1 The importance of evidence The gathering, presentation and assessment of evidence are crucial and indeed inescapable parts of the practice of social science, hence the crucial role of evidence in the circuit of knowledge (see Figure 1). 7.4 Elixirs of the nervous system: neurotrophins According to Section 7.2 axons obtain an elixir from targets at their synapses. Confirmation that there is indeed an elixir came from a series of events that reveals how much of science really works. Elmer Bucker, working with Hamburger in the mid-1940s, had removed a limb bud from a chick and replaced it with a tumour from 2.1.3 Concept cards Another way to tackle unfamiliar words is to start a ‘concept card’ system, using index cards. When you meet a word which seems important, take a new card and write the word at the top, followed by any useful information you have found. File the cards alphabetically and add details as you come across new information. (It is worth getting an index card box anyway, then you can try out various ways of using it to organise your studies.) Drawn from Courtly India: The Conley Harris and Howard Truelove Collection Student killed in clashes with police in Egypt Pratiques innovantes en enseignement - apprentissage, l'exemple d'Innovalangues (Vidéo) Monica Masperi Maître de Conférences (Université Grenoble Alpes) Pratiques innovantes en enseignement - apprentissage, l'exemple d'Innovalangues 6 Phylogeny and cladistic analysis In Section 3.3 the point was made that many physiologists consider that desert birds are successful because of their avian physiology, not because of any specific adaptations. While Williams and Tieleman's research on hoopoe larks demonstrated that desert species are capable of flexibility in metabolic rate and evaporative water loss, it suggested that adaptation is important too. The selective advantages of lowered BMR and TEWL for desert birds include reduced energy demand, and lower produc Darwin Now Awards The architecture of refugee protection Spanish Review Course ISS Update: Nutrition Manager Talks About Children's Book "Space Nutrition" Lunchtime at Google with Jacques Pépin Highlights SPC Fall 2012 Graduation - 9:30 a.m. Ceremony President Loftin's 2012 Holiday Greeting UW|360: Professional Actors Training Program 14.33 Economics Research and Communication (MIT) Operations Plastic Electronics
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December 6, 2015 - March 27, 2016: This exhibition presents masterful drawings from the royal courts of northern India. Lovingly amassed by artist Conley Harris and architectural designer Howard Truelove, the collection features practice sketches, preparatory drawings, subtly modeled scenes, and lightly colored compositions created between the 1500s and 1800s. With images at different stages of completion, the collection allows for a fascinating look at Indian workshop practice. Alth
A student is reportedly killed in clashes between university student protesters and police in Cairo. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Janice Ansine is a recipient of a Darwin Now Award. She is currently working on a variety of projects in Jamaica, looking at contemporary responses to Darwin and Into the historic role of Jamaica in providing material for his research.
Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture 2012. Lecture by Professor Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar (Co-Director of the Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation)recorded on 7 November 2012 at the Oxford Museum of Natural History.
The ALTEC Spanish Refresher is a self-paced non-credit online Spanish review course. The course used to be teacher-led but was transformed into a free self-paced course in 2014. The course reviews important aspects of the curriculum of the first two years of college Spanish while giving students a head start on third year courses. Every week deals with a new cultural topic and provides students with opportunities to engage in a variety of speaking, writing, reading and listening activ
NASA Public Affairs Officer Brandi Dean interviews Scott Smith, Manager of Nutritional Biochemistry at Johnson Space Center, about the children's book he co-authored called "Space Nutrition." The book talks about the history of spaceflight, the various space programs and of course space food.
Smith talks about how the project developed from a newsletter with illustrations to a children's book. In the book he introduces the "scientific method" and highlights current space experiments and various
Chef Jacques Pépin joins Anjali Kumar for Lunchtime at Google. This event took place on November 15, 2012, as part of the Lunchtime at Google series.
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SPC Fall 2012 Graduation - 9:30 a.m. Ceremony
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In 1927, St. Petersburg College (then known as St. Petersburg Junior College) became Florida's first private, non-profit, two-year school of higher learning located in downtown St. Petersburg. Full accreditation followed in 1931 and in 1948 SPC became a public college.
In June 2001, SPJC officially became St. Petersburg College when Florida's governor signed legislati
Seasons greetings from Aggieland! Texas A&M wishes you a happy holiday season as we reflect on the milestones reached by the Aggie family in 2012.
Experience a day in the life of a drama student in the UW's Professional Actor Training Program. Watch the full episode online at uwtv.org/uw360.
This course will guide students through the process of forming economic hypotheses, gathering the appropriate data, analyzing them, and effectively communicating their results.
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Replacing existing silicon chips with cheap lightweight plastic electronic technology could transform our world. Imagine electronically updated food labels, computers embedded in our armchairs, even contact lenses linking us directly to the Internet to bring us into the age of plastic electronics. Dr Andrew Flewitt and Dr Robert Phaal both from the Department of Engineering and Scott White serial entrepreneur and CEO of Pragmatic Printing talk about the creative partnership forged between diffe