ScienceCasts: Don't Judge a Moon by its Cover
Superficially, Saturn's moon Phoebe doesn't look much like a planet, but on the inside, the little gray moon has a lot in common with worlds like Earth. (03:49)
ISS Update: Logistics Reduction and Repurposing (Part 2)
Public Affairs Officer Brandi Dean interviews Sarah Shull, Deputy Project Manager Logistics Reduction and Repurposing. Shull, who is with the Advanced Exploration Systems, discusses the Logistics to Living tests from the Deep Space Habitat mockup at Johnson Space Center. Watch Part 1 of the interview... http://youtu.be/P0_6XEx0_kA
Google vs Apple: The Amazing Maps Race
Sept. 27 - The iPhone 5 has been a hit with consumers. But the accompanying IOS 6 maps app - not so much. Reuters puts the heavily panned product to the test against Google in bustling Hong Kong.
Euro crisis to hit jobs in powerhouse Germany
Sept. 27 - The job market in Europe's biggest economy shows little sign of suffering from the euro zone crisis so far. But that could change as Chancellor Merkel heads for an election year.
Wealth Strategies: Q3 warnings mount, worst outlook in 10yrs
Sep. 27 - Thomson Reuters' Jharonne Martis says materials and energy companies are poised for earnings declines in Q3, but homebuilders and retailers like Gap might surprise on the upside.
Trading at Noon: Upside down world: Yahoo & RIM advance
Sept 27 - Yahoo up as Goldman Sachs reinstates buy rating, and RIM rises ahead of earnings later today.
Hegel and the Man-God [This article is excerpted from volume 2, chapter 11 of An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought (1995). An MP3 audio file of this chapter, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach, is available for download.] The DIM Hypothesis [The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out • By Leonard Peikoff • New American Library, 2012 • xvi + 378 pages] A new career in the health service
In this Podcast, Professor Beasley talks about the importance of optimism in the ever-changing field of Nursing. She also stresses the need to take risks to further your career.
Doors open (for green fingers) at the Centre for Plant Integrative Biology.
Monday 2nd July sees the official opening of the Centre for Plant Integrative Biology (CPIB) based at the University of Nottingham. In this podcast Professor Charlie Hodgman discusses the setting up and aims of CPIB.
CPIB is based at the University of Nottingham’s Sutton Bonnington campus and aims to create a virtual root which will serve as an exemplar for using Integrative Systems Biology. Systems Bottoms up - the science of slurping
Why is it so difficult to perfect low alcohol wine? How do you measure aroma? And is wine-tasting an effective indicator of wine quality, or just plain, old-fashioned snobbery?
In this podcast Professor of Flavour Technology at The University of Nottingham, Andy Taylor, answers these and other questions, based on his pioneering research in the Division of Food Sciences at the Kosovo in Focus
Kosovo's expected declaration of independence from Serbia is a move which could have regional and global ramifications.
Ahead of his trip to Belgrade, Professor Stefan Wolff took some time out to look at the issue in perspective.
Author(s): Deliver us from Evil
The Catholic Church has approved plans for an exorcism centre in Poland, where there are more than 50 exorcists working. But as Dr Richard Bell explains - exorcisms are more common than we might like to think and much closer to home.
Dr Bell is the author of Deliver us from Evil and works i Sharia Law - the heart of the debate
Why does it seem impossible to have a rational public debate on the relationship between the West and the Islamic world?
Professor Hugh Goddard answers this question as he reflects on 24 years as Professor of Christian Muslim Relations at The University of Nottingham.
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Football or arms race?
Associate Professor of Economics, Dr Wyn Morgan takes a look at the economic factors of the modern game, and the fall-out from the biggest deal in British football.
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A plague on both houses
Dr Conor Cunningham talks about how it is possible to be a Christian and accept evolution and how extremists on both sides of the debate have created more problems than they've solved.
Dr Cunningham's documentary is due to be broadcast in early April 2009.
Registrarism Ep.9 - Swine flu
The Registrar outlines what is being done to mitigate the effects of Swine Flu and why such media reports are anything but helpful.
The Registrarism blog, which comments on a variety of issues in Higher Education, is available at Author(s): Violence and the media
Having presented a report to a Home Affairs Select Committee on knife crime, Professor Kevin Browne tackles the connection between on and off screen violence and in particular the way in which some violent films are even marketed to children.
Professor Browne is Professor of Forensic Psychology The day the music died
Based on his research for his paper 'The Software Slump', Professor Leyshon charts the progress of technology and the decline of the recording studio sector in the UK.
Professor Leyshon is Professor of Economic Geography in the School of Geography at The University of Nottingham.
Impact Campaign - An Introduction
Impact: The Campaign for Nottingham will raise £150 million in philanthropic support across five strategic themes over the next five years.
Our five themes encompass a series of high-impact projects, in the UK, Malaysia and China.
This video introduces the campaign in its
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Professor Beasley addresses the Nursing graduating class of 2006.
Professor Charlie Hodgman
Professor Andy Taylor
Professor Stefan Wolff
Dr Richard H. Bell
Professor Hugh Goddard
Will the recent takeover of Manchester City by the Abu Dhabi United Group change the face of English football forever?
Did Darwin really kill God? In this podcast news of a BBC2 documenary by a University academic which strips away 'urban myths'.
In this podcast, Dr Paul Greatrix reacts to reports in the media, suggesting universities could cancel Fresher Week in response to Swine Flu.
Is there a link between what children watch and how violent they can become, and how significant is that link?
In this podcast Professor Andrew Leyshon explains his assertion that the recording studio sector is in a deep crisis.
