Future prospects of biotech crops Food security Nutrient content of crops Tropical deforestation United States Consortium of Soil Science Associations (USCSSA) Swedish Institute for Food and Agricultural Economics 12.480 Thermodynamics for Geoscientists (MIT) Mr. Ford's A & P "Hair" Lesson 14.54 International Trade (MIT) 22.A09 Career Options for Biomedical Research (MIT) 12.753 Geodynamics Seminar (MIT) 15.223 Global Markets, National Policies, and the Competitive Advantages of Firms (MIT) 12.540 Principles of Global Positioning Systems (MIT) 17.441 International Politics and Climate Change (MIT) 12.001 Introduction to Geology (MIT) STS.036 Technology and Nature in American History (MIT) Water Resources Program at CSU HST.939 Designing and Sustaining Technology Innovation for Global Health Practice (MIT) 18.112 Functions of a Complex Variable (MIT) 17.486 Japan and East Asian Security (MIT)
This self-loading 8:52 minute video from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) is one of a series of presentations discussing the potential uptake of Bt crops worldwide. This video, featuring Dr. Clive James, predicts an increase in Bt crop use over the period 2006-2015, with up to 40 countries adopting the technology both for industrial and food cr
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This section of the Defra website outlines the UK government's assessment of national food security issues. Two basic documents are also accessible from this page: the government approach and a detailed analysis of the national and global issues. These define food security,
An online tool provided by the USDA via the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for calculating the approximate amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium that is removed by the harvest of agricultural crops. The database that provides the
Published on the Web by the NASA Earth Observatory, this web feature discusses how and why deforestation occurs and what are the impacts. The article is supported by NASA data, including information about the biosphere, forest
The home page of United States Consortium of Soil Science Associations (USCSSA) offers details on the consortium and their goals and objectives. Details of bylaws, current members and how the consortium is organised are available. Details of certifica
The Swedish Institute for Food and Agricultural Economics (SLI) is a governmental agency based in Lund, Sweden. It performs economic analyses of agricultural and food policy issues, including the European common agricultural policy (CAP). T
In this course, principles of thermodynamics are used to infer the physical conditions of formation and modification of igneous and metamorphic rocks. The course includes phase equilibria of homogeneous and heterogeneous systems and thermodynamic modeling of non-ideal crystalline solutions. It also surveys the processes that lead to the formation of metamorphic and igneous rocks in the major tectonic environments in the Earth's crust and mantle.
College and High School A & P teacher "Mr. Ford" describes the composition and source of hair, including a look at hair follicles and their parts. Â Video has multimedia opening, then simple but colorful lecture.Â
This course is an introduction to the theory of international trade and finance with applications to current policy issues. In this course we will cover the basic tools to understand what determines the flow of goods across countries, i.e. international trade, and what determines the flow of savings and investments from one country to another, i.e. international finance. We will also cover applications to a number of topics of current interest, including the debate on globalization, free trade a
This course has been designed as a seminar to give students an understanding of how scientists with medical or scientific degrees conduct research in both hospital and academic settings. There will be interactive discussions with research clinicians and scientists about the career opportunities and research challenges in the biomedical field, which an MIT student might prepare for by obtaining an MD, PhD, or combined degrees. The seminar will be held in a case presentation format, with topics ch
The Earth's crust is primarily composed of melting products from mantle plumes and mid-ocean ridges - both presently and over the course of Earth history. While both systems represent upwelling features in a convective mantle, they can be viewed as end-member systems in that plumes represent buoyant flow whereas mid-ocean ridges represent passive corner flow. This paradigm is not strict - flow beneath ridges may be buoyant in some places, for example, but it does provide a reasonable framework f
The world is changing in two fundamental ways. First, the development of a truly global market in products, services, capital, and even certain types of labor is changing the basic terms of competition for an array of different firms and industries. Second, the rules and institutions governing the new international economic order are still in flux. National regulations are no longer adequate yet international accords over trade, intellectual property, labor standards, and a host of other issues
The aim of this course is to introduce the principles of the Global Positioning System and to demonstrate its application to various aspects of Earth Sciences. The specific content of the course depends each year on the interests of the students in the class. In some cases, the class interests are towards the geophysical applications of GPS and we concentrate on high precision (millimeter level) positioning on regional and global scales. In other cases, the interests have been more toward engine
This course examines the interconnections of international politics and climate change. Beginning with an analysis of the strategic and environmental legacies of the 20th Century, it explores the politicization of the natural environment, the role of science in this process, and the gradual shifts in political concerns to incorporate "nature". Two general thrusts of climate-politics connections are pursued, namely those related to (a) conflict – focusing on threats to security due to envir
This undergraduate level course presents a basic study in geology. It introduces major minerals and rock types, rock-forming processes, and time scales; temperatures, pressures, compositions, structure of the Earth, and measurement techniques; geologic structures and relationships observable in the field; sediment movement and landform development by moving water, wind, and ice; crustal processes and planetary evolution in terms of global plate tectonics with an emphasis on ductile and brittle p
This course considers how the visual and material world of "nature" has been reshaped by industrial practices, ideologies, and institutions, particularly in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. Topics include land-use patterns; the changing shape of cities and farms; the redesign of water systems; the construction of roads, dams, bridges, irrigation systems; the creation of national parks; ideas about wilderness; and the role of nature in an industrial world. From small farms to suburbia,
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Innovation in global health practice requires leaders who are trained to think and act like entrepreneurs. Whether at a hospital bedside or in a remote village, global healthcare leaders must understand both the business of running a social venture as well as how to plan for and provide access to life saving medicines and essential health services.
Each week, the course features a lecture and skills-based tutorial session led by industry, non-profit foundation, technology, and academic leaders t
This is an advanced undergraduate course dealing with calculus in one complex variable with geometric emphasis. Since the course Analysis I (18.100B) is a prerequisite, topological notions like compactness, connectedness, and related properties of continuous functions are taken for granted.
This course offers biweekly problem sets with solutions, two term tests and a final exam, all with solutions.
This subject is designed for graduate students interested in international politics, national security and comparative political economy in East Asia. It examines the political, military, and economic challenges facing Japan, its neighbors, and the international system under conditions of great uncertainty. Topics range from the history of once "new" world orders to theories that inform our understanding of international affairs and foreign policy decision-making, as each is related to Japan. We













