Reading for Philosophical Inquiry
In this introduction to philosophical thinking, we will read some essays specially chosen from four main areas of interest: (1) the philosophy of life, (2) the philosophy of religion, (3) ethics, and (4) metaphysics and theory of knowledge. Although our approach is not comprehensive, it is reasonably representative of some of the more significant areas of philosophical inquiry. The readings are intended to illustrate the interrelations between these subject areas of philosophy and, as well, to p
What Is It Like to Be a Reporter?
Reporters have to meet a lot of deadlines and spend a lot of late nights, but the profession is rewarding, as well. Learn about the different perks of being a reporter with help from a journalism professor. (01:31)
Developing continuous air during articulation
Combining long tones and burst-tonguing will assist many beginning instrument players to eliminate excessive breaths while articulating.
TRMM Online Visualization and Analysis System (TOVAS)
This site provides users with a friendly web-based interface for visualization and analysis of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), gridded rainfall products and other precipitation data. It is applicable to variety of researches and applications, such as climate study and monitoring, weather events study and monitoring, agricultural crop monitoring, rainfall algorithm study, and data products comparison.
Les aliments de demain - Gérard Pascal (audio)
Conférence du 29 février 2000 par Gérard Pascal.
Certains annonçaient il y a quelques décennies l'alimentation future sous forme de pilules. Il n'en a rien été et il n'en sera rien. C'est à partir du progrès rapide des connaissances scientifiques, des innovations technologiques et de la perception par le consommateur du rôle de l'alimentation, que l'on peut tenter de faire des prévisions à court terme. L'alimentation est un facteur d'environnement qui peut non seulemen
L’informatique dans les sciences de la vie
Dans cet exposé François Rechenmann propose un rapide survol des méthodes algorithmiques utilisées au niveau de l'analyse du génome. On y découvre que l'informatique est à la fois un outil incontournable, puisque seules des méthodes algorithmiques automatiques issus de travaux sur le traitement automatique de texte peuvent analyser les masses, mais aussi que la modélisation elle-même de ces données biologique est informatique. Cet exposé introduit deux contenus, plus détaillés
Tensions at financial reform hearing
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and America's other top financial regulators went to Capitol Hill to answer lawmakers' questions about landmark Wall Street reform put in place after the financial crisis.
ISKME's Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematice (STEAM) Design Challenge
This wiki page documents the STEAM Design Challenge Activity ISKME facilitated during the SLANT Summer Institute at San Francisco Unified School District July 19-23, 2010.
Participants designed prototypes for an arts integration project for students and posted their ideas on the wiki.
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Faces of Your Gift - Pauline Chung
Pauline expresses her appreciation to the supporters of her bursary.
Foreigners flee Libya violence
Thousands fleeing unrest in Libya arrive at destinations in Crete, Istanbul and Malta.
Social media at Great Ormond Street: building community
Claire Zuurbier of IBM, formerly Head of Digital, Great Ormond Street, speaks to Lindsay Bruce from Cranfield School of Management - part of the Cranfield Customer Management Forum Speaker Series: http://bit.ly/9UuSf9
The Arts and Humanities. Professor Mary Jacobus
On 25 February 2011, a group of eminent researchers who work in arts and humanities disciplines in universities around the UK gathered in Cambridge for a conference called "The Arts and Humanities: Endangered Species?" In light of the present funding reforms to Higher Education, each was asked to give a seven minute talk about why the arts and humanities matter and what cultural and social benefits these subjects bring. Some stressed their contribution to self-knowledge and the ability and freed
How Can Robots Get Our Attention?
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found that they can program a robot to understand when it gains a human's attention and when it falls short.
Aaron Bobick, professor and chair of the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech's College of Computing, discusses why it's important for robots to understand social convention, if they are going to successfully interact with humans.
The research was performed using the robot Simon, from the Socially Intelligent Machines la
Infectious Disease / Microbiology Japan's markets react to disaster How much support did Richard III enjoy as King? Suresh Lesson 84 – पाठ संख्या ८४ (चौरासी – Paath sankya 84: Modèle expérimental de la respiration humaine
A chacune de nos respirations, les poumons se gonflent ou se dégonflent pour inspirer ou expirer de l’air. Or les poumons n’ont pas de muscles. Quel est le phénomène qui leur permet de se dilater ?
Japanese financial markets reopened after the most devastating natural disaster in the country's history, with eyes on its nuclear power facilities.
How much support did Richard II enjoy as King? A presentation by Dr. David Grummitt, Senior Research Fellow, The History of Parliament Project, for The History Faculty: www.thehistoryfaculty.com.
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