10 Things: Your Child Needs Every Day

Children are experts at telling their parents what they want. They demand new toys, new video games, and new cell phones. Sadly, young children can rarely tell the parent exactly what they need. This video speaks to the language of play between children and parents.(2:01)

The End of Everything

Hank gives us an inclusive overview of how everything in the universe is thought to have begun, and how cosmologists predict it will all come to an end. (10:52)

Lesson 05 - One Minute Romanian

In lesson 5 of One Minute Romanian you will learn to say that you're learning Romanian. Remember - even a few phrases of a language can help you make friends and enjoy travel more. Find out more about One Minute Romanian at our website - http://www.oneminutelanguages.com. One Minute Romanian is brought to you by the Radio Lingua Network and is ©Copyright 2008.

Lesson 03 - One Minute Romanian

In lesson 3 of One Minute Romanian you will learn to say that you can speak a little Romanian. Remember - even a few phrases of a language can help you make friends and enjoy travel more. Find out more about One Minute Romanian at our website - http://www.oneminutelanguages.com. One Minute Romanian is brought to you by the Radio Lingua Network and is ©Copyright 2008.

UW|360: UW Men's Basketball Team in Senegal

The UW Men's Basketball team took a trip to player Aziz N'Diaye's home town on Senegal last summer, and came home with a new appreciation for their teammate's success on the court and off. Watch the full episode online at uwtv.org/uw360.

Corporate Responsibility: The American Experience -- Patricia Werhane Interview

Pat Werhane, co-author of "Corporate Responsibility: The American Experience" -- the landmark U.S. business history -- shares insights from the project and the book produced by the Center for Ethical Business Cultures at the University of St. Thomas -- Minnesota. This thought-provoking history documents the societal challenges to corporate performance and power from the mid-eighteenth century to the modern day and traces evolution of ideas about responsibility of business and the modern corpora

John Siegfried: “Better Living Through Economics”

Watch video of “Better Living Through Economics”, part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Lecture Series presented by Vanderbilt Professor of Economics John Siegfried, who has written a book with the same title. Siegfried will focus on various case studies to demonstrate how economic research has improved societal conditions over the past 50 years by influencing public policykeep reading »

GAUSS FINAL3

The GTRI Airborne Unmanned Sensor System (GAUSS) is shown during testing and described by researchers Mike Brinkmann and Mike Heiges. The aircraft is used to evaluate sensing devices in airborne testing.

General Gary L. North - The Leadership 9-Line

ECU Alumnus and U.S. Air Force General Gary L. North presented "The Leadership 9-Line" as part of the College of Business Cunanan Leadership Speaker Series.

"1500 Doomed": People's Press Reports on the Gauley Bridge Disaster

The deadly lung disease silicosis is caused when miners, sandblasters, and foundry and tunnel workers inhale fine particles of silica dust--a mineral found in sand, quartz, and granite. In 1935, approximately 1,500 workers--largely African Americans who had come north to find work--were killed by exposure to silica dust while building a tunnel in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. Ordinarily, silicosis takes a several years to develop, but these West Virginia tunnel workers were falling ill in a matt

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Stellaluna

Listen to Pamela Reed read Stellaluna by Janell Cannon. When Stellaluna is separated from her mother before she is old enough to
fly, she finds out that not all winged creatures eat fruit. Swallowing
food that crawls is just one of the amazing things this little bat must
learn to do. (11:19)

Sophie's Masterpiece

Listen to CCH Pounder read Sophie's Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli, Illustrations by Jane Dyer. Sophie's no ordinary house spider. She's an artist; and every web she spins is more wondrous than before. But don't mention that to the guest sat Beekman's Boardinghouse, because they don't like spiders. (07:14)

To Be A Drum

Listen to James Earl Jones as he reads To Be a Drum by Evelyn Coleman. Illustrations by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson. Daddy Wes whispers to his two young listeners one morning the story of the 'drum,' the pulse that has moved through the African people and through time and place. (06:53)

Sebastian's Roller Skates

Listen to Caitlin Wachs read Sebastian's Roller Skates by Joan De Du Prats, Illustrations by Francesc Rovira. Sebastian didn't talk very much, even though he had a lot to say. Sebastian was shy. He was very shy. But when he finds a pair of old roller skates in the park, he learns how to do much more than skate. (06:53)

Inventions and Discoveries in Ancient Mesopotamia (Part 2)

(Part 2) In an effort to raise awareness on societies in Ancient Mesopotamia, DTG Productions® has created a video that explores the civilization of ancient Mesopotamia. (09:36)

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"Belles of the Ball Game": Women's Professional Baseball League Thrives in the 1940s

The All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League lasted from 1943 to 1954. During its peak attendance year, the League attracted close to a million fans--three of whom wrote letters, included below, to correct factual misrepresentations about the objects of their affection printed in the following Collier's article. The League inspired a hit motion picture of 1992 (A League of Their Own) and continues to hold interest for many, as demonstrated by numerous websites featuring leading players.

Marc Brown & Judy Sierra: 2012 National Book Festival

Marc Brown & Judy Sierra appear at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: Marc Brown has illustrated many popular picture books, including "Wild About Books" and "Born to Read." He is also the creator of PBS's six-time Emmy Award-winning "Arthur" television show. Judy Sierra and Marc Brown have partnered together on the New York Times best-selling picture book "Wild About Books" and its follow-up, "Zoozical!," as well as "Born to Read." This fall, the famed duo

Maths Lesson based on Karl Guass

It has been said that Karl displayed incredible talent in math at a very young age. There are stories that tell of him managing his father's business accounts before the age of 5 and apparently even catching a payroll error. When a teacher asked him to add up the numbers between 1 and 100, (to

Demonstration of Caldecott Choice Video Project

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