Christina Xu and the Institute on Higher Awesome Studies Christina Xu is the founding director of the Institute on Higher Awesome Studies, an organization dedicated to nurturing small awesome ideas around the world; she also serves as a trustee on the Boston chapter of the Awesome Foundation. By day, she is employee #1 at Breadpig, an uncorporation that publishes webcomics and funnels the goodwill of geeks worldwide towards worthy causes. The Awesome Foundation movement was started in Boston in 2008, when a group of 10 acquaintances decided
James (First Place: CCA 2011 R.A.W. Video Contest)
California College of the Arts Film Program undergraduates Lina Vezzani-Katano, Erik Lee, Fred Kolouch, and Yeni Che are the collective first-place winners of CCA's 2011 R.A.W. Video (real artists at work) contest for their amateur video "James," which is anything but amateur!
The short film invites the viewer to step into James Zormeir's world, a fourth-year Fashion Design student, in which we vicariously learn how this talented artist creates and recreates—though the two are not mutually e
Shortchanged: Understanding the Women's Wealth Gap
Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School
Women now receive more college degrees than men and enter the workforce with better job opportunities than ever before. So why does the typical woman have less than half of the wealth of the typical man? How is it that never-married women have only 2% as much wealth as similarly situated men? Drawing on the most comprehensive data on wealth and on in-depth interviews, Dr. Chang shows how differences in earnings, in saving and investing, a
The Economics of War [Study Guide to Human Action (2008)] The market economy involves peaceful cooperation. The division of labor cannot function effectively amidst a war. Warfare among primitive tribes did not suffer this drawback because the warring parties ha
1. Total War
Mathematical models for the cardiovascular system (video)
Mathematical models for the cardiovascular system: analysis, numerical simulation, applications
The role of mathematics in understanding and simulating fluid dynamics and biochemical processes in the physiological and pathological functioning of the human cardiovascular system is becoming more and more crucial. These phenomena are indeed correlated with the origin of some major cardiovascular pathologies, and influence the efficacy of the treatments to heal the arteries from their di
Texas A&M Century Tree Proposal
An Aggie couple becomes engaged under the famous Century Tree, a special place in the hearts of many Texas A&M University students. Well over 100 years old, the tree, a live oak, was one of the first trees planted on Texas A&M's massive 5,200-acre campus. The tree has been the site of numerous marriage proposals, weddings and tourist snapshots because of its immense size and its unique drooping branches, many of which rest on the ground.
A Market Tour of Athens
Follow Diane Kochilas as she visits the markets of Athens including an herb shop, a charcuterie and the Athens Central Market. The Culinary Institute of America, in association with Unilever Foodsolutions, presents "Savoring the Best of World Flavors."
Download recipes from the DVD at: http://www.ciaprochef.com/WCA5/index.html
Henry VIII
Facts about Henry the VIII, this two minute video does not have narration, but simply shows images and a list of facts about his life and accomplishments. Perhaps best shown with music muted because it does not relate to the time period.
UST Law Admissions News Flash.mp4
UST Law Admissions Video Contest winner. News Flash. "Rick Richardson" investigates sightings of the elusive happy law student, and present and involved law professor found at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis.
Mark Penn: Global Leadership
Burson Marsteller CEO Mark Penn talks Nov. 11, 2011, at the Thunderbird Global Business Dialogue in Glendale, Arizona.
Comète : Qui es-tu ? D'où viens-tu ?
Version grand public du film COMETES.
@Google Presents Michael Nielsen: Reinventing Discovery
"In Reinventing Discovery, Michael Nielsen argues that we are living at the dawn of the most dramatic change in science in more than 300 years. This change is being driven by powerful new cognitive tools, enabled by the internet, which are greatly accelerating scientific discovery. There are many books about how the internet is changing business or the workplace or government. But this is the first book about something much more fundamental: how the internet is transforming the nature of our col
L195Unit2_Personal Details (role play)
Students take part in a role play (how to ask for and give personal details)
Biodiversity, Species Loss, and Ecosystem Function
Angela Kent,
Jeffrey Brawn,
Michael Ward
In this module, the following topics are covered: 1) biodiversity, 2) trends in biodiversity loss with reference to species and ecosystems, 3) ways human a
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The Digital Dream Team - Digital Divide (Group 4)
The Digital Dream Team - Digital Divide (Group 4)
Introduction (Day 2)
Grant McCracken (author of Chief Culture Officer; Culturematic)
