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Lecture 16 - Hubble’s Law and the Big Bang, Introduction to Astrophysics Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 The third and final part of the course begins, consisting of a series of lectures on cosmology. A brief history of how cosmology developed into a ...

Lecture 14 - Introduction to the Solid State, the 7 Crystal Systems, and the 14 Bravais Lattices, Introduction to Solid State Chemistry Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 This course explores the basic principles of chemistry and their application to engineering systems. It deals with the relationship between electro...

Founding Team Dynamics Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 Google co-founders Page and Brin have a unique relationship. The duo share an office, which is said to be one of the most exciting places in the c...

Male Reproductive System II; Integumentary System I Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 This penultimate lecture concludes the discussion of the male reproductive system. Here Professor Diamond introduces the sex glands, which include...

Vascular System II; Lymphatic System Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 Professor Diamond continues the second lecture on the vascular system beginning with a closer look at the middle cerebral artery, its composition ...

License to Pursue Dreams Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 Passion and momentum build when skilled employees have access to great tools and the time to stretch them in new directions. Marissa Mayer, Vice P...

Battles For and Against Americanization Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 Anti-Americanism in France has historically been directed toward the U.S. government and corporations rather than American citizens. In the wake of...

Lecture 15 - Supermassive Black Holes, Introduction to Astrophysics Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 The lecture begins with a question-and-answer session about black holes. Topics include the extent to which we are sure black holes exist in the ce...

Retooling the Infrastructure of Your Company Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 Slow down in capital spending has had a profound effect on the enterprise software companies, says Thompson. Symantec has made tremendous investme...

Lecture 24 - Genomics, Introduction to Biology with Research Focus Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 The MIT Biology Department core courses all cover the same core material, which includes the fundamental principles of biochemistry, genetics, mol...

Is HIV Vaccine Possible? Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 The scary thing about HIV, says Francis, is the numerous variations around the world.  Still, there is no scientific reason that i...

Why is Space Travel So Expensive? Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 According to Musk, some causes of the high costs in space exploration are: The energy to launch a rocket into space is very high, all the calculat...

Silicon Valley 4.0 Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 What does Silicon Valley 4.0 look like? Kawasaki does not consider himself a visionary, but he does see changes in the future. For example, he bel...

Lecture 16 - Backward Induction: Reputation and Duels, Game Theory Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 In the first half of the lecture, we consider the chain-store paradox. We discuss how to build the idea of reputation into game theory; in particu...

What Numbers Do VC’s Look At? Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 Roizen believes that in the VC business, most companies fail. Therefore, the rare successes of their portfolio companies has to be big. Often you ...

Gauging Ethics in an Organization Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP, describes simple guidelines to gauge ethics in an organization. She asks entrepreneurs to answer key questions ab...

Lecture 26 - Introduction to PHP, Introduction to Computer Science I Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 Introduction to Computer Science I is a first course in computer science at Harvard College for concentrators and non-concentrators alike. More tha...

Big Molecules: Solids Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 2912 Date: April 18, 2009 Stoichiometry of chemical reactions, quantum mechanical description of atoms, the elements and periodic table, chemical bonding, real and ideal ga...

Lecture 19 - Defects in Crystals: Point Defects, Line Defects, Interfacial Defects, and Voids, Introduction to Solid State Chemistry Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 This course explores the basic principles of chemistry and their application to engineering systems. It deals with the relationship between electro...

Measure of Success in Philanthropy Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: April 18, 2009 How do philanthropies measure success? The Global Fund for Women makes general support grants, not project support grants. This is a huge issue in...

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