Workshop: "Mobile Phones as Tools," with Jed Alpert
Jed Alpert, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Mobile Commons, gives an HKS student digital workshop on mobile phones as tools. Moderated by Joel Engardio, MC/MPA.
Trafford College induction tour
Monitors condemn Belarus poll arrests
Election monitors condemn Belarus elections after police arrest hundreds of protesters.
Mobile learning in Hair & Beauty (ESOL)
Deaf based staff talking about MoLeNET
Babbage: December 15th, 2010
M&Ms, man-made life and the Kinect
More expensive medication may be more potent
"Marketing variables not only influence people's perceptions and expectations, they actually influence the real efficacy of products such as medications." This is according to Ziv Carmon, INSEAD Professor of Marketing, who, along with Rebecca Waber and Dan Ariely from MIT and Baba Shiv from Stanford, tested the effect of price on the efficacy of a medication by administering electric shocks to those taking part in the study to test their resistance to pain.
Globalising the brand: Looking beyond lower costs
While many multinational firms are choosing to outsource services and production to Asia, one company says it’s looking beyond lowering costs and is aiming to ‘globalise its corporate brand’ by developing a major R&D base in India.
Wim Elfrink of Cisco Systems, who holds the unique corporate title of Chief Globalisation Officer, says cost differentiation at the company is "a bonus, but the not the main driver anymore." The networking firm is investing around 1.2 billion dolla
Klartext 2010-09-30
På torsdagen berättade att kvinnor som har en besvärlig graviditet har rätt att stanna hemma från jobbet och istället få pengar från Försäkringskassan. Vi berättade också att miljövännen Nnimmo Bassey från Nigeria ska få Right Livelihood-priset. Han får det priset eftersom han försöker att hjälpa dem som har drabbats av olja som släpps ut i naturen i hans hemland Nigeria i Afrika.
Klartext 2010-10-14
Vi på Klartext berättade att alla de instängda gruvarbetarna i Chile nu är räddade. Vi berättade också att flera hundra anställda inom Försvaret kan tvingas sluta sina jobb.
Spartan Sagas: Dean Carpenter
Spartan alumnus Dean Carpenter is truly making a difference — he's helping those seeking medical treatment at a shelter of last resort in Detroit. "I can't solve the heath care problems in Detroit by myself," says Carpenter, "but I can do the best that I can with the person who's sitting in front of me at that moment."
Dewani wedding video released
The family of Shrien Dewani releases the video of the wedding held in India in October.
ISS Update - Dec. 17, 2010
The International Space Station video update for Dec. 17, 2010.
Volcanoes - Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
This short video describes how volcanoes are created and what causes them to erupt. (1:37)
Health Care Policy and the Next U.S. Administration
In an energetic talk delivered prior to the U.S. presidential election, Jonathan Gruber provides a useful breakdown of the two candidates’ remedies for the nation’s troubled health care system. His detailed analysis of the key issues around health care may prove invaluable as the next president assumes office.
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LSE Literary Weekend - Animating a Myth for our times: The Lawsuit of the Animals against Humanity
An event that combines a story-telling of the 1000-year-old eco-fable The Animals’ Lawsuit against Humanity with a panel discussion on the story’s historical and literary origins; current biodiversity in the midst of species extinction; the philosophical relationship between humans; and animals and the need for a myth for our times.
Pourquoi et comment faire des formes de vie nouvelles ? (video)
Une conférence du cycle : Qu'est ce que la vie ? Où en est la connaissance du génome ?
par Philippe Marlière
Table Ronde : Précaution, prévention et gestion des risques environnementaux (audio)
Journée Santé Environnement
Quelques risques environnementaux reconnus
ISPED, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
Les grandes questions environnementales des débuts du XXIe siècle : pesticides, champs électromagnétiques, pollution atmosphérique…ont poussé à la création de structures régionales chargées d’assurer la gestion des risques environnementaux et d
Active Gaming Research
In this video, the university shares the information they have learned about active gaming, along with the impact it has had on students' lives. The active gaming labs use technology to improve learning along with a new type of physical education within the schools and encourages children to use technology while still being physically active. Run time 03:04.
