9.2 Antisocial behaviour disease
How do we become individuals? This unit looks at how genes and the environment interact making each of us unique. Looking at the period between conception and birth you will examine the issues of nature or nurture to see which has the greatest impact.
Spijbelaanpak in de basisschool Samenvatting Hoe start je als basisschool in een kansarme buurt concreet een integraal spijbelbeleid op? Een integraal beleid begint altijd met probleemdetectie en -analyse, het zet sterk in op preventie, organiseert waar …
Health Care Reform in the US
Spiralling health care costs are currently threatening the future of the US economy. Peter Orszag offers insight on possible approaches to reduce health care costs over time without impairing the quality of medical care or outcomes. LSE alumnus Peter Orszag (MSc, PhD Economics, 1992, 1997) is vice chairman of Global Banking at CitiGroup. He recently served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under president Barack Obama.
Great Zoom out of Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Football Stadium
Using data from different spacecraft and some powerful computer technology, visualizers at the Goddard Space Flight Center present you with a collection of American cities in a way you have never seen them before. Starting with our camera high above the Earth, we rush in towards the surface at what would be an impossible speed for any known vehicle. Passing though layers of atmosphere, the colors of our destinations shimmer with their own unique characteristics, and suddenly we find ourselves fl
Creating a Yelp-like Resource for Autism Families
As a father to an autistic child, Topher Wurts realized autism families could use an app and website that listed resources to help them find appropriate places, services and products -- with reviews. So he created Autism Village.
Special Seminar: Selgelid and Oakley
Michael Selgelid, Ethics, Germs, and Globalisation and Justin Oakley, Virtue ethics, Genetic parenthood, and the Regulation of Assisted Reproductive technologies
Cognitive Disability and Cognitive Enhancement
Prof Jeff McMahan,Rutgers University explores why it is important for our understanding of problems in bioethics to determine the moral status of human beings whose cognitive capacities and potential are no higher than those of higher nonhuman animals.
Neuroscience in the Courtroom
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Leverhulme Visiting Professor. Please note there is some interference on this recording.
Genetic Testing for Cancer: Is It Worth It?
Please visit: www.mdanderson.org/prevention for more information regarding prevention and screening How often you should get tested for breast cancer depends on your chances for getting the disease. If you are at increased risk for breast cancer, you may need to start screening exams at an earlier age, get additional tests or be tested more often. Learn when genetic testing makes sense for you. Dr. Banu Arun, Professor of Breast Medical Oncology and Co-Director of Clinical Cancer Genetics at The
Learn About a More Complicated Friction/Inclined Plane Problem
Khan Academy Presents: Fun with two masses, some wire, a pulley, and a ramp with friction. (10:15) Sal Khan uses computer software and different colors for demonstration.
Bobo the Baby Elephant Grows Up Read-Aloud Online Storybook
This read aloud is Bobo the Baby Elephant Grows Up written by Andis Sergejevs and illustrated by Aija Jasuna. In this story Bobo the baby elephant doesn't want to grow up. However in his adventures he learns to like being grown up. There is a back, stop, and next button on each page. Each word is highlighted as it is read. This is a good resource to help build a literacy rich environment in the elementary classroom. This would be great used i
Alberta Sparrow Read-Aloud Online Storybook
This read-aloud, online story is Alberta Sparrow written by Martha Crotty and illustrated by My Way in Education. The story is about a little sparrow bird named Alberta who overcomes her fear to fly. Each word is highlighted as it is read by narrator. There is a next, back, and pause button on each page. This would be a great resource to help build a literacy rich environment in the elementary classroom. This read-aloud would work well in a buddy
Cycads (Cycas revoluta)
Cycads look like palms but are not among the flowering plants. Cycad seeds develop on specialized leaves. These leaves pack together to form a cone.
Permeable Pavement
In this activity, students investigate how different riparian ground covers, such as grass and pavement, affect river flooding. They learn about permeable and impermeable materials through the measurement how much water is absorbed by several different household materials in a model riverbed. Students use what they learn to make recommendations for engineers developing permeable pavement. Also, they consider several different limitations for design in the context of a small community.
Household energy audit
Students review the electrical appliances used at home and estimate the energy used for each. The results can help to show the energy hogs that could benefit from conservation or improved efficiency.
5.2 Forces acting upon lithospheric plates
Plate tectonics is an earth sciences topic that attracts a good deal of interest, given that it a topic very often featured in popular science programmes on TV and radio. It is a subject that have strong visual appeal. The coverage is S279 is self-contained, up to date and is written in a way that will be accessible to those with interest and motivation, all the more so for those who have some pre-existing scientific understanding.
Where the Shape of the Egg Comes From?
The shape of the egg is postulated to be the consequence of opposing forces relative to the location of perspective of points that define the spaces of its' contents. For example, net velocities of motion of light emitted in two planes plus the velocity of motion of its' source would be expected to be decreased in the case when the direction of the light beam is opposed to the direction of motion to cause the blunt edge and increased when it aligns with the direction of motion of its' source t
Profile: Peter Sutherland, Chairman, Goldman Sachs International and London School of Economics
Peter Sutherland, discusses his career and his role as Chairman of Goldman Sachs International and London School of Economics
