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Packing for the Future - What to Pack
The Past is a Foreign Country... and so is the future. So, what should you bring when you are packing for the future? In this video, I look at eight things a project manager needs for our journey into the future. These are metaphors for...
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Three Concepts to Make You a Smarter Project Manager
One of my favorite books from a few years back is John Brockman's 'This will Make you Smarter'. I have cravenly blagged his title, but not his content. Instead, here are three less well-known concepts that will help you be a smarter...
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I WONDER - Why Was Henry VIII Named Defender Of The Faith?
This video is answering the question of why was Henry VIII named defender of the faith.
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Meeting Actions: How to get People to do Them
Don't let them Forget their Meeting Actions In this video, I'll show you six simple steps to take to get people to do their meeting actions. You know how it happens... The meeting went well. People offered to take on actions. You sent...
Weird History
Most Important Cities In History and Why They Fell
In ancient times, the most powerful and influential cities in the world were located primarily in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Places like Alexandria, Jericho, and Carthage once were thought to be as influential or powerful as...
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The ancient art of matchmaking in County Clare, Ireland
Discover the timeless tradition of matchmaking in County Clare, Ireland, where Willie and his daughter Elisha continue to connect people, keeping this cultural custom alive.
Food Farmer Earth
Deborah Madison Explores Vegetable Literacy: Uniting Cooking with Botany
Join Deborah Madison as she bridges the gap between gardening and cooking through the concept of vegetable literacy. Discover how understanding plant families can transform your approach to cooking and appreciating vegetables in your diet.
Food Farmer Earth
Essential Tips for Growing and Pickling Cucumbers: From Garden to Jar
Discover key strategies for cultivating cucumbers and turning them into delicious pickles. Learn how to maintain crispness and flavor from harvest to preservation.
Religion for Breakfast
What is Yom Kippur?
In this episode we examine the topic: What is Yom Kippur?
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Amanda Jones - Teachers Make a Difference - Dr. Shirley McDonald
Amanda Jones love of reading began with her mother, a former kindergarten teacher who encouraged books at home, and was nurtured by supportive teachers throughout your school years. In high school, she met Dr. Shirley McDonald, the first...
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Amanda Jones - That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
Amanda Jones, author of That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, shares her story as a small-town school librarian in Louisiana who has faced harassment and threats since speaking out against censorship at a library...
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Benford's Very Strange Law
Mathematicians would expect that each of the numbers 1-9 would appear in the world at random. But physicist Frank Benford discovered that in fact they appear in sequence, with surprising regularity, across the man-made and natural world....
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The Arabic Science of Balancing
The Arabic development of 'the science of balancing' using 'Al-Jabr', which laid the foundations of modern algebra. Maths - History Of Maths A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context...
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Geometry: Euclid
Although little is known about his life, through his textbook, 'The Elements', Euclid has become possibly the most prolific maths teacher ever. Maths - History Of Maths A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the...
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Diophantine Equations: Fermat
This amateur mathematician proposed an exciting theorem that stood unproved for over three centuries. He claimed he had the proof – but no room to write it in the margin of his book. Maths - History Of Maths A Twig Math Film. Reinforce...
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Charles Darwin
Find out how Charles Darwin changed the world! Life processes - Living things in their environments - Evolution Learning Points Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution in his book On the Origin of Species. Darwin developed his...
Great Big Story
Explore the historic treasures of dublin's trinity library
Discover Dublin’s Trinity Library, Ireland's largest library and home to the Long Room, where historic artifacts like the Book of Kells and Trinity College Harp are preserved.