Episode 12: War Against the Cotton Bollworm
Assoc Prof Phil Batterham and Prof Derek Russell describe how genetics, proteomics, chemistry and field work join forces in the war against the cotton bollworm - a 5 billion dollar pest that is the scourge of farmers from Australia to Africa.
Guests:
Associate Professor Phil Batterham
Professor Derek Rus
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Episode 21: Barry Tuckwell: A Life with French Horn
Triple Grammy nominee, Professor Barry Tuckwell, chats with Sian Prior about his art and life.
Guest: Professor Barry Tuckwell, OBE and AC from the Faculty of Music
Topic: A Life with French Horn
Note: For legal reasons, this episode will not be available as an on-deman
Author(s): up-close@unimelb.edu.au (University of Melbourne)
Episode 29: Engineering Ice Cream
Chemical Engineer Dr Ray Dagastine explains the crucial role of emulsions and surfactants in everyday items like shampoo and ice cream. The first of our special "Up Close Summer Season of Science". With host Dr Shane Huntington.
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up-close@unimelb.edu.au (University of Melbourne)Episode 41: Drinking The Same Water Twice -- Potable Water From Waste
Prof Peter Scales demystifies the process of recovering potable water from waste water, while Prof David Fox compares the cost of recycling with desalination. With Up Close science host Dr Shane Huntington.
Author(s): up-close@unimelb.edu.au (University of Melbourne) Episode 45: 21st Century Cosmology
Prof Rachel Webster takes us into the future of cosmology in a quest to discover our universe's past. With Science host Dr Shane Huntington.
Author(s): up-close@unimelb.edu.au (University of Melbourne)
Episode 49: How We'll Fare in the Global Food Crisis
Prof Snow Barlow, the University of Melbourne, backgrounds the sharp rise in food prices, and looks at how science and technology may provide solutions in feeding an ever growing global population. Also, Prof Rajinder S. Sidhu from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India, discusses the impact of elevated food prices on Indian society. W
Author(s): up-close@unimelb.edu.au (University of Melbourne)
Florida College System Foundation, Scholarship Presentation 7-19-11
http://www.youtube.com/user/StPetersburgCollege
Florida College System Foundation, Scholarship Presentation 7-19-11
About St. Petersburg College:
In 1927, St. Petersburg College (then known as St. Petersburg Junior College) became Florida's first private, non-profit, two-year school of higher learning located in downtown St. Petersburg. Full accreditation followed in 1931 and in 1948 SPC became a public college.
In June 2001, SPJC officially became St. Petersburg College when Florida's govern
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Beryllium: Element
Beryllium is a toxic metal with some unusual properties and this video reviews them such as its metallic properties, being transparent to x-rays, but can cause an industrial lung disease. This 3:38 long video explains what this element and its value to society.
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Nevada's big bet on secrecy
Consultants, including some with criminal pasts, are selling the gambling center as a haven from taxes and legal liability.
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Car explodes in Yemen, kills British shipping surveyor
July 20 - Yemen is investigating a car bombing that killed a British shipping surveyor, after he returned from inspecting a tanker that had been attacked by pirates. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Housing hopes dashed
July 20 - Summary of business headlines: U.S. existing home sales drop in June; Apple shares rise after blockbuster quarter; American Airlines makes big aircraft purchase. Conway Gittens reports.
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SI 640 - Digital Libraries and Archives
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Understanding the Nucleus, Part 1 of 2
In this seven-minute video the viewer will learn about the Rutherford Experiment and the nucleus of the atom. Sometimes the instructor is in the upper right-hand corner with information filling up the rest of the screen.
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Learn about Amelia Earhart
This 3:21 minute video is a short biography of the world’s most notable early female pilots. It provides insights into her early life and accomplishments and later, mysterious, death.
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UK money savers impress government
July. 20 - Britian's government is looking at money saving technologies from nine UK companies to help the public sector cut costs and give a boost to small and medium sized companies by granting 25% of government contracts to private businesses. Hayley Platt reports.
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Positive surprise at Morgan Stanley
July 21 - Summary of business headlines: Morgan Stanley results outshine Goldman Sachs; Pepsi tempers outlook citing shaky U.S. consumer; Jobless claims data show job market stuck in neutral. Conway G. Gittens reports.
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Debtor Nation
[Debtor Nation: The History of America in Red Ink • By Louis Hyman • Princeton University Press, 2011 • 392 pages]
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Critical systems thinking
Critical systems thinking (CST) is regarded as a systems approach to research and intervention in complex situations. The approach developed from the concerns held initially by C. Wes Churchman and his student Werner Ulrich. Later, Mike Jackson and Bob Flood, who were then professors at the University of Hull in the UK (e.g. Jackson, 1991, 2000; Flood and Jackson, 1991) developed their interpretations of the earlier work. Jackson and Flood were concerned that existing systems methods, includi
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