The man we love to hate: it’s time to reappraise Thomas Robert Malthus

source: Cambridge University    2016年5月19日
Thomas Robert Malthus, who was born 250 years ago, became notorious for his ‘principle of population’. He argued that, because poverty was inevitable, some people would not find a seat at ‘nature’s table’ and would perish. In a new book, historians at Cambridge and Harvard set the life and work of this contentious thinker within a wider context – and look in particular at his engagement with the world beyond Europe. - See more at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/th...

Maharaj K. Pandit | Let a Thousand Gentians Bloom || Radcliffe Institute

source: Harvard University     2016年4月7日
As part of the 2015–2016 Fellows’ Presentation Series at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Maharaj K. Pandit RI ’16 warns us that climate change and human activities are pushing the fragile ecosystem of the Himalayas ever so closely to instability and explains why Himalayan change is a global problem.
Pandit is the 2015–2016 Hrdy Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute.

Craig Venter wants to tackle the ultimate disease: ageing – WIRED Health

source: WIRED UK     2016年5月11日
Treating cancer isn't enough for Craig Venter. He wants to make sure you never get it in the first place.
Venter is the co-founder of Human Longevity, Inc. – a genomics company that's creating the world's largest and most comprehensive database of human genes. By sequencing human genomes, Venter can predict the likelihood of an individual developing a disease later in life. And he's now trying to cure the ultimate disease: ageing.

Organ Transplantation: Medical, Technological and Ethical Challenges | The Forum at HSPH

source: Harvard University      2016年5月23日
People die each day waiting on lists for lifesaving organs, and the rise of chronic diseases such as diabetes only increases the demand. With the need for scientific innovation and donor support becoming ever more critical, this Forum explored biomedical advances that promise to address the scarcity, as well as the efforts of medical leaders, advocates and policymakers to reduce the numbers waiting for transplants. Through 3-D printing, scaffolding, chips and other innovations, scientists made extraordinary strides in tissue engineering and developing artificial organs. This program looked at the potential of advances like these, along with the ongoing role of current donation programs; ethics of matching and allocation policies; controversies around buying and selling organs; and approaches such as “presumed consent”, used in some countries to increase supply, where patients are presumed to have given permission to donate their organs, unless they have explicitly opted out.

Part of The Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forums, this event was presented May 20, 2016 in Collaboration with The Huffington Post and in Association with Harvard Health Publications.
Watch the entire series from The Forum at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health at www.ForumHSPH.org.

RSA Replay: How Social Entrepreneurs Drive Progress

source: The RSA     2016年4月7日
Who really drives transformation in society? And how do they do it?
Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally R. Osberg and strategy guru Roger L. Martin set forth a bold new framework for social entrepreneurship, demonstrating how and why meaningful change actually happens in the world, and providing concrete lessons and a practical model for businesses, policymakers, civil society organisations, and individuals who seek to transform our world for good.

Chemical Engineering Principles of CVD Processes by R. Nagarajan (IIT Madras)

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source: nptelhrd     2015年12月23日
Chemical - Chemical Engineering Principles of CVD Processes by Dr. R. Nagarajan, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.ac.in

Lec-01 Introduction 33:51
Lec-02 CVD Reactor & Process Design Fundamentals 48:58
Lec-03 Overview of CVD Process Fundamentals 47:14
Lec-04 Basics of Chemical Equilibrium Calculations & Flow Dynamics 44:15
Lec-05 Introduction to CVD Films 48:43
Lec-06 Film Structure & Properties 48:20
Lec-07 Pressure Effects on CVD Processes 43:50
Lec-08 CVD of Metals 45:08
Lec-09 CVD of Coatings 47:40
Lec-10 CVD Film Property Measurements 50:08
Lec-11 CVD Film Property Measurements: Qualitative & Quantitative 45:31
Lec-12 CVD in Tungsten Filament Lamps 47:08
Lec-13 CVD in Tungsten Filament Lamps: Design Aspects 43:02
Lec-14 CVD in Hot Corrosion 46:25
Lec-15 CVD Transport Phenomena: Conservation Equations 39:34
Lec-16 CVD Transport Phenomena: Constitutive Laws 42:51
Lec-17 CVD Transport Phenomena: Mass Transfer Mechanisms 46:59
Lec-19 CVD Transport Phenomena: Effect of Homogeneous Reactions on MTAC 47:16
Lec-21 CVD Applications: Aerosol CVD (ACVD) 45:58
Lec-22 CVD Applications: CVD of Silicon 44:52
Lec-23 CVD Applications: CVD in Free-Molecular Flow Regime (FMFR) 45:15
Lec-24 CVD Applications: CVD of nano-Structured Films 34:04
Lec-25 CVD Overview 18:19
Lec-29 Basics of Nano-Structured Material Synthesis: Part I 45:42
Lec-30 Basics of Nano-Structured Material Synthesis: Part II 50:16

V. Balakrishnan: Physical Applications of Stochastic Processes (IIT Madras)

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source: nptelhrd 2015年11月17日
Physics - Physical Applications of Stochastic Processes by Prof. V. Balakrishnan, Department of Physics, IIT Madras. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.ac.in

Lec-01 Discrete probability distributions (Part 1) 1:02:41
Lec-02 Discrete probability distributions (Part 2) 54:54
Lec-03 Continuous random variables 56:50
Lec-04 Central Limit Theorem 1:00:54
Lec-05 Stable distributions 1:08:37
Lec-06 Stochastic processes 1:00:20
Lec-07 Markov processes (Part 1) 54:12
Lec-08 Markov processes (Part 2) 1:02:21
Lec-09 Markov processes (Part 3) 52:22
Lec-10 Birth-and-death processes 51:20
Lec-11 Continuous Markov processes 57:36
Lec-12 Langevin dynamics (Part 1) 57:53
Lec-13 Langevin dynamics (Part 2) 51:46
Lec-14 Langevin dynamics (Part 3) 58:39
Lec-15 Langevin dynamics (Part 4) 57:15
Lec-16 Ito^ and Fokker-Planck equations for diffusion processes 47:42
Lec-17 Level-crossing statistics of a continuous random process 54:33
Lec-18 Diffusion of a charged particle in a magnetic field 59:56
Lec-19 Power spectrum of noise 53:38
Lec-20 Elements of linear response theory 1:01:50
Lec-21 Random pulse sequences 57:33
Lec-22 Dichotomous diffusion 1:07:31
Lec-23 First passage time (Part 1) 59:50
Lec-24 First passage time (Part 2) 1:03:14
Lec-25 First passage and recurrence in Markov chains 1:06:21
Lec-26 Recurrent and transient random walks 1:11:49
Lec-27 Non-Markovian random walks 51:31
Lec-28 Statistical aspects of deterministic dynamics (Part 1) 54:36
Lec-29 Statistical aspects of deterministic dynamics (Part 2)

Mass Transfer II by Nishith Verma (IIT Kanpur)

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source: nptelhrd 2012年6月22日
Chemical - Mass Transfer II by Prof. Nishith Verma, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

Lec-01 Lecture-01 57:47
Lec-02 Lecture-02 46:14
Lec-03 Lecture-03 56:39
Lec-04 Lecture-04 52:45
Lec-05 Lecture-05 55:38
Lec-06 Lecture-06 48:41
Lec-07 Lecture-07 49:01
Lec-08 Lecture-08 50:34
Lec-09 Lecture-09 54:30
Lec-10 Lecture-10 1:01:33
Lec-11 Lecture-11 56:04
Lec-12 Lecture-12 46:23
Lec-13 Lecture-13 50:42
Lec-14 Lecture-14 57:01
Lec-15 Lecture-15 53:52
Lec-16 Lecture-16 1:01:18
Lec-17 Lecture-17 59:30
Lec-18 Lecture-18 59:59
Lec-19 Lecture-19 53:26
Lec-20 Lecture-20 58:36
Lec-21 Lecture-21 1:03:44
Lec-22 Lecture-22 58:35
Lec-23 Lecture-23 1:04:23
Lec-24 Lecture-24 52:42
Lec-25 Lecture-25 59:18
Lec-26 Lecture-26 1:01:40
Lec-27 Lecture-27 58:39
Lec-28 Lecture-28 58:59
Lec-29 Lecture-29 54:22
Lec-30 Lecture-30 59:25
Lec-31 Lecture-31 56:22
Lec-32 Lecture-32 1:06:10
Lec-33 Lecture-33 58:13
Lec-34 Lecture-34 56:41
Lec-35 Lecture-35 1:03:26
Lec-36 Lecture-36 56:04
Lec-37 Lecture-37 59:25
Lec-38 Lecture-38 59:17
Lec-39 Lecture-39 36:32
Lec-40 Lecture-40 59:42

Advanced Mathematical Techniques in Chemical Engineering by S. De (IIT Kharagpur)

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source: nptelhrd 2013年1月8日
Chemical-Advanced Mathematical Techniques in Chemical Engineering by Prof. S. De, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

Lec-01 Introduction to vector space 56:36
Lec-02 Introduction to vector space (Contd.) 54:49
Lec-03 Onto, into, one to one function 57:02
Lec-04 Vectors 52:27
Lec-05 Vectors (Contd.) 54:03
Lec-06 Contraction Mapping 57:48
Lec-07 Contraction Mapping (Contd.) 57:54
Lec-08 Matrix, Determinant 55:10
Lec-09 Eigenvalue Problem in Discrete Domain 55:09
Lec-10 Eigenvalue Problem in Discrete Domain (Contd.) 53:40
Lec 11 Eigenvalue Problem in Discrete Domain (Contd.) 56:39
Lec-12 Eigenvalue Problem in Discrete Domain (Contd.) 55:43
Lec-13 Stability Analysis 52:28
Lec-14 Stability Analysis (Contd.) 57:01
Lec-15 Stability Analysis (Contd.) 57:34
Lec-16 More Examples 55:08
Lec-17 Partial Differential Equations 55:45
Lec-18 Partial Differential Equations(Contd.) 55:33
Lec-19 Eigenvalue Problem in Continuous Domain 53:54
Lec 20 Special ODEs 52:17
Lec-21 Adjoint Operator 58:21
Lec-22 Theorems of Eigenvalues and Eigenfunction 57:07
Lec-23 Solution PDE : Separation of Variables Method 55:45
Lec-24 Solution of Parabolic PDE : Separation of variables method 53:07
Lec-25 Solution of Parabolic PDE : Separation of Variables Method (Contd.) 57:37
Lec-26 Solution of Higher Dimensional PDEs 54:12
Lec-27 Solution of Higher Dimensional PDEs (Contd.) 55:52
Lec-28 Four Dimensional Parabolic PDE 52:39
Lec-29 Solution of Elliptic and Hyperbolic PDE 54:05
Lec-30 Solution of Elliptic and Hyperbolic PDE (Contd.) 56:05
Lec-31 PDE in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinate 52:43
Lec-32 Solution of non-homogeneous PDE 54:24
Lec-33 Solution of non-homogeneous PDE (Contd.) 52:10
Lec-34 Solution of non-homogeneous Parabolic PDE 56:40
Lec-35 Solution of non-homogeneous Elliptic PDE 56:37
Lec-36 Solution of non-homogeneous Elliptic PDE (Contd.) 54:59
Lec-37 Similarity Solution 52:38
Lec-38 Similarity Solution (Contd.) 57:01
Lec-39 Integral Method 53:41
Lec-40 Laplace Transform 55:40
Lec-41 Fourier Transform 55:42

Eliot Peper: "Cumulus" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google     2016年6月23日
Rick Klau and David Allison of Google join Eliot Peper to talk about his latest book, "Cumulus," a science fiction novel that takes place in a near future where economic inequality and persistent surveillance push Oakland to the brink of civil war. He will be donating proceeds from Cumulus to the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Chapter 510, a local literacy non-profit serving underprivileged youth in Oakland. Peper has advised foreign governments on innovation policy and Fortune 100 companies on storytelling, and has been featured in Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, and Forbes.
Moderated by Rick Klau and David Allison.

Disney•Pixar "Finding Dory" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google    2016年6月13日
The voice cast and creative team of the highly anticipated "Finding Nemo" sequel, “Finding Dory,” visit YouTube Space LA to discuss Disney•Pixar’s latest animated film.
Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ty Burrell, Kaitlin Olson, Eugene Levy, Hayden Rolence, writer-director Andrew Stanton, and producer Lindsey Collins.
Interview moderated by Kevin Vlk
This Talks at Google interview was also presented in YouTube 360°. To view in 360°, go to this link:https://youtu.be/4xVygfDeUlk
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David Johns: "Creating Access for our Kids" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google       2016年5月20日
Despite educational progress over the past seven years, including climbing graduation rates and shrinking dropout rates, too many African American students still lack access to the educational resources that offer a fair shot at success. Less than one-third of public high schools serving predominantly African-American students offer calculus. Only about 40 percent of public high schools serving predominantly African-American students offer physics. This lack of access to foundational STEM skills puts African-American students at a significant disadvantage in preparing for advanced STEM courses and careers. During this fireside chat with David Johns, we’ll discuss how we can leverage technology in order to expand access to our children and communities.
David J. Johns is the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. The Initiative works across federal agencies and with partners and communities nationwide to produce a more effective continuum of education programs for African American students.
Hosted by: BGN-MTV & GPS Diversity Staffing
Moderated by: Suezette Yasmin Robotham