Featured Presentations
2013
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Anke Hoeffler's research interests are mainly in the areas of economic growth and the economics of conflict. She is also a senior associate member at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo where...
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Plato believed that human society had been nearly wiped out at several points in the distant past, and that the few survivors who rebuilt their worlds had forgotten their deepest histories. The Timaeus,...
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Rob Williams is a member of the Lumbee Indian Tribe of North Carolina and a recipient of many awards and honours for his research into Indian rights and the legal history of racism. He has also served as...
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The Learning in Depth (LiD) program was introduced into a couple of local schools in 2009. Since then it has spread to many schools around the world, and also to colleges and universities. The program is...
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Atmospheric dispersion refers to the transport of contaminants in the atmosphere under the influence of advection (due to the wind) and turbulent diffusion. The advection-diffusion equation is a...
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Biological molecular nano-motors are MECHANO-ENZYMES which function by transducing chemical energy, often via the hydrolysis of ATP, to mechanical energy. They are key components of a large number of...
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In 1676, the Royal Society questioned the credibility of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek when he reported single-celled organisms swimming about in a drop of pond water. Among these unthinkable creatures were...