Leaves on A Tree
This video shows very young students exploring the differences among leaves and trees. QuickTime or Windows Media plug-in is required to play the video.
Mr. Ford's Anatomy & Physiology: Lesson 03:03 - Eukaryotes &Â Prokaryotes
In this video, Anatomy and Physiology teacher, Mr. Ford, briefly defines a Eukaryote and Prokaryote and what distinguishes the two from each other (including which organisms have these sorts of cells). Â A quick review is included at the end. (3:16)
Astronauts arrive safely at ISS
Three new crew members arrive at the International Space Station.
Góngora y los orÃgenes del poema heroicómico / Rodrigo Cacho Casal
Góngora y los orÃgenes del poema heroicómico. Rodrigo CACHO CASAL. In Dire, taire, masquer les origines dans la péninsule ibérique, du Moyen Age au Siècle d'Or, colloque international organisé par l'Équipe de recherche "Littérature Espagnole Médiévale et du Siècle d'Or" (LEMSO) du laboratoire France méridionale et Espagne : histoire des sociétés du moyen age à l'époque contemporaine (FRAMESPA) en collaboration avec le département d'ét
Community and Innovation: "Where and Why is Innovation Happening?"
Margaret O'Mara is a historian of the modern United States whose work looks at the growth of the knowledge economy and the reasons creativity and innovation thrive in particular places. She is the author of Cities of Knowledge: Cold War Science and the Search for the Next Silicon Valley (Princeton, 2005), which explored how Silicon Valley came to be, why other U.S. regions did not become Silicon Valley, and what the Cold War had to do with it. Her current research includes a study of high-tech g
Welcome to Acute Care
This video tells patients what to expect when they transfer from the ICU to Acute Care. It explains call buttons, what to expect from service providers, etc.
The Auctioneer by Joan Samson [Transcribed from the Libertarian Tradition podcast episode "The Auctioneer"] Joan Samson was a Depression baby, born in 1937. She died of cancer in 1976, when she was still in her 30s. In 1975, the year before her death, she published her only novel, The Auctioneer
World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima
This video clip provides a summary of the Battle of Iwo Jima reported by a USMC Radio Broadcast from February 1945. (2:41)
Shopping safely online
With busy schedules and boatloads of free shipping offers shopping online is a handy option, but hackers are hungry for consumers' sensitive data. A cyber security expert offers way to shop more safely online.
How to Read Sheet Music : Understanding Rhythmic Notation & Quarter Notes
Rhythmic notation uses quarter notes, half notes, whole notes and more. Learn about quarter notes, time signatures and the 4/4 meter in this free music theory. This is a great tool for high school aged children with little music background. (3:22)
Deadly pipeline explosion in Mexico
An oil pipeline in central Mexico exploded on Sunday, creating what one official described as a "river of fire" and killing at least 22 people. Jon Decker reports.
LSE Literary Weekend - So Much for That: on illness, death and money
Lionel Shriver will be discussing and reading from her new novel So Much for That on the cusp of release in March. Described in HarperCollins's spring catalogue as "about illness, death, and money", Shriver's latest explores four different scenarios with a medical aspect, in a kind of literary "ER". The book examines the catastrophic personal fall-out of America's dysfunctional health-care system, while also raising tough questions that all Western countries are having to wrestle with--the most
Ex-cons benefit in biz-led charity
A number of British charities are thriving as a result of investment and training from Venture Philanthropists Impetus, who are backed by some of Britain's biggest companies.
Spanish Lesson - Present Tense -AR verbs: él/ella/usted
This video lesson discusses the present tense of -AR verbs and how to change them in the él (he) form, ella (she) form, & usted (you) form. (4:36)
Ethics and politics
Moral and Political Philosophy: how should we live? What constitutes a just state?
"Writing in 3-D": Submitting your work
Charlotte Observer columnist Tommy Tomlinson gives students tips on getting their work published in this clip from his "Writing in 3-D" class at Queens. Learn more about his upcoming writing workshops: http://bit.ly/ikApaK.
Portrait of Philip Stanhope J960249 RANGERS HOUSE, London. "Portrait of Philip Stanhope" By John RUSSELL (1745-1806).
Highgate Cemetery MF001688_27 HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Looking towards the entrance to the Egyptian Avenue, with the statue of an angel in the foreground, in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in October 1983.
