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Society, Politics & Law
What is happening in Yemen?
100,000 people have lost their lives in the ongoing conflict in Yemen. As the crisis drags into a seventh year, Vincent Durac explains the background - and what might happen next
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Nature & Environment
What will Donald Trump do for the environment?
A collection of experts try to predict how Donald Trump's presidency might impact on the planet.
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Languages
The Language of Brexit
Dr Graeme Davis discusses the etymology of the word 'Brexit'.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook
Who's to blame for the rapid spread of fake news in social media site Facebook?
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History & The Arts
Asa Briggs and new maps of learning
Asa Briggs' interest in how to support learning influenced his work at two universities.
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Society, Politics & Law
PodMag December 2016
PodMag is the monthly update of news, views and interviews from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts (FASS) at The Open University.
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Society, Politics & Law
Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV
Is climate change the kale smoothie of TV schedules: unappealing but somehow fashionable and even essential to the diet?
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Society, Politics & Law
Methods in Motion: A collection
The Methods in Motion project aims to understand how methods enact discriminations and violence, as well as create possibilities for open and inclusive social change. It is a cross-disciplinary research focus of the Open University’s Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG)
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Society, Politics & Law
Autumn Statement 2016: Tories shift to growth strategy in an Ed Balls-style pirouette
Philip Hammond's first Autumn Statement bears a striking resemblance to Ed Balls' ideas six years earlier, Alan Shipman uncovers.
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Society, Politics & Law
Remembering Gary Slapper
We're sad to report that Gary Slapper - founder of the OU Law School, visiting professor at The Open University and contributor to OpenLearn and Open2.net - has died.
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Society, Politics & Law
Did Donald Trump ride a tide of anti-feminism to the White House?
Jo Gill believes a history of American anti-feminist sentiment can explain how Hillary Clinton was defeated in the US Presidential election.
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Society, Politics & Law
Seeing foreigners as weird and different: What is orientalism?
You might think we're past the point where we treated people from different cultures as something to stare at. Ingrid Piller isn't so sure.