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Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit

...system, but neither, says Eric Kaufmann, were driven by personal economic circumstances...[Nigel Farage addresses the US CPAC conference] Were Farage and Trump appealing to forces beyond the pocket book? For months, commentators have flocked to diagnose the ills that have supposedly propelled Trump’s support, from the Republican primaries until now. As in Britain, many...
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Article 10 mins
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...Think of the computer example from the abuse dominance section, buying a computer also entails an operating system Microsoft Windows or Mac OS. Microsoft has been recently investigated for bundling: buying Office or Microsoft 365 included Teams, therefore taking advantage of their productivity packages popularity to increase its visibility. After the European Commission...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...systems (which can be difficult to assess) and the number of individuals of a particular species or broader group that exist in total...Aquatic mammals: 1.2 The origins of aquatic mammals - Mammals are essentially a terrestrial group of animals: living mammals are descended from shrew-sized ancestors that evolved on land, and most mammals are still land-based animals....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...think of many other examples of metal use. Each metal has its own personal signature and metals can be identified experimentally by being burnt in a naked flame. In this course you will start exploring some of the characteristic properties of metals that allow their varied uses in our everyday lives. You will also undertake an online experiment to identify metals using a...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...think about these questions using concepts and tools from economics. First, after a brief overview of the concept of the industrial revolution, I shall ask whether the rise of IT has significantly affected economic growth, as new technologies did in previous eras. Focusing on the effect of technology on economy-wide growth implies that the perspective is a macroeconomic...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...systems more resilience. If an extreme event occurs, a system with fifty different species may remain stable because while some may fail, others will survive to fill the gaps; whereas a system with just five species will probably be left with holes after an extreme event eliminates two of the species, because there are no others similar enough to replace them. In addition...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Voices from the Global South: an international field trip
Society, Politics & Law

Voices from the Global South: an international field trip

...thinking geographically, importantly there’s a lot of emphasis on listening to perspectives from across a range of contexts across the Global South. Although clearly not in the Global South, the International virtual field trip starts in Glasgow, Scotland, at the United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference. Departing from here, you will then engage with a series of...
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Article 5 hrs
Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...think a bit more critically about the whole mindfulness movement after listening to a debate about how mindfulness is being applied in Western contexts. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course DD310 Counselling and forensic psychology: investigating crime and therapy. [Described image] Figure 1 ‘Seeing the light’ by Sue...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs