Friedman on Capitalism and Freedom
Russ Roberts talks to Milton Friedman about the radical ideas he put forward almost 50 years ago in Capitalism and Freedom. Listen to the most influential economist of the past 50 years discuss the principles of liberty, social responsibility of business, the inertia behind bad legislation and his career as economist and public intellectual.
21F.104 Chinese IV (Regular) (MIT)
This is the last of the four courses (Chinese I through IV) that make up the foundation level (four semesters over two years in the normal curriculum) of MIT's regular (non-streamlined) Chinese program. Chinese IV is designed to consolidate conversational usage and grammatical and cultural knowledge encountered in the earlier courses, and to expand reading and listening abilities. It integrates the last part of Learning Chinese (two units designed primarily for review of grammatical concepts and
Organic food for students: Cookbook 2. Eating healthy is fun! Archives of Estuarine-Science@Jiscmail.ac.uk Detailed Description of the Digestive System with Animation The Alphabet Song 15.301 Managerial Psychology (MIT) 22.A09 Career Options for Biomedical Research (MIT) Brand Design in Television - Martin Lambie-Nairn Commercial Radio in the UK - Gillian Reynolds Organic Farming: Good for Nature, Goof for you Managing Radio - Phil Riley The Olympic Controversy - Olympics Day - Duncan Mackay Sports Journalism - Olympics Day - Jim White Curtis White Neilly Series Part 4 11/11/2010 15.060 Data, Models, and Decisions (MIT) My Journey as an Athlete, Broadcaster and Athletics Administrator - David Moorcroft MAS.962 Autism Theory and Technology (MIT) 4.341 Introduction to Photography and Related Media (MIT) Murray Walker talks about his career in motorsport broadcasting
Guide from Spanish government with a complete cookbook for students of organic food. Part of the "organic food for the Andalusian School" program, which aims to improve nutrition of children, providing food produced without synthetic chemicals such as pesticides, fungicides,
Estuarine-science is the official discussion list of the Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA), where ECSA members and non-members can discuss estuarine and coastal topics, particularly in the natural sciences. The l
This video shows the process of the digestive system with an example of a an apple moving through the body. Gives animated visuals starting with the mouth and ending with the rectum. May excite when the words poop or anus are used but gives details on every part of the digestive tract.
An animated video learning the letters and sounds of the alphabet (2:25).
This course introduces you to behavioral science theories, methods, and tools and provides opportunities to use and apply them to problems you will encounter in your work and career. The course material will begin with an overview of work and organizations in modern industrial society, and then examine individual behavior, move to behavior in groups or teams, and finally discuss organizations as a whole. It is expected that at the end of the course you will: (a) know something about managerial p
This course has been designed as a seminar to give students an understanding of how scientists with medical or scientific degrees conduct research in both hospital and academic settings. There will be interactive discussions with research clinicians and scientists about the career opportunities and research challenges in the biomedical field, which an MIT student might prepare for by obtaining an MD, PhD, or combined degrees. The seminar will be held in a case presentation format, with topics ch
Lambie-Nairn began his career in 1976. In the 80’s his company quickly built a reputation for broadcast design with the launch of Channel 4 in the UK. Arguably this identity changed the face of television branding, as it was the first time a TV company had used its on-air identity to say something about itself as a brand as well as being the first to be designed to work on and off screen.
This led to many years of working with the BBC during which he was part of re-defining the BBC brand.
He
Gillian Reynolds MBE is a Liverpool born journalist and broadcaster. During her career, she has worked as Radio Critic for the Guardian and for the Daily Telegraph, as well as Programme Controller of Radio City, Liverpool. She has served as Member and Vice Chair of the Art Council of England’s Film and Video Broadcasting Panel. She was a Member of the National Sound Archive Advisory Council, and chairs the Charles Parker Archive Trust at the Central Library, Birmingham. She is a Council member
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Phil’s radio career started in 1980. He has extensive programming experience gained from his roles as a Presenter, Producer, and Programme Controller. Phil was responsible for the successful launch of XTRA-AM in 1989 in Birmingham.
In 1990 he was appointed managing director of Leeds 96.3 Radio Aire, which he managed from near-bankruptch to profitability. Phil has been active in the development of digital radio, sitting on the board of the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB). Phil has held
Jim’s career includes: From 1990–93 Editor of Rugby World, 1994-96 Freelance work and from 1996 to present, The Guardian and Observer. He has also published a number of books including: Linford Christie: The Unauthorised Biography (1995) and Running Scared: How Athletics Lost its Innocence (1996). He is currently working on a number of other books.
In this talk, part of a day of discussion about the Olympics, Duncan discusses why this particular sporting event is surrounded by so much cont
Jim has, in addition to writing for the Telegraph and the Independent, appeared on TV and radio. His broadcast credits include sport on Radio Five (Which he won a Sony Gold for a documentary) to Radio Four’s Front Row to documentaries for Sky Sport.
In this Coventry Conversation, part of a day devoted to Olympics banter, Jim talks about his life and career as a sports journalist.
Curtis White presents "Inevitably, a Romantic." A discussion of Romanticism and its relation to American culture since the '60s. Social critic, essayist, and novelist, White has authored five novels, several works of nonfiction and edited works, and numerous articles and essays
Introduction by Patrick Daubert Class of 2011
This course is designed to introduce first-year MBA students to the fundamental quantitative techniques of using data to make informed management decisions. In particular, the course focuses on various ways of modeling, or thinking structurally about, decision problems in order to enhance decision-making skills. Topics include decision analysis, probability, random variables, statistical estimation, regression, simulation, linear optimization, as well as nonlinear and discrete optimization. Ma
David Moorcroft has been involved in athletics for more than 30 years at club, area and international level as a competitor, teacher, coach, broadcaster and from 1997-2006 was chief executive of the sport’s national governing body.
In this Coventry Conversation, David talks about his career.
This course will lay a foundation in autism theory and autism technology that significantly leverages and expands the Media Lab's ability to pioneer new technology. Students will not only develop new technologies, but also understand, help, and learn from people with autism, a fast-growing group that the CDC identified in the year 2005 as involving an estimated 1 in 150 school-age children ages 6-21. Students will gain an understanding of the basic challenges faced by people diagnosed with autis
This course provides practical instruction in the fundamentals of analog and digital SLR and medium/large format camera operation, film exposure and development, black and white darkroom techniques, digital imaging, and studio lighting.
This semester we will explore the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences for our theme- and site-specific term project, which provides opportunities to develop technical skills and experimental photographic techniques, and for personal artistic exploratio
In this Coventry Conversation Motorsport broadcasting legend Murray Walker talks about his long and distinguished career as a motorsport commentator.
