
Overview | What did historical figures imagine our lives would look like today? How can we make informed predictions about the future? In this lesson, students consider and discuss predictions abo
History of the Arrow: How to Make an Arrow
This video shows how to make a real arrow. Teachers must make sure that they only show this to students who are mature enough to benefit from the step-by-step lesson.
The Stuff of Genius: Safety Pin
With patents on everything from fountain pens to rifles, Walter Hunt has sometimes been called "America's forgotten inventor." However, his most successful invention was the safety pin.
Club Med opens first China resort
Club Med opens first resort in China; plans four more. The Yabuli resort boasts 18 ski runs, the most in the country.
African Penguins
A children oriented video with lots of facts about pengins. The two girls doing the interview might give students an idea on what they could do for a project.
Brazilian Race
Thunderbird School of Global Management Professor John Zerio, Ph.D., speaks to MBA students Jan. 6, 2011, during the Brazil Winterim in Sao Paulo.
Saatchi & Saatchi's Kevin Roberts: 'It's All about Getting to the Future First'
Kevin Roberts has been CEO Worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi since 1997, and in the space of 11 years has cemented the ad agency's reputation as one of the most successful and creative companies in the industry. Roberts is perhaps most well known for an idea he came up with called "lovemarks" -- which means creating a brand for which the consumer has "loyalty beyond reason." During a visit to campus last week, he talked with Knowledge@Wharton about lovemarks and other initiatives. In addition, as p
Mergers in the Air? Microsoft/Yahoo and Delta/Northwest
The ongoing takeover battle between Microsoft and Yahoo has taken several surprising turns over the past few weeks. After rejecting Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6 billion offer in late February, Yahoo has announced a two-week ad testing program with its main search rival, Google, and has reportedly entertained a possible merger with Time Warner's AOL. Meanwhile, Microsoft was rumored to be considering News Corp. as a possible ally in acquiring Yahoo. While spectators wait for the next twist in th
The Founding Fathers On The Right To Bear Arms
Quotes by our founding fathers on the right to keep and bear arm. There are no slides except those with text on them that quote the Founding Fathers.
TED415 Session 1 Spring 2011
TED415 Multicultural Education Session 1 01/23/2011
Jeffrey Miller
A Bridge Too Far
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NY Times Lesson Plan: The Future Is Now: Analyzing and Making Predictions Overview | What did historical figures imagine our lives would look like today? How can we make informed predictions about the future? In this lesson, students consider and discuss predictions abo Christina Knoll - birds Laptop Orchestra performs Terry Riley's "In C" Cathredal of Books SP.725 D-Lab: Medical Technologies for the Developing World (MIT) 6.851 Advanced Data Structures (MIT) 21A.218J Identity and Difference (MIT) Jeremy Siegel on Ignoring Risks -- Subprime Special Report

Christina Knoll - birds
These first-semester College of Charleston students recently performed Terry Riley's avant-garde 1964 composition, "In C" on their laptop computers. Each student was enrolled in both Music Appreciation (MUSC 131) and Computer Science (CSCI 180) courses taught by faculty members Blake Stevens and Bill Manaris.
This First-Year Experience Learning Community is one of several at the College that links two or more courses, often around an interdisciplinary theme or problem. Faculty who teach the cou
In February of 1857, George Peabody, a wealthy businessman, described his vision for an "extensive Library" that would be part of the first major cultural center in an American city. The Institute envisioned by Peabody was founded to enrich the intellectual and artistic horizons of the citizens of Baltimore.
This video was created to celebrate the grand reopening of the historic George Peabody Library following extensive renovations from 2002 to 2004. It showcases important works from a magnifi
D-Lab Health provides a multidisciplinary approach to global health technology design via guest lectures and a major project based on fieldwork. We will explore the current state of global health challenges and learn how to design medical technologies that address those problems. Students may travel to Nicaragua during spring break to work with health professionals, using medical technology design kits to gain field experience for their device challenge. As a final class deliverable, you will cr
Data structures play a central role in modern computer science. You interact with data structures much more often than with algorithms (think of Google, your mail server, and even your network routers). In addition, data structures are essential building blocks in obtaining efficient algorithms. This course will cover major results and current directions of research in data structures.
This course explores how identities, whether of individuals or groups, are produced, maintained, and transformed. Students will be introduced to various theoretical perspectives that deal with identity formation, including constructions of "the normal." We will explore the utility of these perspectives for understanding identity components such as gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, language, social class, and bodily difference. By semester's end students will unders
The subprime crisis "was a wreck that could have been predicted," Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel says in this interview. Siegel is one of seven Wharton professors interviewed by Knowledge@Wharton for a special report on the subprime credit crisis. Please visit knoweldge.wharton.upenn.edu for the entire report.