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Project Management Lessons from Hagakure, The Book of the Samurai
Hagakure, the Book of the Samurai, was written in the 18th Century. It draws from the words of the Samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo. Those words have a lot that a modern Project Manager can learn from. The book was popularised in the movie...
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Can Hail Destroy Everything? Exploring the Impact of Hailstones
The team investigates the destructive power of hailstones, exploring how they form and how they can cause significant damage. Through experiments with supercooled water and high-speed impact tests, they simulate hailstorms to see their...
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GMES: Advancing Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
The Group on Earth Observation is overseeing a 10-year plan to coordinate data gathered on the environment from satellites and terrestrial sources. Europe's Global Monitoring for Environment and Security system (GMES) is at the forefront...
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NASA's Efforts to Ensure Safety and Return to Space Shuttle Missions
This video discusses the return of astronauts in training for the space shuttles after a two-year grounding due to the tragic Columbia disaster. It highlights the safety concerns and ongoing testing being conducted by NASA to ensure the...
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World Record Hail: Water Droplet To Wrecking Ball
Have you ever wondered how hail is formed? Or just how big it can get? We learn how the IBHS Research Laboratory is using 3D printers, sophisticated potato guns, a sky-diving chamber, and other state-of-the-art equipment to help unravel...
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Solar storm
Or geomagnetic storm, a severe disruption of the Earth's magnetosphere that can cripple satellites, and even cause severe damage to electrical systems on the ground. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60...
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Denitrification
The process by which nitrate compounds in the soil are converted to free nitrogen in the atmosphere. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....
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Epicentre
The position on the Earth's surface directly above the point at which an earthquake originates. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
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Chlorofluorocarbons
A class of compounds based on simple hydrocarbons like ethane, methane and propane, in which hydrogen atoms are replaced by chlorine and fluorine. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using...
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Acid rain
Rain that is unusually acidic, with a pH less than 5. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract...
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Electrical fuse
A safety device that breaks a circuit when the current exceeds a safe limit. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Antioxidant
A substance that can protect against damage caused by free radicals. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Satellite
A small celestial body orbiting about a larger one. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract...
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Pollution: Air
What are the major atmospheric pollutants and where do they come from? Discover what air pollution means for the environment and how it affects humans, from smog to acid rain. Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points....
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Predicting Earthquakes
Where and when an earthquake will strike remains one of geology's greatest mysteries. Could modern science ever predict them? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Where and when an earthquake will strike remains a mystery. Most...
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Radioactive Substances
What is radioactivity? Explore the difference between alpha, beta and gamma radiation and how their different properties can make them useful. Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. Radioactivity is the nuclear decay of...
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Curious Case of Phineas Gage
When Phineas Gage's brain was injured in a freak accident, his personality changed giving scientists a unique opportunity to study brain function. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Phineas Gage, a railway construction foreman...
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Pollution: Land
How does land get polluted, and what with? Discover the quantities of waste deposited in landfills each year, and just how much could be recycled. Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Landfills are holes in the ground where...
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Vegetable Oils as Fuel
Discover the processes involved in using vegetable oil as a biofuel. Could it become a viable alternative to fossil fuels? Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. Vegetable oil is made of long chains of carbon atoms similar to...
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Harmful Drugs
Some drugs are used recreationally, with potentially harmful consequences. Find out which drugs are used inappropriately and the harm they can cause. Biology - Healthy Living - Learning Points. Drugs affect the chemical processes in our...
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The Elements: Radium
Learn why radium is so radioactive it can both cause and cure cancer. Chemistry - Periodic Table - Learning Points. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium in 1898. Radium is a product of the radioactive decay of uranium. Exposure to...
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Waves in Medicine
The properties of high frequency electromagnetic radiation are incredibly important in the world of medicine, allowing physicians to look inside the human body and even combat cancer. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. X-rays and gamma...
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What is Cancer?
Cancers claim more lives every year than any other disease, and come in many forms such as lung cancer, bowl cancer and breast cancer. Why are cancers so deadly and how can we treat them? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. There...
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Huntington's: The Disease
Discover how Huntington's disease is passed on through a single gene. How does it progress, what are the symptoms and is there a treatment? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder that is...