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MIT and Harvard announce edX Joint venture builds on MITx and Harvard distance learning; aims to benefit campus-based education and beyond Anant Agarwal, President, edX Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced edX, a transformational new partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to enhance campus-based … [Read more...]

Root Cause of Obesity in The USA?

Do Farm Subsidies Cause Obesity? (From Food & Water Watch's website) Who benefits from the the state of obesity? That's easier to state, but not to blame. Dispelling Common Myths About Public Health and the Farm Bill It is commonly argued that farm subsidies have led to the overproduction of commodity crops, such as corn, driving down the price of “junk food” made with commodity … [Read more...]

Coursera

About Coursera The universities in the Cousera group offer high quality courses free to everyone. It currently hosts courses from Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and University of Pennsylvania. They are joining to the changing face of education globally, and invite you to join them. Course … [Read more...]

Lec 2 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science

Lecture 2: Discovery of Electron and Nucleus June 3, 2009 6:24 AM Topics covered: Discovery of electron and nucleus, need for quantum mechanics Instructor: Catherine Drennan, Elizabeth Vogel Taylor YouTube Link: www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l-BNoAPe6qo License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at ocw.mit.edu … [Read more...]

Lec 1 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science

A well done introduction to one of the most basic areas of science as presented in the MIT OCW Series. During the course's 36 lectures the lecturers speaks in many places about measurement and measurement methods. This course provides an introduction to the chemistry of biological, inorganic, and organic molecules. The emphasis is on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic … [Read more...]

Statistics 1 for iOS & Android

Here's a recent find, communicated to me by the staff at MeasurementMedia.com*, about a new mobile app for iPads, iPod Touch, iPhones & Android Phones: Statistics 1! Hey, nearly anything to help make it easier for students of all ages to learn is a good thing in my book. Plus at $3.99 USD, this one is a steal! ------------------- * They won't use it there because it is a blatant sales … [Read more...]

Why ads on this Blog?

Can we lose them? A good question; one that I have heard several times. And YES, you can! Basically we are trying to cover the expense of hosting this website on a web server. It isn't there, yet. But I have hope and an optimistic outlook. To lose the ads, just turn off images in the preferences settings for your web browser. That's all. Why Ads in the First Place? As you may have … [Read more...]

‘Nasty’ chemicals –

Viewer Questions at The Periodic Videos website: About The Periodic Table of Videos … [Read more...]

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