2011 Distinguished Research Medal Lecture, A Lucky Kiss in Inner Space: Brain Control of Fertility
Professor Allan Herbison, Director of the University of Otago's Centre for Neuroendocrinology gives a lecture in recognition of being awarded the 2011 Distinguished Research Medal. An internationally eminent researcher into how the brain controls fertility, Professor Allan Herbison, is this year’s recipient of the University of Otago’s highest research honour. The University awards the medal for outstanding scholarly achievement, including the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge, t
Radio Caroline - A Pirate's Tale (6)
9:16 From the BBC 2 Arena programme. Part 1 of 8 Radio Caroline Pirate Radio attacks a conservative society. The future of Radio in England shows the history and complaints are exactly the same ones they make today regarding music piracy on the internet. Robert Kennedy sends messages to the youth of Britan!
Inside Windows Phone #36 | The Rowi Guys This week we spoke to Erik Porter and Nathan Heskew, the developers of the popular Twitter client for Windows Phone, Rowi. They walked us through their app and gave us a lot of insight into what goes into building a world class Windows Phone application. Here are some links to related information. Rowi on the Windows Phone Marketplace; Author(s):
Arthur Wiknik
In this video clip, learn more about Arthur Wiknik’s service in Vietnam. As an 18-year-old draftee, Arthur Wiknik was rushed through officer candidate's school. After one month in Vietnam he found himself in the middle of the battle of "Hamburger Hill.” (3:42)
Moctezuma II (Parte 4/5) - Documental en español
Este documental conducirá al antiquísimo corazón de México en busca de la civilización perdida de los aztecas y de su último gran regente: Moctezuma II (1466-1520). (10:00)
Important notification - March, 2012 Spartans Going, Going...: The Implications of Independent Scotland A Simple Fiber-Optic Communications System Q and BA: Which moon has the best chance for life? Along the Sheffield Tinsley Canal into Sheffield Flowers by the Millions Chatterbox and Family Literacy in Trinidad and Tobago PMAD - Lynn Fraley Mountain Hare in Snowy Habitat Bears Blueprint for the Brain
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This video uses animation to explain how this group survived and contains excellent statistics and other facts that provide insights that should motivate students to want to learn more. (02:13)
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British journalist Tim Judah travels to Scotland to explore what the country's full independence could mean for foreign and defense policies. Set for a referendum on independence that will more than likely take place in the fall of 2014, Scotland could end the union that formed the United Kingdom in 1707 if the country's ruling party, the pr
In this video from the ICT Center, learn how rise-time analysis is performed to determine the maximum data rate of a fiber optic communications system. Animations and diagrams show how a transmitter, fiber, and receiver work together to transfer information and how component rise times and fiber dispersion contribute to total rise time. (5:30)
In this episode of Q and BA - my live video chat answering viewer questions - I talk about which moon in the solar system has the best chance for life: Titan, Europa, or Enceladus.
For some reason, the aspect ratio of this video is a bit stretchy. It displays normally on my computer, but this happens sometimes when it uploads. I'll try to track this down and fix it...
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This video explains how the florist business works and how they keep track of the hundreds of millions of flowers they sell each year. The video could be used to show the importance of math in daily life as well as a video to help students understand how florists work. Video also shows where flowers are grown and this could make for a good geography project. (5:05)
These modules are placed together to encourage dialogue among teachers about new ways to approach the study and teaching of Literacy. The hope is that the pragmatic slant described here will assist others in looking for "home-grown", workable approaches that could solve Literacy problems.
People Make a Difference with Danny Brassell
Guest: Lynn Fraley
This short video gives excellent real life footage of Mountain Hares in a snowy habitat. Students will enjoy the close up views of these amazing creatures. The Mountain Hare has a lighter build than the brown hare, and is easily distinguished by its tail, which is completely white throughout the year, whereas in the brown hare the tail has a black upper surface. The ears are tipped with black, and the coat is brown in summer, turning white during winter. This is a great resource to help bui
This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K shows bears' adaptations for eating. These include prehensile lips, and claws. It explains that they have to eat a lot before their winter hibernation. (1:11)
How can three pounds of jelly inside our skulls enable us to do everything that makes us human? For centuries, scientists have been fascinated and puzzled by the mysterious workings of the brain. Now, for the first time, they can re-create in the computer the shapes of every one of the billions of nerve cells that make up our brains— the component parts of the intricate neural circuits that allow us to move, see and hear, to feel and to think. Armed with this new tool, scientists are begin
