Opportunities for Reducing U.S. Transportation's Petroleum Usage and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
While the U.S. has set formidable goals around cutting oil consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, these will likely remain out of reach as long as we continue our romance with big, powerful cars, says John Heywood. This unshakeable passion, alongside the well-established habit of petroleum use, and the expanding
Did You Know 4.0
This is another official update to the original "Shift Happens" video. This completely new Fall 2009 version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology. Set to music. Run time 04:45.
Les champs électro-magnétiques
Journée Santé Environnement
Quelques grandes questions environnementales des débuts du XXIe siècle
ISPED, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
Les craintes que suscitent depuis plusieurs années les champs électro-magnétiques et en particulier les risques liés aux ondes des téléphones portables, des bornes wifi ou des lignes à
Embassies under attack in Rome
Multiple bombings strike embassies in Rome with at least two people injured. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Authors@Google: Natan Sharansky
Natan Sharansky delivered a talk to Googlers in Mountain View on November 1, 2010 entitled "Identity, Freedom, and Global Responsibility."
Natan Sharansky's bio:
"Natan Sharansky is a legendary figure who serves as an extraordinary emblem of the battle for freedom of Soviet Jews. Born in the Ukraine in 1948, Sharansky graduated from the Physical Technical Institute in Moscow with a degree in computer science. After being denied an exit visa to Israel in 1973, Sharansky became a human rights ac
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Our Solar System
The planets in our Solar System (including Pluto), out from the Sun then one at a time on a loop. Images of the planets are set to music. No narration at all. Run time 2:45
Ghost storytelling at Cambridge
Each December members of St John's College, University of Cambridge, gather to listen to ghost stories being read in the splendour of the Combination Room. The coal fires glow, the candles flicker and the thick silk curtains are drawn against the bitter cold of the dark winter night.
In this video, viewers are able to catch a glimpse of this magical event as they listen to Professor David Frost (formerly a Fellow of St John's) read an abridged version of Charles Dickens' classic story A Christ
Revolutionizing Trauma Care: The Sigvard T. Hansen Jr. , MD Story
This program features the singular contributions of Dr. Sigvard T. Hanson Jr from several viewpoints. The viewers are exposed to the real-life story of a patient, Marty Kniest, who in 1968 sustained a series of life-threatening injuries. She received care by Dr. S.T Hansen at Harborview Medical Center in form of then revolutionary intramedullary femoral nails. These devices and the surgery were credited with the turnaround of the patient. The patient and her surgeon are reunited 48 years later
Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten - 28.12.2010
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Dienstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei. TEHERAN: Die iranischen Behörden haben Hoffnungen auf eine baldige Freilassung zweier deutscher Journalisten gedämpft. Das Außenministerium in Teheran bestätigte, dass sich die beiden mit ihren Angehörigen in der Provinzhauptstadt Täbris im Nordwesten des Landes getroffen hätten. Die Zusammenkunft sei aber n
Is Big Government a Myth? Lately the supporters of big government have deployed an interesting twist to their arguments, claiming that it is a dirty right-wing lie that government has grown under the Obama administration. Unlike arguments over economic theory, surely this should be an objective exercise in looking up the facts. As we'll see, yes Virginia there is indeed a big — and growing — gov
Learn About the Explorer Vasco da Gama
Considered one of the most brilliant seaman, this is the video about his explorations in Africa and Asia. This is the story of his accomplishments and what it meant to Portugal. A brief overview.
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How to Use a Thesaurus for Essays
How to Use a Thesaurus for Essays. Part of the series: How to Write an Essay. Learn how to use a thesaurus while writing essays in this free video on writing essays.
How to Use Description in Essays
How to Use Description in Essays. Part of the series: How to Write an Essay. Learn how to incorporate description while writing an essay in this 53-second video.
Report Card on President Obama: MIT Experts Assess President Obama on Afghanistan, Climate, and the
President Obama scored abysmally on his mid-terms. A trio of MIT professors renders harsh judgment on the president half-way through his administration, and their assessments may leave listeners “weeping or depressed,” in the words of moderator
Richard Samuels.
National security expert Barry Posen reviews
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Andrew Johnson, Associate Professor in Carnegie Mellon's School of Art explores how the "war on terror" narrative has been retooled in recent years. How have political figures adopted or adapted that "war" as an explicit or implicit frame of reference? How have activists and artists appropriated elements of its rhetoric or images as they make their own critical interventions?
The Center for the Arts in Society is a collaborative effort of scholars and artists affiliated with the College of Fin
An Extraordinary Humanitarian Intervention - Why We Fight Conference lecture 2
Part of the Why we Fight Conference held in Nuffield College October 2010. Dr. Gerhard Overland (Oslo/ Melbourne), gives his paper followed by a discussion
What Constitutes a Gold Standard [Excerpted from Gold and the Gold Standard (1944).] The generic gold standard may be briefly defined as a monetary system where the unit of value — in terms of which prices, wages, and debts are customarily expresse
Definition and Explanation
