2,562 search results
Witnessing war through a smartphone lens
Society, Politics & Law

Witnessing war through a smartphone lens

...change – as was the case with the Arab Spring...One image of a Syrian child refugee, Alan Kurdi, lying drowned on a Greek beach arguably changed the European migration debate in 2015. Transcript Smartphone cameras have democratised photography. Wherever there are protests, conflicts and wars, the smartphone camera has become instrumental. Protests captured on camera can...
View video Witnessing war through a smartphone lens
Video 5 mins
There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!
Health, Sports & Psychology

There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!

...change how they treat teenagers says The Open University's Honorary Associate in Sleep, Circadian and Memory Neuroscience, Dr Paul Kelley...In societies the world over, teenagers are blamed for staying up late, then struggling to wake up in the morning. While it’s true that plenty of teenagers (like many adults) do have bad bedtime habits, researchers have long since...
View article There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!
Article 5 mins
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...changes of the time, we offer a 'map' of the conceptual territory and the intellectual and cultural climate. We will examine the impact of Enlightenment on a variety of areas including science, religion, the classics, art and nature. Finally, we will examine the forces of change which led from Enlightenment to Romanticism...The free course will examine the Enlightenment....
View course The Enlightenment
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Why is 'modern language' taken to mean 'European language'?
Languages

Why is 'modern language' taken to mean 'European language'?

...change. To begin with, the linguistic landscape in the UK has radically changed. According to the 2011 Census, after Polish the next five main spoken languages other than English are Asian: Panjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati and Arabic. This means that the majority of languages other than English spoken in the UK are no longer European languages but Asian languages. This is...
View article Why is 'modern language' taken to mean 'European language'?
Article 5 mins
World in transition: Migration and Trade
Nature & Environment

World in transition: Migration and Trade

...change for a better world Micro-credit unions, how they work and how they are empowering women in Glasgow to start their own small businesses. Argentinas Poor: Surviving without money The poor of Argentina are trading goods and services in replace of currency in a global exchange network. Establishing migrant communities in London Why Greek and Ethiopian migrants came to...
View audio World in transition: Migration and Trade
Audio 1 hr 47 mins
Think like a scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Think like a scientist

...changed through time. Explaining scientific notation Find out how to write very big or very small numbers, and why it’s useful for communicating your results. Explaining negative numbers Negative numbers can seem hard to understand, but looking at different temperatures around the world shows that it's not that difficult. Why keep a journal Keeping a lab notebook is a...
View video Think like a scientist
Video 49 mins
What do we need to know about our memory?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we need to know about our memory?

...changes as we age, but are there any ways we can improve our memory and thinking skills? This article explores...Ageing brings about age-related decline to all our organs and that includes our brain. Our brain is in a sense a central computer where everything that is happening in our bodies and minds gets processed (read more in our article The ageing brain: 'use it or...
View article What do we need to know about our memory?
Article 15 mins
Pharmacotherapy while ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pharmacotherapy while ageing

...changes that might be already happening in our body polymorbidity and resulting polypharmacy may be something our body finds difficult to deal with as we age. [Senior woman holding some medicine ] The most important age-related changes for us to highlight today are decrease in basic metabolic rate and decrease in blood flow naturally occurring with ageing as well as...
View video Pharmacotherapy while ageing
Video 10 mins