Can you guess who won a music competition? (psychology experiment)
You have three options on which to guess the winner of a classical music competition: audio only, silent video or video with sound. Can you guess who won a music competition based on short clips?
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2013 Jack Beale Lecture: Dr David Suzuki
Dr David Suzuki presents the 2013 Jack Beale Lecture on the Global Environment, on the topic of Imagining a sustainable future: foresight over hindsight. In a wide-ranging talk the Canadian scientist and broadcaster discusses the environmental movement's successes and failures, explores human evolution and the threats to our future, outlines the problems of a globalised economy, criticises the Australian government's climate change policies, and points to a sustainable way forward.
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2013 Jack Beale Lecture: Dr David Suzuki (EXCERPTS)
In these excerpts from the 2013 UNSW Jack Beale Lecture on the Global Environment, Dr David Suzuki talks about Australia -- the land he loves as his "second country". He discusses corporate influences on governments, missed opportunities in energy policy and the decision to eliminate the carbon price and close down the Climate Commission.
Please click here to see Dr David Suzuki's full lecture - http://youtu.be/UC2XeS1aTYk
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The case for recognising indigenous Australians in our constitution
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has promised to hold a referendum on recognising Aboriginal peoples in the Australian constitution.
Professor George Williams from UNSW's Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law provides three things that you may not know about Australia's Constitution -- three facts that make this task pressing and important.
Chinese Bridge Competition 2013
What is bigger than American Idol, Britain's Got Talent and Eurovision combined? The Chinese Bridge Competition. UNSW has a strong record of producing winners at this global competition. Study with the Confucius Institute at UNSW for your chance to make it big in China.
eVe - Genesis of the 'normal' solar car
The UNSW Solar Racing Team, Sunswift, have raised the bar for solar powered vehicles with eVe, a sleek and sporty car built on the premise of practicality that could usher in a new era of sustainable driving in Australia.
These innovative electric vehicles are raced at the biannual World Solar Challenge, this year's competition features 40 teams from 23 coulntries.
The race spans a gruelling 3000km spanning across the harsh Australian desert. Sunswift have maintained an impressive track record
Hiroaki Kitano MPE Public Lecture
Hiroaki Kitano MPE Public Lecture
Robo Soccer Match
Exhibition robot soccer match featuring Australia's leading robotic soccer team rUNSWift. Watch the hilarious results as they tackle the game on an uneven playing surface. Any suggestions for captions for this one?
http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/help/students/Student-Projects/RoboCup/
‪Roam: Mini oxygen tank for kids‬
Children with respiratory problems until now have been faced with dragging around a large and unwieldy oxygen tank. But a new award-winning innovation by an Australian design student will change all that. Roam is a lightweight oxygen cylinder that was developed for a design project at UNSW Australia. It has since won two international design awards and received seed funding to get it into production.
Comfort women
Animal Logic Encouragement Award winner 2013:
Yaowon Lee, graduating student from UNSW Australia's College of Fine Arts, with a poetic animation on the comfort women of World War 11. COFA is one of Australia's premier art, design and media schools with a strong animation program. "Yaowon's NAVI uses the visual language of animation in an evocative and effective way," says lecturer Steve Weymouth.
In 2014 our You Tube channel will be running a dedicated animation program. To subscribe click her
Notre Dame Opening Mass 2013
Opening Mass for the 2013-14 academic year at the University of Notre Dame. Celebrated in the Joyce Center's Purcell Pavilion on August 17, 2013 with homily by Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame's president.
Read homily text: http://president.nd.edu/communications/opening-mass-for-the-academic-year-2013-2014/
Telescope Installed in Jordan Hall of Science at Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame installed the new Sarah L. Krizmanich Telescope on the roof of Jordan Hall of Science on September 9, 2013.
The telescope, which features a 0.8-meter (32-inch diameter) mirror, will be especially useful for undergraduate astronomy research. The light collecting area of the mirror makes it one of the largest telescopes in Indiana.
The Krizmanich Telescope will provide undergraduate and graduate students with a cutting-edge astrophysics research experience combined w
Alliance for Catholic Education National Bus Tour
The University of Notre Dame, famous for the Fighting Irish, will bring a message of challenge, thanks and hope to nearly 50 cities across America during its 2013-2014 "Fighting for Our Children's Future" National Tour.
The bus tour, marking the 20th anniversary of the University's Alliance for Catholic Education, called ACE, will celebrate the mission of Catholic schools serving children, families and communities. ACE leaders will visit Catholic elementary and secondary schools, honoring local
Fighting for Equal Education
It's no secret that students in the United States lag behind their global peers in math. On the most recently published Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) exam, the United States ranked behind 30 other countries in this subject. A recent report estimates that our students' poor achievement in math could cost the country 75 trillion dollars over the next 80 years. Notre Dame psychology professor Nicole McNeil believes the problem starts with basic arithmetic, where students of
#LoveND
There's a lot to love about Notre Dame. Whatever your connection, if you're part of the family, you know it's much more than just a place... it's a feeling. Join us on http://love.nd.edu and social media to show us why you #LoveND.
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Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries Center for Digital Scholarship
The Center for Digital Scholarship (CDS) at the University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Library transforms library spaces and expands digital programs and services for the 21st century. It incorporates state-of-the-art technology, high-end software, and professional, discipline-specific consulting and support and will serve as a hub that enhances the teaching, learning and research process in every academic discipline. It will equip the next generation of scientists and scholars to create new knowledg
Sand Mandala Creation at the University of Notre Dame
Seven Tibetan Buddhist monks from Labrang Tashi-Kyil Monastery in Dehra Dun, India constructed a peace sand mandala at the University of Notre Dame from November 18-21.
The painting with colored sands is considered the most unique and exquisite of all artistic traditions of Buddhism. This Tibetan art form is called dul-tson-kuyil-khor, which means "mandala of colored powders." The sand mandala represents many things, including the cycle of life -- creation, beauty of existence and its imperman
Hesburgh Library Center for Digital Scholarship
The Center for Digital Scholarship in the Hesburgh Library at the University of Notre Dame fulfills the vision of the Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame to redefine and transform library spaces for the 21st century. The Libraries have established a new campus destination where humanities, social science, and science and engineering scholars can work collaboratively or independently on projects using shared technology services formerly found in multiple places. The Center for Digital Scholarship in
Freshman Advice from Penn Upperclassman
The newest members of the Penn community have arrived on campus—and sophomores, juniors, and seniors have some sage advice for the freshmen: Find your passion and leave room to explore.
Upperclassmen boast about the vast array of academic, social, and recreational opportunities on campus, encourage freshmen to embrace challenges that arise over the next four years, and spill the beans on where to find some of the tastiest food in Philadelphia, from Korean barbecue to tacos.
Text by Jeanne Le
Woodlands in the City: Green Space at Penn
Woodlands in the City: Green Space at Penn
