MAS.965 NextLab I: Designing Mobile Technologies for the Next Billion Users (MIT)
Can you make a cellphone change the world? NextLab is a hands-on year-long design course in which students research, develop and deploy mobile technologies for the next billion mobile users in developing countries. Guided by real-world needs as observed by local partners, students work in multidisciplinary teams on term-long projects, closely collaborating with NGOs and communities at the local level, field practitioners, and experts in relevant fields. Students are expected to leverage technica
Just the Facts: Historical Icons - Edward Kennedy
This brief video is a tribute to Ted Kennedy, the man who lived a life marked with controversy and personal tragedy, but he gained a reputation as a steadfast liberal politician who worked tirelessly on issues such as education and health care. Because many of images are from older sources, many of them appear blurry. (02:12)
Radish seeds sprouting: time lapse
A great example of germination. This time lapse video shows how radish plants go from seeds, to seedlings, to plants in just nine days. Amazing how fast the radishes grew. Time lapse sequence set to take a frame each 14 minutes 24 seconds. The time lapse spans 9 days. Two 90 watt compact floresecent lights where used for both the camera shooting light and the grow lights. The lights were set on a timer for 18 hours on and 6 off (for the health of the plants). The jump in the video is the 6 hou
Common French Phrases for Health
Learn common French phrases for health. Stephanie Hourie Morrow is a native French speaker and has been giving language lessons for 10 years. Each sentence is pronounced in English and French while the French phrase appears on the screen. For beginning to intermediate learners. Good sound quality.
Healthy Eating Tips For Kids... And Their Parents
Isabelle discusses healthy eating habits and good nutrition. She talks to her audience about which foods are healthiest. She says it like it is and doesn't mince words regarding hot dogs, donuts and girl scout cookies! This is a great little video on health and nutrition from a child who really thought about what whe wanted to say.
Kwame Dawes on approaches to treating HIV/AIDS in Haiti
Poet and reporter Kwame Dawes discusses the tensions between two different schools of thought on how best to address the problem of HIV/AIDS in Haiti. One approaches the disease as a part of a continuum of interconnected health issues, the other as a unique problem in need of isolated solutions specific to the disease. This is the first in a series of video diaries recorded in the field by Andre Lambertson. See all related reporting from this reporting project, including poetry, photography and
NIST in Your House
This site illustrates the impact that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has on daily life. Visitors can read about the standards that help ensure the safety and suitability of construction materials, packaging, consumer electronics, home appliances, timing, cooling and heating equipment, and health products.
Gov't and the Marketplace Seminar 10/26/2010 #1: Introduction by Dukakis
Creating Access to Services: The Case of the Massachusetts Health Connector
Jon Kingsdale, Founding Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Connector
Jim Stergios, Executive Director, Pioneer Institute
Moderator:
Michael Dukakis, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Northeastern University; former Governor of Massachusetts
Gov't and the Marketplace Seminar 10/26/2010 #2: Jon Kingsdale
Creating Access to Services: The Case of the Massachusetts Health Connector
Jon Kingsdale, Founding Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Connector
Jim Stergios, Executive Director, Pioneer Institute
Moderator:
Michael Dukakis, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Northeastern University; former Governor of Massachusetts
Gov't and the Marketplace Seminar 10/26/2010 #3: Comment by Dukakis
Creating Access to Services: The Case of the Massachusetts Health Connector
Jon Kingsdale, Founding Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Connector
Jim Stergios, Executive Director, Pioneer Institute
Moderator:
Michael Dukakis, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Northeastern University; former Governor of Massachusetts
Gov't and the Marketplace Seminar 10/26/2010 #4: Jim Stergios
Creating Access to Services: The Case of the Massachusetts Health Connector
Jon Kingsdale, Founding Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Connector
Jim Stergios, Executive Director, Pioneer Institute
Moderator:
Michael Dukakis, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Northeastern University; former Governor of Massachusetts
Gov't and the Marketplace Seminar 10/26/2010 #5: Q and A
Creating Access to Services: The Case of the Massachusetts Health Connector
Jon Kingsdale, Founding Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Connector
Jim Stergios, Executive Director, Pioneer Institute
Moderator:
Michael Dukakis, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Northeastern University; former Governor of Massachusetts
Texas Tech's Fibertect® Selected As Top Innovation by Cotton Incorporated
Fibertect®, a decontamination technology developed by researchers at Texas Tech University, was one of seven new innovations selected by Cotton Incorporated to show the versatility of the fiber.
Seshadri Ramkumar and his team at the Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech leveraged the absorbent capabilities of cotton to create the Fibertect® wipe that can absorb and neutralize gases and liquids that might be used in chemical warfare.
This video is courtesy of Cott
Bio-defense and Disaster Education for Healthcare Students
Modules introduce health services students to a common language and the unique roles and challenges basic to all-hazard disaster response. The 4 one hour modules were developed by an interdiciplinary team of Montana educators from pharmacy, nursing and allied health sciences under a HRSA Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development program. Each module contains a narrated presentation with accompanying learning activities and faculty support materials. They are designed for either face-to
Don't Drink and Drive
An EMS worker discusses how makeup is used to simulate a drinking and driving accident to encourage students not to drink and drive on prom night.
Maintain workplace safety
This unit is concerned with the occupational health and safety responsibilities of employees with supervisory responsibilities to implement and monitor the organisation's occupational health and safety policies, procedures and programs in a small team to meet legislative requirements.
Furniture making - OHS
A learning resource about the Workplace health and safety procedures in the furniture making industry.
Working with your local community
This learning object addresses the competency required to work in a culturally safe manner by considering and respecting local community values, beliefs and gender roles when providing health care to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
The Oil Spill's Other Victims (Science Bulletins)
http://amnh.org/rc10
Beyond oil-coated pelicans, the Gulf spill imperils many lesser-known species such as marsh grasses, seaweed, and deep-sea invertebrates. The latest Bio Bulletin from the Museum's Science Bulletins program highlights these unsung but critical components of Gulf ecosystems and features recent shoreline and surface oil maps from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). View the story in AMNH's Hall of Biodiversity until July 23, 2010 or online.
Science Bul
Authors@Google: Albert László Barabási
The Authors@Google program welcomed Albert László Barabási to Google's New York office to discuss his book, "BURSTS: The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do"
"In BURSTS (April 2010), Barabasi, Director of the Center for Network
Science at Northeastern University, shatters one of the most
fundamental assumptions in modern science and technology regarding
human behavior. Barabasi argues that, rather than being random,
humans actually act in predictable patterns. We go along for long
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