"Bioethics, Spring 2009"
" This course does not seek to provide answers to ethical questions. Instead, the course hopes to teach students two things. First, how do you recognize ethical or moral problems in science and medicine? When something does not feel right (whether cloning, or failing to clone) — what exactly is the nature of the discomfort? What kind of tensions and conflicts exist within biomedicine? Second, how can you think productively about ethical and moral problems? What processes create them? Why do pe
Klartext 20110531
Klartext handlar i dag om att en person i Sverige har dött efter att ha blivit sjuk av Ehec-bakterier. Vi berättar också om att många skolor i Sverige är dåliga på att hjälpa elever med dyslexi. Du får höra mer när du lyssnar på programmet.
Learn with Pictures and Video S2 #21 - Spanish Recipes for Fluency
Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! You never really got into cooking until you moved to Spain. Now that you live here, you seem to be cooking all the time because Spanish food is so different than what you’re used to. This can sometimes be a problem — especially when you don’t know the Spanish how to [...]
Mental Health: Depression
Clinical depression is a serious illness which leads to persistent low mood, loss of energy and motivation, and a reduced ability to feel pleasure. It interferes with day-to-day life by producing negative thoughts and a variety of physical symptoms. Indeed physical symptoms are so important that it is more usual for patients with depression to go to their doctor with a bodily complaint than with a complaint about their mood, so it is vital that doctors understand that depression may be a “hidd
SAIS Commencement 2011 - Director's Cut
Josette Sheeran, executive director of the U.N. World Food Programme, delivered this year's commencement address.
Oswego 150 Years: Alumni Views and Voices Preview II
The Oswego Alumni Association will release a collection of alumni reminisces in its documentary film, "Oswego 150 Years: Alumni Views and Voices." The film will be officially released during the Sesquicentennial Reunion Celebration June 10-12, 2011.
http://oswego.edu/reunion
2.1 Institutional science promotion events
This unit will look at how public engagement in science and technology might be achieved through science promotion. Science promotion and public involvement in policy making can require both formal and informal objectives: some are explicit and some are implicit, some are articulated at the planning stage and some are unexpected. These objectives can entail participation, engagement, knowledge exchange and learning – all of which require a degree of motivation by all parties.
7.2.1 The ‘what’ pathway
Hearing is a familiar and important human sense that is a topic naturally of interest to those who are curious about human biology. This unit will enable you to relate what you read to your own sensory experiences – and indeed many of the questions asked have exactly that function. This unit will be best understood by those with some biological understanding.
News #68 - Drill Vocab in a Flash with the New and Improved My WordBank Flashcards
If you’re studying a foreign language, chances are you’re very familiar with flashcards. You probably have a whole stack of of vocabulary words scattered around your house. They’re a tried and tested tool for mastering vocabulary. But what if we told you we’ve improved upon your humble flashcards? You’re going to be so impressed by [...]
"Modern Blacksmithing and Physical Metallurgy, Fall 2008"
"Physical metallurgy encompasses the relationships between the composition, structure, processing history and properties of metallic materials. In this seminar you'll be introduced to metallurgy in a particularly "physical" way. We will do blacksmithing, metal casting, machining, and welding, using both traditional and modern methods. The seminar meets once per week for an evening laboratory session, and once per week for discussion of issues in materials science and engineering that tie in to t
Interactions Everywhere!
Students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the interactions within it through written and hands-on webbing activities. They also learn about environmental engineering careers and the roles of these engineers in our society.
7.2 Selected to survive: studies of the PNS
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.
7.1 Neuron proliferation
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.
6.5 Summary of Section 6
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.
Hoe een kledingstuk wassen: Les instructions de lavage
Op het einde van deze les kun je aan de hand van de wasvoorschriften uitleggen hoe een kledingstuk best gewassen wordt.
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.
VUCast: First breath, first look, first day!
Having a baby is all about handling the unknowns; go inside a new reality TV series focusing on baby’s first day. Plus, get on the field with ‘Dores baseball coach Tim Corbin, and snazzy new digs are coming for Vandy students.
