Nanobots (Interactive Game)
In this game, learners investigate the very different behavior of forces at the nanoscale as they navigate nano-size robots of their own design across a challenging terrain.
How to Do Polynomial Operations
This 3:24 video shows how to do polynomials. The lecture format explains this process, but moves fairly rapidly and so the teacher may have to stop or pause the video to check for understanding.
Coyotes Cruise NYC
Coyotes have been spotted in the Bronx, Queens and even Manhattan. Mark Weckel, a wildlife biologist at the Mianus River Gorge Preserve, has been documenting their immigration to New York City through "camera traps" he has set up in the city parks. Weckel explains the project and shares some of his best coyote footage.(4:11)
Science Bulletins: Yellowstone: Monitoring the Fire Below
Three of the most catastrophic volcanic eruptions in geologic history occurred at a place now visited by nearly four million people a year: Yellowstone National Park. The magma chamber responsible still lies beneath, and continues to steam, heat, and shift the park landscape. Science Bulletins talks with the geologists regularly monitoring these disquieting signals to understand where this active region lies in its volcanic life span.
NEO research in Malaga - Bioinspired Computing, Telecoms, Vehicular Networks, Software
By: neo This is just a sample of the work that our research group (NEO) is doing at the University of Málaga (Spain). http://neo.lcc.uma.es
We apply parallelism (clusters, manycore, GPUs) and multiobjective techniques to solve complex problems (e.g. dynamic problems that change over time) in multiple disciplines.
We do also basic research in algorithmics, continuous/discrete optimization, and Theory that can be actually applied in practice.
Bill Gates Biography - BBC Documentary 3 of 6
7:33 Bill Gates Biography - BBC Documentary 3 of 6. William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, author and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's
wealthiest people[4] and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect
Newbie Lesson S4 #50 - Taking Care of Business…In Japanese!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! As you know, saying goodbye can be really hard. You may have to say your goodbyes to someone you’ll probably never see again, and that’s tough. Or, you may just have to say bye for a few days or weeks. The way that you speak to someone depends on how long [...]
11.701 Introduction to International Development Planning (MIT)
This introductory survey course is intended to develop an understanding of key issues and dilemmas of planning in non-Western countries. The issues covered by the course include state intervention, governance, law and institutions in development, privatization, participatory planning, decentralization, poverty, urban-rural linkages, corruption and civil service reform, trade and outsourcing and labor standards, post-conflict development and the role of aid in development.
Advanced three Ball Juggling Tricks : The Claw Juggling Trick
2:25 Learn the claw juggling trick in this free juggling video. Expert: Malik Haddadi Pop and Claw Lesson flys in a triangle pattern with beanbags.
Breakingviews: UK monarchy-fest shows sentimental power
June 5 - Britain's Diamond Jubilee celebrations show the extraordinary power of the monarchy to tap the mood of the nation.
One War at a Time: Britain, the War of 1812 and the Defeat of Napoleon
Professor Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, King's College London, gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series.
Concordia researchers feted
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On June 5, 2012, researchers from Concordia University were honoured with awards that recognize outstanding accomplishments in different fields of scholarship. The evening celebration saw the presentation of the University Research Awards, the Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award, four new awards by the Centre for Academic Leadership, and the induction of eight Concordians into the Provost's Circle of Distinction.
Read about the recipients of the University Research Award
PHRGE presents the Honorable Albie Sachs
In February 2010, the Program on Human Right and the Global Economy welcomed the Honorable Albie Sachs, retired justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
From a young age, Justice Albie Sachs played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa. As a result, he was detained in solitary confinement, was subjected to sleep deprivation and eventually injured by a car bomb that cost him an arm and the sight in one eye.
Science Bulletins: Jazz on the Brain
"Jazz is absolutely defined by improvisation," says Charles Limb, who is both a jazz saxophonist and a researcher at Johns Hopkins University and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. "Once you get past the mechanics of the instrument, you're not as concerned with the execution as the conception." This moment of conception is what Limb and colleague Allen Braun captured in the brain in a recent experiment.
Limb and Braun used fMRI (functional magnetic resonance i
Looking Back: Environmental Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops
A world-renowned expert on the ecological impacts and management of genetically engineered crops, University of Arizona professor Yves Carrière presented the findings of a recent National Academy of Sciences report on the sustainability impacts of genetically engineered crops in the United States. He also discussed the scientific record from the global use of herbicide- and insect-resistant crops, which were designed to reduce the use of pesticides, improve yields and provide economic benefits
The Bottom Line - Looking Back: Environmental Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops
A world-renowned expert on the ecological impacts and management of genetically engineered crops, University of Arizona professor Yves Carrière presented the findings of a recent National Academy of Sciences report on the sustainability impacts of genetically engineered crops in the United States. He also discussed the scientific record from the global use of herbicide- and insect-resistant crops, which were designed to reduce the use of pesticides, improve yields and provide economic benefits
What is ScreenChomp? The iPad app to Record. Sketch. Share!
This recordable whiteboard is just the canvas you need to jot your ideas down and share them -- with the world, or just a friend or two.
Helpful to anyone, but developed with teachers and students in mind, ScreenChomp records your touchscreen interactions and audio so you can...send helpful tutoring videos home with students and allow kids to create videos that help their classmates. This is a great professional development resource to help enhance technology instruction in the
Aquafinito
This 8-minute documentary, created by Annalise Littman, addresses the prevalence of bottled water, reasons people buy bottled water, and the environmental and social costs associated with it. The documentary includes interviews with Deborah Lapidus of Corporate Accountability International and Tina Clarke, Campaign Director for Massachusetts Clean Water Action. (8:00)
09.06.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Samstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
Der spanische Bankensektor benötigt nach Einschätzung des internationalen Währungsfonds Finanzhilfen in Höhe von mindestens 40 Milliarden Euro. Dies sei das Ergebnis eines Stresstests bei den Finanzinstituten des Landes, teilte der IWF in Washington mit. Fonds-Chefin Christine Lagarde forderte die Europäer zu mehr Gemeinsamkeit in der Schuldenkris
Cafés des Sciences Nancy 2010 - Sciences de demain : jamais sans les nanos.
Les Cafés des Sciences sont organisés par les Universités de Lorraine en collaboration avec l’INSERM, l’INRIA et le BGA.
Résumé : Le préfixe « nano » vient du grec « nannos » qui signifie nain. Quatre lettres qui suffisent à nous faire plonger dans l’infiniment petit : le milliardième de mètre. Pour se représenter l’échelle, la différence de taille entre un atome et une balle de tennis est la même qu’entre une balle de tennis et la terre. Matériaux ultra
