Buchholz on Competition, Stress, and the Rat Race
Todd Buchholz, author of Rush: Why You Need and Love the Rat Race, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in the book. Buchholz argues that competition and striving for excellence is part of our evolutionary inheritance. He criticizes attempts to remake human beings into gentle creatures who long to return to an Eden-like serenity. He argues that it is action, creativity, and planning for the future that makes us happy. The discussion includes the implications of our interest in t
Native Americans in Texas during the U.S.-Mexican War, 1846-1848
Robin Sager
This module uses a group of documents, the "Communication[s] from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs," to discuss how to teach Texas Native American history.
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Scott Starks
This module is part of a collection of modules intended for use by students enrolled in a PreCalculus (MATH 1508) at the University of Texas at El Paso.
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6.436J Fundamentals of Probability (MIT)
This is a course on the fundamentals of probability geared towards first- or second-year graduate students who are interested in a rigorous development of the subject. The course covers most of the topics in 6.431 (sample space, random variables, expectations, transforms, Bernoulli and Poisson processes, finite Markov chains, limit theorems) but at a faster pace and in more depth. There are also a number of additional topics, such as language, terminology, and key results from measure theory; in
PediNeuroLogic Exam: 6 Month Old: Normal: Motor - Sitting
Independent sitting is accomplished by 6 to 8 months. This baby has good sitting posture (head erect and spine straight) and has enough stability to reach for objects with both hands. He even stretches to obtain an object without loosing his balance. A neuroscience tutorial focusing on those aspects of the pediatric neurological examination that are unique to the child's nervous system, with an emphasis on important neurodevelopmental milestones.
Data Discovery Lessons
The lessons posted on this site were designed to engage students with real-world data relevant to content taught in middle school and high school science courses, and to foster an understanding of ways in which they might gather organize, analyze and interpret the data in order to draw scientifically valid inferences, interpretations and conclusions. Most of the labs use computer-based technology of spreadsheet programs or the Python programming interface. The Python lessons guide students in co
Learn about Hinduism
This short video provides an overview of this religion. Moves very rapidly is mainly a narrator talking.
Sunday Service - 6/12/2011 - Joy Moore
A service of Sunday worship in Duke University Chapel. The Reverend Dr Joy Moore delivers a sermon entitled " A Crowd Came Together." She preaches to the congregation about the Pentecost. Sermon begins at 37:48. Acts2: 1-21, 2 Corinthians 12: 3b-13
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Elon University School of Communications Facilities Tour
Take a look inside the School of Communications at Elon University.
Human Responsibility for the Environment in a Fallen World
Revd Margot Hodson : Course
Overview of Dev Desktop Features
As part of the Drupal Academic project (http://drupalacademic.mit.edu), this video presents some of the key features of the Dev Desktop, a local Drupal developing environment. Future videos will present overviews to installation and basic usage.
Sensory Exam: Abnormal Examples: Pain - Upper Extremities
A sharp wooden stick is used to delineate the area of decreased sharp sensation. There is loss over the ulnar side of the right hand as well as the ulnar aspect of the forearm but the arm is normal. This loss is constant with a C8-T1 dermatome distribution. The first principle of neurologic diagnosis is regional or anatomical localization. In order to become skillful the student must understand how structure relates to function of the nervous system. The neurologic examination permits "dissectio
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Living with Your Liver
Students learn the function of the liver and how biomedical engineers can use liver regeneration to help people. Students test the effects of toxic chemicals on a beef liver by adding hydrogen peroxide to various liver and salt solutions. They observe, record and graph their results.
Rekenen in het vijfde leerjaar : Herhalingsbundel van de leerstof tot Kerstmis Herhalingsbundel met oefeningen die leerlingen van het vijfde leerjaar voor Kerstmis zouden moeten kunnen oplossen. Volgende oefeningen komen aan bod:
CIDMEF Libreville 2011 - Place de la recherche dans la formation des sages-femmes.
XVIIIème Journées Universitaires Francophones de Pédagogie des Sciences de la Santé de la CIDMEF.
3ème Congrès International Francophone de Pédagogie des Sciences de la Santé
16 – 19 avril 2011
Faculté de Médecine de Libreville (Gabon). Université des Sciences de la Santé
Titre : CIDMEF Libreville 2011 - Place de la recherche dans la formation des sages-femmes : le cas de la Tunisie
Intervenant : Atf GHERISSI (Maitre-Assistante Universitaire. PÃ
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Simon, de gitaarkoning : Muziektheater Simon, de gitaarkoning is een muziektheater dat geschikt is om tijdens een schoolfeest of ander evenement op school door alle kinderen (vanaf kleinste kleuters tot leerlingen van het zesde leerjaar) te …
The Penan of Borneo
The Penan people are little in stature, little in number and little in the eyes of the government.
Gentle former nomads, the Penan are now on the frontline of a struggle to save the last unprotected rainforest of Sarawak. They are up against the Goliaths of Malaysian logging, multi-billion dollar conglomerates advancing on the last of Sarawak's virgin forests, and leaving behind a wasteland of palm oil plantations.
Dia da lÃngua Portuguesa
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