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Mit: Blossoms: The Olive Propagation Problem
In this video lesson, students will learn about the DNA fingerprinting of plants by studying the following real world problem: A farmer bought olive trees of the variety called "nabali", known for producing high amounts of oil. However,...
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Mit: Blossoms: Tragedy of the Commons
This lesson introduces students to the "Tragedy of the Commons," an extended metaphor for problems of shared environmental or man-made resources that are overused and eventually depleted. In this metaphor, shared resources are compared...
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Mit: Open Course Ware: Software Licensing, Dv Ds and Encryption
This is a video lecture from a course on copyright law at MIT. The focus of this lecture is software licensing and DVD encryption.
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Mit: Open Course Ware: Copyright Applied to Music and Computers
This is a video lecture from MIT that is part of a course on copyright law. The video focuses on peer-to-peer file sharing.
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Mit: Science Out Loud: How to Discover a New Planet
Thousands of planets - ones that look totally different than what we're used to (and could host life!) - exist outside of our solar system. But we're only just now starting to find them! Ashley takes us behind the simple technique that...
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Mit: Science Out Loud: How Do Braces Work?
Braces are a lot more barbaric - and awesome - than you might think. But they actually just copy the process that the rest of your bones naturally undergo! Andrea, an MIT Sloan Fellow, explains. [4:08]
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Mit: Science Out Loud: How Computers Compute
Even though we think of computers as super high-tech machines with tiny parts, they can also be huge, wooden, and mechanical. It's what they have in common that makes them computers - switches! [4:21]
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Mit: Science Out Loud: The Science of Bouncing
Think all squash balls bounce the same? Think again! Max and Bjorn--er--I mean, Aaron and Brad, look into what makes things bounce better than others. Ready for some physics? LET'S BOUNCE! [5:05]
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Mit: Science Out Loud: The Physics of Invisibility Cloaks
It's not just movie magic - invisibility cloaks could be feasible, just by manipulating the crazy ways that light bounces, bends, and mixes! Prashanth and Maria get behind the physics of light and how an invisible cloak could...
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Mit: Science Out Loud: Why Can We Regrow a Liver (But Not a Limb)?
Unlike lizards, humans can't regrow limbs. But we can kinda-sorta regenerate our livers. Ceri, an undergrad in Biology and Comparative Media Studies at MIT, explains how and why. [4:06]
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Mit: Science Out Loud: What Is a Semiconductor?
Semiconductors are in everything from your cell phone to rockets. But what exactly are they, and what makes them so special? Find out from Jamie, a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. [4:45]
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Mit: Science Out Loud: Engineering Trash Into Treasure
Folks at MIT's D-Lab are turning trash into treasure - specifically, trash to heat homes and cook in developing countries. It's not magic - it's engineering! [3:39]
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Mit: Science Out Loud: Solving Biology's Mysteries With Plants
Some of the most powerful and useful things in our world come from plants. Who knew they could help us unlock some of the biology's mysteries - all using an approach of mapping biological pathways! [3:54]
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Mit: Science Out Loud: Trippy Shapes
In school, we learn about shapes with sides and edges - but there are weird shapes out there (beyond our 3 dimensions) that defy our normal idea of geometry. QuanQuan and Jenny explain, knit, and 3D print their way through trippy shapes!...
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Mit: Science Out Loud: Growing Nanotube Forests
What if we could grow elevators to space? Or make phones that last for weeks without a charge? These things could someday be possible someday with an amazing material like carbon nanotubes. Alex goes behind the curious way researchers...
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Mit: #Ask Mit: Could You Make a Robot With Feelings?
"Could you make a robot with feelings?" Find out the answer from Dr. Goren Gordon. [3:11]
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Mit: #Ask Mit: What Does the Future of Nuclear Science Look Like?
Senior reactor operator at the MIT Research Nuclear Reactor, Sarah Don discusses what the future of nuclear science looks like. [2:00]
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Mit: Tech Tv: What Are the New Media Literacies?
Watch a short video that explains what it means to be media literate in the twenty-first century. Being critical consumers of media no longer suffices; media literacy now also encompasses the skills required to be competent producers of...
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Mit: Science Out Loud: How Do Ships Float?
The technology that keeps huge cargo ships afloat is amazingly simple. PJ, a masters student in Naval Construction and Engineering at MIT, explains just how simple it really is. [3:04]
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Mit: Science Out Loud: Solving Biology's Mysteries With Plants
Some of the most powerful and useful things in our world come from plants. Who knew they could help us unlock some of the biology's mysteries - all using an approach of mapping biological pathways! [3:55]