Galileo Galilei: The man who looked and changed the world
In 1609, one man using a simple device proved the universe to be a place very different from what most people were prepared to believe. In this lecture, Bruno Paul Stenson speaks about the evolution of our view of the universe from Galileo's findings.
Patterns In Our World Around Us
After the completion of this activity, you will be able to identify simple patterns and make patterns of your own. Your task is to find materials at home that you can share with the class.
Folk Tales Around the World
The children will read folk tales from different countries. They will locate the country on a map and determine the continent the country is on.
Artistic Exchange: Europe and the Islamic World
This site presents 31 paintings, bowls, and other objects that illustrate the Islamic world's influence on European art. Elements of Islamic art are identified in each of the European pieces, which date back to the Middle Ages.
Episode 90: The Cost of A Life: Peter Singer on Ending World Poverty Philosopher and ethicist Peter Singer puts forward his vision of how individuals can take an ethical and just approach to tackling world poverty. With host Jennifer Cook. Peter Singer -
Episode 37: Reinvigorating the World Trade Organization Political scientist and Warwick Commission member Prof Ann Capling demystifies the World Trade Organization (WTO), and suggests how it might reinvigorate itself in a changing global trade environment. With podcast host Eric van Bemmel. George Ellis on The Nature of the Physical World SFU at the World Pipe Band Championships - The day of competition IB World Conference 2010 The Big Questions: Health in the developing world World Celebrates Global Handwashing Day: How To Avoid Poo, Excrement, Faeces World Malaria Day 2010: How To Provide Cures For All Who Need Them SFU at the World Pipe Band Championships - The day of competition Interwar: A Broken World The CIBAM Global Business Symposium - A new world order Innovating by Making the World a Better Place How SuperCorps Are Changing the Workforce and the World Viral Marketing for the Real World Viral Marketing for the Real World: This week, HBR's Cathy Olofson sits down with Columbia University professor Duncan Watts to discuss his new article in the May 2007 issue of Harvard Business Review, "Viral Marketing for the Real World." Watts explains that while marketing messages may not exactly spread like disease, viral marketing, if used correctly, can be an extremely successful and cost-effective means for getting the word out. First Lady to the World: Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill The Role of Entrepreneurship in Solving World Problems - Tom Byers, Kavita Ramdas, Paul Yock, John H
On Thursday 17 September the Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts GIPCA Great Texts Big Questions lecture will present an opportunity to hear one of the worlds leading cosmologists discuss the way scientific and everyday views of the nature of things relate to each other. How do relativity theory quantum theory and cosmological theory change our views of the world and the universe? How do they relate to every day life? George Ellis Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University
A third place finish at the World Pipe Band Championships has dashed hopes that the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band could win the title three times in a row.
But Pipe Sergeant Jack Lee says the band performed its best and is pleased to remain one of the world's tops bands.
300 international baccalaureate students from 10 countries, around the world, came to Oregon State University to work on various projects.
Maurice Bennink, professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at MSU, talks about how poor nutrition is a threat to health in the developing world. See how respondents answered at http://spartansagas.msu.edu/questions/9/.
Answer the latest big question at http://spartansagas.msu.edu/questions.php.
Val Curtis of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine explains how we can save millions of lives by washing our hands after going to the toilet, and especially before eating food. She was talking at a party for primary school children held in London’s Science Museum to celebrate Global Handwashing Day, where Grace [...]
The meeting of world experts on malaria — held at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine — heard about fighting the global battle against malaria with well-organised health systems to deliver drug cures to those who need them and about the importance of communicating knowledge to the public. Sarah Maxwell hears a [...]
A third place finish at the World Pipe Band Championships has dashed hopes that the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band could win the title three times in a row.
But Pipe Sergeant Jack Lee says the band performed its best and is pleased to remain one of the world's tops bands. Read the story here: http://www.sfu.ca/pamr/media_releases/media_releases_archives/pipe-band-will-bounce-back-from-disappointing-third.html
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What will the new world order look like, who will do well, and what changes are needed if companies are to survive and emerge stronger out of the recession?
Interviews with management experts who zero in on key business ideas and how to implement them in organizations.
Interviews with management experts who zero in on key business ideas and how to implement them in organizations.
is a curriculum-oriented guide to the work of the active First Lady. The site uses a retreat she built on her husband's estate as a focus but gives readings and suggested school assignments about Ms. Roosevelt's career.
Prominent industry leaders team up with Stanford Faculty to discuss entrepreneurial solutions to problems in the areas of international affairs, human health and the environment. They tackle world issues from a global and technical perspective beyond the usual bureaucratic approach with a special focus on developing nations.
