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Coursera UPDATE: we're doing a live, updated MOOC of this course at stanford-online July-2014 (not this Coursera version). See here: CS101 teaches the essential ideas of Computer Science for a zero-prior-experience audience. Computers can appear very complicated, but in reality, computers work within just a few, simple patterns. CS101 demystifies and brings those patterns to life, which is useful for anyone using computers today. How Orgasms Work" When gynecologist William H. Masters received official approval for his research project from Washington University in 1954, it was one of academia's closest-kept secrets at the time [source: Kolodny]. Masters even recruited a group of influential community leaders to help ward off any negative public reaction should his scholarly pursuits leak out. Sure, Alfred Kinsey had published "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" the previous year, but the more hands-on tack Masters intended to take would've certainly ruffled moralistic feathers in that "Leave It to Beaver" era. Over the next 12 years, Masters and his research assistant Virginia Johnson would analyze the sexual arousal patterns among 694 men and women. But instead of largely relying on self-reports of past experiences, Masters and Johnson were interested in the exact, real-time physiology of sex, which meant they needed to actually witness people in the throes of ecstasy.

Guns Reduce Crime For The Motion Stephen Halbrook Represents the NRA in suits against the DC and Chicago handgun bans Halbrook's most recent book is The Founders' Second Amendment. He filed a brief on behalf of over 300 members of Congress in the Supreme Court case of DC v. Open Culture Advertisment Take online courses from the world’s top universities for free. Below, you will find 1,700 free online courses from universities like Yale, MIT, Harvard, Oxford and more. Our site also features collections of Online Certificate Programs and Online Degree & Mini-Degree Programs.

50 Top Sources Of Free eLearning Courses - Bhushan Unplugged - Quora Whether you are looking for a master’s degree program, computer science classes, a K-12 curriculum, or GED study program, this list gives you a look at 50 websites that promise education for free.From databases that organize over 1,000,000 students throughout 16 universities, to a small library of documents for those interested in history, the opportunities for free online learning continue to expand as the Internet becomes a crucial component in education. 1. UMass Boston Open CoursewareThe UMass courseware offers a broad range of classes in areas like psychology, biology, early education, political science, history, mathematics, and others. Each department has a separate page listing the classes available. Along the side, you are given your syllabus, assignments, a professor bio, and recommended reading.There are no slides, videos, or lecture notes, which makes this open courseware inferior to other universities that offer extensive resources. 2.

2011/12 Lectures Why PSI? PSI is a different kind of physics master's training program aimed at ambitious and driven young minds who want to be at the cutting edge of science and discovery. PSI could be the perfect fit for you if: You know you want to pursue theoretical physics, but have not yet committed to a sub-field such as cosmology, particle physics, or quantum information.

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation Modelling Research Policy: Ex-Ante Evaluation of Complex Policy Instruments Petra Ahrweiler, Michel Schilperoord, Andreas Pyka and Nigel Gilbert The Complexities of Agent-Based Modeling Output Analysis Ju-Sung Lee, Tatiana Filatova, Arika Ligmann-Zielinska, Behrooz Hassani-Mahmooei, Forrest Stonedahl, Iris Lorscheid, Alexey Voinov, Gary Polhill, Zhanli Sun and Dawn C. Parker Transitions Between Homophilic and Heterophilic Modes of Cooperation Genki Ichinose, Masaya Saito, Hiroki Sayama and Hugues Bersini Help Wanted. No Smokers Need Apply: A New Marketplace Podcast Kai RYSSDAL: Time now for a little Freakonomics Radio. It’s that moment every couple of weeks we talk to Stephen Dubner, the co-author of the books and blog of the same name. It is “the hidden side of everything.” Dubner, long time, no talk, man!

UC Berkeley Kevin E. Healy The Graduate Group Introductory Seminar - An introduction to research in bioengineering including specific case studies and organization of this rapidly expanding and diverse field. IHCL aprašymas - Soros International House IHCL aprašymas The International House Certificate in Teaching Languages (IHCTL) is a 4 - week, 120 hour teacher training course designed to prepare candidates for a job or career as a Language Teacher. It consists of four main elements. As the course is focused primarily around learning from the practical experience of preparing lessons and teaching them followed by reflective consideration and evaluation that will inform future lessons, the core element of the course is Teaching Practice. The other three main elements are seminar input, observation of experienced teachers and a component of assessed written work. The International House Certificate in Teaching Languages (IHCTL) is awarded to teachers who have followed an approved course programme and passed the practical and written components of the assessment procedure.

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