Hunting health care fraud
Health care fraud is a multi-billion dollar scam spreading across the United States. Alanna Lavelle, an investigator for the insurance company WellPoint, reveals who runs the fraud rings and which cities have become hotspots.
Acres of Innovations: Eric Kacou
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WomenGirlsLadies
Four feminist authors and activists ranging from Generation Y to pre-baby boomer reopen a dialogue about women's lives, power, entitlement, and empowerment. The panelists are Gloria Feldt, author of The War on Choice; Kristal Brent Zook, author of Black Women's Lives: Stories of Power and Pain; Deborah Siegel, author of Sisterhood Interrupted: From Radical Women to Grrls Gone Wild; and Courtney E. Martin, author of Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters. This event took place at the Elizabeth A. Sac
Ahoy, RoboSailor
The Navy brought more than ships and sailors to New York for Fleet Week this year. Meet Octavia -- the Navy's humanoid robot. Greg Trafton, section head of intelligent systems at the Naval Research Laboratory, introduces Octavia and describes the challenge of designing a robot that acts like a person.(4:02)
Rumble In The Jungle
They look cuddly, but don't be fooled: red-eyed treefrogs (Agalychnis callidryas) have a secret dark side. When Michael Caldwell, of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, filmed the frogs under infrared light he saw a behavior had hadn't seen before -- the frogs started vigorously shaking the branches they were sitting on. Caldwell and colleagues, including Karen Warkentin of Boston University (3:47)
This Field Rocks
Tucked in a shallow valley in northeastern Pennsylvania is a mysterious geologic feature: 16 acres of sandstone boulders. Science Friday took a trip to Hickory Run State Park's "boulder field" and spoke with Megan Taylor, environmental education specialist, about why the rocks collected there. (2:39)
On A Quest To See The Light
Edith Widder has been exploring the deep sea for thirty years. When she descended for the first time, she turned off the lights of her submersible hoping to see marine organisms that make light--bioluminescent animals. Widder says she wasn't prepared for the light show she encountered and has been building tools to document bioluminescence ever since. (3:46)
Blue Rock-Thrush---An Overview
This short video gives excellent real life footage of a blue Rock-Thrush. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
Male Blue Rock-Thrush
This very short video gives excellent real life footage of a male blue Rock-Thrush. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
Bare-Headed Rockfowl-An Overview
This short video gives excellent real life footage of a bare-headed Rockfowl. Students will enjoy the close up views of this unusual looking bird. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
Red Deer Living in Herds
This short video gives excellent real life footage of red deer living in herds. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
Red Deer--An Overview
This short video gives excellent real life footage of red deer in their natural environment. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
Tour of Nara
This selection features a slide show which takes the viewer on a tour of Nara, Japan. Nara was Japan's first truly urban center and is a city filled with history. The slide show contains photos of temples, towers, and statues of the city. The deer for which the city is famous are also shown. The slide show is accomapanied by narration. ( 1:59)
Continental Drift
This video uses clay models to demonstrate effects of continental drift. Mountains forming at convergent faults, sea floor created at divergent faults, island chains forming at hot spots, and formation of volcanoes at subduction zones are shown. This selection provides visual of these concepts for students. (01:10)
New crystals for Times Square party-goers
Dec. 28 - The New Year's Eve countdown begins as the final Waterford Crystal panels are installed in the famous ball high above New York's Times Square. Tara Cleary reports.
Black Bean and Roasted Red Pepper Frittata
This black bean and roasted red pepper frittata makes a hearty breakfast or brunch for a high-protein start to the day. You can make this meatless frittata in mini bite-size servings or in a full sheet pan. Try pairing the beans in this frittata with other ingredients such as caramelized onions, sautéed spinach or chopped Kalamata olives.
Recipe at: http://www.ciaprochef.com/northarvest/recipe16.html
Social Media in Business, Development & Government
Social media technologies are disrupting power equations between consumers and businesses on one hand and citizens and governments on the other hand, especially in the context of emerging countries. Therefore, it is essential that thinkers and practitioners in the areas of business, development and government understand the use and impact of social media technologies. The course will specifically focus on how social media is changing media, business, development, and government in fundamental wa
Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration
In this video, you will see the founding fathers "rocking it out" to the song "Too Late to Apologize." The characters sing about some of the reasons of the Revolutionary War. This is a guaranteed hit with your students. (3:22)
