The Ideas that are Changing Politics
There has been an extraordinary surge in the study of behaviour from evolutionary biologists, neurologists and game theorists, but this has been largely divorced from the political debate. David Willetts will draw on the latest research from these disciplines to explain what Government can and cannot do to influence our behaviour. David Willetts is shadow secretary of state for innovation, universities and skills and has been the MP for Havant since 1992. He was shadow secretary of state for wor
Evaluating cardiac gene expression in maternal phenylketonuria offspring
Maternal phenylketonuria (MPKU) is a teratogenic syndrome, caused by development of offspring in a uterine environment made toxic by the metabolic imbalance of PKU. The birth defects resulting from untreated MPKU include microcephaly with concomitant mental retardation, growth retardation, and congenital heart defects. Congenital heart defects have been identified and characterized in MPKU offspring, using the BTBR-PAHenu2 mouse MPKU model. Subsequently, this mouse model was used to start invest
The effects of phonotactic and orthotactic probabilities on orthographic fast-mapping in kindergarte
The purpose of this study was to investigate how the linguistic components of phonotactic and orthotactic probability affected children’s ability to fast-map orthographic information and whether orthographic processing explained unique variance on children’s literacy skills above and beyond that of phonological processing. Moreover, the current study examined whether kindergarten children with and without typical language abilities were differentially affected by linguistic processes on read
Where the two kingdoms merge: the struggle for balance between national and religious identity among
When the German Reich was created in 1871, it was an artificial construct born of Hohenzollern power projection and not of nationalism. Otto von Bismarck’s Realpolitik used the power of nationalism to unite Germans behind the Kaiser, but also divisively to keep liberals and potential opponents of the Kaiser firmly divided. The Kulturkampf was one such set of policies that attempted to suppress Catholic political authority while dividing Germany’s religious groups against one another. The Kul
Lecture 15 - 11/16/2010
Lecture 15
Lecture 15 - 11/16/2010
Lecture 15
Lecture 15 - 11/16/2010
Lecture 15
Lecture 15 - 11/16/2010
Lecture 15
Conversations with Berkeley Faculty: Michael Nacht (1/9/03)
Conversations with History Presents Faculty Research at the University of California, Berkeley
Michael Nacht Dean and Professor of Public Policy, UC Berkeley
"Changing Paradigms in National Security Policy"
January 9, 2003. A complete transcript is available.
Professor Nacht teaches and writes in the fields of U.S. national security and foreign policy, and on management strategies for public organizations. He was a founding coeditor of the journal International Security, and he served in the
EU Foreign Policy after Lisbon: The EU's Influence in its Eastern Neighbourhood [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Hiski Haukkala, Dr Petr Kratochwil, Dr Nicu Popescu, Professor Stefan Wolff | This roundtable on 'EU Foreign Policy after Lisbon: The EU's Influence in its Eastern Neighbourhood' looks at the impact of the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership on the domestic politics of its partner countries, and how this has changed since the Lisbon Treaty. Professor Hiski Haukkala (University of Tampere, Finland); Dr Petr Kratochwil (Institute of International Relatio
Force and Strategy
This course examines the political, economic,military, and ethical factors affecting the use and utility of military force in international relations. Students will study the political and decision-making process by which nations decide to use military force as well as the major arms control agreements of the post-World War II period, including negotiations currently under way.
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State of play
With the party conference season over, Dr Steven Fielding weighs up the current climate in British politics and what lies in store.
Dr Fielding is the Director of the Centre for British Politics in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University.
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With a threatened financial crisis looming large, is there really anything a politician can do to stem the tide?
CSSA Spring Festival Gala 2004
This film depicts a new-year celebration typical of Chinese people who study and work abroad.,This is a 1 hour 37 minutes film recording exacts of Chinese Spring Festival Gala held in Corn Exchange Theatre in Cambridge on 16th January 2004. The occasion organiser was CSSA and audience were about 1000 people coming from all over UK in that evening.
The listening room, Chisenhale Gallery, London
The Listening Room is part of Activated Space, David Cunningham's project to develop and present a series of installations that alter an architectural space in real time to allow its resonant frequencies to become audible and interactive. The project combines elements from sculpture, electronic media, music, architecture and acoustics.
The work addresses the following issues:
Primary:
How can active listening be encouraged?
How does our awareness of acoustic surroundings influence ou
Chinese Exclusion Act
Starting with the Gold Rush, Chinese migrated to California and other regions of the United States in search of work. As several photographs show, many Chinese found work in the gold mines and on the railroads. They accepted $32.50 a month to work on the Union Pacific in Wyoming in 1870 for the same job that paid white workers $52 a month. This led to deep resentment by the whites, who felt the Chinese were competing unfairly for jobs. White labor unions blamed the Chinese for lower wages and la
La ressource en sol, support de la biodiversité et de l'activité humaine
Dans cet entretien, Christian Walter, Professeur de Science du Sol à Agrocampus Ouest (Rennes) évoque les caractéristiques du sol et met en avant sa complexité, il analyse ensuite le sol en tant que ressource, puis relie la question du sol à celle de la biodiversité, notamment en examinant le rôle de l'activité humaine.
Qu'est-ce-que gouverner - Yves Michaud (video)
Un conférence de l'UTLS au lycée
Lycée International de Strasbourg (67)
Qu’est ce que gouverner ?
Avec Yves Michaud (philosophe)
Dark Ages: Barbarians II - Desiderius vs. Charlemagne
This 2:52 long video is about the war of the Lombards and Desiderius raged against the Pope in this Dark Ages. Charlemagne comes at the request of Pope Hadrian and defeats the Lombards. As a result, the
Franks begin rule over most of Europe. This video does a good job of explaining how Charlemagne changed Europe in several ways and the legacy of the Lombards.
Use Science to Improve Food Safety & Nutrition, Study Food Science & Technology
Text-only Transcript: http://www.caes.uga.edu/global/media/texttranscript.cfm?vid=yN9_NhBv07Y
Study Food Science & Technology: http://students.caes.uga.edu/undergraduate/majors/food-science.cfm
Dr. Manan Sharma discusses how his degree in Food Science has prepared him for a career as a research scientist. Graduates from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UGA have many job opportunities in the state of Georgia.
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Dr. Manan Sharma
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