Pleistocene Epoch - Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life and Land
This video from the Museum's Florida Fossils exhibit describes the Pleistocene Epoch, 2 million to 10,000 years ago. The Ice Ages of the Pleistocene wreaked climatic havoc on the northern continents, but Florida was buffered from the worst effects by the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Nevertheless, rapid pulses of climate change profoundly affected the area. During glacial periods (low sea levels), Florida was more than twice as large as it is today. Warmer periods (high sea levels) caused t
Breakingviews: crisis, what crisis?
Oct. 8 - Crises will always be a feature of life, but the best way to evolve is to be honest about what has gone wrong in a system
The Aging Brain: Learning, Memory, and Wisdom In his talk, "The Aging Brain: Learning, Memory, and Wisdom," McGovern Institute investigator John Gabrieli discusses the capacity of the human brain to change over the course of a lifetime. Prof. Gabrieli gave his talk to the Emma Rogers Society at the McGovern Institute for Brain REsearch at MIT on October 5, 2012.
Ziekteverwekker : Virus Deze Prezi tracht een antwoord te bieden op de vragen: De presentatie wordt ondersteund met afbeeldingen en videobeelden.
Edward Eigen SMArchS Colloquium, October 12, 2012
Edward Eigen, Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Anaglyptography and the Phthisiophobic Imagination; or, The Passion of Louis Braille: An Historico-Religio-Numismatic Essay
Fighting For A More Generous World
Exploring an essential human virtue. Whether it's the gift of time, money, or a helping hand, everyone has the capacity to transform someone else's life. But, in a world where millions struggle to put food on the table, millions more struggle either to keep their jobs or to find jobs that pay a living wage, and millions still struggle with either preventable or treatable diseases, why do some people give so much and others so little? The University of Notre Dame's Science of Generosity initiativ
Una Storia da Nobel
By: clps01000c Scienziati in Corto
Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy -- Oct. 30, 2012
The International Space Station flies over post-tropical cyclone Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012, as it storms across the northeast United States.
Reuters Today: China's growth worry, Europe's bank bust-up
Oct. 18 - Chinese growth slows again, but retail sales and industrial output numbers suggest this could be as bad as it gets. Meanwhile, a banking row looks set to dominate Europe's latest summit.
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London, Volume 2 - West London
The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England survey, covering 16 London boroughs in the west of the city, ranging from Stoke Newington in the north east, Wandsworth and Lambeth in the south, to the westernmost borough of Hammersmith.
Cleopatra: Powerful Woman
In this video clip, take a closer look at the life of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Antony. (1:52)
Master of Arts in Teaching Program at the Museum
Learn to Teach Science in Museum's MAT Program
The Museum's innovative Master of Arts in Teaching program is now accepting applicants for the 2013 class.
This full-time, paid Master's degree program combines science and pedagogy coursework with teaching experience to train candidates to teach Earth and space science in New York State.
To learn more about the Museum's MAT program:
Visit the Museum's website
http://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/master-of-arts-in-teaching
Attend an upcoming Ope
Episode 91 - Windows Azure Mobile Services Updates | Windows Azure Cloud Cover Show In this episode Nick and Nate catch up on a variety of Windows Azure news and discuss the latest improvements to Windows Azure Mobile Services. Nick demonstrates how easy it is to send SMS messages using Twilio and Mobile Services. Additionally, Nick shows how to use the Windows Azure SDK for Node.JS from Mobile Services using the 'azure' node module. In the News:
Natural Science II: Brain and Behavior
The relationship of the brain to behavior, beginning with the basic elements that make up the nervous system and how electrical and chemical signals in the brain work to effect behavior. Using this foundation, we examine how the brain learns and how it creates new behaviors, together with the brian mechanisms that are involved in sensory experience, movement, hunger and thirst, sexual behaviors, the experience of emotions, perception and cognition, memory and the brain's plasticity. Other key t
IDS350 Session 7 Fall 2012
Gardens of California with Jerry Turney
How Science Solved the Giant Eyeball Mystery
Hank combines two of his favorite things - talking to scientists and strange things washing up on the beach - to bring you the Mystery of the Giant Eyeball. (03:42)
Adult Immunizations
Pilot: Earn Certificates of Participation
Learners can now earn Certificates of Participation offered by the OpenCourseWare Consortium and TU Delft OpenCourseWare by studying the TU Delft courses. TU Delft Courses you can earn a certificate for, are: Sanitary Engineering and Solar Cells The courses are free, but you may earn a Certificate of Participation from the OpenCourseWare Consortium to recognize [...]
Chris Nowicki Loses His Hair For Cancer
Armstrong Atlantic State University fraternity Kappa Sigma raises funds for the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation to support breast cancer awareness. Armstrong employee Chris Nowicki sacrifices his beautiful long locks for the betterment of mankind.
IDS350 Session 8 Fall 2012
Gardens of California with Jerry Turney 10/28/12
