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This course closely examines a coherent set of short texts and/or visual works. The selections may be the shorter works of one or more authors (poems, short stories or novellas), or short films and other visual media. Additionally, we will focus on formal issues and thematic meditations around the title of the course "Staying Alive." Content varies from semester to semester.
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Author(s): Leeds Metropolitan University

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Editor, writer, and actress Tavi Gevinson discusses her founding of Rookie Magazine, a site by and for young women, and its companion print publication,Rookie Yearbook Three. This event took place at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, March 7, 2015.
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NASA Astronaut Terry Virts, aboard the International Space Station, took photos of the 2015 blizzard in the northeast United States during a night pass Wednesday, Jan. 28, as he orbited 260 miles overhead. This time-lapse video shows his track from Washington, D.C., over Baltimore to New York City and Boston. The sequence also shows lightning and a bit of aurora. Virts is a member of the Expedition 42 crew aboard the station, and has been in space since Nov. 23, 2014. http://www.nasa.gov/station
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8.02T Electricity and Magnetism (MIT)
This freshman-level course is the second semester of introductory physics. The focus is on electricity and magnetism. The subject is taught using the TEAL (Technology Enabled Active Learning) format which utilizes small group interaction and current technology. The TEAL/Studio Project at MIT is a new approach to physics education designed to help students develop much better intuition about, and conceptual models of, physical phenomena. Acknowledgements The TEAL project is supported by The Alex
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Lesson 10 - One Minute Luxembourgish
In lesson 10 of One Minute Luxembourgish you will learn a few useful phrases which all learners want to learn. Remember - even a few phrases of a language can help you make friends and enjoy travel more. Find out more about One Minute Languages at our website - http://www.oneminutelanguages.com. One Minute Luxembourgish is brought to you by the Radio Lingua Network and is ©Copyright 2008.
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John Platt on AI, Cortana, and Project Adam | Microsoft Research Luminaries

Microsoft researcher John Platt discusses his enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and machine learning. John is a Microsoft distinguished scientist and deputy managing director of Microsoft Research Redmond who has been working in AI now for 32 years. John tells us about the work done behind Cortana as well as Project Adam. 

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