What's the chance?: concepts of probability
Probability offers one of those rare intersections where classroom mathematics crosses middle school experience. The problem scenarios investigated at this level often start with a game—as did theoretical probability itself. Students find that many of the phenomena they encounter in game playing have predictable outcomes. To reach that conclusion, they need opportunities to consider data they generate, noting patterns that emerge and comparing their results with those predicted by theory.
Aesop's Fable: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Nobody believes a liar, even when he is telling the truth. Written by Matt Barry. Illustrated by Andy Barry. (04:02)
Lawyer expects Assange will be cleared
Nov 2. - The evidence against Julian Assange is weak and prosecutors have exaggerated the case against him, says a lawyer representing the WikiLeaks founder in Sweden. Nick Rowlands reports.
Immelt: Regulations have choked off U.S. job growth
GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says the trend in increasing "bad" U.S. regulations has choked off employment growth.
Immelt: Obama a good partner on jobs council
General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt says U.S. President Barack Obama is a good partner and a good listener in their meetings on jobs and economic growth.
Jean Potocki et la Russie ou L'identité en crise / Remigiusz Forycki
Jean Potocki et la Russie ou L'identité en crise / Remigiusz Forycki. In colloque "Jean Potocki. Pérégrinations", organisé par la section de slavistique de l'UFR de Langues, Littératures et Civilisations Étrangères de l'Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail dans le cadre de la "Semaine polonaise". Toulouse : Université-Toulouse II-Le Mirail, 14-15 avril 2011.
Thématique 2 : A la recherche de l'identité 2, 14 avril 2011.
Historique du Risorgimento italien. 1. L'unité italienne / Philippe Foro
Historique du Risorgimento italien et ses formulations politiques et sociales. 1. L'unité italienne / Philippe Foro. Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, 27 septembre 2011. Cours filmé, destiné, notamment, aux étudiants préparant l'agrégation d'italien ou d'histoire 2011-2012.
Philippe Foro présente une analyse du contexte historique général qui a présidé à l'unité italienne au XIXème siècle, ses tenants et aboutissants. Cette analyse s'articule classi
Historique du Risorgimento italien. 2. La monarchie libérale en Italie (1861-1896) / Philippe Foro
Historique du Risorgimento italien et ses formulations politiques et sociales. 2. Vie politique et système institutionnel sous la monarchie libérale en Italie (1861-1896) / Philippe Foro, Université Toulouse 2-Le Mirail, 3 octobre 2011. Cours filmé, destiné, notamment, aux étudiants préparant l'agrégation d'italien ou d'histoire 2011-2012.
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The Paradox of the Outraged A wave of social upheaval is shaking the world. In the West, the press has called the protesters "the outraged." The name is taken from the pamphlet Time for Outrage! (Indignez-vous!) by French intellectual Stéphane Hessel. The outrage by the political and economic situation in the Western world is justified. In Europe and the United States, the g
The Dawn of Late Fascism The downgrading of US debt this summer didn't have huge economic consequences, but the psychological ones were truly devastating for the national elites who have run this country for nearly a century. For a state that regards itself as infallible, it was a huge blow that market forces delivered against the government, and it is only one of thousands that have cut against the power elite in
Nestle raises sales goal
Oct. 20 - Nestle raises full year sales growth outlook but says tough environment makes their margin target more challenging. Penny Tweedie reports.
2.4 Summary of Section 2 The water cycle involves the movement of water, in all its forms, over, on and through the rocks near the surface of the Earth in a cycle. This cycle is driven by the Sun's energy and the Earth's gravity. The total volume of water in the cycle is virtually constant. M
Virtual Maths, Shapes, Space and Measure, Demonstration of a Theodolite Survey in action
Using a theodolite to calculate the height of a building, demonstration 'in the field', includes interactive simulation tools and formulae
Dog Bless You: Wood River Valley Animal Shelter
Explore visits the Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley - the first no-kill shelter in Idaho - and finds out how the shelter staff rescues, protects, and finds homes for abandoned dogs and cats.*Video contains a few graphic pictures of animals that had been abused. (6:20)
UK inflation hits 3-year high
Oct. 18 - Inflation in Britain hit a three-year high of 5.2% in September, pushed higher soaring by gas and electricity bills and increasing the squeeze on Britons' living standards as wages fail to increase in line with prices. Joanna Partridge reports.
ISS Update - Oct. 18, 2011
The International Space Station video update for Oct. 18, 2011.
Authors@Google: Bart Ehrman
Bart Ehrman visits Google Cambridge on April 7, 2011 to discuss his new book, Forged. From the book's description:
"It is often said, even by critical scholars who should know better, that "writing in the name of another" was widely accepted in antiquity. But New York Times bestselling author Bart D. Ehrman dares to call it what it was: literary forgery, a practice that was as scandalous then as it is today. In Forged, Ehrman's fresh and original research takes readers back to the ancient world
Inside the lab: Sangeeta N. Bhatia, M.D., Ph.D.
Learn more about the work the Bhatia lab is doing to use micro and nanotechnologies to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy.
Military Blunders: Stalin's Purges (3:41)
This Military Blunders video clip is about the Great Purge.
The leader of Communist Russia, Joseph Stalin, was paranoid of
opposition. It was this paranoia that led to the Great Purge. He sent
many people to labor camps in Siberia. Some images may be too intense for students.
Wealth Strategies: SEC has right tools for HFT, ETFs: Reed
Oct. 19 - U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, discusses the challenges ETFs pose to the SEC after the agency announced a sweeping investigation into their use and possible abuse.
