The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A guidebook for the underworld - Tejal Gala

source: TED-Ed    2016年10月31日
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-egyptia...
Ancient Egyptians believed that in order to become immortal after death, a spirit must first pass through the underworld — a realm of vast caverns, lakes of fire, and magical gates. Needless to say, one needed to come prepared. But how? Tejal Gala describes an Egyptian "Book of the Dead" -- a customized magic scroll written by the living to promote a smooth passage to the afterlife when they died.
Lesson by Tejal Gala, animation by Silvia Prietov.

Cellular Solids: Structure, Properties and Applications (Spring 2015) by Lorna Gibson at MIT)

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source: MIT OpenCourseWare    2016年10月14日
MIT 3.054 Cellular Solids: Structure, Properties and Applications, Spring 2015
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/3-054S15
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This course reviews the structure and mechanical behavior of honeycombs and foams and applies models for their behavior to applications in engineering and medicine and to natural materials.
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA

1. Introduction and Overview 1:05:39
2. Processing of Cellular Solids 1:14:58
3. Structure of Cellular Solids 1:15:05
4. Honeycombs: In-plane Behavior 1:16:00
5. Honeycombs: Out-of-plane Behavior 1:12:56
6. Natural Honeycombs: Wood 1:18:11
7. Natural Honeycombs: Cork; Foams: Linear Elasticity 1:06:09
8. Foams: Non-linear Elasticity 1:09:29
9. Foams: Thermal Properties 58:38
10. Exam Review 1:07:17
11. Trabecular Bone and Osteoporosis 1:14:38
12. Trabecular Bone, Osteoporosis, and Evolution 1:09:13
13. Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Processing and Properties 1:12:14
14. Tissue Engineering: Osteochondral Scaffold; How To Write a Paper 56:12
15. Cell-scaffold Interactions; Energy Absorption 1:13:05
16. Applications: Energy Absorption in Foams 1:10:32
17. Sandwich Panels 1:14:58
18. Natural Sandwich Structures; Density Gradients 34:24
19. Biomimicking 30:11
Faculty Introduction and Background 4:22
Student Project Examples 4:15
Project Logistics and Support 5:02
Lecture Preparation 5:39
Role of Images 2:44
Unique Aspects of the Course 3:13

World first for robot eye operation

source: Oxford BRC     2016年9月13日
Surgeons at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital have performed the world’s first operation inside the eye using a robot. For information visit http://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/world-fir...

Ron Suskind / Askwith Forums: Life, Animated: Autism, Ableism, and Educators

source: HarvardEducation     2016年10月6日
Speaker: Ron Suskind, author, Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; lecturer, Harvard Law School Discussants: • Tom Hehir, Ed.D.’90, Silvana and Christopher Pascucci Professor of Practice in Learning Differences, HGSE • Michael Stein, visiting professor and executive director, Harvard Law School Project on Disability Ron Suskind will speak about Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism, the book and award-winning documentary about reaching his autistic son through Disney characters. He will engage in conversation with Michael Stein of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability and HGSE Professor Tom Hehir. This forum is being held in conjunction with the Disability and Equity @ Work: The Power of Policy, Myth and Practice from Higher Education to Employment conference. Conference sponsored by HGSE Access and Disability Services, the HGSE Office of Student Affairs, the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and the New… Type of Event: Forum. Question & Answer Session. Program/Department: Alumni. AskWith Forum. Building/Room: Askwith Hall. Contact Name: Roger Falcon. Contact Email: askwith_forums@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-384-9968. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Harvard Graduate School of Education. Registration Required: No. Admission Fee: This event is free and open to the public. RSVP Required: No. Thursday, October 6, 2016, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. Longfellow Hall 13 Appian Way Cambridge, MA 02138.

David Stasavage: Taxing the Rich: a history of fiscal fairness in the United States and E...

source: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 2016年10月14日
Date: Wednesday 12 October 2016
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Professor David Stasavage
Chair: Professor David Soskice
In today’s social climate of growing inequality, why are there not greater efforts to tax the rich? David Stasavage asks when and why countries tax their wealthiest citizens.
David Stasavage (@stasavage) is Julius Silver Professor in the Wilf Family Department of Politics at New York University.
David Soskice is Professor of Political Science and Economics in the LSE Department of Government.
The International Inequalities Institute at LSE (@LSEInequalities) brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead critical and cutting edge research to understand why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.

Americans In Revolt: A Conversation with Sarah Jaffe and Laura Flanders at The New School

source: The New School    2016年9月12日
Sponsored by Nation Books, The Nation Institute and The New School (http://www.newschool.edu), join Nation Institute fellow Sarah Jaffe and journalist Laura Flanders to discuss Jaffe's new title from Nation Books, "Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt".
The United States is witnessing a moment of unprecedented political engagement and social activism. Pundits who once fretted about Americans' apathy have, in the last few years, borne witness to uprisings and protests across the country: the growth of the Tea Party, the successful fight for a $15 minimum wage, #BlackLivesMatter, Occupy Wall Street, and the grassroots networks supporting presidential candidates like Bernie Sanders. In Necessary Trouble, Jaffe leads readers into the heart of these movements, explaining what has made ordinary Americans from Seattle to St. Louis to Atlanta become activists.
Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt is available in bookstores now.
Location:Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall
Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Artificial Intelligence and the Future | Demis Hassabis | RSA Replay

source: The RSA    2016年9月29日
Artificial Intelligence and the Future with Demis Hassabis, Co-founder and CEO of DeepMind. How far can AI really take us? In this special event at the RSA, Demis Hassabis offers a unique insight from the frontiers of artificial intelligence research, and shares his latest thoughts on AI’s potential to help solve our biggest current and future challenges, from healthcare to climate change.
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