Why Does Water Rise?
This short video shows an experiment where water is drawn up into a container as the oxygen is burned off. The water rises because they're heating up the air inside the beaker. As the heat went out, the air pressure start pushing the water up. the beaker exploded because it had so much force, that it bounced on the table. Run time 03:59.
How Do Bees Turn Pollen Into Honey?
Bees use the parts of their mouths to make nectar a little bit at a time, layering it on the walls of their hive. This video can be used in science class and also as a lesson on working together and delayed gratification. A handout of hives would be a help. Run time 02:05.
Robo-thespians
Watch some robots star in recent theatre productions.
Chrystia Freeland and Felix Salmon Talk Davos
Chrystia Freeland and Felix Salmon talk about the upcoming World Economic Forum and share some stories from past experiences.
Silverlight TV 59: What Goes Into Baking Silverlight? Ever wonder what goes into making Silverlight? This week on Silverlight TV, we go behind the scenes with some folks who are responsible for testing and getting the Silverlight bits out to the public. Andy Rivas, Program Manager on Silverlight, shares what he does and how the bits get "baked" and into your hands. He also discusses the various ways you can provide feedback (bugs, requests, questions, etc). Other topics Andy discusses include:
Part 3-Pyramid Power Team Kids VS Junk Food Bandits-Eating Healthy Foods
In part 3 of this video, Chef Solus continues to coach the Pyramid Power Kids to play basketball against the Junk Food Bandits. This video emphasizes how you can start out strong with junk food but then end up getting really tired and have no energy. This happens with one of the commentators as he junks food throughout game. This is a fun and quick way to incorporate health education into a busy classroom (2:12).
Learn about April Fools Day
short video tells the history of the day that has become known for practical jokes and how it came to be.
CUAHSI Cyberseminar: Laurent Longuevergne, Clark Wilson & Bridget Scanlon University of Texas at Aus
Advances in Ground-based Gravity for Hydrologic Studies
Saatchi & Saatchi's Kevin Roberts: 'It's All about Getting to the Future First'
Kevin Roberts has been CEO Worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi since 1997, and in the space of 11 years has cemented the ad agency's reputation as one of the most successful and creative companies in the industry. Roberts is perhaps most well known for an idea he came up with called "lovemarks" -- which means creating a brand for which the consumer has "loyalty beyond reason." During a visit to campus last week, he talked with Knowledge@Wharton about lovemarks and other initiatives. In addition, as p
A Look at Microsoft's Surface Computer V.2 Microsoft Surface General Manager Panos Panay showed us a preview of the next version of Surface at CES, called the Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft Surface. This matured device runs on Embedded Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and has a new technology in the screen that allows for 2 million sensors (rather than optical cameras) alongside the pixels in the display. This means more touchpoints than you have fingers or friends, no more box under the displ
Pre ERII postboxes in Norfolk and Suffolk
Postboxes of all types which are pre Elizabeth Second (1953)
Griniasty-Tsodyks-Amit model
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Dreary, chilly months can lead to the 'winter blues', expert says
Dr. Charles Schulz, M.D., head of the University of Minnesota psychiatry department, says SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a mood disorder that affects people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year but experience a mood change when temperatures cool down, days become shorter and sun exposure is limited.
Schulz has some helpful tips on how people can identify SAD and cope with the sometimes dreary winter months.
BCG-K@W Procurement Report: Part 7 -- Managing Commodity Risk
Managing commodity risk has emerged as a key issue in today's economy. Consider airlines, which have seen fuel costs rise seven-fold over the last few years, says Bob Tevelson, a partner and managing director at BCG. In this interview, Tevelson says commodity risks are associated with both price volatility and supply availability. More and more companies may wish to turn to hedging strategies to manage commodity risk, he notes, but such strategies can pose risks themselves unless they are proper
Lecture 23 - 11/15/2010
Lecture 23
Fate of Fiat plant stirs tension
Fiat workers voice concerns over the future of the car company's historic factory in Turin ahead of a vote which could shake up how work is carried out at the plant.
Unrelenting rains swamp Sri Lanka
Thousands of Sri Lankans are displaced and at least 13 killed by ongoing flash floods and mudslides.
China denies Renault spy case link
China denies any link to the industrial espionage scandal at French carmaker Renault, dismissing reports of its possible involvement as "baseless".
