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Brady’s Rogue Reagent?
Why are schools inviting the bomb squad to explode chemicals in their cupboards? The OU's Nick Power explains.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Fast Reactors and Thorium
The special topics for Week 1 of Understanding Nuclear Energy are fast reactors and thorium.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Explainer: What is autophagy?
The discovery of the mechanism for autophagy by Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - get the lowdown on what autophagy is in this guide.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Free course: Histology
OpenLearn is a great place to get an idea of what to expect from Open University study; trying one of our free courses, such as Histology is an ideal starting point.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Crater calculator
How big a crater would be made by an impact from a body hurtling from space? It depends... but our calculator will give you an idea. You can choose either to compute crater size from the projectile size, or to compute the projectile size from the crater size.
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Society, Politics & Law
The 2016 race enters the home straight
The start of September sees the US Presidential election enter its final stages. The polls might be suggesting Hillary will coast to victory - but how far should we trust the polls?
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Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list
Tax judgements, privacy concerns, wonky algorithms, Labour's digital plans and antitrust worries. OpenLearn brings you a quick guide to a busy day of technology stories.
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Studying Engineering
Interested in studying engineering? Find out what study options and qualifications are available to you with The Open University.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Sound for music technology: An introduction
Whether you're a professional musician, play music with your friends on the weekends or just like to listen to CDs, music technology affects your life. In this free course, Sound for music technology: An introduction, you will learn some of the basics of music technology, starting with what sound is, how it is created and how it travels.
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Amatrice Earthquake: 24th August 2016 - first reactions
The OU's Dave Rothery shares what we know so far about this morning's Earthquake in Italy
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list
Caster Semenya's 800 metres victory at Rio hasn't been met with universal acclaim, as it reopens the debate over hyperadrogenic atheletes.
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Mosquito resistance to insecticides
Learn about how allele frequency can change rapidly in a population in response to selective pressure by considering how evolutionary change can occur in insects that are exposed to insecticides. This free course, Mosquito resistance to insecticides, further demonstrates how traits that are advantageous in one environment can have effects that ...