The Universe Constellations / Full Documentary
The constellations still intrigue us. Professor Kaku, of the City University of New York, reminds us that the night sky was man's 'greatest show' before the advent of movies. (44:28)
Asteroid Is a Dance Partner for Planet Earth
A team of Canadian scientists have discovered a "Trojan" asteroid that is caught in a synchronized orbit with the Earth. Jeffrey Brown discusses what this discovery means with the California Institute of Technology's Mike Brown. (04:31)
Phillips/Tindall royal wedding
July 31 - Zara Phillips marries Michael Tindall during a ceremony in Scotland. Julie Noce, reports.
Pregnancy from the course Introduction to Human Nutrition
Introduction to Human Nutrition - Fall 2006.This course provides an overview of digestion and metabolism of nutrients. Foods are discussed as a source of nutrients, and the evidence is reviewed as to the effects of nutrition on health. The emphasis of the course is on issues of current interest and on worldwide problems of food and nutrition. Students are required to record their own diet, calculate its composition, and evaluate its nutrient content in light of their particular needs.
Double Digit Multiplication App
Induced EMF in a coil of wire
Students use a simple set up consisting of a coil of wire and a magnet to visualize induced EMF. First, students move a coil of wire near a magnet and observe the voltage that results. They then experiment with moving the wire, magnet, and a second, current carrying coil. Students connect the coil to a circuit and the current from the induced EMF charges a conductor.
Boehner, Cantor confident on "not perfect" debt passage
Aug. 1 - Republican House Speaker John Boehner and his deputy Eric Cantor are confident the House will pass a debt ceiling measure "to change the culture" in Washington. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Vesta spins!
This animation uses images from the Dawn spacecraft of the asteroid Vesta, showing this 500 km wide rock spinning.
Blog post with more info: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/01/vesta-in-breathtaking-detail/
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Conversations with Berkeley Faculty: Eva Harris (3/15/01)
Conversations with History Presents Faculty Research at the University of California, Berkeley
A Conversation with Eva Harris Assistant Professor of Public Health
"Making Science Accessible"
This interview took place on March 15, 2001. Complete transcript is available.
Eva Harris is an Assistant Professor in the Infectious Diseases Division of the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley, where she does research and teaching on Molecular Biology, Parasitology, and Vir
Multiplication Rule (Probability "and")
The instructor, while using computer software, discusses the multiplication rule in probability. The instructor talks a little fast, so this video will be more helpful if a classroom teacher supplements this information with prior discussion. (03:24)
Dr Gilberto Paz-Filho - Profile
Dr Gilberto Paz-Filho is a research fellow in the Department of Translational Medicine at the John Curtin School of Medical research
Gilberto has been doing some interesting research on the hormone labtin which regulates food intake, energy metabolism, immunity and brain function.
Professor Matthew Cook - Profile
Professor Matthew Cook is the group leader of the program in immunology at John Curtin School of Medical Research as well as director of immunology at the Canberra Hospital.
Matthew divides his time between ANU working in the lab and the Canberra Hospital working with patients with autoimmune disease. Matthew is interested in reducing mortality by a better understanding of disease.
The Oresteia - Agamemnon - con't
Man, God, and Society in Western Literature - Spring 2007. Philosophical issues as expressed in poetry, drama, and the novel. This course will compare and contrast the Greek, Medieval, and modern worlds, as reflected in their greatest literature, with special emphasis on the role of the community in reconciling conflicts between sub-groups in society and the individual's ability to understand and control his own life. We will also follow man's realization that the changing answers to these quest
Historicizing Sex and Sexuality
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Spring 2007. Being a mother, a father, a son or daughter: these are universal human conditions, yet in every human society they are experienced differently. Grounded in universals of human sexual variation, this course takes experiences of people of different sexes at many points in history as a lens to explore how history, art history, and anthropology make arguments about human beings in the past. Archaeological case studies are used to explore masculinity, mot
Embodied Lives - Performance and Precedent in Past Societies
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Spring 2007. Being a mother, a father, a son or daughter: these are universal human conditions, yet in every human society they are experienced differently. Grounded in universals of human sexual variation, this course takes experiences of people of different sexes at many points in history as a lens to explore how history, art history, and anthropology make arguments about human beings in the past. Archaeological case studies are used to explore masculinity, mot
02.08.2011 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Dienstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Nach wochenlangem Nervenkrieg im US-Schuldenstreit hat der Kompromiss zwischen Demokraten und Republikanern die erste und wahrscheinlich entscheidende parlamentarische Hürde genommen. Nur einen Tag, bevor die weltgrößte Volkswirtschaft zahlungsunfähig geworden wäre, billigte das von Republi
Dead Simple web animation tool for Students
23.08.2011 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Dienstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Die libyschen Widerstandskämpfer haben nach dem Einmarsch in die Hauptstadt Tripolis das Ende der vier Jahrzehnte währenden Herrschaft von Machthaber Muammar al-Gaddafi ausgerufen. Die Ära Gaddafi sei beendet, erklärte der Chef des Nationalen Übergangsrats der Rebellen, Mustafa Abdul Dschalil. Der Rat bereite s
Changing Europe: 1919-1945
Water Cycle
Students are asked to explain how clouds participate in the water cycle.
