How to amaze your friends - Chris Budd
Professor Chris Budd from the University of Bath takes mathematics into the dark territory of murder, suicide, love, sex and conquest.
The Tale of the Tulip - Russell Bowes
Freelance garden historian Russell Bowes brings the story of the tulip to life with power, passion and petals!
Creative tensions between science & technology - Sir Richard Friend
Recent debate on the role and affordability of scientific research has too often been presented as a choice between 'blue skies science' and 'useful' engineering. This public lecture at the University of Bath by Professor Sir Richard Friend on 5 April 2011 argues that this is a highly mistaken outlook.
Landscape painter Alan Cotton talks at Bath - Alan Cotton
Alan Cotton, Honorary Professor of Art at the University of Bath, gives his inaugural lecture where he presents stories about people and places from his travels.
Journeys in Indigo - Jenny Balfour-Paul
Dr Jenny Balfour-Paul, honorary research fellow at the University of Exeter and fellow at the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club, tells a compelling story of indigo, the world's oldest, most magical and best-loved dye.
Why do we need social science? - Roadshow
The Campaign for Social Science SW Regional Roadshow aims to raise the profile of social science in the public, media and Parliament, in context of changes to the funding of teaching and research.
TED Ed--Questions No One Knows the Answers to
In the first of a new TED-Ed series designed to catalyze curiosity, TED Curator Chris Anderson shares his boyhood obsession with quirky questions that seem to have no answers. The questions include "How Many Universes are There?" and "Why Can't We See Evidence of Alien Life?" (12:08)
Marxist Dreams and Soviet Realities [Great Wars and Great Leaders (2010)] The sharp contrast that Alexis de Tocqueville drew in 1835 between the United States and Tsarist Russia — "the principle of the former is freedom; of the latter, servitude"
Did Bernanke Prevent Another Depression? In a lecture given at George Washington University on March 27, 2012, the chairman of the Fed said that the US central bank's aggressive response to the 2007–2009 financial crisis and recession helped prevent a worldwide catastrophe. Various economic indicators were showing ominous signs at the time. After closing at 3.1 percent in September 2007, the yearly rate of growth of i
Week 13: April 19, 2012
Discussion about learning, including reinforcers, reinforcement, discrimination & generalization learning, and classical & operant conditioning.
Werking van de systemen van de Citroën C5 In de scholingsdocument worden de systemen en bijzonderheden van de C5 besproken. Volgende zaken komen aan bod:
- voorstelling van het model C5 (X7);
- de belangrijkste uitrustingselementen;
- specificieke kenmerken van de …
Systemen en onderdelen van de Citroën C4 en C5 In deze scholingsdocumenten worden de verschillende systemen en onderdelen van de Citroën C4 en C5 uitgelegd.
Systemen en onderdelen van de C3 In deze scholingsdocumenten worden de verschillende systemen en onderdelen van de Citroën C3 uitgelegd.
Systemen en onderdelen van de C1 In deze scholingsdocumenten worden de verschillende systemen en onderdelen van de Citroën C1 uitgelegd.
Systemen en onderdelen van de C-crosser In deze scholingsdocumenten worden de verschillende systemen en onderdelen van de Citroën crosser besproken.
Materiaal beproeven : Uitleg en handleiding Presentatie vanuit het boek TransferW hoofdstuk 2 met als onderwerp het beproeven van materialen met onder andere de trekproef, ultrasoon onderzoek. De spanning-rekdiagramma's en verscheidene manieren van NDT en DT (niet destructief …
Kwartet : Spel met begrippen over voeding Kwartetspel over voeding. Er zijn begrippen in verwerkt en alles wat te maken heeft met voeding. Leuk om te gebruiken als laatste les voor de toets. Leuk en leerzaam.
Ganzenbord : Weetjes over Pasen Een spel dat je speelt volgens het principe van het ganzenbord. Spel met opdrachten toegespitst op de Paastijd. Het wordt gespeeld als levend ganzenbord, maar je kan het ook op tafel leggen als spel met …
Shilong Landscape
3:32 Slideshow of the Shilong Village, Longchang Town, Kaili City, Guizhou Province, China
chinavine.ucf.edu/guizhou/shilong/landscape/
John Cook: Why and How People Use R | Lang.NEXT 2012 R is a strange, deeply flawed language that nevertheless has an enthusiastic and rapidly growing user base. What about R accounts for its popularity in its niche? What can language designers learn from R's success?
