Entertainment and Content: “Whose Story?”
One of the inventors of the alternate reality game genre, Elan Lee has spent his career finding and sharing ways to extract adventure from the world around us. In this episode of Media Space, Lee discusses his pioneering breakthroughs in the area of entertainment and immersive gaming. Lee started his career at the Microsoft Games Studio before co-founding 42 Entertainment - the company behind I Love Bees, Nine Inch Nails: Year Zero, and The Dark Knight.
Getting Started: 01 What is Dreamweaver?
Get an overview of what Dreamweaver can do. Create web pages, structure and declare text, and place images on the page. Use CSS to format a web page.
Princeton University's 2010 Class Day ceremony
The Class Day ceremony is planned and presented by the members of the senior class. Although it varies from year to year, the event traditionally gives seniors an opportunity to acknowledge publicly achievements and contributions of members of the class and University community.
The program includes the awarding of various prizes to classmates, student speeches, honorary class member inductions, a review of the class history, and remarks by President Shirley M. Tilghman. Class Day ends with the
024 Classical Spin and Addition of Angular Momenta
Twenty fourth lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010
December rally continues
Business update summary: Wall Street opened higher on investor optimism about economic growth, Groupon set to raise $950M, China cuts export quotas of rare earth minerals, crude oil hovers near $91.
Scientists@work : Wetenschapper voor 1 dag! Wetenschap op school beperkt zich vaak tot een theoretische uitleg. Nochtans vormen de experimenten, het uitvinden en uittesten van nieuwe methoden een belangrijk onderdeel van wetenschap. Maar welke middelbare school beschikt over een volledig …
Baby Doc motives unclear
Former Haitian dictator Baby Doc Duvalier returns to Haiti, reasons unclear
Prof. Dr. Stefano Cavazza: Rezensieren in Italien: Erfahrungen und Überlegungen
Tagung "Wissenschaftskommunikation im digitalen Zeitalter" (21.01.2011, Historisches Kolleg, München)
Authors@Google presents Steven Johnson: "Where Good Ideas Come From"
Steven's newest book is titled 'Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation.' From Darwin to YouTube, Johnson asks the questions, What kind of environment fosters the development of good ideas? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How does groundbreaking innovation happen? His answers are never less than revelatory, convincing and inspiring as Johnson identifies the seven key principles to the genesis of such ideas, and traces them across time and disciplines.
Money talks: January 31st 2011
In this week's programme - inflation concerns, Britain's economy and America's so-called definitive verdict on the financial crisis
Croix Rouge - Nancy 2011 : Erosion de l'autorité éducative.
Education, parentalité, crise de l’autorité? le rôle essentiel des parents.
Introduction : Erosion de l'autorité éducative.
Importance du présent dans les sociétés postmodernes. Le temps s’est rétréci à la dimension du présent. Passé lointain, avenir incertain, l’homme postmoderne vit dans un temps désorienté, coupé de toute source et de tout projet. Ce sacre du présent fragilise l’autorité des éducateurs et des maîtres. La « crise » de l’a
The Evolution of Economic Science: Macroeconomics, Growth, and Development
Economics and Finance: From Theory to Practice to Policy
Moderator
Daron Acemoglu
James Killian Professor of Economics, MIT
Panel
Peter Diamond PhD ’63
MIT Institute Professor
Esther Duflo PhD ’99
Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation
and Development Economics, MIT
Robert E. Hall PhD ’67
Robert and Carole McNeil Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Robert M. So
Little love for Obama's budget
U.S. budget battle now heats up with the delivery of President Obama's $3.7 trillion budget to Congress.
Make your own calculation of your energy
This energy consumption game by WWF explains the role every one of us is playing in the energy consumption. By following the arrows you end up in having an indication of your yearly energy consumption as well as the emissions of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere on a yearly basis.
The Influences of Art on Yellowstone
This site features paintings, photos, and drawings, many of which contributed to the creation of the nation's first national park. The waterfalls, geysers, rock formations, and vistas in these works helped spread an appreciation of the wonders of Yellowstone. When President Grant signed into law the bill establishing Yellowstone as our first national park in 1872, he set in motion the tradition of preserving other tracts of great beauty for future generations.
Reality Television: The Makeover
This lesson introduces students to makeover television as a genre. Students discuss the conventions of makeover television and the promise of personal transformation, and examine ethical issues presented by these shows. Students examine their own response to the genre and create a makeover show of their own.
Ever Wonder Why Ice Floats on Water?
When water freezes, it expands and becomes less dense. This means that there is the same number of particles taking up more space. Since the ice cubes are less dense than the water, they float! As an ice cube melts, its volume changes, but its weight is conserved (law of conservation of mass). So, the melted water has exactly the same weight as the water it displaced as an ice cube the water level stays the same! (0:44)
Askwith Forum: Youth in the Maelstrom: Newcomers, Identity, and Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education.
In a time of mass migration, juggling multiple identities is a challenge for vulnerable young 'newcomers' and the host community alike. How can educators facilitate positive management of both these rich and these daunting opportunities? What are the risks involved, for all concerned? (October 6th, 2010)
Guy-Metro Building Refurbish
http:// now.concordia.ca
The GM Building shed's it's skin.
How the Cow Ate the Cabbage Read A Loud
This video is a play on the story "There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly". The theme is a barnyard and a series of events creates an opportunity for a cow to get out of a gate to eat some cabbage in the field. Words appear at the bottom of the screen and each word is highlighted as it is said. Content is appropriate for elementary students.
