GLS 2011 Panel 2: How do you set the scene for innovation?
How do you set the scene for innovation? Antonio Horta-Osorio, Philip Rutnam, Michael Hayman, Philip Cullimore and Phanish Puranam discuss their thoughts on this question at the Global Leadership Summit 2011
Imagine Nature
This showcase of digital broadsides is devoted to nature poets and their work. Imagine Nature explores the convergence of poetry, graphic arts, and the technology of the Internet. Along with the text of the poem, some broadsides includes an audio reading (often by the author), photographs or original artwork, related nature sounds, or videos. The featured works include: "The Snakes of September" by Stanley Kunitz| "Sleeping In the Forest" by Mary Oliver| "St. Francis and the Sow" by Galway Kinne
Digital Library Object - Containment : relevant or relic?
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Digital Library Object - Factors affecting peace negotiations in resolving armed conflicts in Sub-Sa
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Torture, Human Rights and Terrorism
A panel discussion sponsored by the University of California, Berkeley's Center of Latin American Studies in conjunction with the center's exhibit of Abu Ghraib paintings by famed Colombian artist Fernando Botero.
Panelists include:
- Aryeh Neier, president of George Soros' Open Society Institute, adjunct professor of law at New York University, and founder of Human Rights Watch.
- Jose Zalaquett, president of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, law professor and co-director of the Hu
The Libertarian Option [Transcribed from the Libertarian Tradition podcast episode "Eight Ways to Run the Country"] I only very recently became aware of the existence of a book called 8 Ways to Run the Country: A New and Revealing Look at Left a
Networks, Information, and Technology The Nature of the State [Resist Not Evil (1903)] Everywhere it seems to have been taken for granted that force and violence are necessary to man's welfare upon the earth. Endless volumes have been written, and countless lives been sacrificed in an effort to prove that one form of government is bette Distinguished Innovator Lecture Series: Peter Wolken Plenary 1: P1-1 and P1-2 (July 25, 2011) Gengo Spanish #9 - Snacking on Tamales in Latin America Open House Ramadan in China Hot Air Sea Grant Lecture-April 20, 2011 Japan auto sales slump in July Steel Ball Dropped in a Viscous Fluid Push America stops by University of Toledo
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Peter Wolken, AVI Management Partners
Peter has been a successful venture capitalist for more than 25 years. His long and successful venture capital and operating experience enables him to quickly evaluate emerging information technologies.
Peter founded (1982) and was a General Partner at Associated Venture Investors (AVI), which managed $140M across three funds. AVI specialized in seed and early-stage investments in information technology companies positioned for high growth. AVI's financial
Opening Remarks: Chair Richard Milner and Dr. Susan Hockfield
P1-1 Dark Matter: New Results from Direct Detection - Laura Baudis
P1-2 Searches for Physics Beyond the Standard Model at the Tevatron and LHC - Peter Wittich
Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! You could really go for some junk food right now! It’s so hot today that you are craving salt. When you find a convenience store in the Spanish-speaking country you’re visiting, you get excited: maybe it carries these foods you’re craving like stores back home. Sure enough, a familiar can of [...]
Aug. 1 - Chinese Muslims in Beijing celebrate the arrival of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Hot Air shows a brief segment of someone blowing glass and asks students to describe what object they would create if they were a glass blower.
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Aug 2 - New car sales in Japan fall by a record in July, while South Korean rivals extend their winning streak with strong global sales. Arnold Gay reports.
Five steel balls of different sizes are dropped into corn syrup. The balls reach a constant velocity shortly after entering the fluid. The velocity is constrained due to the drag balancing the force of gravity in the fluid. This demonstrates the relationship between the size of the ball and the maximum velocity it can obtain.
Bicyclists from 2011 Push America tour stopped by the main campus of The University of Toledo.
