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Money & Business
How have family budgets changed in sixty years?
The government has been gathering data about household outgoings for six decades. It tracks social and structural changes over those times, says the ONS' Joanna Bulman.
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Science, Maths & Technology
What danger do asteroids pose to life on earth?
It was a huge asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs, so what damage could smaller asteroids do to life on earth. Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at The Open University, Monica Grady, explores the issue.
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Nature & Environment
Water for life
Atoms, elements and molecules are the building blocks of everything that makes up our world, including ourselves. In this free course, Water for life, you will learn the basic chemistry of how these components work together, starting with a chemical compound we are all very familiar with water.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How much money does the UK really contribute to the European Union?
You've seen the bus. You've heard the arguments. But what does the Office For National Statistics say about the UK's actual net contribution to the EU budget?
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Nature & Environment
How has Teddy Kinyanjui taken plastic out of reforestation?
Planting trees seems to be a good thing, ecologically. But... what if the saplings come wrapped in plastic bags? Kenyan Teddy Kinyanjui has come up with an elegant solution to take the plastic out of the forest.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How much electronic waste do we generate as a species?
Old computers, knackered telly sets and phones that are so last year: How much of this discarded stuff is piling up?
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History & The Arts
What is a Sardinian dig telling us about female mobility of the Phoenicians?
DNA and archaology are coming together to reveal how multicultural a great Empire was.
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Society, Politics & Law
Mashing up the Union Jack
Can Gil Doron’s intriguing proposals to remix different heritages in a national flag aid processes of cultural syncretism?
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Digital & Computing
Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?
The discovery of a security problem with chips in desktops, laptops, phones and tablets is a major headache for IT security, says Siraj Ahmed Shaikh.
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Nature & Environment
Can eating seaweed and algae keep the world fed?
As the planet has ever-more mouths to feed, could increasing the consumption of seaweed and algae be the answer?
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History & The Arts
Under the covers: The emerging critical sleep studies
Jennifer J* Moos responds to Michael Greaney's thoughts on how the science of sleep is portrayed in modern literature.
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Education & Development
Interdisciplinarity: A collection
Bringing together the best of interdisciplinary resources from across OpenLearn – could an "Open" qualification be right for you?