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The Secret to Productivity: Focus. Technology has helped us do so much more, so much faster.

The Secret to Productivity: Focus

But many experts argue that work-related systems and tools haven’t necessarily made us more productive. How many times does your phone, tablet or computer chime to indicate email or a Facebook notification? The reality is that while technology has the ability to improve productivity, too many people allow it to distract. Ultimately, the key to getting more done in less time requires focus. A cluttered, overly busy mind is like a cluttered, messy home; it takes too long to find stuff and get things done. Stop switch-tasking. Schedule tasks in blocks of time. Focus on the one-thing. Turn off notifications including the ringer on your phone. Wear headphones. Keep your work area organized based on how you work. Una colección de 110 sitios con videos y herramientas para educadores. Hemos traducido (fuente original: a la que hemos añadido otros propios de nuestra web, para generar una colección de 11o sitios con contenidos didácticos, herramientas o tutoriales de video educativo.

Una colección de 110 sitios con videos y herramientas para educadores

Si conoces alguno más (preferiblemente en castellano, euskera, catalán o gallego), lo pones en comentarios y lo añadimos. Incluye, por favor, una breve descripción, gracias. Research Process. 2012 March 12 - The Scale of the Universe Interactive. Discover the cosmos!

2012 March 12 - The Scale of the Universe Interactive

Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 March 12 The Scale of the Universe - Interactive Flash Animation Credit & Copyright: Cary & Michael Huang Explanation: What does the universe look like on small scales? On large scales? Tomorrow's picture: dust before galaxies Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply.NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important NoticesA service of:ASD at NASA / GSFC& Michigan Tech. The Carl Sagan Portal. Science. NASA readies for Mars rover launch. 23 incredible new technologies you’ll see by 2021.

100 Best (Free) Science Documentaries Online. No matter how much you know, there is always something new to learn about science.

100 Best (Free) Science Documentaries Online

While your college courses may cover the basics, you can get a more in-depth look at a wide variety of topics from Internet resources such as these great documentaries. These selections will help you explore everything from the inner reaches of the human mind to the outer areas of our universe and just about everything else in between. Better yet, they’re all free to watch online so you can learn more without spending a dime. Health and Medicine These documentaries cover topics like health care, diseases, nutrition, nursing, and more so you can get great insights into health and medicine.

Super Size Me: In this movie, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock attempts to subsist on only a diet of McDonald’s for a full month. Drugs Learn how drugs impact the brain and the variety of legal restrictions imposed upon them from these documentaries. Genetics Evolution and Biological History Physics The Quantum Revolution: Dr. Geology. Academic Video Lectures. The Journal Science Interviews J. Craig Venter About the first " News Videos. Discovery News Tech Featured 1+ Million Sold: Why People Covet Apple Watch Space Featured SpaceX Releases Amazing (and Explosive) Video of Rocket Landing Human Featured Knuckle Cracking Produces Mysterious White Flash, Gas Earth Featured Iceberg Will Be Home to Italian Adventurer for a Year History Featured Julius Caesar May Have Suffered Mini Strokes, Not Epilepsy Animals Featured Rare Myanmar Roofed Turtles Mounting a Comeback Adventure Featured Florida's Christ of the Abyss: Photos Video 9 points on reddit Discovery News Videos The Plight of Hindu Widows in India Novel Ideas Put Forth for Tackling Tumor...

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Your Vacation Selfies May Technically Be... DNA May Not Be the Sole Player in the In... DISCOVERYnewsletter Sign Up to Get Daily Updates! Video lectures. NASA. Science. Watch the Program (full-screen) The Elegant Universe: Part 3 PBS Airdate: November 4, 2003 NARRATOR: Now, on NOVA, take a thrill ride into a world stranger than science fiction, where you play the game by breaking some rules, where a new view of the universe pushes you beyond the limits of your wildest imagination. This is the world of "string theory," a way of describing every force and all matter from an atom to earth, to the end of the galaxies—from the birth of time to its final tick, in a single theory, a "Theory of Everything.

" Our guide to this brave new world is Brian Greene, the bestselling author and physicist. BRIAN GREENE (Columbia University): And no matter how many times I come here, I never seem to get used to it. NARRATOR: Can he help us solve the greatest puzzle of modern physics—that our understanding of the universe is based on two sets of laws that don't agree? NARRATOR: Resolving that contradiction eluded even Einstein, who made it his final quest. S. BRIAN GREENE:The atmosphere was electric. S. Psychology. Space Science.