Decoding the Past: Mayan Doomsday Prophecy
Over 2,000 years ago, the ancient Maya made the stunning prediction that the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012. The History Channel peels back the layers of mystery and examines in detail how the Maya calculated the exact date of doomsday. Run time 45:00.
Classroom Technology Demonstration
This is an excerpt from the March 27, 2006 Okemos Public School Board meeting. Kelly Carrier, a high school science teacher, demonstrates technology tools, ...
Spartan Sagas: Charlotte Wenham
My two sisters and I grew up in a little farm community in southwest Michigan. We were expected to go to college. Joyce, the oldest, went to MSU for the new special-nursing degree. Janet went two years later. I went 10 years after Janet. Michigan State went to the Rose Bowl in 1954, 1956, and 1966. One of us was a sophomore each of those years; our parents sent us to California to participate in the fun!
Spartans--alumni, students, faculty, and staff. Have your own Spartan Saga to share? Go to
Essential Science: Earth and Space Science
The Essential Science for Teachers courses are designed to help k - 6 teachers gain an understanding of some of the bedrock science concepts they need to teach standards-based curricula. Earth and Space Science consists of eight one-hour video programs accompanied by print and Web materials that provide in-class activities and homework explorations. Real-world examples, demonstrations, animations, still graphics, and interviews with scientists compose content segments that are intertwined with i
Energy Sources
Every year that the world continues to rely on non-renewable fossil fuels for our energy needs brings us closer to needing alternatives. This video segment produced for Teachers' Domain identifies some current and future alternatives and describes some of the benefits and limitations inherent in each. The video could also be used for a lesson on transfer of energy. Closed captioning included. Run time 06:09.
FILL THE FORD, OCTOBER 9, 7.PM.
With the Mustangs in the thick of the race for a Conference USA championship, SMU will offer Family Packs to the Tulsa game on Oct. 9. For as little as $56, fans can get four tickets, four hot dogs and four drinks to the 7 p.m. game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Larger families can add additional family members for $14 each.
The game is a big one, as both SMU and Tulsa are fighting for the Western Division lead in C-USA. The Tulsa World writes, "The survivor of Saturday's game will have a good sho
Learn Public Places - Tourist Centers
This short video uses photographs and a talking elephant to introduce young learners to tourist centers such as Disney World.
The Office Show: Rocking your data with Excel 2010 Do you like to play with your data? Thought so. This Excel-centric Office Show episode plunges into the world of data visualization, and shows you how to get better-looking, more meaningful charts without banging your head against the wall. And we've got some amazing things to show you that some folks have done with Excel, including -- speaking of head-banging -- a music video from AC/DC done entirely within Excel. Strange but true! After the break, guest blogger and Excel expert Anneliese Wi
OSU Trivia Game Question 6b
This is one part of the Oregon State University Trivia Game. To play along you just have to click the answer you think is correct. You have two minutes and thirty seconds to answer each question. Click here to start the game over http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-2X_DDS9AI
A.C. Grayling: The Unconsidered Life
Philosopher and author AC Grayling on thinking critically and being a well-informed citizen of the world.
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"Amoretti: One day I wrote her name upon the strand" by Edmund Spenser (poetry reading)
Amoretti, in painting, are plump naked little boys reprenting Eros or Cupid. Here it means small tokens of love. The poem was written in 1594, one of a series called Amoretti. You can read the others here:
http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/spenser1.html
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One day I wrote her name upon the strand,
But came the waves and washed it away:
Again I write it with a second hand,
Inside the Collections: Ichthyology at AMNH
In the first of a new series of behind-the-scenes looks at the collections at the American Museum of Natural History, Melanie Stiassny, Axelrod Research Curator in the Department of Ichthyology, takes us through the Museum's vast collection of fishes.
The Department of Ichthyology, one of the four departments within the Museum's Division of Vertebrate Zoology, houses a collection that comprises more than 2 million specimens from around the world, with a special focus on African, Australian, Ce
IMAX: Hubble Webisode
For nearly 20 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has dazzled the world with unprecedented views of the cosmos, from the splendor of Earth's celestial neighborhood to galaxies billions of light years away. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, This awe-inspiring film from the award-winning IMAX Space Team allows audiences to blast off alongside the Atlantis STS-125 crew, witness some of the most challenging spacewalks ever performed, and experience firsthand Hubble's striking images. Recounting the amazi
Trailer: IMAX: Hubble
For nearly 20 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has dazzled the world with unprecedented views of the cosmos, from the splendor of Earth's celestial neighborhood to galaxies billions of light years away. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, This awe-inspiring film from the award-winning IMAX Space Team allows audiences to blast off alongside the Atlantis STS-125 crew, witness some of the most challenging spacewalks ever performed, and experience firsthand Hubble's striking images. Recounting the amazi
Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project at AMNH
There's only a month left to hitch a camel ride on the illustrious Silk Road without even leaving New York City. Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World sends visitors on an ancient trade route that stretched from the marketplaces of Asia to the bustling hub of the Middle East. And on Sunday afternoons, visitors can wrap up their journey with live musical performances organized by Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project.
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AMNH Explorer App for iPhone & iPod touch
Chart your own course at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City with AMNH Explorer—a new app that is part custom navigation system, part personal tour guide for the Museum's world-famous halls. Providing turn-by-turn directions, AMNH Explorer takes visitors from the edge of the universe to the age of the dinosaurs. Choose from a variety of Museum-designed tours or create your own from a list of popular exhibits, specimens, or artifacts. AMNH Explorer also lets you share your a
AMNH Public Programs
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education and exhibition.
Suggested General Admission, which supports the Museum's scientific and educational endeavors, includes admission to all 45 Muse
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter, an annual favorite visited by millions of children and adults, returns to the American Museum of Natural History. Visitors can mingle with up to 500 live butterflies among tropical flowers and vegetation.
Watch as Hazel Davies, AMNH's Manager of Living Exhibits, and Whitney Doreen Ortiz walk through the vivarium and interact with butterflies from around the world -- blue morphos, striking scarlet swallowtails and large owl butte
Chip giant Hynix sees profit soar
World No.2 Hynix Semiconductor announced its second-best profit ever of over $880 million in the last business quarter.
British Directors at the 54th BFI London Film Festival - Part 2
In the lead up to the 54th BFI London Film Festival, we speak to another group of British filmmakers whose work has been included in the festival programme. Clio Barnard, director of The Arbor, explains how she decided to explore the life of Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar through a combination of archive footage, a performance of Dunbar's play of the same name, and interviews from the writer's family. Jamie Thraves, who wrote and directed Treacle Jr, talks about his third feature, which inclu
