Mathematics
Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for courses in the Department of Mathematics. The mathematics curriculum offers programs tailored for students interested in careers in life sciences, business administration, engineering and social science.
GPS for Genomes
Two researchers have come up with the equivalent of a GPS for data. It could radically improve the pace of scientific discovery. And, in a twist, they've decided to crowdfund the pilot. http://rockethub.com/projects/4065-a-gps-for-the-genome
Reading Pie Graphs (Circle Graphs) - Khan Academy
Using a word problem, Sal Khan demonstrates how to read Pie Graphs (Circle Graphs) in this three-minute video.
Paint with Ice
This one minute video shows how to use ice cubes and paint to create some interesting ice painting.
Teach In - 11/13/2011 - #6 Wrap Up
Teach In Sunday: Reclaiming Our Economy
Sunday November 13, 2011
Blackman Auditorium, Northeastern University
Essential Science for Teachers: Physical Science
In-depth interviews with children that uncover their ideas about the topic at hand.,This segment shows the interviewer probing the student's ideas about what happens to matter when it dissolves. The probe is trying to elicit whether the student thinks the solute is gone or that it is there but can't be seen. The interview shows the student has the correct idea that the salt is there and provides an explanation to prove it even though it cannot be seen (tastes salty).
ADHD : Actua les 3 Via …
UK looks to tech for economic growth
Nov. 16 - As the Bank of England slashes its growth and inflation forecasts, the annual Silicon Valley Comes To The UK event stresses the economic benefits of supporting the technology sector. Matt Cowan reports.
Poe Retelling
How to Reduce the File Size of a pdf Using ColorSync Utility
Reduce the file size of pdf files using the Apple ColorSync Utility in Mac OS X. You no longer need to use any online file reduction or Adobe products. (02:11)
Brazil: Arts and Culture in Brazil
Salvador, the capital of the state Bahia, was the first capital of Brazil.
Slavery was common in Brazil until it was abolished in 1888. Today, Salvador has the largest population of African-Americans in any city out of Africa. Ancient African rhythms transformed to the present day samba. A good look at the people and culture of this community.
China's wine industry ripens as local thirst grows
Nov. 17 - China's wine producers try to up their game, as Chinese consumers further develop their taste for finer French wines. Cathy Yang reports.
Itinéraire d'un scientifique : Adolphe Pacault (1918-2008) - Allocution de Jean-Claude Pecker
A l'occasion de l'inauguration de l'exposition organisée par l'Université Bordeaux 1 : "Itinéraires d'un scientifique : autour des bibliothèques d'Adolphe Pacault (1918-2008)", Jean-Claude Pecker, professeur honoraire au Collège de France revient sur ce qui le lie inévitablement à cet imminent chimiste : souvenirs, anecdotes, nostalgies...
Authors@Google: W. Scott Poole
Author W. Scott Poole visits Google Cambridge to speak about his new book, Monsters in America. From the book's description:
"Salem witches, frontier wilderness beasts, freak show oddities, alien invasions, Freddie Krueger. From our colonial past to the present, the monster in all its various forms has been a staple of American culture. A masterful survey of our grim and often disturbing past, Monsters in America uniquely brings together history and culture studies to expose the dark obsessions
UR School of Law - Election Law Panel: Voting Rights, Redistricting, and the Constitution
Election Law Panel: Voting Rights, Redistricting, and the Constitution
Sponsored by UR School of Law, the American Constitution Society, the Black Law Students Association and Metro Richmond Young Democrats.
This panel discussion on election law took place on Monday, Oct. 24,2011 and was held in University of Richmond's Queally Hall in the Ukrop Auditorium.
Panelists included:
• Del. Jennifer McClellan (Virginia House of Delegates)-Virginia Redistricting
• J. Gerald Hebert (Campaign L
Asia Regional Night: Thailand
Thunderbird School of Global Management students perform Nov. 12, 2011, during Homecoming festivities. http://www.thunderbird.edu
Open Classroom 11/16/2011 - #1 Bluestone Introduction
The Role of Government in the 21st Century
This Week: Should the government subsidize public radio, tv, and the arts?
Guest Speakers: Charlie Kravetz and Spiro Veloudos
High Performance Computing with Wenming Ye If there were a special geek merit badge for those whose desktop PC has the word "CRAY" across the front, Wenming Ye would have plenty of them. Wenming works just down the hallway from us on Channel 9 exploring the possibilities of HPC (High Performance Computing). I wanted Niners to meet Wenming and see some of the interesting projects he's working on and find out how the cloud has changed supercomputing.
CNIPsy 2010 Marseille - L’esprit malade, l’objet même de la psychiatrie. (audio)
CNIPsy 2010 Marseille : 7ème Congrès National des Internes en Psychiatrie (CNIPsy). Thème : «Mauvais genre»
Session : Péripéties dans l’histoire de la psychiatrie.
Titre : CNIPsy 2010 Marseille – L’esprit malade, l’objet même de la psychiatrie.
Résumé : On pourrait croire la psychiatrie atteinte d’amnésie antérograde, oubliant à mesure les chemins qui l’ont conduite au présent. Et son histoire, elle la réécrit parfois avec une extraordinaire pol
Numerical Simulation of Magnetic Flux Emerging Through a Model Solar Atmosphere: Density
This animation is one of a series depicting the results of a two-dimensional ideal magneto-hydrodynamic simulation of magnetic flux emerging through a solar atmosphere. The simulation has a resolution of 300x500 cells and a length scale of 16 Mm x 6.8 Mm. The simulation depicts 1730 seconds in the evolution of the model.
