Lost Treasures of the Ancient World - India, 5/5
The amazing inventions and extraordinary ideas by East Indians that are still useful today, such as plastic surgery, the number system, wax, yoga, water clock, etc. Suitable for middle school and high school students. (08:32)
The Story of India- The Power of Ideas (pt. 1)
This ten-minute documentary traces the history of India through the great thinkers and doers of the past.
Oil Contaminants Hidden from View
In this video adapted from KTOO, watch as cleanup crews return to the bays and islands of Prince William Sound, Alaska. Before the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker spill, Sleepy Bay, near the village of Chenega Bay, had been used for subsistence living by Alaska Native peoples. Despite cleanup efforts, oil residue remains stuck between and beneath rocks. A crew also visits a tidal lagoon whose sediments had been saturated by oil and where no remediation had been done. Even after 10 years, oil residue re
Building a House with Curious George
The children use various materials (bamboo sticks, styrofoam, cardboard, popsicle sticks, tape, paper towel rolls etc.) to construct a small house and furniture. As they are working, the children discuss which materials work best for the different tasks.
Should We Be Afraid of the Muslim Brotherhood? - The Arab Revolutions with Professor Allen
Should the west be afraid of the Muslim Brotherhood's role in the Arab revolutions? Professor Allen provides some insight and analysis.
Dr. Roger Allen has been an Arabic language and literature professor at the University of Pennsylvania since 1968. This position is the oldest professorial post in Arabic in the United States, dating back to 1788.
In this series of videos produced by the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Allen provides context and analysis of the Arab revolutions sweeping Africa
The Rothbardian World of Online Auctions In our world of interventionist laws and regulations, I have found a Rothbardian island, so to speak — a place where the ethics of liberty live.[1]
My island is an online-auction site. Because this site is similar to myriad other auction sites, I will only provide a quick overview of the rules: Sellers offer items for sale or a
Animal Rights, Human Responsibilities
Dr David Williams : Seminar
Mediaeval Cosmology and the Church
Dr Allan Chapman : Course
Caring for Creation and the Poor
Dr Rene Padilla : Course
Science and Religion in Science Journalism
Mr Michael Brooks : Course
Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Philip Bobbitt | The threat of terrorism is now part of the landscape of daily lives all over the world, yet we have hardly begun to think properly about it. In his new book Terror and Consent and in this lecture Professor Bobbitt argues that we are fighting these wars with weapons and concepts which though useful to us in previous conflicts have now been superseded. He aims to provide a fundamental rethinking of most generally accepted ideas about terror in the modern wor
Arbitration's Fluid Universe [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Jan Paulsson | The rise of international arbitration for commercial and investment related disputes has spurred the emergence of a new body of transnational rules that cut across the traditional concepts of legal regulation. Jan Paulsson is centennial professor of law at LSE and co-head of Freshfields' international arbitration and public international law groups.
3.2.1 Ever-changing labels
Care is needed at all stages of life. This unit makes care in the family its focus because the overwhelming majority of care, including health care, is supplied in families, much of it in private, much of it unnoticed and unremarked upon. The meaning of the term (informal carer) and the word (care) itself are explored.
2011 Refugee Conference - The Hon Chris Bowen MP
The Hon Chris Bowen, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, addresses the 2011 Refugee Conference at UNSW.
PediNeuroLogic Exam: A Neurodevelopmental Approach
A neuroscience tutorial focusing on those aspects of the pediatric neurological examination that are unique to the child's nervous system. Neurodevelopmental milestones for newborns through toddlers are important elements. PediViewing the videos requires installation of the free QuickTime Plug-in.
Elton John Wake Up Song and Greeting for STS-135
Flight Day 6 was kick-started for the STS-135 astronauts with a special wake-up message from Elton John and one of the legendary performer's greatest hits. "Rocket Man" debuted around the time of the Apollo 16 mission, which sent men to the moon for the fifth time. The 4.5-minute song, which describes a long-term space bound astronaut's mixed feelings at leaving his family to do his job, has been played to awaken four shuttle crews aboard Discovery and Atlantis. "Rocket Man" also, one of NASA's
2.2 Three Greek dialogues Read the excerpts of Plato's Protagoras highlighted in the version attached below. Jot down a few ideas about the final vocabulary that Socrates uses in the dialogue.
Activity 8
