Microbes and other spirits
In this Anthropology Departmental Seminar, César Enrique Giraldo Herrera (Oxford) discusses the role of hallucinogenics in interpreting reality and the role of visions in Lowland South America, 23 October 2015 (the opening few seconds are missing)
Economic Update: Housing, Cities, Suburbs
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18.712 Introduction to Representation Theory (MIT)
The goal of this course is to give an undergraduate-level introduction to representation theory (of groups, Lie algebras, and associative algebras). Representation theory is an area of mathematics which, roughly speaking, studies symmetry in linear spaces.
Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works: Introducing the Series’ The following resources are part of the module Civil Engineering Measuring from the 2009/10 BSc (Hons) degree programme Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying. It covers an introduction into how the specification and method of measurement are organised. It covers how the Agency measure hard materials, an introduction to earthworks outlines, surcharge and h
Vinegar and Baking Soda Demonstration
Join Nanna in her mad lab as she uses vinegar and baking soda to explore the properties of matter, with this classic and always fun science experiement for kids. In this video, Nanna teaches about the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas as well as chemical changes. Run time 06:45
Babbage: What lies beneath
Radar scans reveal an enormous site of underground stone monoliths near Stonehenge and subterranean plant seed banks could save harvests and lives in the face of climate change
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London: H - 1375-1399
Calendars the letters of the City of London, arranged in approximate chronological order. Includes editorial introduction and indices.
Introduction The plant predators, or herbivores, are a varied group, but they share certain characteristics. Many of them are large; among the smallest is the chevrotain (or mouse-deer) at about two kilograms weight, and the elephant is the largest, with a typical bull male weighing around six tonnes. In this unit we'll be looking in more detail at some of the problems and consequences of adopting a plant-eating way of life. Leaves are a much less nutritious food than most kinds of animal material, so lar
Asian journal of Experimental Biological Sciences
The Asian Journal of Experimental Biological Sciences is an open access journal, first published in 2010, which aims to cover all aspects of the biological sciences. The website gives access to the complete text of all volumes, as well as giving details of the editorial board, instructions to authors, and an overview of the subject areas covered.
PAZAR
The PAZAR database unites independently created and maintained data collections of transcription factor and regulatory sequence annotation. PAZAR permits the representation of diverse information derived from experiments ranging from biochemical protein–DNA binding to cellular reporter gene assays. Data collections can be made available to the public, or restricted to specific system users. The system facilitates the analysis of genomics data and the creation of predictive models of gene regula
Yourgenome.org
This site offers information about genetics and genomic science, with the aim of increasing understanding and stimulating discussion of genetic research and its implications. Produced by the Communication and Public Engagement team of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, it is aimed at students and the general public and includes animations, videos and activities. There are three sections entitled: Your Introduction to DNA, Genes and Genomes; Your Human Genome; and Our Genomes, Health and Soci
Reproductive Cloning
The Biocentre has produced 'Topics under debate' give a brief introduction to a number of bioethical issues. This page on Reproductive Cloning covers the basic scientific concepts behind reproductive cloning, a chronology of the cloning of animals, and the claims to have cloned humans. The Policy section looks at the development of UK legislation to deal with the issue of reproductive cloning. The Ethics section cover arguments both for and against human cloning, including both principled objec
Institutul naţional pentru studierea Holocaustului din România
The website 'Elie Wiesel' National Institute for the Study of Holocaust in Romania (INSHR) reflects the activities of this research institute founded in 2005 in Bucharest, Romania. The website is in Romanian with a good but incomplete English version. The site presents the aims of the institute of collecting information about the Holocaust but also of disseminating the research results by creating learning materials for teaching. The section on publications introduce the monographs and testimoni
'The Shape of a Girl' comes to MSU's Wharton Center
This November, the Wharton Center will be hosting "The Shape of a Girl," a one woman show based on the true story of extreme bullying.
To read more, go to http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2013/one-woman-show-coming-to-wharton/
Algemiene Fryske underrjocht kommisje (AFUK)
The Algemiene Fryske Underrjocht Kommisje (AFUK) (General Frisian Education Committee) website is full of useful information and contacts for those who want to learn Frisian or want to know how to use the Frisian language in different social contexts. The site can be accessed in Frisian, Dutch, and English in slightly different versions. The AFUK's main aim is to stimulate the use of Frisian by means of different projects, such as organising Frisian courses (mainly in Friesland) and publishing b
PSYC 106 - Lecture 18 - 11/30/2010
PSYC 106 - Lecture 18
6.864 Advanced Natural Language Processing (MIT)
This course is a graduate introduction to natural language processing - the study of human language from a computational perspective. It covers syntactic, semantic and discourse processing models, emphasizing machine learning or corpus-based methods and algorithms. It also covers applications of these methods and models in syntactic parsing, information extraction, statistical machine translation, dialogue systems, and summarization. The subject qualifies as an Artificial Intelligence and Applic
Aleppo Codex
The Aleppo Codex home page offers digitised images of and information about this medieval manuscript. The Codex was the oldest known complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible (although parts of it were lost after the manuscript was damaged in 1947). In addition to high-quality zoomable images of the work itself, the site also offers a series of articles. These include a general introduction, plus information about: the Bible text and its transmission; the Masoretes (scribes who aimed to preserve a
The Battle for Open
In this volume, Martin Weller examines four key areas that have been central to the developments within open education: open access, MOOCs, open education resources and open scholarship. Exploring the tensions within these key arenas, he argues that ownership over the future direction of openness is significant to all those with an interest in education.
The Biography of Woodrow Wilson
A short video outlining some of the decisions made by Wilson and his efforts to get the League of Nations passed.
