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Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...physically similar as far as possible and also appeared to be affected by scurvy to a similar level. He also ensured that, with the exception of the experimental treatment, the sailors had the same diet and were kept in the same area of the ship. In addition, in the 1700s, all sailors would have been male so sex would not affect the results. With the knowledge available...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...physical things around you that have played a part in those things: furniture, tools and infrastructure. Jot down some notes for each of these on how they relate to the culture in which you live. Think about how your environment has determined how you go about certain things, and even whether you go about them at all. Discussion Most of you will have woken up in a bed....
Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...physical preparation of athletes and in this course you will explore the physiology of speed before looking at training methods to develop speed. You will also look at power which is a concept closely related to speed...In this free course you will explore two aspects of strength and conditioning in sport and fitness: speed and power. Strength and conditioning is the...
Disraeli on Munich
History & The Arts

Disraeli on Munich

...physical civilisation has advanced in an unprecedented degree, and the application of science to social life has diverted the minds of men from other pursuits, the Fine Arts have decayed and vanished. I wish to call the attention of my countrymen to another great movement in the creative mind of Europe; one yet young and little recognised, but not inferior, in my opinion,...
Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music
History & The Arts

Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music

...physical experience – the urge to move the body and to dance to certain pieces of music can often prove irresistible. For other people, though, enjoyment and pleasure is gained purely through the act of listening to music. Such pleasure may be derived, for instance, from listening to a favourite opera singer, a favourite rock band, or from the agreeable sound a...
Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief

...physical pain, deep in my core – like a knife being twisted. Also, I feel it in my throat – like my airway is closing – then the tears come. It’s like a mini volcanic eruption. I sometimes feel lost – like I have been in an accident at sea, and I am all alone, clinging onto driftwood, waiting to find safety. This whole experience has taught me that with great...
What is Locus of Control?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Locus of Control?

...physical problems. We know that locus of control moderates the relationship between control and cortisol (the ‘fight-or-flight’ hormone): people with more internal locus of control, who perceive themselves to have control over a stressor, show a reduced cortisol response. Our locus of control can influence not only how we respond to the events that happen in our...
Demolishing Pasts, Uncertain Futures:The Symbolism of Glasgow’s Red Road Flats
Society, Politics & Law

Demolishing Pasts, Uncertain Futures:The Symbolism of Glasgow’s Red Road Flats

...physical destruction of high-rise blocks: the Red Road Flats were not only an important feature on Glasgow’s urban skyline or topography, they represented important elements of Glasgow’s working class folklore – as did life in ‘the schemes’ more generally. The housing at Red Road was of generally of poor quality and had been badly maintained yet in its early...