Madison R
Gridding a Site (Archaeology)
This lesson will introduce students to the grid system of an archaeological site. This unit is based on Lesson 2.1 in "Intrigue of the Past: North Carolina's First Peoples", which is part of a national curriculum-development program called "Project Archaeology."
Hace Calor
6.262 Discrete Stochastic Processes (MIT)
Discrete stochastic processes are essentially probabilistic systems that evolve in time via random changes occurring at discrete fixed or random intervals. This course aims to help students acquire both the mathematical principles and the intuition necessary to create, analyze, and understand insightful models for a broad range of these processes. The range of areas for which discrete stochastic-process models are useful is constantly expanding, and includes many applications in engineering, ph
Figurative Language (in Song)
Mrs. Abbott made this three-minute video for her class. She found the song "Figurative Language" on iTunes. The group who sings it is 'Rhythm, Rhyme, Results'.
Future Directions and Challenges for SCANNER
SCANNER External Advisory Board Meeting 2011
October 10, 2011
Presented by Lucila Ohno-Machado, UCSD
Dr. Ohno-Machado is a Professor of Medicine and the founding chief of the Division of Biomedical Informatics at UCSD. Two years ago, her research group transitioned to UCSD from Harvard Medical School. They continue to work on biomedical pattern recognition from large data sets, statistical learning, and privacy technology. She is the Principal Investigator of SCANNER.
[Panel Discussion] Privacy and data mining algorithms
iDASH Privacy Workshop 2011
October 10-11, 2011
Led by Latanya Sweeney
Vitaly Shmatikov (UTAustin), K P Unnikrishnan (North Shore),
Xiaoqian Jiang (UCSD), Carl Gunter (UIUC), Jaideep Vaidya (Rutgers)
U.S. Sen Crapo: $4 trillion easier deficit recution target
Nov. 7 - U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, says the super committee will have an easier time putting together a plan that cuts $4 trillion from deficit spending than $1.2 trillion per the committee's mandate.
Visit the Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow, Russia
This 5:21 long video explains the history of this square and that the word 'Kremlin' means castle or fortress. The city of Moscow was first founded within the walls of the Kremlin itself. Some of the most important political decisions of the twentieth century have been made here and this video also deals with some the cultural elements and the importance of Lenin.
Algebra 1 - Converting a Repeating Decimal Example
An example problem: Convert 0.2083333... to a fraction. The problem is set up and explained in detail.
Tightrope walkers find balance
Nov. 7 - Tightrope walkers and jugglers from around the world gather for an international convention in Brussels, while attempting a record for the most tightrope walkers on one rope. Tara Cleary reports.
A Visual Introduction to the Renaissance
Natural Disasters
Students are introduced to our planet’s structure and its dynamic system of natural forces through an examination of the natural hazards of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, tsunamis, floods and tornados, as well as avalanches, fires, hurricanes and thunderstorms. They see how these natural events become disasters when they impact people, and how engineers help to make people safe from them. Students begin by learning about the structure of the Earth; they create clay models showing the Eart
"F" Sounds
Starfall's excellent interactive treatment given to the letter "F f”, with emphasis on the sound of the letter. Several examples and very clear pronunciation.
OSIRIS REx: Tapping Asteroid RQ36
Dante Lauretta, Ph.D. and professor in the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Sciences Laboratory, started his career at the UA as a math major. As a young student, he was accepted into the NASA Space Grant Undergraduate Research Program. Today, he is the principle investigator on the OSIRIS REx mission to return a sample of pristine, carbon-rich material from asteroid 1999 RQ36. Such material may just contain precursors to key biomolecules that could tell us how life on Earth began. Th
Get the Grades You Want: Focus During a Lecture
This 3:30 long video provides some tips on how to do better during lectures and keep your attention. Well worth showing and discussion.
Glorieuses génétique...
Mai 2004 : 12 scientifiques, 3 cinéastes et 8 hommes d’équipage se rendent
sur l’archipel des Glorieuses à l’est de la pointe nord de Madagascar.
Des immenses plages de sable blanc au laboratoire du CIRAD, ce film
illustre le travail de recherche de Jérôme Bourjea sur la génétique des
tortues vertes.
Cette thématique a été développée conjointement par l’Ifremer et le
Centre d’Etude et de Découverte des Tortues Marines de La Réunio
Les holothuries, une ressource méconnue
Au cours de ces dernières années, une explosion de la demande de pays asiatiques sur l’holothurie a provoqué une forte poussée de l’exploitation. Dans de nombreux pays producteurs, une importante diminution de cette ressource est constatée.
Madagascar n’échappe pas à la règle. Appuyés par des organismes internationaux, les chercheurs de l’IHSM ont trouvé une méthode de reproduction qui laisse entrevoir de gros espoirs pour l’aquaculture. L’installation de struct
Two great war poets: Gurney and Owen
Jon Stallworthy, Emeritus Professor of English Literature at Oxford University and Dr Jane Potter of Oxford Brookes University, discuss the lives of Ivor Gurbey and Wilfred Owen.
[Panel Discussion] Privacy amid the clamor for raw data acces
iDASH Privacy Workshop 2011
October 10-11, 2011
Led by Cynthia Dwork
Aaron Roth (UPenn), Kamalika Chaudhuri (UCSD),
Guy Rothblum (Microsoft), Li Xiong (Emory), Karen Messer (UCSD)
