In Conversation with Cherie Blair [Audio]
Speaker(s): Cherie Blair, Howard Davies | Cherie Blair is a noted barrister and QC, specialising in human rights law. She is married to Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister. Cherie studied law at LSE and is a governor and honorary fellow of the School. In this event she will talk to Howard Davies, LSE Director about her autobiography published earlier this year entitled Speaking for Myself (May 2008, Little, Brown).
How did HIV/AIDS affect rural communities in Africa? The answer to the question [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Stefan Dercon, Dr Janet Seeley | The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa is almost 30 years old yet a number of the worst-case scenarios on the impact of AIDS in Africa have not come to pass. What did happen? The speakers give their answers using data from recent research in Tanzania and Uganda. Stefan Dercon is a quantitative economist, University of Oxford. Janet Seeley is an anthropologist at the School of International Development, University of East Anglia.
Climate Change: The City Solution [Audio]
Speaker(s): Ritt Bjerregaard | As mayor of Copenhagen, Ritt Bjerregaard presided over a number of pioneering initiatives - including promoting cycling and low emissions zones - which help demonstrate how cities can provide solutions to global challenges such as climate change
The Foreign Policy of Modern Russia: The Prospects for Russian British Relations [Audio]
Speaker(s): Sergey Lavrov | Sergey Lavrov is Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Prior to this he served from 1994-2004 as Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation at the United Nations. He graduated from the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Moscow State Institute of International Relations, beginning his diplomatic career at the Soviet Embassy in Sri Lanka. This event is the opening lecture in Russian Business Week organised by the LSESU Russian Business Society wh
Out of Europe? The United States in an Asian age [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox, Professor Arne Westad | Niall Ferguson argues that the world is now being shaped more by the emerging economies of the East than by the once dominant West. But within the West another kind of power shift is taking place, one that leads to the growing irrelevance of Europe. Is this true? And does it really matter? Michael Cox is professor of international relations at LSE and codirector of LSE IDEAS. Arne Westad is professor of international history at LSE and c
Irish unions seek a soft landing to harsh economic measures
Could a consolidated EU financial administration mean an end to draconian bailout repayment terms? Ireland’s Union leader thinks so…
Using Macroinvertebrates to Evaluate the Condition of Ponds
Macro-invertebrates are commonly used to evaluate the status of streams and rivers. The deep zones of lakes have also been used for this purpose. This project includes a protocol for using macro-invertebrates to compare and evaluate ponds and wetlands.
Poor Economics; A Radical Rethinking of the way to Fight Global Poverty [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Abhijit Banerjee, Professor Esther Duflo | Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo have worked with the poor in dozens of countries, trying to understand the specific problems that come with poverty and to find proven solutions. In this lecture, they argue that so much anti-poverty policy has failed over the years because of an inadequate understanding of poverty. The battle against poverty can be won, but it will take patience, careful thinking and a willingness to learn from ev
A lecture by Traian Băsescu, President of Romania - in English [Audio]
Speaker(s): Traian Băsescu, Professor Vladimir Tismaneanu | Traian Basescu is president of Romania. He was first elected to the post in December 2004, and was re-elected to a second 5-year term in 2009. He has previously served as mayor of Bucharest, and minister of transportation in the Ciorbea, Vasile, Isarescu, Roman and Stolojan governments. Prior to joining the government, he was a marine officer and merchant navy captain for the Romanian commercial fleet, having graduated in 1976 from the
PediNeuroLogic Exam: 3 Month Old: Normal: Motor - Hand Movements
The hand is now held in a more open position. The infant will hold on to an object when placed in his hand but will not yet reach for the object. At this age, the infant may start to bat at objects. He also watches his hands. A neuroscience tutorial focusing on those aspects of the pediatric neurological examination that are unique to the child's nervous system, with an emphasis on important neurodevelopmental milestones.
Radio Waves & Electromagnetic Fields
In this interactive simulation adapted from the University of Colorado's Physics Education Technology project, explore how a radio transmitter broadcasts electromagnetic radiation.
Global Infrared Cloud Cover, September 2001 (WMS)
This animation is a mosaic of cloud cover data taken by several different satellites in the infrared band. One of the most prominent cloud features during this time was Hurricane Erin near the Atlantic coast of the United States.
Reims 2011 – Modèle européen d’expertise.
Titre : Reims 2011 – Modèle européen d’expertise : construction et influence sur les juridictions internationales.
Intervenant : Eve TRUILHE-MARENGO (chargée de recherche CNRS).
Résumé : Rôle du juge et liens que celui-ci entretien avec la réalité extra-juridique en particulier dans le domaine sanitaire et environnemental. Projet de recherche financé par la mission droit et justice.
L’auteur n’a pas transmis de conflit d’intérêt concernant les donn
Paper pulp
Trees provide the materials to make different types of paper. Parts of the tree are made into a pulp and fit onto a frame to take the shape of a thin sheet of paper.
Parkinson Disease - Motor Exam - General Observations Sub-exam - Patient 4
This 76-year-old man developed tremor of his right arm and leg 15 years ago. It has increased in severity over the years. A shaking right hand affects his writing, dressing and drinking. Occasional drooling, difficulty rolling over in bed and a soft voice at times are also issues. The tremor has affected his writing and he has mild difficulty with buttons and zippers. He spills when he uses his right hand to drink. He has occasional drooling and slight difficulty rolling over in bed. His voice
Download Seasons 1 and 2 - Only $15.00 Hi everybody, my name's Mike and this is the Let's Speak Italian podcast. So you've been listening to the first few lessons, and hopefully you're learning how to speak Italian. Well with the first 100 lessons completed, I wanted to release the first few lessons for free as a little teaser so that you can see just how easy it is to learn to speak Italian. Now, by going to the website, you can buy the first 100 lessons for only $15.00. That includes 100 lessons, plus 20 review lessons as
Fried foods
Fried foods may taste good, but they can have terrible effects on your body if you eat too many of them. Someone who has bulimia would be likely to binge eat these fried foods. Bulimia is an eating disorder in which the person afflicted binge eats and then purges, or gets rid of, all of the food they just ate.
UK Opposition leader urges PM to apologise
UK Opposition leader Ed Miliband criticises Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron's close relations with News International executives.
Le cinéma de Kubrick, entre raison et passion. Conférence de Michel Ciment
Un fil rouge relie les films de Kubrick qui sont autant d’avertissements en forme de fables : le rapport au coeur de chaque homme et dans la société entre une volonté de contrôle, l’affirmation de la raison et l’irruption de la passion, de la violence et du refoulé.
Historien et critique de cinéma, Michel Ciment est maître de conférences en civilisation américaine à l’université de Paris 7 et membre du comité de rédaction de Positif, collaborateur régul
Éros et géographie / Cécile Yapaudjian-Labat
Éros et géographie / Cécile Yapaudjian-Labat. In colloque international "Claude Simon géographe" organisé par l'Équipe Littérature et Herméneutique du laboratoire Patrimoine Littérature Histoire (PLH) de l'Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail. Toulouse : Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, 26-27 mai 2011.
