Death of M3: The Fifth Anniversary Five years ago, in November 2005, the Federal Reserve announced that it would no longer be tracking the aggregate money supply. It issued a terse, cryptic 143-word press release entitled the "Discontinuance of M3." M3 was the broadest member of the big 4 of monetary aggregates published by the Fed — M0, M1, M2, and M3 that the Fed h
The Science of Being Active and Healthy
In this video, Dr. Algae teaches students the many benefits of being active. It contains great vocabulary as well. (5:34)
Hannah Montana's Bone Dance
This video shows Miley Cirus singing a song about the different bones in the body in order to study for a test in Biology on her hit show Hannah Montana. While she does not cover all the bones, some parts of the video could be used.
An Inconvenient Truth: Trailer
Excerpts from this video on global warming. Shows impact of global warming on the Earth and its people. May be too dramatic for younger students.
Makkelijk Lezen Mediagids Deze derde herziene en geactualiseerde versie van de Makkelijk Lezen Mediagids helpt mensen met leesmoeilijkheden en hun begeleiders wegwijs te maken in het aanbod van toegankelijke media. Overzichtelijk ingedeeld in …
2 River flow
Water is arguably the most important physical resource as it is the one that is essential to human survival. Understanding the global water cycle and how we use water is essential to planning a sustainable source of water for the future. In the UK there area areas where water supplies are limited, shown by recent droughts. Globally, there are many areas that do not have enought water to support the currently population adequately. Decisions will have to be made on the best way to use water in a
Next steps
Energy from sources other than fossil and nuclear fuels is to a large extent free of the concerns about environmental effects and renewability that characterize those two sources. Each alternative source supplies energy continuall, whether or not we use it, and most have their origins in energy generated outside the Earth, yet the potential of each is limited by its total supply set against its rate of use. The Sun will radiate energy until it ceases thermonuclear fusion, in around 5 billion yea
1.5 Genetic testing of adults
This Unit looks at three different uses of genetic testing: pre-natal diagnosis, childhood testing and adult testing. Such tests provide genetic information in the form of a predictive diagnosis, and as such are described as predictive tests. Pre-natal diagnosis uses techniques such as amniocentesis to test fetuses in the womb. For example, it is commonly offered to women over 35 to test for Down's syndrome. Childhood testing involves testing children for genetic diseases that may not become a p
1.2 Genetic counselling
This Unit looks at three different uses of genetic testing: pre-natal diagnosis, childhood testing and adult testing. Such tests provide genetic information in the form of a predictive diagnosis, and as such are described as predictive tests. Pre-natal diagnosis uses techniques such as amniocentesis to test fetuses in the womb. For example, it is commonly offered to women over 35 to test for Down's syndrome. Childhood testing involves testing children for genetic diseases that may not become a p
09 Dec 2010: Transnational Religious Nationalism in the New Turkey: The Case of Fethullah Gulen
Joshua D. Hendrick, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of international studies at the University of Oregon, addresses the conflict between Turkeys secular and Islamic forces by explaining the organizational impact of the education and business community known as the Glen Movement. The followers of Fethullah Glen, one of Turkey's most famous and controversial religious personalities, attract a great deal of international attention because of the extent of their education network, which now span
Brides say "I do" to frugal weddings
Consumer confidence may be on the rise in the U.S., but a high jobless rate has brides cutting costs for their wedding celebrations.
Head-on train crash in Bangladesh
Several passengers killed and dozens injured as two passenger trains collide.
5.1 Introdution to Knowledge
Part 5.1. Looks at the problem of knowledge; how can we know what we know, three types of knowledge and A J Ayer's two conditions for knowledge.
Verifying La Bella Principessa - The science behind the art
Martin Kemp discusses 'La Bella Principessa', a profile portrait of a Milanese lady, a newly rediscovered work by Leonardo Da Vinci. In this podcast, Martin Kemp discusses the science of verifying the painting as a genuine Leonardo painting
020 Further Orbital Angular Momentum, Spectra of L2 and LZ
Twentieth lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010
A Degree of Distinction Part 2
In this podcast acclaimed broadcaster Peter Snow talks about his honorary graduation at The University of Nottingham.
In Part 2 he talks about life as a reporter covering such monumental stories as the end of Apartheid, the Falklands War, the Middle East and the Vietnam War…
Parts 1 and 3 of this podcast are also available from the Univers
Peter Snow
UMMC Physician Profile: Rahul S. Patel, M.D.
This two-minute video introduces viewers to Rahul S. Patel, M.D., an assistant professor of radiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and radiologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Dr. Patel's special interest is vascular/interventional radiology. Watch this video to learn more about his practice at UMMC.
Related Links:
Dr. Rahul S. Patel
http://www.umm.edu/doctors/rahul_s_patel.html
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
http://www.umm.edu/di
Sociable Robots
Cynthia Breazeal makes social robots, machines with the capacity to interact with people on psychological terms. She says they “open up a new world of questions.” But these increasingly sophisticated devices make Sherry Turkle uneasy, since they challenge the idea of human relationships and the very “purp
The Inner History of Devices
Contemporary science has done a great disservice to Sigmund Freud, suggests Sherry Turkle, who believes the psychoanalytic tradition can teach us much about the often concealed connections between physical objects and our thoughts and feelings. On the occasion of the publication of her latest book, The Inner History of Devi
An Evening with Video Artist Bill Viola
Bill Viola dims the lights in MIT’s Room 10-250, and begins to talk of life, death and all that lies between, leaving the realm of classroom and entering a place of potential enlightenment. Weaving together his video art, personal anecdotes, poetry and other writings from religious traditions spanning the globe and the ages, V
