Story of the World- Early Modern Times-The Emperor Napoleon
This spirited reading of author Susan Wise Bauer's Story of
the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the
peoples of ancient times. This chapter is about the Emperor Napoleon.
Story of the World- Early Modern Times-The Rise of Bonaparte
This spirited reading of author Susan Wise Bauer's Story of
the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the
peoples of ancient times. This chapter is about the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Story of the World- The Modern Age- Two Czars and Two Emperors
This spirited reading of author Susan Wise Bauer's Story of
the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the
peoples of ancient times. This chapter is about the two czars and two emperors. The czar of Russia-Alexander III
Story of the World- The Modern Age
This spirited reading of author Susan Wise Bauer's Story of
the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the
peoples of ancient times. This chapter is about Ethiopia and Italy.
How Big is my World and How Do Maps Help me Find my Place in the World?
A child narrates a look at relative size of bedroom, house, neighborhood, city, state, country and the world. Excellent slides, maps, background music and script. (2:16)
Sesame Street: Gift to Dorothy
Elmo gives Dorothy the fish a gift of a book called, Dorothy's World.
The History of the Internet
This presentation attempts to revel some of the people who were involved in the creation of the Internet. It will form part of a series of presentations that will cover topics, such as: How does the World Wide Web work? and The things you need to consider when designing a website? We acknowledge and respect the copyright of all photographers.
1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial
This was the commercial that introduced the Apple Macintosh Computer to the world. (0:58)
C Programming Tutorial 1 Learn C Programming: Game Programming
The C Programming language is a great place to start for anyone who would like to learn computer programming. C is relatively easy to learn but can be very powerful While its a much older language and not object oriented, it can be used to develop almost any type of application-- including video games. The C programming language has been used in colleges and universities for years and continues to be used all over the world.
This first C programming video tutorial will show you how
Subject Special: Humanities In this subject special on humanities, we focus on a selection of podcasts about history, geography and archaeology. We feature some of the podcasts that are listed in the humanities category of our Podcast Directory for Educators. We present an illustrate range of the kind of topics that are listed.
Publishing your Site to the Web (#16)
Once you have your web space ready, you need to actually publish your web site - get it there for the world to see. This video examines FTP or File Transfer Protocol and related tools to help you publish your web site. You need a place to host your site-some are free but have limited features. Others you can pay a monthly fee. Either way, you will use an FTP to publish your site. [06:43]
NMR and Scattering
NMR, quantum computing, classical scattering
You've Got the Power
Would you want to live in a world without electricity? No computer. No lights. No video games. Electricity is a form of energy. People don't actually make energy. They just take one form of it and change it into another. This video tells you what it take to make electricity and how it gets to you. This video also addresses the transfer of energy from one form to another. Run time 11:50.
Powering the Google engine: innovation is key
It’s a $20 billion company with a formidable staff strength of 20,000, but the spirit of innovation (and enterprise) is alive and well at Google Inc, 11 years after the company was founded by then-students Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
Leadership in a changing world: turning dreams into action
Innovation, imagination and education: key themes at INSEAD's first Leadership Summit in the Middle East, held recently in Abu Dhabi.
Not by drugs alone but by partnership
Nearly eradicated 20 years ago, tuberculosis has since re-emerged at the top of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases list.
“Drugs are not enough to combat TB,†says Patrizia Carlevaro, the head of Eli Lilly’s international aid unit speaking to INSEAD Knowledge. “We have all the tools we need to defeat the disease – the challenge rests in effectively linking private sector resources and skills to the needs of local healthcare providers.â€
Not a Tiger, Not a Lion. It’s a Liger!
Hybrids like mules have been domesticated by human beings for
centuries. Even many of the breeds of pets that we have (dogs and cats) are hybrids between species.
But what do you get when you mix two of the biggest, most beautiful
big cats? A liger! A liger is the baby born out of the mating of a male
lion and a female tiger. It is the biggest wild cat in the world, bigger
than both its parents!
It also inherits certain specific characteristics from
"Session 2 (Boundaries) - History Textbooks and the Profession: Comparing National Controversies in
A symposium panel featuring the following papers: "Textbook Controversies and the Limits of American History" — Thomas Bender (New York University); "Testing the limits of historical imagination: Mexico’s history-textbook controversies and the U.S. question (circa 1957-2000)" — Mauricio Tenorio Trillo (University of Chicago); Discuss
Women in Space
In 1983, trailblazing astronaut Sally Ride blasted out of Earth's orbit, opening the world of space travel for women. Watch the stories of other pioneers who have followed her path to the stars. Run time 02:51.
Masters of Disguise
The natural world is filled with animals trying to eat other animals and trying to avoid being eaten. This pressure to find food or to keep from becoming someone else's dinner has, over millions of years, produced an incredibly effective way to escape detection by predators or prey: camouflage. This video segment explores the world of camouflage, including some of the methods and benefits of this important evolutionary strategy. Footage from NOVA: "Animal Impostors." Closed captioning included.Â
