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" The science essay uses science to think about the human condition; it uses humanistic thinking to reflect on the possibilities and limits of science and technology. In this class we read and practice writing science essays of varied lengths and purposes. We will read a wide variety of science essays, ranging across disciplines, both to learn more about this genre and to inspire your own writing. This semester's reading centers on "The Dark Side," with essays ranging from Alan Lightman's "Prisoner of the Wired World" through Robin Marantz Henig's cautionary account of nano-technology ("Our Silver-Coated Future") to David Quammen's investigation of diseases that jump from animals to humans ("Deadly Contact")."
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Business and Communication
- Ecology
- Education
- Educational Technology
- Journalism
- Life Science
- World Cultures
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Textbook
- Author:
- Boiko, Karen
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2009
General study of modern architecture as a response to important technological, cultural, environmental, aesthetic, and theoretical challenges after the European Enlightenment. Focus on the theoretical, historiographic, and design approaches to architectural problems encountered in the age of industrial and post-industrial expansion across the globe, with specific attention to the dominance of European modernism in setting the agenda for the discourse of a global modernity at large. Explores modern architectural history through thematic exposition rather than as simple chronological succession of ideas.
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Architecture and Design
- Arts and Humanities
- Philosophy
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Textbook
- Author:
- Dutta, Arindam
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2004
Innovation in expression -- as realized in media, tangible objects, and performance, and more -- generates new questions and new potentials for human engagement. When and how does expression engage us deeply? While "deep engagement" seems fundamental to the human psyche, it is hard to define, difficult to reliably design for, and hard to critically measure or assess. Are there principles we can articulate? Are there evaluation metrics we can use to insure quality of experience? Many personal stories confirm the hypothesis that once we experience deep engagement, it is a state we long for, remember, and want to repeat. We need to better understand these principles and innovate methods that can insure higher-quality products (artifacts, experiences, environments, performances, etc.) that appeal to a broad audience and that have lasting value over the long term.
- Author:
- Davenport, Glorianna
- Breazeal, Cynthia
Fiorenzo Omenetto shares 20+ astonishing new uses for silk, one of nature's most elegant materials -- in transmitting light, improving sustainability, adding strength and making medical leaps and bounds. On stage, he shows a few intriguing items made of the versatile stuff.
- Author:
- Fiorenzo Omenetto
Ecologist Eric Berlow doesn't feel overwhelmed when faced with complex systems. He knows that more information can lead to a better, simpler solution. Illustrating the tips and tricks for breaking down big issues, he distills an overwhelming infographic on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan to a few elementary points.
- Author:
- Eric Berlow
" This course is a client-based land analysis and site planning project. The primary focus of the course changes from year to year. This year the focus is on Japan's New Towns. Students will review land inventory, analysis, and planning of sites and the infrastructure systems that serve them.ĺĘThey willĺĘalso examine spatial organization of uses, parcelization, design of roadways, grading, utility systems, stormwater runoff, parking, traffic and off-site impacts, as well as landscaping. LecturesĺĘwill coverĺĘanalytical techniques and examples of good site-planning practice. Requirements include a series of Assignments and Labs and a client-based project."
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Hydrology
- Physical Science
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Textbook
- Author:
- Ben-Joseph, Eran
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2009
What if you could take a smell selfie, a smelfie? What if you had a lipstick that caused plants to grow where you kiss? Ani Liu explores the intersection of technology and sensory perception, and her work is wedged somewhere between science, design and art. In this swift, smart talk, she shares dreams, wonderings and experiments, asking: What happens when science fiction becomes science fact?
- Author:
- Ani Liu
an introduction to Sociolinguistics
- Author:
- Martin Hilpert
he Solar System formed 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a giant interstellar molecular cloud. The vast majority of the system's mass is in the Sun, with the majority of the remaining mass contained in Jupiter. The four smaller inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, are terrestrial planets, being primarily composed of rock and metal. The four outer planets are giant planets, being substantially more massive than the terrestrials. The two largest, Jupiter and Saturn, are gas giants, being composed mainly of hydrogen and helium; the two outermost planets, Uranus and Neptune, are ice giants, being composed mostly of substances with relatively high melting points compared with hydrogen and helium, called volatiles, such as water, ammonia and methane. All eight planets have almost circular orbits that lie within a nearly flat disc called the ecliptic
- Author:
- Wikipedia
This Wikibook aims to teach the Spanish language from scratch. It will cover all of the major grammar rules, moving slowly and offering exercises and plenty of examples. It's not all grammar though, as it offers vocabulary and phrases too, appealing to all learners. By the end, you should be able to read and write Spanish skilfully, though you'll need a human to help with listening and speaking.
This unit is designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of Spanish-speaking societies and cultures and extend the practical skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. You will examine the world of Spanish and Latin-American art and explore the difference between art and craft.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Languages
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Reading
- Syllabus
- Date Added:
- 09/06/2007
This unit uses a documentary about artists in Buenos Aires, to help you to develop your listening skills. By assessing various parts of the documentary you will be able to extend your comprehension of spoken Spanish.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Languages
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Reading
- Syllabus
- Author:
- The Open University
- Date Added:
- 02/16/2011
This module is aimed at helping English teachers promote effective speaking in their classrooms by engaging their students in communicative activities to develop oral proficiency
- Author:
- Nigeria
- University of Abuja
- Dr Musa Maisamari
This class is jointly sponsored by the MIT Museum, Massachusetts Bay Maritime Artisans, the Department of Mechanical Engineering's Center for Ocean Engineering, and the Department of Architecture. The course teaches the fundamental steps in traditional boat design and demonstrates connections between craft and modern methods. Instructors provide vessel design orientation and then students carve their own shape ideas in the form of a wooden half-hull model. Experts teach the traditional skills of visualizing and carving your model in this phase of the class. After the models are completed, a practicing naval architect guides students in translating shape from models into a lines plan. The final phase of the class is a comparative analysis of the designs generated by the group.
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Architecture and Design
- Arts and Humanities
- Career and Technical Education
- Maritime Science
- Visual Arts
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Textbook
- Author:
- Dias, Antonio
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2007
Why do we write "catches" and not "catchs"? How about "reads" and not "reades"? To find out the answers to these questions, and to improve your spelling, click on the video. This lesson covers the essential rules for spelling verbs correctly in the third person. After the lesson, take the quiz: http://www.engvid.com/spelling-third-...
- Author:
- Learn English with Alex
an ebook version of The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey
- Author:
- Zane Grey