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Treezilla
Society, Politics & Law

Treezilla

...students and the general public can get involved with. The idea is to map every tree in Britain. This will create a data-rich platform on which a wide range of citizen science investigations can be built". Treezilla is one of many applications available with The OpenScience Laboratory. It was initiated by researchers, scientists & educators and encourages people to...
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PodMag October 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag October 2016

...2 History module on the birth of modern Britain, Helen Kaye talks about the new 3rd level Psychology module where students can undertake their own research, and Catriona Havard tells us about the exciting 3rd level interdisciplinary counselling and forensic psychology module first being presented in October 2017. Select here for a copy of the transcript of this audio...
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Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin
History & The Arts

Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin

...become perilous. In The Left Hand of Darkness, society on the ice planet of Gethen revolves around partly familial, partly tribal groups called “hearths” – and expulsion means sure death from cold. In Always Coming Home, alongside the main narrative, we get ethnographic notes about the customs, myths and rituals of the Kesh tribe. Principles and beliefs associated...
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Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking
Health, Sports & Psychology

Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking

...becomes upset. [Group of students walking down the street with coffee cups] Outdoor therapy is not provided as standard on the NHS but there are discussions within services about how to make this more commonplace. If people are interested in completing this with a therapist in private practice then I would always recommend finding a therapist through the usual route...
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Penalty Pressure Potential at Euro 2016
Health, Sports & Psychology

Penalty Pressure Potential at Euro 2016

...become a hero in the eyes of the media, but rarely are they subjected to the same media condemnation as a player who misses a penalty when they fail to save a penalty. As a result of this teams often focus a significant amount of effort on preparing for the possibility of a penalty shoot-out. The Welsh team, for example, have reportedly been practicing penalties in...
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Could your brain activity be used in evidence against you?
Society, Politics & Law

Could your brain activity be used in evidence against you?

...become part of the court process? The OU's Paul Catley and Lisa Claydon consider the case...A man is charged with stealing a very distinctive blue diamond. The man claims never to have seen the diamond before. An expert is called to testify whether the brain responses exhibited by this man indicate he has seen the diamond before. The question is – should this...
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Winchcombe Meteorite: Insights from the First Scientist on the Scene
Science, Maths & Technology

Winchcombe Meteorite: Insights from the First Scientist on the Scene

...OU science lab] Ross Findlay analysing a sample in a lab at The Open University. The Winchcombe meteorite will be curated in very clean conditions and be made available for international scientific study but The Open University scientists are already hard at work. Richard: “The analysis campaign at The Open University is now in full swing. In addition to oxygen isotope...
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TOTEM LATAMAT: an Indigenous reminder we are all part of the ecosystem
Nature & Environment

TOTEM LATAMAT: an Indigenous reminder we are all part of the ecosystem

...OU in the person of Professor Graham Harvey. As the 2021 Festival approached, it became clear that our usual fortnight of performances, debates and exhibitions would not be possible: COVID-19 (itself a direct consequence of the destruction of natural habitats and industrial farming) was making it impossible for Indigenous artists to travel or audiences to gather. [Photo...
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