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00:29:00

Are We Going to Cure all Diseases and at What Price?

by Aaron Ciechanover
Are We Going to Cure all Diseases and at What Price?
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1710 views
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We are exiting the era where our approach to treatment of these and many other diseases is 'one size fits all', and enter a new era of 'personalized medicine' where we shall tailor the treatment according to the patient's molecular/mutational profile....

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00:26:00

Design Thinking for the Human Senses | Dr Christopher J. Parker

by Chris Parker
Design Thinking for the Human Senses | Dr Christopher J. Parker
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1389 views
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How can we use the way that Designers think to help improve the world around us, and what role do our five main senses play in creating great experiences? Photo Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/82165563@N00/3595133519 via https://compfight.....

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01:13:00

Harry Kroto: The Goo-You-Wiki World

by Harry Kroto
Harry Kroto: The Goo-You-Wiki World
for 14-19 and upwards18-22 and upwards22 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards18-22 and upwards22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 3163 views
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00:12:00

The case of Danube University Krems

by Attila Pausits
The case of Danube University Krems
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1607 views
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Danube University Krems, the Central european center for lifelong learning

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00:11:00

Sakai 3 / Open Academic Enviroment

by Ian Dolphin
Sakai 3 / Open Academic Enviroment
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1739 views
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Sakai 3 / Open Academic Enviroment

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00:31:00

The Future of Life

by Christian de Duve
The Future of Life
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1349 views
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Ever since its first appearance, more than 3.5 billion years ago, life has evolved without guiding plan, propelled by: 1) its own intrinsic properties, which, with the help of outside energy, provided the necessary driving force; 2) accidental geneti....

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00:54:00

The Revolutionary Impact of the GOOYouWiki World (GYWW) on Education and Student Success

by Harry Kroto
The Revolutionary Impact of the GOOYouWiki World (GYWW) on Education and Student Success
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1658 views
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Prof. Kroto starts his lecture with remarks on his boyhood and his passions at school and University, especially graphic art and drawing.  He mentions his 4/5 rule and shows the connection between theory and experiments, and he is sold on scientific....

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00:41:00

Science, Society & Sustainability

by Harry Kroto
Science, Society & Sustainability
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1626 views
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The fact that our modern world is so completely and precariously balanced on Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) makes an understanding of these disciplines by all in positions of significant responsibility vital. lthough wise decision-making ....

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00:34:00

Drug Development in the 21st Century – Are We Going to Cure All Diseases?

by Aaron Ciechanover
Drug Development in the 21st Century – Are We Going to Cure All Diseases?
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1943 views
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Many important drugs such as penicillin, aspirin, or digitalis, were discovered by serendipity - some by curious researchers who accidentally noted a "strange" phenomenon, and some by isolation of active ingredients form plants known for centuries to....

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00:41:00

Science for all: popular science in the age of radio

by Peter Bowler
Science for all: popular science in the age of radio
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1857 views
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How do you get ordinary people to take an interest in science? This was already becoming a problem for the scientific community in the early twntieth century.  But rather than letting outsiders do the job, the scientists took an active role.  They ....

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00:59:00

Natural History and the Rights of Woman

by Sharon Ruston
Natural History and the Rights of Woman
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1754 views
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During the two-year period of the composition and publication of her Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), Mary Wollstonecraft, the mother of Mary Shelley and early advocate of women’s rights, read and reviewed a number of important works of n....

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00:59:00

Africa’s future: do water issues matter?

by Robert Dewar
Africa’s future: do water issues matter?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1438 views
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What will happen in Africa as water demand increases? Robert Dewar is the recently retired UK High Commissioner to Nigeria and former Ambassador to Ethiopia. Robert drew on his considerable experience of working and living in ....

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