Annual Technology Day Report 2010
Note: This video has some audio problems, which get resolved early on with some help from an audience member, presumed to be a Course VI alum.
MIT President Susan Hockfield delivers a general update on the Institute to MIT Alumni gathered in Kresge for the annual Technology Day event.
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Episode 29: Engineering Ice Cream Chemical Engineer Dr Ray Dagastine explains the crucial role of emulsions and surfactants in everyday items like shampoo and ice cream. The first of our special "Up Close Summer Season of Science". With host Dr Shane Huntington. Didattica per progetti The Future of Publishing 2.7 Treatments for obesity Applied Humanities: Transforming Humanities Education What’s New at the MIT Center for Future Civic Media? The Future of Civic Engagement in a Broadband-Enabled World Introduction to the software life-cycle Lecture 12: The Centenary Lubbock Lecture Lecture 13: Designing for Strength: A Century of Solid Mechanics Research in Oxford Pharmaceutical Companies, Government and Society A Pharma perspective on healthcare needs and innovation in drug discovery Connecting the dots: Chinese scholars on Christianity in China today Input prices soar in China Romani Mobilities in Europe: Plenary 3: Activism, advocacy and research: Roma, Gypsies and Traveller Understanding the South, understanding modern America: the American south in regional, national, and Ryzom assets repository AdViews : a digital archive of vintage television commercials Worn again
L’idea chiave della didattica per progetti è quella che gli studenti realizzino un progetto in un ambiente di apprendimento opportunamente strutturato da un gruppo di insegnanti. Questo ambiente sarà costituito da diverse componenti: uno spazio fisico, una contesto sociale, una dimensione individuale, una serie di attività da svolgere, un prodotto da sviluppare.,Istituzione universitaria di secondo e terzo livello (ciclo II e III) per la formazione degli insegnanti e/o dei formatori,Progett
Nostalgia, anxiety and optimism mix in this panel devoted to imagining what lies ahead for the book, as publishing professionals and others discuss the impact of digital technology on the business.
Small Beer Press, Gavin Grant’s boutique Massachusetts publishing company, “is still in the business of producing pa
The incidence of obesity is on the increase in affluent societies, and the phenomenon commands increasing attention from health professionals, legislators and the media. This unit looks at the science behind obesity, examining the dietary, physiological and genetic aspects of the topic.
In the first of four panels celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Comparative Media Studies (CMS) program at MIT, panelists reflect on the wide range of projects and media studies offspring that have emerged from this innovative program.
Major CMS themes include the development of community, creation of a deeper unders
Based on this roster of speakers, the MIT Center for Future Civic Media exists in a constant state of productive ferment, if not adrenaline rush. In a series of brief, timed talks, 13 (!) researchers describe projects to help communities leverage self-knowledge into useful change or even transformation.
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The digital revolution that brought us Facebook, Twitter and YouTube could help revive participatory democracy in the U.S., says Eugene J. Huang. He unveils the FCC’s plan for providing broadband access to every American, and describes how its recommendations could spur more open government and greater civic engagement.
Introductory lecture, given by Dr Raymond Flood, for the summer school part of the online diploma in computing. Visit http://media.conted.ox.ac.uk/on01 to view the full presentation from Raymond Flood, including his slides.
Lord Browne of Madingley, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering "On being an engineer". As President of The Royal Academy of Engineering, Lord Browne's prime goal during his five years in office is 'to move engineering towards the centre of society'. In his opinion the words 'engineers design the future' have more resonance today than ever before. Drawing on global experience of the energy business, industry and political life Lord Browne reflected on what being an engineer means in the
Professor Carlos Ruiz on "Designing for Strength: A Century of Solid Mechanics Research in Oxford" In 1908 C.W. Jenkin was appointed to the first chair of Engineering Science in Oxford University. He followed in the tradition, established by Hooke, to emphasise the practical application of research to the design of machines and structures. Thanks to his foresight, solid mechanics in Oxford has a strong scientific basis, combining theoretical formulation and exact experimental work to provide ans
This lecture will explore, from a historical perspective, the relationship between an emerging pharmaceutical industry, the establishment of drug regulatory authorities, and - most recently - the development of health technology assessment.
The third Green Templeton Lecture 2009 explores how, by harnessing innovation to meet unmet medical needs, pharma companies can deliver significant value to patients, payers and shareholders. The Green Templeton Lectures 2009 explored the theme 'Addicted to Big Pharma? Reconciling business, medical and ethical needs' in a series of four lectures looking at the pharmaceutical industry past, present and future. This third lecture was delivered by Patrick Vallance (Head of Drug Discovery; GlaxoSmit
Final lecture of the Martin D'Arcy Memorial lecture series on Christianity in China, in this lecture, Dr Wu looks at the various perspectives on how Chinese and western scholars understand christianity in china and also cross-cultural studies
China's PMI hits 7-month high as factories ramped up production in November, but input prices post biggest gain, showing inflationary pressures.
This podcast was recorded at the third plenary session of the Romani Mobilities in Europe: multidisciplinary perspectives conference. This podcast was recorded at the third plenary session of the Romani Mobilities in Europe: multidisciplinary perspectives conference, which was held by the Refugee Studies Centre (made possible by a grant from the John Fell Oxford University Press Fund and the generous support of ERSTE Foundation) on Thursday 15th January 2010 at Harris Manchester College, Univers
This website, from the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, at the University of Manchester, presents free online access to details of a conference held at Manchester in May 2008 on 'Understanding the South, Understanding Modern America: The American South in Regional, National, and Global Perspectives'. The website presents information about the conference's programme and some background details. Of more significance, however, is the information presented on each speaker and paper presente
The Ryzom Assets repository provides free online access to 13Gb of art assets from the fantasy videogame Ryzom. This major multiplayer PC game was officially made open source in May 2010, and its open-access assets archive provides a wealth of material useful to those studying videogame development or seeking royalty-free pre-made art assets with which to create new interactive media. The game-world is rich in convincingly "alien" Morrowind-like fantasy art assets, and it is especially rich in
'AdViews: a digital archive of vintage television commercials' is an online collection from Duke University's Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library. The archive contains... "thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s ... created or collected by the ad agency Benton & Bowles or its successor, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles". Videos can be browsed or searched, and when found are linked to on the iTunes service - which means that users must regi
This is the website for Worn Again, an organisation working with leading product designers in order to transform unwanted fabrics into modern, wearable clothes and accessories. Describing itself as an "upcycling" company, Worn Again was established in 2005, initially working with footwear, but has now expanded to include outerwear, bags and accessories. The company aims to transform waste and manufacturing patterns by utilising textile waste to create new products, ultimately leading to a scal
