9.14 Brain Structure and its Origins (MIT)
This course covers major CNS structures with emphasis on systems being used as models for experimental studies of development and plasticity. Topics include basic patterns of connections in CNS, embryogenesis, PNS anatomy and development, process outgrowth and synaptogenesis, growth factors and cell survival, spinal and hindbrain anatomy, and development of regional specificity with an introduction to comparative anatomy and CNS evolution. A review of lab techniques (anatomy, tissue culture) is
What's ahead for the Fed
The Federal Reserve held its last meeting for 2010 announcing no major policy changes. Analysts weigh in on what course the Fed will likely take in 2011.
CNIPsy 2010Â Marseille - Recherche en psychiatrie : questions (video)
CNIPsy 2010 Marseille : 7ème Congrès National des Internes en Psychiatrie (CNIPsy). Thème : «Mauvais genre»
Session : Péripéties dans l’histoire de la psychiatrie.
Titre : CNIPsy 2010 Marseille – question sur la recherche en psychiatrie
Résumé : On pourrait croire la psychiatrie atteinte d’amnésie antérograde, oubliant à mesure les chemins qui l’ont conduite au présent. Et son histoire, elle la réécrit parfois avec une extraordinaire politisation sé
VanNatta Public Relations - 2010 Austin Family Business Award Recipient
VanNatta Public Relations receives the Austin Family Business Program "Micro Business Award" for 2010.
More information on the Austin Family Business Program can be found here:
http://www.familybusinessonline.org/
12.002 Physics and Chemistry of the Terrestrial Planets (MIT)
This course introduces the structure, composition, and physical processes governing the terrestrial planets, including their formation and basic orbital properties. Topics include plate tectonics, earthquakes, seismic waves, rheology, impact cratering, gravity and magnetic fields, heat flux, thermal structure, mantle convection, deep interiors, planetary magnetism, and core dynamics. Suitable for majors and non-majors seeking general background in geophysics and planetary structure.
RES.12-000 Evolution of Physical Oceanography (MIT)
Evolution of Physical Oceanography was created to mark the career of Henry M. Stommel, the leading physical oceanographer of the 20th Century and a longtime MIT faculty member. The authors of the different chapters were asked to describe the evolution of their subject over the history of physical oceanography, and to provide a survey of the state-of-the-art of their subject as of 1980. Many of the chapters in this textbook are still up-to-date descriptions of active scientific fields, and all of
RES.6-005 Understanding Lasers and Fiberoptics (MIT)
Lasers are essential to an incredibly large number of applications. Today, they are used in bar code readers, compact discs, medicine, communications, sensors, materials processing, computer printers, data processing, 3D-imaging, spectroscopy, navigation, non-destructive testing, chemical processing, color copiers, laser "shows", and in the military. There is hardly a field untouched by the laser. But what exactly is so unique about lasers that makes them so effective? This brief video
RES.STP.001 Science Policy Bootcamp (MIT)
The careers of MIT scientists and engineers are significantly determined by public policy decisions made in Washington by the government. However, their access to information on how this system works is limited. Meanwhile, we increasingly understand that science and technology-based innovation is deeply connected to society's economic growth and its ability to generate societal wellbeing, so the public role of science is growing. This course will examine the public policy behind and the governme
Parts of a Circle
This video is the introduction concepts of the parts of a circle. It discusses the center, radius and the diameter. It then differentiates between a congruent and concentric circles.This video is in lecture format with an instructor standing at the dry erase board. Run time 01:22.
History of Easter Eggs
In this Holiday Foods video clip, we learn about what people traditionally eat on Easter Sunday. One major food that is associated with Easter is eggs. Famous Fat Dave talks about the history of the egg and its connection to Easter. (3:47)
Haiti Poem: Ganthier by Kwame Dawes
Poem by Kwame Dawes
Images by Andre Lambertson
Music by Kevin Simmonds
Editing by Robin Bell
I thought, he said of the wife
who lasted six months, before
the news of this treachery of the
blood, before he lay on his back,
the bottles of toxic drugs and poison
for rats lined up on his sill,
before the simple equation
of fatigue with this world plus
a body falling to ruin, a heart
shattered by a woman's laughter,
before all of this, she had left,
that wife, that angel, the women
of beauty who kn
The U.S. Auto Industry: Dangerous Curves Ahead?
Among the U.S. auto industry's many challenges are the ongoing negotiations between General Motors and the United Automobile Workers union aimed at coming up with a new contract to replace the one that expired on September 15; the recent takeover of Chrysler by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management; and a possible slowdown in consumer spending as a result of fallout from the subprime mortgage crisis. Meanwhile, industry watchers are awaiting the outcome of reported efforts by India's T
What is Ahead for Financial Markets? Perspectives from Jeremy Siegel and Jacob Wallenberg
After a terrible August, when the U.S. stock market appeared to be headed for the pits, October 1 saw a massive rally that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average soaring above 14,000. The following day, however, stocks began to fall again, mainly due to a sharp drop in home sales. In short, Wall Street still seems to be sending out mixed signals. What will be the long-term effects of the Fed's decision to cut interest rates? Will the U.S. economy move past the sub-prime mortgage mess? How will th
Le proche et le tiers médiateur (audio)
Colloque La représentation du vivant : du cerveau au comportement
Session Les limites du vivant / sous présidence de Gabriel Gachelin
"La récente loi du 4 mars 2002 relative aux droits du malade prévoit à l'article 11 la désignation d'une «personne de
Mode en kleding : Basiswoordenschat Engels Tijdens hun stage in een winkel of bij werkplekleren, moeten leerlingen klanten soms in het Engels te woord staan. Je vindt hier afbeeldingen met de correcte Engelse benaming, korte Engelse zinnen met de vertaling en enkele korte …
AU Alma Mater: Steve Levine
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Johns Hopkins 2010 Fall Provost's Lecture Series
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Danielle Ofri, MD Neilly Series Part 2 10/27/2010
Journey with one doctor from the nation's oldest and most legendary public hospital as she navigates the eye-opening cultural permutations of today's America. Ofri is the author of Medicine in Translation: Journey with my Patients
Introduction by Clayton Baker, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine
College Cuisine at Valparaiso University
Redrick Taylor, a senior social work major, prepares quick and easy meals every student will enjoy. In this episode presented by VUTV, Redrick makes taco salad using ingredients found daily in the Harre Union cafe.
