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Teflon was in the spacesuits the Apollo crew wore for the moon landing, in pipes and valves used in the Manhattan project, and it may be in your kitchen, as the nonstick coating on frying pans and cookie sheets. So what is this slippery solid — and why doesn’t anything stick to it? Ashwini Bharathula describes the science behind Teflon.
Lesson by Ashwini Bharathula, animation by Andrew Foerster.
source: Berkley Center 2016年11月17日 For more on this event, visit: http://bit.ly/2g0knJI For more on the Berkley Center, visit: http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu This conference will explore the wide-ranging political, economic, and social dimensions of religious freedom and their enduring impact on the global common good. The RFP's 13 associate scholars and other experts from across the academy will address a range of key questions about the broader implications of religious freedom. Our symposium will explore the following: To what extent is religious liberty critical for human flourishing? When and how does it contribute to economic prosperity, democratization, and peace? What challenges face religious communities living under repressive governments or hostile social forces? How is the persecution of religion related to other infringements of basic human rights? What is the relationship between religious freedom and violent religious extremism, and is there a role for religious freedom in efforts to undermine radicalization and counter violent religious extremism and terrorism over the long term?
source: Philosophical Overdose 2016年11月13日
Wonderful prose by Schopenhauer from LibriVox, read by D.E. Wittkower. For Schopenhauer's philosophical system, you might want to check out his book "The World as Will and Representation". 1 On the Sufferings of the World 00:21 2 On the Vanity of Existence 33:58 3 On Suicide 46:44 4 Immortality: a Dialogue 1:00:55 5 Psychological Observations 1:12:10 6 On Education 2:04:43 7 Of Women 2:23:10 8 On Noise 2:59:35 9 A Few Parables 3:12:14
source: London School of Economics and Political Science 2016年11月11日 Date: Monday 7 November 2016
Time: 6.30-8pm Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building Speaker: Professor Philippe Sands Chair: Professor Gerry Simpson Philippe Sands will discuss his new book East West Street that explores the creation of world-changing legal concepts following the unprecedented atrocities of Hitler’s Third Reich. Philippe Sands (@philippesands) is an international lawyer and Professor of Law at University College London. Gerry Simpson is a Professor and Chair in Public International Law at LSE. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world. The London Review of International Law (@OxfordJournals) is a peer-reviewed journal for critical, innovative and cutting-edge scholarship on international law.
source: Harvard GSD 2016年11月9日 The renewal of the Hudson Yards district, a project jointly planned, funded, and constructed by the New York City and State governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, concerns a section of Manhattan between Penn Station and the Hudson River, bounded by West 42nd and 43rd Streets, 7th and 8th Avenues, West 28th and 30th Streets, and Hudson River Park. Completion of the master plan by architects KPF remains several years in the future, but recent extensions of the No. 7 subway line and the elevated park called the High Line already connect the site to the rest of the city. The centerpiece of the project, a 26–28 acre development project by Related Companies and Oxford Properties, will be the largest in New York City since Rockefeller Center in the 1930s and the largest private real-estate development project in the history of the U.S. The opening of its first building in May 2016 brought this achievement one step closer.Stephen Ross, chairman of Related Companies, will speak about the Hudson Yards development project. Ross holds a BS from University of Michigan’s School of Business Administration, a JD from Wayne State School of Law, and a LLM in taxation law from NYU. He founded Related Companies in 1972 and led the company through several major projects. Among its holdings are Hunter’s Point South, One Central Park, and the Residences at the Mandarin Oriental at the Time Warner Center. Ross is also a part owner of Equinox fitness centers, a major shareholder in SoulCycle, and managing general partner and chairman of the board of the Miami Dolphins. As a director of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, Ross recently worked with a team of NYU law faculty to propose youth athletic programs to address the problem of intolerant behavior in sports. Among numerous other professional affiliations and philanthropic and service roles, Ross is chairman emeritus and director at the Real Estate Board of New York; a director of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; a trustee of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital; a director of the Guggenheim Museum; and a trustee of the National Building Museum.
source: The RSA 2016年11月23日 The nature of work and employment is changing rapidly. In the face of an uncertain economic future, what steps do we need to take, and what new models do we need to build in order to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to engage in work that has meaning and value? Join us to explore the relationship between employee share ownership, business ethics and effectiveness with three leading figures: Stephen Bampfylde, founding chair, Saxton Bampfylde; Sir Charlie Mayfield, Chairman, John Lewis Partnership; and Sacha Romanovitch, CEO, Grant Thornton. In partnership with Saxton Bampfylde: http://www.saxbam.com/ Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSAEvents Like RSA Events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RSAEventsoff... Listen to RSA podcasts: https://soundcloud.com/the_rsa See RSA Events behind the scenes: https://instagram.com/rsa_events/
source: SchAdvStudy 2016年11月21日 24-10-16 Refugee Law Initiative http://www.sas.ac.uk/ Institute: rli.sas.ac.uk Protection in the context of large-scale movements of refugees and migrants 'One protocol yet to be drafted'? What treaty law can and cannot do to advance refugee protection Jean-Francois-Durieux (Senior Research Associate, Refugee Law Initiative) International Refugee Law Initiative seminar series
source: Talks at Google 2016年11月10日 An all-star cast of panelists visit Google to talk about SpaceShipOne and the birth of private spaceflight. Panel includes: Julian Guthrie, veteran technology journalist and author Julian Guthrie; Mike Melvill, the world's first commercial astronaut; Matt Stinemetze, engineer and project manager on SpaceShipOne; and Erik Lindbergh, grandson of Charles & Anne Morrow Lindbergh. This talk was moderated by Alison van Diggelen.
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source: nptelhrd 2007年12月31日
Electronics - Transmission Lines and EM Waves by Prof. R. K. Shevgaonkar. Department of Electrical Engineering. IIT Bombay.
