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Science, Maths & Technology
Sniffing out signs of life
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), which are produced through industrial processes and by living things, are found everywhere in our daily lives. Could the presence of VOCs be used to show where life might exist, or might have existed, on Earth and other planetary bodies?
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Society, Politics & Law
60 second adventures in economics: The Phillips Curve
Bob Phillips took some time out of crocodile hunting to have a stab at explaining how wages, prices and unemployment interplay.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Dogs under the microscope
Dr Mark Hirst delves into Dog DNA to explain where they came from and why there are so many different types.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Maths for Energy Science
Are you considering doing a science qualification but wondering if you have adequate maths skills? Test yourself in our interactive.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?
Emma Brice's PhD asks the question: have technological developments changed how we view and understand privacy in contemporary society? This was inspired by how we, as a society, talk about privacy and privacy loss.
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Society, Politics & Law
Understanding Milton Keynes
Much like The Open University, its home Milton Keynes took a less than conventional approach when it was designed. Watch our feature-length videos.
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Science, Maths & Technology
The world's busiest railway - Mumbai, India and rail
Find out more about the world's busiest railway network - Mumbai in India.
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Science, Maths & Technology
What does Moon music sound like?
Listen to the Earth’s Reflection – a specially commissioned piece of music composed by Yazz Ahmed in collaboration with Dr Mahesh Anand.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Get outdoors and get active
Designed to inspire outdoors activity while you carry on learning, our fun ideas cover a range of subjects from nature, psychology and astronomy, to health and wellbeing. Take a digital detox from screens and notifications with OpenLearn.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses
Do you always make the correct descisions when it comes to using the Internet? Dr Gemma Ryan looks at online incidents and the behaviours which may require escalation.
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Digital & Computing
Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?
Using a hands free phone while driving is as dangerous as holding a phone - and yet they're marketed as a desirable extra. Dr Gemma Briggs wonders why.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Manupedia
A collection of information about some of the processes used to convert materials into useful objects.