Mythbusters- Walking on "Water"
The mythbusters are making oobleck. It's a simple mixture of water and cornstarch. It's easy to make in small batches (04:31).
Mythbusters explain the mentos and diet coke demonstration.
The mythbusters carry out a test to see what makes mentos and soda react. It all depends on surface area (01:57).
Careers - interview success
Find out how to prepare for an interview -- the research to undertake, the types of questions you may be asked and how to structure your answers.
Careers in retail - preparing for interviews [Subtitled]
Four graduate recruiters from Boots, ASDA, The Co-operative and HSBC offer advice to university students and graduates on how to prepare for a job interview with a retailer
This Day in History April 22: The First Earth Day
Earth Day, an event to increase public awareness of the world's environmental problems, is celebrated in the United States for the first time. Millions of Americans, including students from thousands of colleges and universities, participated in rallies, marches, and educational programs. (1:00)
Work Experience
Welcome to this Futures workbook on work experience. Like the other workbooks in the series you can dip in and out doing the exercises which are most relevant to you. You might want to include the exercises, or the output from them in your personal development plan or e-portfolio.
Of Visions, Dreams and Reality; Sustainable Housing in Perspective (Inaugural Lecture - Professor Ma
The inaugural lecture of Professor Malcolm Bell, Downing Chair in Surveying and Sustainable Housing, was held on Tuesday 18 May 2010. Professor Bell's lecture titled "Of Visions, Dreams and Reality; Sustainable Housing in Perspective" explored the issues and challenges of making very large reductions in carbon emissions from housing. It drew on some 20 years of research work in the Buildings, Energy and Sustainability research group, which is part of the Centre for the Built Environment (CeBE) a
Invasive Species
Canada is being invaded by aliens, but not by the type you see in science fiction movies. These organisms are found nearly everywhere in Canada. They come from other parts of the world and upset local ecological balances. (00:59)
(Business) haters gonna hate -- but who gets hurt?
Sep 14 - Don't vilify American business according to Reuters columnists and business gurus Jack and Suzy Welch.
Breakingviews: Bank breakups Spanish-style
Sept 14 - Breakingviews editors explain what Citigroup boss Vikram Pandit could learn from Santander's Emilio Botin when it comes to the industry's existential conundrum.
Quick Q
Quick Q
Q methodology is a technique for modelling viewpoints, that was developed by William Stephenson (1902-1989). This animation, intended for a general audience, provides a short non-technical introduction to the methodology, outlining the different stages involved in conducting a Q study. The animation was funded by the UK Higher Education Academy (2012).
Men, Women & Health - New approaches to research and theory for improving health and health care
Men’s and women’s health have tended to be treated in rather stereotypical ways – as if all men are careless about their health, simply by virtue of their masculinity; and women’s health, when it comes down to it, is all about their gynaecology. This lecture will introduce the radically new approaches to gender and health being taken by the Centre for Men’s Health and the Feminism and Health Research Group at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Their work acknowledges that, even in these
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UMMC Physician Profile: Zelijko Vujackovic, M.D., Ph.D.
This short video introduces viewers to Zelijko Vujackovic, M.D., Ph.D., professor of radiation oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and director of translational radiation sciences at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center.
Dr. Vujackovic's special interests include, therapeutic interventions/strategies to prevent, mitigate, or treat radiation injury, and radiation-related normal tissue injury. Watch this video to learn more about his practice at UMGCC.
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Cyberbullying - 09/18/2012
A teacher education seminar highlights the negative impact cyberbullying has on both children and adults.
AMNH's 17th Annual Halloween Celebration
Celebrate Halloween at the American Museum of Natural History. On Wednesday, October 31, from 4-7 p.m., the Museum's halls will be filled with trick-or-treating, live performances by David Grover and the Big Bear Band, arts and crafts, the Big Nazo puppet troupe, and roaming characters including Curious George, Spiderman, Miffy, Danny's Dinosaur and Spider-man. Teddy Roosevelt, whose journey from young naturalist to Conservation President is highlighted in a new exhibition in the Theodore Roosev
Reuters Today: Japan battles slowdown with surprise easing
Sept. 19 - The Bank of Japan doubles its usual purchases of government bonds in an attempt to weaken the yen and kickstart growth.
Southeast Asia emerging as money magnet
Sept. 19 - As Western economies struggle, Southeast Asia is shaping up as the place where fortunes are made - and stored, with Singapore tipped to overtake Switzerland as the world's wealth management capital.
Joe Stegman: Windows 8 User Interface Joe Stegman talks about creating XAML UI for Windows Store apps. He mentions the flexibility of XAML being accessible from C++, VB and C#, and the great performance you will get out of the engine (which is written in native code). Learn more about the new XAML UI platform at the Windows devcenter and follow Joe’s advice and start Author(s):
Wealth Strategies: Investors don't own enough stock
Sep 20 - BlackRock's David Cassese says a traditional 60/40 split between stocks and bonds doesn't give enough weight to equities and likes companies growing dividends like Quest Diagnostics and Microsoft.
