Games Technologies for Learning
The Games Technologies for Learning report explores the ways in which games technologies can be used to enhance teaching and learning, and provides advice for schools and colleges wishing to introduce...
'Chindia' - a marriage of cultures?
Why talk up the differences when the complimentary traits of the two great emerging markets, India and China, could lead to greater opportunities, wealth and prosperity for the whole World. "Language" holds the key, says Ravi Bhoothalingam, Founder and Chair of Manas Advisory.
BCG-K@W Procurement Report: Part 1 -- the Strategic Perspective
The Boston Consulting Group's Hal Sirkin discusses procurement in the context of global business, and the ways that companies from emerging economies are challenging traditional multinationals. This is Part 1 of an 8 part series.
Smithfield Market, Birmingham c.1890s OP09004 SMITHFIELD MARKET, Birmingham, West Midlands. A corner of Smithfield Market c.1890s. A steam tram travels down Moat Row towards Smithfield Street. Moat Lane is to the left with the Drovers Arms to the right on the corner of Bradford Street.
Microsoft Campus Tours - The Connector With thousands of employees coming to the Microsoft Redmond campus every day, getting around can be a challenge. The Microsoft Connector team manage a large fleet of buses, vans and on-demand cars to get people to and from their meetings, their offices and back home again.
051 - BELLUM HELVETICUM - LOWE BUTLER WALKER
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Mining for Negawatts
The MIT community is conducting a great deal of exciting research related energy consumption in built environments. I will begin with a overview of some of the research projects at MIT, ranging from lighting to building controls. I will then do a deeper dive into research being conducted at the Field Intelligence Lab at MIT on the topic of negawatt mining. The term "negawatt" has come to indicate saved, or negative, watts from measures that reduce energy consumption. However, not all negawatts c
Social Science and the Middle East: myths, pitfalls and opportunities
No area of the globe so challenges the contemporary social scientist or the ordinary citizen as do the twenty-five countries of the Middle East. At the same time, none generates as much public controversy and unease. From its multiple wars and inter-ethnic conflicts, and the rise of religiously defined ideologies, to the enduring place it occupies in world energy markets this region is of central concern to all who seek to analyse, or formulate policies for, the world of today. In this lecture,
Barack Obama and the Muslim World
This lecture will assess how successful President Obama's engagement with the Muslim world has been. Gilles Kepel is Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS.
Highlights from Lord's Resistance Army Event
On January 13, more than 300 people attended the Pulitzer Center and Human Rights Watch's special presentation on the Lord's Resistance Army and the atrocities the group has committed in central Africa. With powerful photos, videos and other materials, Pulitzer Center journalists Joe Bavier and Marcus Bleasdale and Human Rights Watch researcher Ida Sawyer and senior researcher Anneke Van Woudenberg described their findings and evaluated whether President Obama's new strategy to tackle the LRA co
Les énergie renouvelables - Christian N'go (video)
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
Les énergie renouvelables par Christian Ngo (Physicien)
Lycée Jean Monnet ( 95 Franconville)
Korean history - Goguryeo, the powerful kingdom in ancient Northeast Asia
Goguryeo was the powerful kingdom in ancient Northeast Asia. It was established in B.C. 37.  This video discusses many military innovations of the Goguryeans. Also, the video discusses great advances of art and archetecture given to the world through the Goguryean kingdom. Run time 04:19
078 Special Exhibition: Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York
February 9, 2011–July 4, 2011
John D’Angelico (American, 1905–1964), renowned for his handcrafted archtop guitars that have been used by generations of musicians in a wide variety of genres, is the first of three master craftsmen profiled by exhibition curator Jayson Dobney.
How are Planets Formed?
See how the Webb Space Telescope will study planetary bodies using our solar system and planets orbiting other stars. This video has excellent computer-animated images to show how planets may have formed. (05:51)
A Bridge Too Far
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A History of Veterans Day
In a History of the Holidays video, discover the origins of Veterans Day, which is also known as Remembrance Day. Learn how a holiday set to remember World War I, Armistice Day, has grown into a holiday honoring all veterans and peace. This three minute video provides insights into why this holiday serves as a remembrance for those who have served. There is some live war footage. (3:18)
Water Density and Temperature
This is a short video that demonstrates the difference in density of cold water and warm water. It explains how the waters will mix or not mix according to their density and temperature. This is a good idea for a simple classroom experiment. (1:57)
Pocket Full of H's
The Electric Company and Jimmy Fallon sing about the letter H.
The Nature Explorers Yosemite's Southside Expedition Part 4 of 5
Yosemite is one of the busiest tourist destinations in America, millions of people travel here during the summer to see the few last remaining gigantic trees. But on the southern border lies some trees that most people didn't even know existed. Here we discovered a Sugar Pine that had a trunk circumference of 19'.
