Saved by a Trillion-Dollar Coin? Now that the "crisis" over the federal debt ceiling has been averted, we can leisurely explore two of the wackier proposals that emerged during the state of panic. Not surprisingly, the schemes involved the Federal Reserve and its ability to circumvent, not just standard accounting, but also the traditional divisions of political power. It's worth studying the episode careful
Quiet Library
US Tour with SeaWiFS data from April 12, 1998
Flying around the United States. Starting at the Gulf of Mexico, we move up the Mississippi River, around the Great Lakes, over to Maine, down the Eastern Seaboard, ending with Florida. Data was collected on April 12, 1998.
El Nino Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly Comparison: 1982-1983 to 1997
A comparison of the Pacific sea surface temperature anomaly during the El Nino of 1982-1983 with that of 1997, as measured by NOAA AVHRR
Energetic Particle Flux over the Arctic from PEM (11-9-91)
UARS measures the flux of energetic particles from space using the Particle Environment Monitor, PEM. These high energy particles cause ozone depletion at high altitudes by producing nitrogen and hydrogen radicals.
No pause for Ramadan in Afghanistan
Aug. 5 - As the month of Ramadan begins no signs of relief from the insurgency in Afghanistan. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Kids Tell the Story
History is in the hands of Junior Interpreters all summer long, as the story of the Revolution expands to include a kid's perspective. Pam Blount tells us how sites involve children in the 18th century and today.
Fitch affirms U.S. as AAA
Aug. 16 - Summary of business headlines: Fitch keeps America at AAA; Wall Street trips over signs of weakening European economy, despite positive U.S. data. Conway G. Gittens reports.
Advances in Turbulent Transition I
Advances in Turbulent Transition I
You Go, We Go : Movie Clip From Backdraft
After falling on a platform, Stephen catches John and refuses to let him go. The themes addressed through this movie clip include sacrifice, virtue, and dedication. ( 1:57)
CIDMEF Libreville 2011 – Le numérique et la formation dans les sciences de la santé : discussio
Titre : CIDMEF Libreville 2011 – Le numérique et la formation dans les sciences de la santé : discussion.
Intervenant (s) : Raphaël DARBOUX, Jean-Marc DUBOIS, Françoise GALLAND..
Résumé : Apport des nouvelles technologies numériques pour la formation dans les sciences de la santé : discussion avec les intervenants.
L’auteur n’a pas transmis de conflit d’intérêt concernant les données diffusées dans cette vidéo ou publiées dans la référence citÃ
Debate and Conversation [Thinking as a Science (1916)] The mind engages in many activities which have power either for evil or good. Just what influence they will exert depends on how we use them. One of the most important of these activities is debate. Debate br
Nutrients Involved in Energy Metabolism Fall 2007
Nutrients Involved in Energy Metabolism. From NS 10: Introduction to Human Nutrition - Fall 2007. This course provides an overview of digestion and metabolism of nutrients. Foods are discussed as a source of nutrients, and the evidence is reviewed as to the effects of nutrition on health. The emphasis of the course is on issues of current interest and on worldwide problems of food and nutrition. Students are required to record their own diet, calculate its composition, and evaluate its nutrient
Journalists leave Tripoli hotel after 5 days
Aug. 24 - Up to 35 international journalists left Tripoli's Rixos hotel after being trapped for five days by armed men loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. Reuters' journalist Missy Ryan and cameraman Leon Malherbe describe their time spent in the hotel. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Guide to the Microfilmed Records of the Polish National Alliance, Group 841, Monaca, PA, 1907-1979
The Polish National Alliance (PNA or the Alliance) is a non-profit, ethnically-based fraternal insurance benefit society and was founded on February 15, 1880, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by a group of Polish emigres whose aim was to unite members of the Polish immigrant community behind the twin causes of Poland's independence and their own advancement in American society. The collection contains by-laws, regulations, membership insurance ledgers, a membership record book, an audit report, co
Water: From Human Nutrition Fall 2007
Water. From NS 10: Introduction to Human Nutrition - Fall 2007. This course provides an overview of digestion and metabolism of nutrients. Foods are discussed as a source of nutrients, and the evidence is reviewed as to the effects of nutrition on health. The emphasis of the course is on issues of current interest and on worldwide problems of food and nutrition. Students are required to record their own diet, calculate its composition, and evaluate its nutrient content in light of their particul
Boom Boom Kapow
Turtle heads home after receiving pioneering medical treatment.
Aug. 4 - A resilient green sea turtle has been returned to the ocean off the Florida coast after ground-breaking treatment to repair injuries caused by a collision with a motor boat. Doctors used a method usually reserved for humans to save the animal's life. Sharon Reich reports.
Weather is Frightful
Students are asked to explain how climate and extreme weather events affect people's lives.
The Young People's Chorus of New York City
In this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, hear a young double bassist from Hawaii play a soulful contemporary piece.
