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History & The Arts
Is science fiction a field in its own right?
Fiction is a topic for study. Science, clearly, is an area where a lot of thought is directed. So why is it science fiction is often shunned as unworthy as a subject for academic enquiry?
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Science, Maths & Technology
Drug development process: combating pain
Drug development process: combating pain, is a free course offering a brief introduction to the process of new drug discovery; from identification of a suitable candidate drug molecule to the development of a commercial drug product available in the clinic for pain relief or as an anti-inflammatory.
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Science, Maths & Technology
The Perseid meteor shower 2017
The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this year on the nights of 11th-13th August. Find out more about meteors, Perseus and what meteors have to do with ancient Egypt here...
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Society, Politics & Law
Despite sanctions, North Korea's nuclear programme is enjoying success. How?
Despite over a decade of sanctions, North Korea has pursued an ever-more-successful program aimed at developing nuclear weapons. So, asks Daniel Salisbury, have sanctions failed?
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Money & Business
Can science make you a better leader?
We're going through a period where trust in leadership is at an all time low. Does science have any advice for those who would be out in front?
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Science, Maths & Technology
What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?
The race to contactless transactions and virtual currency puts those with least at the most risk, warns Dana Kornberg
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Science, Maths & Technology
How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?
As the climate changes, Ethiopia's coffee industry is under threat. But faced with a mountain to climb, climbing a mountain might provide a solution. Baraka Rateng’ explains.
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Nature & Environment
Using data visualisation to track climate change
A German team have created a tool to show the scale of effort required to beat climate change - and to help stakeholders understand challenges and responsibilities.
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Science, Maths & Technology
What do volcanoes tell us about the possibility of life on Mars?
Discoveries of volcanoes on the surface of the Red Planet suggests that life could once have been supported there. Dave Rothery explains how.
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Money & Business
Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list
As the prospects of a post-Brexit UK/US trade deal get caught up in the question of chickens washed in chlorine, here's a short guide to background reading on poultry standards
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Science, Maths & Technology
How can you tell if a signal from space is an alien communication?
Humanity scans the skies, hoping to hear from other intelligent species. But how can you be sure you've tuned in to aliens and not just got interference? Andy Norton explains.