The Mayans
This video clip highlights the Mayan civilizations achievements. The Mayans were the first to figure out the concept of zero, created the first accurate calendar containing 365 days per year, and started a writing system. The Mayans had hundreds of cities and their capital of Tikal contained schools, libraries, sports arenas, and hospitals. In 1,000 A.D. Mayan cities were abandoned. The growth of the great Mayan civilization is as much a mystery as its disappearance. This clip contains text to a
ISS Update - Feb. 22, 2012
The International Space Station video update for Feb. 22, 2012.
Teorema de Pitágoras (en español)
Pitágoras de Samos fue un filósofo y matemático griego. Es famoso sobre todo por el Teorema, que en realidad pertenece a la escuela pitagórica. El Teorema de Pitágoras te ayudará a resolver problemas del día a día. (2:10)
Ballimartin to Killinallan - linear, cross-country walk
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Smart headset gives food a voice
Watch a system use sound effects to enhance the texture of food.
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/12/smart-headset-gives-food-a-voice.html
Global Calls for Economic Justice: the potential of Islamic finance [Audio]
Speaker(s): Mukhtar Hussain, Professor Volker Nienhaus | It is felt that conventional financial systems have failed and should be replaced, or supplemented, by more ethical banking and socially responsible finance. Can Islamic Finance, as a system with a strong religious background and moral framework, satisfy this hope? Mukhtar Hussain is chief executive officer at HSBC Malaysia. Volker Nienhaus is visiting professor, University of Reading.
Civilization and the Poetics of Slavery
Robbie Shilliam, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Queen Mary, University of London, gives a talk on 19th Jan 2012 for the Historical Materialism and International Relations seminar series. The Historical Materialism and International Relations seminar series seeks to explore and develop the multiple points of contact between Marxist theory and international relations, most broadly defined. It does so with the double aim of investigating the critical and explanatory potentials of Mar
Sam Pinner - BA Law
Sam talks about the learning resources available at Nottingham.
Open Classroom 2/22/12 #1 Introduction by Chris Bosso
Food and American Society an Urban Perspective
Topic for 2/22/12: What we eat: The role of culture
Lectures:
Sara Dwyer - Program Manager, Oldways -- Culture and Food
Lori Lefkovitz - Ruderman Professor and Director of Jewish Studies, Northeastern University
Robert Hall - Associate Professor of African American Studies, Northeastern University
The Open Classroom Policy Series is a graduate-level public policy seminar that is open to the public. Each semester, the School of Public Policy and
Open Classroom 2/22/12 #3 Lori Lefkovitz
Food and American Society an Urban Perspective
Topic for 2/22/12: What we eat: The role of culture
Lectures:
Sara Dwyer - Program Manager, Oldways -- Culture and Food
Lori Lefkovitz - Ruderman Professor and Director of Jewish Studies, Northeastern University
Robert Hall - Associate Professor of African American Studies, Northeastern University
The Open Classroom Policy Series is a graduate-level public policy seminar that is open to the public. Each semester, the School of Public Policy and
30. Climate Sensitivity and Human Population
The Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140)
Climate sensitivity is defined as either the temperature change resulting from a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration or the temperature change resulting from a 1W/m2 increase in radiative forcing. There are several different climate sensitivities that take into account different feedbacks in the climate system. The simplest climate sensitivity is black body sensitivity, which does not account for any feedbacks but gi
How to Strengthen Your Child's Reading Muscles
Mixing crafts and reading/writing makes literacy more fun. Traci Paige Johnson, co-creator of Blues Clues, shares crafty tips for keeping children reading and writing over the summer. ( 1:41)
OrganWise Guys Shorts: Get to Know the Kidneys
Come learn about health and nutrition with the OrganWise Guys! In this short: the Kidney Brothers provide a kid-friendly explanation of how the kidneys fit into the overall health and process of our bodies. (1min)
Week 6: February 23, 2012
Discussion about the nervous system, including axonal & synaptic transmission, glia, norephinephrine, glutamate, and related topics.
De herfst : Werkbundel bij een boswandeling Met deze werkbundel kunnen de kinderen van de tweede graad in groepjes aan de slag in het bos. Enkele verschillende doe-opdrachten hierbij zijn:
Texts From Last Night Website Provides Research Topic for Texas Tech Grad Student
Chaille Steed is dissecting the website Texts from Last Night - a site dedicated to sharing embarrassing, funny or often bawdy text messages from college students from across the country.
The title of the paper "Texts From Last NIght: Misleading the masses with a Potent Dose of College Debauchery" was presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion and won Overall Best in Conference at Texas Tech's 2011 Arts & Humanities Graduate Research Conference.
Peter Roby's Blog - February 23, 2012
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The Skeptic's Case We check the main predictions of the climate models against the best and latest data. Fortunately the climate models got all their major predictions wrong. Why? Every serious skeptical scientist has been consistently saying essentially the same thing for over 20 years, yet most people have never heard the message. Here it is, put simply enough for any lay reader willing to pay attention.
French listening comprehension about holidays
French listening comprehension about holidays.
