Processing Speed Disorder
Howard Hughes Crash
Howard Hughes crashes his experimental plane into a house, almost totally demolishing the house. (1min)
World Through Stamps: Aviation History (1957)
An interesting combination - Great moments in aviation history as told through postage stamps. (18min)
Global Problems of Population Growth
This survey course introduces students to the important and basic material on human fertility, population growth, the demographic transition and population policy. Topics include: the human and environmental dimensions of population pressure, demographic history; economic and cultural causes of demographic change, environmental carrying capacity and sustainability. Political, religious and ethical issues surrounding fertility: infanticide, abortion, contraception, son preference, government co
Mexican mariachis assemble en masse
Nov. 23 - Hundreds of mariachi musicians gather in a Mexico City square to celebrate their patron saint Cecilia. Elly Park reports.
"Firework" Song with Lyrics on Screen
Use Katy Perry's popular song "Firework" to teach figurative language, sound devices, and other poetry terms. You can decide how many and which devices you'd like your students to find. Some teaching examples include: alliteration, anaphora, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, rhyme, internal rhyme, and assonance. (03:53)
Indonesian Islamists protest Obama visit
Nov. 13 - Thousands of Indonesian Islamists protest ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit, to attend the East Asia Summit in Bali. Travis Brecher reports.
"The consumption model cannot be sustained"
Nov. 13 - The global economic crisis shows that the developed world's reliance on debt and consumption to propel their economies will no longer work, S. Gopalakrishnan tells Chrystia Freeland. The executive Co-Chairman of Infosys, a global IT company, says income levels in the West will fall.
"Rajat Gupta is my friend"
Nov. 13 - Rajat Gupta, the former Goldman Sachs director indicted on insider trading charges, has done "so many good things," says Rahul Bajaj, chairman of a major Indian automaker. Hear the view of a long-time friend.
Robin Williams is cool with Penguins.
Nov. 13 - Robin Williams plays it clean when it comes to the family film, "Happy Feet Two."
Monti named to head new Italy government
Nov. 13 - Former European Commissioner Mario Monti is chosen to head a new government in Italy charged with implementing urgent reforms. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Obama: Asia-Pacific "absolutely critical" to U.S. growth
Nov. 13 - U.S. President Obama opened a plenary session at APEC saying the vibrant Asia-Pacific region was "absolutely critical" to U.S. growth. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Berlusconi's parting shots
Nov 13 - Outgoing Italian Priime Minister Berlosconi calls on the ECB to support the euro. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
November Update
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New World Order Strategies for total global control of the masses
Who are the New World Order?
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New World Order Strategies for total global control of the masses
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Plagiarism is Good
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Collaboration for the Cross Cultural study of Contemporary Careers
Professor Michael Dickmann and Dr Emma Parry jointly direct the quantitative research phase of an important study exploring global careers. The '5C' project, the collaboration for the study of cross-cultural contemporary careers of researchers from 6 continents, looks at perceived career transitions and career success in more than 30 countries. It is probably the world's largest academic collaboration in the careers arena and envisages to draw up a world map of career influencing factors, career
Expedition 29 Welcomes Three New Crewmates
The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin docked to the International Space Station's Poisk mini-research module at 12:24 a.m. EST Wednesday. After the hatches between Soyuz and station were opened at 2:39 a.m., Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum of NASA and Flight Engineers Satoshi Furukawa of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov welcomed the new flight engineers aboard for
Using the Second Derivative Test - Problem 1
This video is a continuation and explains how to solve optimization problems by using the second derivative test. In this example, the maximum volume of an open-top box is determined when given the amount of material available to use for constructing the box. (7:00)
