of the deep oceans of the ice-covered moons of the outer solar system. He discussed his career path and work with Ann Grand, Lecturer in Astrobiology Education...‘Astrobiology’ isn’t a subject you can study at school. Can you tell me a little bit about your journey to astrobiology...
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Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?
Education & Development

Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?

...research simply hasn’t been able to catch up, which means it’s hard to know the long-term impact on young brains of being exposed to tablets and smartphones. The concern among some experts is that these devices, if used in particular ways, could be changing children’s brains for the worse – potentially affecting their attention, motor control, language skills and...
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Migrant businesswomen and the census
Society, Politics & Law

Migrant businesswomen and the census

...Census: migration, gender, and business, and shows how art-based approaches such as storytelling can be used to communicate quantitative Census data. Project team: Dr Carry van Lieshout (The Open University), Gunjan Sondhi (The Open University). Partners: ReWomen (Women of Management and Enterprise Network), CREME (Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship)...
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Northern Ireland Science Festival 2022: Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education
Miscellaneous

Northern Ireland Science Festival 2022: Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education

...University, James Uhomoibhi, Lecturer in Engineering and Head of the Mixed Augment and Virtual Reality Research Laboratory at Ulster University and Osas Omoigiade, Associate Lecturer at The Open University and CEO and founder of Deep. Meta. [Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education event] This event took place as part of the 2022 Northern Ireland Science Festival....
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Genealogy: Your Family Tree
History & The Arts

Genealogy: Your Family Tree

...research. Jenny Adams-Barbaro found the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain was invaluable. For others, the National Archives is a good place to start. Genuki has some great guidelines on how to get started in geneology. If you need to search outside the UK, Ancestry.com has a powerful search engine broken down by country. Cyndi's List has over 115,000 genealogy...
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