Community Driven Development in Sierra Leone
Edward Miguel (UC Berkeley) and Katherine Casey (Stanford) discussed the challenges of community driven development in post-war settings. They presented results from their GoBifo study in Sierra Leone, an intensive program to promote democratic decision-making within villages, in which they found no impact on social norms (i.e. involvement of marginalized groups in community decision making). They also discussed their use of the pre-analysis plan and the importance of having a registry for socia
The Policy Space in a Natural Resource Rich, Post-Conflict Country
Herbert M'cleod (Special Advisor, Office of the President, Sierra Leone) spoke about how post-conflict countries should seek to allow for changes to policy based on evidence rather than to recreate the government and economy that led to the conflict. In practice, however, the post-conflict environment is complex, mired in the need for short-term solutions and the rush to return to a sense of "normalcy".
7.345 Non-coding RNAs: Junk or Critical Regulators in Health and Disease? (MIT)
Every time we scientists think that we have dissected the precise biological nature of a process, an incidental finding, a brilliantly designed experiment, or an unexpected result can turn our world upside down. Until recently thought by many to be cellular "junk" because they do not encode proteins, non-coding RNAs are gaining a growing recognition for their roles in the regulation of a wide scope of processes, ranging from embryogenesis and development to cancer and degenerative diso
Alison Wright “Wish You Were Here” Photography Lecture
For award-winning documentary photographer and writer Alison Wright, traveling in packed vehicles around Third World countries was just part of a day’s work — until the day her bus careened around a blind curve on a remote jungle road in Laos and collided head-on with a logging truck. Overcoming life-threatening injuries and extensive rehabilitation, Wright [...]
Christopher Kleihege “Wish You Were Here” Photography Lecture
Since 2006, Christopher Kleihege has been photographing Caral, the “oldest centre of civilization” in the Western Hemisphere. The massive pyramids, plazas, and other constructions sit nestled in the foothills of the Peruvian Andes, and their discovery is beginning to challenge our understandings of early modern man.
Christopher gave a compelling talk about his work in [...]
Oorzaken van de Franse Revolutie In deze les worden de oorzaken van de Franse revolutie besproken. De les omvat naast een klassieke lesvoorbereiding ook een werk- en oplossingenblad.
Romeinse koningen In deze presentatie wordt de Romeinse koningstijd voorgesteld. De leerlingen krijgen een overzicht van de voornaamste verwezenlijking van de "legendarische" Romeinse koningen
Preview of Brainiac
Piramide van oude fietsbanden Als originele kerstversiering maken de leerlingen een piramide van oude fietsbanden en piepschuim. In negen bladzijden wordt beschreven hoe de leerlingen te werk moeten gaan. Achtereenvolgens komt het volgende aan …
What's in a name? Plenty, if you're Barack Hussein Obama
Oct. 21 - The final foreign policy debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will be closely watched throughout the world but perhaps no more so than in Israel, America's long-term ally in the Middle East. According to new research from the universities of Haifa and Texas, Israelis believe Obama's middle name 'Hussein' makes him seem less supportive of their country, a finding that few observers in the U.S. will find surprising. Jim Drury reports.
Saft Says: Maybe it's not such a small world after all
Oct 23 - Reuters Columnist James Saft says globalization and harmonized economies may not be as cozy as first believed as recent ructions disrupt trade and money flows.
U.S. Day Ahead: Brace yourself for more earnings fallout
Oct 23 - Investors could see some more disappointing numbers on Wednesday with almost 10% of the S&P 500 slated to report results.
Scientists hijack worm brain
Oct. 22 - Researchers at Harvard University have managed to take control of a roundworm's brain. After genetically engineering the worm to make its neurons sensitive to light, the scientists found they could control its movements through stimuli projected into its brain. Ben Gruber reports.
3.3.2 Planning the investigation A plan was needed to determine the chain of events leading up to and during the collapse. That sequence would necessarily depend on which parts had broken first, and a fault tree would enable a plan of action in isolating the cause (or causes) of the disaster. Such a systematic approach is known as fault-tree analysis or FTA, and is part of the armoury of methods used by accident investigators. With large-scale and devastating accidents, all possibilities, however remote, need evaluation in t
Iron Horse of Kansas
Learn of the amazing connection between a Kansas runner, Adolph Hitler, and the 1936 Olympics.
Mercy On Wheels
Popular Front;Spanish Civil War; Dr. Perez Odio;Flyer announcing the arrival of an ambulance bullet riddled by Franco's forces in Spain
D-Day to Berlin - The Battle for France (Part 1 of 6)
History Channel Video. 1944, Europe's future hung in the balance. Our 3-part series follows the story of Allied forces--from Normandy to the assault on Germany--and the victories that led to WWII's end in 1945. We begin on the day after D-Day, unfolding over the summer of 1944 as the initial narrow sliver of French coastline gained by the Allies is slowly extended. By the end of August, Allied victory seemed assured. Rommel had been wounded, Hitler was directing the battle, and the German army w
D-Day to Berlin - The Battle for France (Part 2 of 6)
History Channel Video. 1944, Europe's future hung in the balance. Our 3-part series follows the story of Allied forces--from Normandy to the assault on Germany--and the victories that led to WWII's end in 1945. We begin on the day after D-Day, unfolding over the summer of 1944 as the initial narrow sliver of French coastline gained by the Allies is slowly extended. By the end of August, Allied victory seemed assured. Rommel had been wounded, Hitler was directing the battle, and the German army w
D-Day to Berlin - The Battle for France (Part 5 of 6)
History Channel Video. 1944, Europe's future hung in the balance. Our 3-part series follows the story of Allied forces--from Normandy to the assault on Germany--and the victories that led to WWII's end in 1945. We begin on the day after D-Day, unfolding over the summer of 1944 as the initial narrow sliver of French coastline gained by the Allies is slowly extended. By the end of August, Allied victory seemed assured. Rommel had been wounded, Hitler was directing the battle, and the German army w
22 - Fascists
While Nazi Germany's crimes were unprecedented, Adolf Hitler himself was in many respects a typical figure. An idle youth, of seemingly mediocre talents, his political career and passionate hatreds were formed by the experience of World War I. The rise of fascism in Germany, as elsewhere, must be understood in the context of a postwar climate of resentment and instability. Germany's economic crisis, in particular, led the middle classes to support National Socialism well before any other group.
