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Revising
Revising explores the important elements of the revising step of the writing process.
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Hurricanes
“Hurricanes” describes the stages of a hurricane, the damage a hurricane can do, and the ways to stay safe during a hurricane.
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Specialization & Division of Labor
The video “Specialization and Division of Labor” discusses the advantages and disadvantages of specialization and division of labor and explains the role of the assembly line in production.
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Geography of the Midwest Region of the United States
Geography of the Midwest Region of the United States evaluates the characteristics of the Midwest region of the United States by exploring geographical information such as landforms, water forms, and landmarks.
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Biology and Criminality
Nita Farahany, Professor of Law & Philosophy at Duke University, discusses the future of criminality in light of the evolving science of human behaviour.
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Flaunting the Laws
Legal scholar Emilie Hafner-Burton (UC San Diego) describes why the zone of applicability of human rights laws and treaties is so small.
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What Can't AI Do?
AI seems like it can do anything, but what can’t it do? Today we’re talking about the areas where AI tends to perform poorly.
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Viking Exploration of the New World
Viking Exploration of the New World investigates the Viking exploration of the New World by researching details of travel and motivations.
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Geography of the Southeast United States
Geography of the Southeast United States evaluates the characteristics of the Southeast region of the United States by exploring geographical information such as landforms, water forms, and landmarks.
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From Naval Warfare to Academic Success: A Historian's Journey
Historian Linda Colley (Princeton) reminisces on the beginnings of her historical career.
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The Nuclear Disaster of Chernobyl
The Nuclear Disaster of Chernobyl analyzes the nuclear disaster of Ukraine and Chernobyl and the effects on health and society.
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Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management explores environmental effects by examining the potential impacts humans have on the environment when integrated pest management is used to control crop pestilence.
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Geography of the Southwest Region of the United States
Geography of the Southwest Region of the United States evaluates the characteristics of the Southwest region of the United States by exploring geographical information such as landforms, water forms, and landmarks.
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Making Connections
Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose (Oxford) reveals how his popular science books have enabled contact with both laypeople and specialists.
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Information Loss in Black Holes
Theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose (Oxford) describes why he thinks Stephen Hawking was wrong to change his mind about information loss in black holes.
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Our Internal Internet
Duke neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis describes why he believes that our brains are analogous to the internet, with main processing servers spread out in different regions.
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Mapping the Brain
Neuroscientist Kalanit Grill-Spector (Stanford) uses fMRI to give us a picture of which parts of the brain are involved in visual processing.
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Putting the Pieces Together
Neuroscientist Greg Hickok (UC Irvine) discusses his interests in sensory motor control and auditory processing, with direct implications for better understanding speech generation and much more.
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The Mentalizing Brain
UCL developmental psychologist Uta Frith describes how she used brain scanning technology to illustrate that the brain uses specific networks when involved in so-called “mentalizing activities” central to understanding autism.
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Christine Lion-Bailey - Raising Global Awareness
Christine Lion-Bailey is the Chief Strategy Officer of Ready Learner One LLC and a Director of Technology & Innovation in New Jersey. Christine works with organizations spanning both the education and corporate space to define future...
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Adaptation in Canada
"Adaptation in Canada" describes how Canadians adapt to their physical environment.
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The Inuit People of Alaska
The Inuit People of Alaska investigates how the physical characteristics of a place influence the daily life of the people who live there by examining the cultural characteristics of the Inuit people of Alaska.