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Gemma Briggs, The Open University; Helen Wells, Keele University, and Leanne Savigar, Keele University writing for The Conversation. The retired football star David Beckham recently received…
John Oats, Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at The Open University writes for The Conversation about the psychological risks of reality television, following the news that…
Sarah Corbett, Lancaster University; David Bishop, Edinburgh Napier University; Edward Hogan, The Open University, and Liam Murray Bell, University of Stirling writing for The Conversation. She…
We tend to think of the moon as the archetypal “dead” world. Not only is there no life, almost all its volcanic activity died out billions…
Kevin McConway, The Open University writing for The Conversation. Recent scary press reports suggest that having your appendix out could triple your risk of getting Parkinson’s…
Leah Clark, The Open University,writing for The Conversation. For many, the Renaissance was the revival or “rebirth” of Western classical antiquity, associated with great artists painting…
Catriona Havard, The Open University and Martin Thirkettle, Sheffield Hallam University Identification parades can be powerful evidence in securing convictions in criminal cases. But eyewitness evidence…
Monica Grady, The Open University writing for The Conversation. Water is essential for life on Earth and is one of our most precious natural resources. But…
When you think of inner-city teenagers, what springs to mind? For many, it’s hoodies, video games – and probably hating Shakespeare. But my research proves that…
The discovery of life on Mars would get pretty much everyone excited. But the scientists hunting for it would probably be happy no matter what…
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