The Origin of Egyptian Civilization PT.2
This video answers the question of who were the Ancient Egyptains?
8.3 Problems for Locke's View of Personal Identity
Part 8.3. Criticisms of Locke's view of personal identity; if personal identity is dependent on memory then how does forgetting personal history and the concept of false memory change Locke's view of personal identity.
4.3.1 Summary of Section 4
The extreme challenges of life in the polar regions require the animals who make their habitat there to make many adaptations. This unit explores the polar climate and how animals like reindeer, polar bears, penguins, sea life and even humans manage to survive there. It looks at the adaptations to physiological proceses, the environmental effects on diet, activity and fecundity, and contrasts the strategies of aquatic and land-based animals in surviving in this extreme habitat. This unit builds
1.1 Preamble
The extreme challenges of life in the polar regions require the animals who make their habitat there to make many adaptations. This unit explores the polar climate and how animals like reindeer, polar bears, penguins, sea life and even humans manage to survive there. It looks at the adaptations to physiological proceses, the environmental effects on diet, activity and fecundity, and contrasts the strategies of aquatic and land-based animals in surviving in this extreme habitat. This unit builds
A River of Poetry
The evening's seven poets, all associated with various faculties at Concordia University, have collectively selected the poetry for performance. The program for the most part evokes cosmopolitan Montreal as a place, as well as humanity's fraught relation to technology. It includes the reading of full poems and extracts in several languages, accompanied by projections and voice recordings. With the collaboration of acclaimed choreographer and Associate Professor of Contemporary Dance Michael Mont
UMMC Physician Profile: Peter Gaskin, M.B.B.S.
This one-minute video introduces viewers to Peter Gaskin, M.B.B.S., an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and pediatric cardiologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Dr. Gaskin's special interest is pediatric cardiology. Watch this video to learn more about his practice at UMMC.
Related Links:
Dr. Peter Gaskin
http://www.umm.edu/doctors/peter__gaskin.html
University of Maryland Hospital for Children
http://www.umm.edu/pediatrics/i
Monthly Dialogue Series: Katja Niethammer: ?Democrats and Autocrats, Shi?ites and Sunnis: Political
Katja Niethammer, a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Center for International and Regional Studies, reflects on the differences in goals, strategies and behavior between Shi?ite and Sunni Islamist political organizations in Bahrain.
Islam and Liberal Democracy: How Tradition Matters (with An-Na'im, Jackson, Moosa, Esposito)
Moderated by Jane McAuliffe, President, Bryn Mawr College. Panelists included Abdullahi An-Na'im, Georgetown University; Sherman Jackson, University of Michigan; Ebrahim Moosa, Duke University; and John Esposito, Georgetown University.
Ancient Wonders of Greece's Acropolis
Explore the majestic Acropolis in this video clip from 'Seven Wonders'. Built over 2000 years ago, this mighty structure is constructed primarily of marble and still has many of the features that have inspired architects ever since. (2:48)
From Cultural Tensions to Political Conflict: A Dimension of the War of Ideas
Bassam Tibi, author of Islam?s Predicament with Modernity, argues that cultural tensions?if not dealt with and tamed?can escalate and lead to political conflict.
Zero Chance? Aiming for zero in Weapons Control
These seminars are being run by the James Martin 21st Century School in association with the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict. Three intersecting considerations will be examined for their relevance in assessing the wisdom of adopting 'zero' as the goal for an international initiative: 1) Tactics: Whether and how framing an issue in terms of getting to zero can be a successful technique for issue advocates? 2) Diplomatic strategy: What is the wisdom of going ahead with a major
The Duchess of Malfi: John Webster
In dramatizing a woman's sexual choices in a notably sympathetic manner, this tragedy articulates perennial questions about female autonomy and class distinction.
008 The Harmonic Oscillator and the Wavefunctions of its Stationary States
Eighth lecture of the Quantum Mechanics course given in Michaelmas Term 2009
CNIPsy 2010 Marseille - Péripéties dans l’histoire de la psychiatrie.
CNIPsy 2010 Marseille : 7ème Congrès National des Internes en Psychiatrie (CNIPsy). Thème : «Mauvais genre»
Session : Péripéties dans l’histoire de la psychiatrie.
Titre : CNIPsy 2010 Marseille – Sur la recherche en psychiatrie
Résumé : On pourrait croire la psychiatrie atteinte d’amnésie antérograde, oubliant à mesure les chemins qui l’ont conduite au présent. Et son histoire, elle la réécrit parfois avec une extraordinaire politisation sélective.<
IL PROBLEMA DELLA TRAVE DI DE SAINT VENANT
Il problema della trave di De Saint Venant: discussione critica della soluzione, i quattro casi fondamentali.,The problem of De Saint Venant beam: critical discussion of the solution, the four main cases.,Istituzione universitaria di primo livello (ciclo I) per la formazione degli insegnanti e/o dei formatori,Spiegare,Istruzione secondaria superiore,Formazione degli insegnanti di materie tecniche,Costruzione e ingegneria civile,Distanza,Interazione minima,Basato su problemi,Lesson plan (Piano pe
Learning the Hindi Letters – Lesson 3 – उ and ऊ
This is the third in a series of basic episodes to teach Hindi from the beginning. If you are already studying Hindi, it can provide a good review. If you [...]
Irish Castles
A list of Castles in Ireland
Oldest computer made from Lego
Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2010/12/worlds-oldest-computer-recreated-in-lego.html See how an ancient computer was recreated using Lego
The Powers to Lead
Leadership is always necessary in any endeavor, applying equally to politics, business, society, and culture. Whilst enriching our understanding of the concept Nye highlights how the changing nature of leadership derives from broader social and political changes. Joseph S. Nye Jr, is University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, where he was formerly Dean. In government, he served as Chairman of the National Intelligence Council, Assistant Secre
Sociable Robots
Cynthia Breazeal makes social robots, machines with the capacity to interact with people on psychological terms. She says they “open up a new world of questions.” But these increasingly sophisticated devices make Sherry Turkle uneasy, since they challenge the idea of human relationships and the very “purp
