Senator Alan Lowenthal - Undergraduate Colloquium on Political Science
This course features a guest speaker each week discussing an issue currently in the news. Some of the topics include political issues facing the state of California, the United States, or the international community.
Big Stuff: Air
This series looks at how the really gargantuan things of the world work. This episode discusses how the following works: satellite launches, sky cranes, the Goodyear Blimp, Antonov 124, and the Chicago O'Hare Airport, the busiest airport in the world.
Some Learning Questions include: 1. What is one way of counting the number of successes of Russian satellite launches in their control room?
2. How many people pass through O’Hare airport in one year?
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Africa: Wilds of Madagascar
Just off the East coast of Africa, Madagascar is an island unique in all the world. Madagascar’s flora and fauna have evolved in near isolation. Join a team of naturalists as they trek to the island’s isolated Ankarana plateau to study the exotic animals of this forbidding wildlife oasis. Through enormous underground passages, you’ll hike to a sunken forest, sighting unique creatures such as the crowned lemur, the leaf tailed gecko, and the souimanga sunbird in Africa: Wilds of
Sadiah Qureshi, Lecturer - 60 Second Impressions, GEEMA Summer School
Each year we organise a number of free one-day events and summer schools aimed at encouraging Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students to apply to the University of Cambridge.
The GEEMA Summer Schools offer a taste of university life and the wide variety of courses available to study at Cambridge, including lectures, practical work and social activities.
In this 1 minute film, Sadiah Qureshi, a Lecturer who taught a History session at last year's GEEMA Summer School, explains more about how s
Engineering in the Wild
Harvard SEAS undergraduate students describe their work on Professor Rob Wood's RoboBees project where they develop micro air vehicles for pollination, search and rescue, and environmental monitoring.
Congo: Rape as Strategy
Researchers from the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative have been working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for several years examining the roots of the violence against women that has plagued this war-torn region.
SFU Pipe Band - First practice
SFU Pipe bands first practice in Scotland 2011
Infographic: Social Networking and Education Take a look at this infographic on how social networking and eduation are integrating.
Pirate
How to use the "Bite Counter"
Clemson professors Adam Hoover and Eric Muth demonstrate how to use the "Bite Counter," a tool they created to help people trying to lose weight, monitor what they eat. The device counts bites and estimates caloric intake.
Electrical Engineering
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Séminaire de chirurgie oncologique: Cancer et Mortalité des femmes
Séminaire de chirurgie oncologique: Cancer et Mortalité des femmes
La Prise en charge du cancer féminin en contaxte Africain
Aspects socio-économiques et médicaux par Namory Keita (Conakry)
Introduction par le Pr Marie Cauli socio-anthropologue (Lille)
Sous la présidence
du Pr Jean-Charles Moreau (Dakar)
et du Pr M.Vinatier (Lille)
L’auteur n’a pas transmis de conflit d’intérêt concernant les données diffusées dans cette vidéo ou pu
Pigmented zebrafish showing blood flow
Lateral view of developing Danio showing red blood cells flowing through the beating two-chambered heart.
Cerebrospinal Fluid Learning Resource
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow through the human nervous system is a difficult topic to present with static images during oral presentation and difficult for students to learn. The purpose of the current program is to simplify presentation and understanding of the CSF formation, location and flow. The program is organized around a simple 4-part menu, which consists of: 1) a 3D representation of the ventricles of the brain; 2) an animated presentation of the location of the choroid plexus; 3) and
Sampling and Data: Probability
Susan Dean,
Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D.
This module introduces the concept of probability as a mathematical measure of randomness, including a number of real-world applications.
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Spaceports
This video explores the possibility of having ports in space the transport people from Earth into outer space. This video explains how it may work as well as featuring excellent audio. The importance of facts is a constant.Running time 11:45 minutes
Karst Landforms and Lakes
This chapter on the formation of Karst topography discusses susceptible rock types, how dissolution occurs, and the general appearance of Karst landforms. Tables, maps, figures, and photographs of Karst landforms from around the world are included. It is part of 'Geomorphology from Space', an out-of-print publication of the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA).
Meet the Basketmaker
Basketmaking is a tradition born of utility and preserved for beauty. Colonial Williamsburg basketmaker Terry Thon practices a trade passed down through generations.Author(s):
Texas A&M Commencement Address 2011 - Coach Mike Sherman
Texas A&M Head Football Coach Mike Sherman, taking time off from Kyle Field scrimmages on the other side of the campus, kicked off the university's summer 2011 graduation ceremonies with a commencement convocation address, telling the graduating students to stay true to their Aggie-instilled "core values" and "not let the world jade you." Full story here: http://tx.ag/4yl9a2
