Episode 55: Calming Nanotechnology Fears 1 The experience of reading The best way to develop your understanding of the reading process is to follow the principles of the Kolb learning cycle, by doing some reading and then reflecting on your experience. To this end, Activity 1 asks you to read an extract from an article by Richard Layard (2003) titled ‘The secrets of happiness’ which appeared in the New Statesman. To keep the task manageable I have reduced the article to half its original length and, for ease of reference, paragraph num 3.2.1 Try some yourself Use the method outlined in Author(s): 3.2 Poverty as natural/inevitable There is a construction of poverty that identifies it as a necessary feature of social life: some people will be better endowed, try harder or be more successful than others, and inequality will be an inevitable result (see, for example, Herrnstein and Murray, 1994, who argue that low levels of intelligence are the main determinants of poverty in the USA). Interfering with this natural order of things is dangerous, particularly because it prevents poverty acting as a spur to try harder. This Beginner Lesson #148 - It Wasn’t Me! 5.3 Overview of the stages of a Bill The Scottish Parliament does not have power to legislate for England, Wales or Northern Ireland on reserved matters, and cannot create legislation which is incompatible with EU law or the ECHR. It must also follow the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998. Legislative competence is a way of determining whether an Act of the Scottish Parliament has been produced within the power of the Scottish Parliament. Section 29 of the Scotland Act 1998 provides: Industry perspectives in media branding and promotion References The tale of the tulip Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) porous scaffold for tissue engineering. Snow Cat DP087403 Snow scene. Snowman 'snowcat'. Lottery Jackpot Probability A student guide to Academic Integrity Panel meetings Promo - One Minute Luxembourgish 53 Years of Media and Politics 1.1.3 Searching for information on maths and statistics How well does the following statement match what you do when you begin a new search for information? Before I begin a new search for information (maybe for an assignment, or to help you choose your next holiday destination), I spend some time thinking about what I already know, what the gaps in my knowledge are, and the best types of information to meet my needs. References 3.9 Being on the receiving end David and Marie Cameron, a married couple in their 40s, live in a middle-class suburb. Marie teaches French at the local secondary school, while David is a full-time official for a clerical workers’ union. Both are active in the local Labour The effects of mercury compounds on wildlife and on people Mercury compounds have no effect on plants, but adverse effects have been demonstrated in a wide range of animals, including fish and amphibians (Boening, 2000). Very high levels of mercury have been found in the livers of American alligators in the severely polluted Everglades of Florida; these can be as much as 400 times greater than levels in alligators born and reared in alligator farms (Linder and Grillitsch, 2000). Season 3 – Lesson 29 – Coffee Break Spanish In this week’s episode, Alba and Mark are en la cocina, making a Spanish tortilla. The episode is slightly different from our usual episodes as the audio was recorded live in the kitchen rather than in the studio. There’s no “Act II†this week as the conversation follows the entire process of making the tortilla. Please note that lesson 29 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 329 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Today Yoshi is reliving his mischievous childhood as a young Kenji. Mom returns home to find her favorite kabin in pieces, and she’s not too happy! Tune in to find out if Kenji owns up to the act. In this lesson, we tackle transitive and intransitive Japanese verbs, a popular listener [...]
In this presentation from the Institute of Film and Television Studies' Ephemeral Media Workshops Charlie Mawer from Red Bee Media, discusses his company's work on the branding and promotion of television channels; from BBC channels through to new channels like Dave.
Presentation produced/delivered: June/July 2009
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Charlie Mawer, Executive Creative Director, Red Bee Media
Charlie Mawer, after a spell of writing comedy, joined a fledgli
Freelance garden historian Russell Bowes brings the story of the tulip to life with power, passion and petals!
The patients own cells are seeded onto the scaffold and allowed to attach and start producing new bone. The construct is implanted into the defect site, where eventually the polymer will biodegrade and be completely removed, leaving a natural autogenous bone graft. Average Pore Size 100-300 micrometre+D7, porosity estimated at 65%.
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Sal Khan discusses the probability of winning a lottery jackpot in under six minutes.
A student guide to Academic Integrity Panel meetings
Moien - hello! My name is Julie and I'd like to welcome you to One Minute Luxembourgish from the Radio Lingua Network. In this podcast I'm going to be teaching you the basics of Luxembourgish. The great thing about this language course is that you'll be learning all you need to know in just 60 seconds - or thereabouts! Each one-minute language lesson will equip you with just enough Luxembourgish to help you get by in lots of situations, either on holiday, or on a business trip to Luxembourg. One
Dr. David Butler brings his legendary Friday evening Media and Politics seminar to a final conclusion by answering questions instead of asking them. Dr Butler's well-worn armchair was occupied by John Lloyd (of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism), who assumed the role of the questioner, together with Baroness Margaret Jay, a former student of Dr Butler. Also for the first time in 53 years, the Chatham House Rule did not apply. The last seminar of David Butler was, uniquely, on-th
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