Marshall Center Fellow Christopher S. Martin on Sympathy in Economics
Christopher S. Martin, a visiting fellow at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies' John Marshall International Center for the Study of Statesmanship, discusses "Sympathy in Economics: A Critical History." Martin is completing his doctoral dissertation on the history of economic thought and his presentation focused on the idea of "sympathy" within economics and its role in motivating commitment to rules of conduct. Nov. 4, 2011
Lancaster Covered Bridge, Carroll County, Indiana
The Lancaster covered bridge in Carroll County, Indiana is just east of Owasco. Built in 1870 and still standing today it spans 140 feet over Wildcat Creek.
How to Fix the Housing Crisis The foreclosure crisis has crawled on for going on four years now with no end in sight. The S&P/Case-Shiller index for August fell 3.8 percent from a year ago. The index includes home prices for 20 US cities. "Continued house price declines could lead to even more defaults, foreclosures and distress sales, undermining wealth, confidence and spending," Willia
European Commitment to Entrepreneurship (ECE)
Een bedrijf onderscheidt zich van een ander bedrijf omdat het een specifieke aanpak heeft, omdat het mensen met een …
5 Habits of Effective Students
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High Tide in Hawaii
"H" Sounds
Starfall's excellent interactive treatment given to the letter "H h”, with emphasis on the sound of the letter. Several examples and very clear pronunciation.
Farini Falls & Towers The National Archives UK posted a photo: Description: 'Photograph of Farini Falls & Towers, one of the Hundred Falls, Orange River, South Africa.' Author of work: Lul
CBS Show Time Spanish – Lesson 31
It’s destination Colombia for lesson 31 as Mark is joined by Carolina from Bogotá. Carolina introduces Mark to the geography and traditions of Colombia, and Mark learns a few useful expresiones colombianas. In episodes 31-40 of Show Time Spanish, Mark will be joined by various speakers of Spanish from different parts of Latin Amer
UMass Football Holds Bone Marrow Drive
Right at the start of the school year, on Labor Day weekend, the UMass Amherst football team continued its three-year tradition of sponsoring a bone marrow drive on campus. Students and players responded with enthusiasm at a football stadium barbecue
How We See Black and White
Vision is amazing because it seems so mundane. Peoples' eyes, nerves and brains translate light into electrochemical signals and then into an experience of the world around them. A close look at the physics of just the first part of this process shows that even seemingly simple tasks, like keeping a stable perception of an object's color in different lighting conditions or distinguishing black and white objects, is, in fact, very challenging.
University of Pennsylvania psychologists, by way of
Perimeter and Area of a Non-Standard Polygon
In this three-minute video, Sal Khan focuses on the area and perimeter of a pentagon.
James Murdoch turns on ex-colleagues
Nov.10 - James Murdoch maintains that he was not shown the "For Neville" email - and says former legal chief of the News of the World, Tom Crone, misled parliament. British MP Tom Watson later compared an irritated Murdoch to a mafia boss. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Adolphe Pacault. Des livres, Une histoire
« "Adolphe Pacault. Des livres, Une histoire", un documentaire écrit et réalisé en 2011 par Claire-Lise Gauvain (SCD Bordeaux I), Yves Gloinec, Nadège Pré, Agnès Larcher (DCAM) ( 18 min 30, VF).
Dans le cadre de l’année internationale de la chimie 2011 et de l’exposition réalisée par le SCD de l’Université Bordeaux I « Itinéraires d'un scientifique : autour des bibliothèques d'Adolphe Pacault (1918-2008)", le Département C
Inside the Occupy movement - Mexico City
Edur Velasco, a participant in the global "Occupy" protest movement, speaks to Reuters on November 10 from the protest camp outside Mexico's stock market in Mexico City.
Office of International Studies St. Andrews, Scotland Program
Notre Dame's program in Ireland is located in the city of Dublin, a capital city of 1,000,000 people located on the Irish Sea on the east coast of Ireland. Physically a small city — all the major museums and sites are within walking distance — it has a rich cultural life manifested especially in its established and experimental theater and traditional Irish and classical music. Dublin also boasts several excellent museums including the National Museum, with Celtic objects from the 8th and 9t
Magic in the Air: the Beginnings of Televsion
The early 1940s saw the promise of a new technology ready to take off - Television! But, all plans were put on hold the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. After the war, plans resumed and by 1947, regularly scheduled broadcasts began. (8min)
Métodos Numéricos
Métodos Numéricos 2011/2012 (GITEMI01) ;
Indonesian Islamists protest Obama visit
Nov. 13 - Thousands of Indonesian Islamists protest ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit, to attend the East Asia Summit in Bali. Travis Brecher reports.
Yes, Ricky's Back!
Nov. 17 - British comedian, Ricky Gervais, will host the Gloden Globes for the third time. Alicia Powell reports.
