Thomas FriedÂman has a new book out, Hot, Flat, and CrowdÂed. And it gets into the whole quesÂtion of what a “green revÂoÂluÂtion” is realÂly all about. New books mean book tours, and here we have an outÂtake from a spirÂitÂed talk he recentÂly gave in NorthÂern CalÂiÂforÂnia. You can watch the full talk on Fora.tv here.
By the way, FriedÂman starts talkÂing at the outÂset about “ET,” and it hapÂpens to stand for “EnerÂgy TechÂnolÂoÂgy.”
As US stock declines, ChiÂna’s stock keeps going up. It’s the stoÂry of the decade, realÂly. Here’s footage from ChiÂna’s first space walk this past week …
From The DaiÂly Dish:
“Clouds move across the sky on Mars. The sun risÂes. Snow falls — but nevÂer touchÂes the ground.”
The NASA STEREO spaceÂcraft sees the disk of the Moon pass in front of the Sun in a view nevÂer seen before by human eyes.” For more videos, see The Bad AstronÂoÂmy chanÂnel on YouTube, which we’ve added to our colÂlecÂtion: IntelÂliÂgent Life at YouTube: 70 EduÂcaÂtionÂal Video ColÂlecÂtions.
From the TedTalks conÂferÂence. FasÂciÂnatÂing talk. Here’s a sumÂmaÂry that introÂduces the clip below …
“NeuÂroanatomist Jill Bolte TayÂlor had an opporÂtuÂniÂty few brain sciÂenÂtists would wish for: One mornÂing, she realÂized she was havÂing a masÂsive stroke. As it hapÂpened — as she felt her brain funcÂtions slip away one by one, speech, moveÂment, underÂstandÂing — she studÂied and rememÂbered every moment. This is a powÂerÂful stoÂry about how our brains define us and conÂnect us to the world and to one anothÂer.” Added to our YouTube playlist.
StanÂford EngiÂneerÂing EveryÂwhere is a new project rolling out of StanÂford, and it’s makÂing availÂable to anyÂone, anyÂwhere 10 comÂplete online comÂputÂer sciÂence and elecÂtriÂcal engiÂneerÂing coursÂes. This includes the three-course IntroÂducÂtion to ComÂputÂer SciÂence series takÂen by the majorÂiÂty of StanÂford underÂgradÂuÂates.
The top-notch coursÂes are free, which means that we’ve added them to our large colÂlecÂtion of Free Online CoursÂes. They’re also accesÂsiÂble via mulÂtiÂple forÂmats (YouTube, iTunes, torÂrents, etc.) and released under a CreÂative ComÂmons License, allowÂing stuÂdents and eduÂcaÂtors worldÂwide to use these coursÂes for their own eduÂcaÂtionÂal purÂposÂes. They come comÂplete with handÂouts, assignÂments, exerÂcisÂes and softÂware. Quite a good deal, I must say. Below, we’ve postÂed the iniÂtial lineÂup of coursÂes. DefÂiÂniteÂly check them out.
IntroÂducÂtion to ComÂputÂer SciÂence
This is perÂhaps a first: A uniÂverÂsiÂty-sponÂsored video colÂlecÂtion on YouTube that hangs togethÂer and conÂtributes to develÂopÂing a largÂer body of knowlÂedge. The UniÂverÂsiÂty of NotÂtingÂham has launched a chanÂnel called The PeriÂodÂic Table of Videos, which offers a video for each eleÂment on the periÂodÂic table. In total, you will find 118 videos, includÂing the one below that gives you a closÂer look at UraÂniÂum. And, for the record, we’ve added this video set to our comÂpiÂlaÂtion: IntelÂliÂgent Life at YouTube: 70 EduÂcaÂtionÂal Video ColÂlecÂtions. Here it goes:
Wired SciÂence gives you their favorites here. Below, we’ve postÂed a samÂple: It’s called “Boomerang in Zero GravÂiÂty” and shows that, even in outÂer space, a boomerang will always return to the perÂson who threw it.
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