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CornellUniversity uploaded a video 7 hours ago
Intellectual Disability and Narrative Self-Reflexivity
Michael B?rub?, director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities at Penn State, asks what happens when characters with intellectual disabilities appear in fictions that experiment with the parameters of fiction. The July 15, 2013 lecture was sponsored by the School of Criticism & Theory. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 7 hours ago
Emotional Life in a Neurobiological Age: On Wonder
In the light of the most recent neurobiological research on the emotional brain, Catherine Malabou, professor of Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University (UK), proposes to replace Deleuze's statement about Spinoza,"inspiring sad passions is necessary for the exercise of power," with "inspiring indifference has become necessary for the exercise of power."
The July 16, 2013 lecture, "Emotional Life in a Neurobiological Age: On Wonder," was sponsored by the School of Criticism & Theory. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 8 hours ago
Alternative Modernities?: A View from the South
How do the political, ethical, and metaphysical ideas of the North look from the perspective of cultures of the South? Can this even be asked fruitfully in a time when it seems that those ideas have themselves comprehensively shaped the perspective of the South through a long period of colonization and now globalization?
Akeel Bilgrami, the Sidney Morgenbesser Chair in Philosophy and Global Thought at Columbia, sets out to answer these questions in a July 9, 2013 lecture. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 8 hours ago
Global Innovation Index 2013
Presentation and panel discussion on the leading ranking of country's innovation capacity, co-authored by Soumitra Dutta, dean of Johnson at Cornell University. With panelists: David Skorton, Dan Huttenlocher, Francis Gurry, and Teresa Stanek Rea. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 9 hours ago
Room for Dessert: An Inquiry into Dwelling and Design
Julia Reinhard Lupton, professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, reads the history of sweet meals for their rhythms of clearing and the forms of attention and acknowledgment they cultivate.
The July 1, 2013 lecture, "Room for Dessert: An Inquiry into Dwelling and Design," was sponsored by the School of Criticism & Theory. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 week ago
Chemical Exposure in Everyday Life
Join Cornell's thought leaders in a conversation on chemical exposure in everyday life to understand how this research affects your well-being and your environment. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 week ago
The Link Between Household Chemicals and Your Health
Three top Cornell University researchers discuss links between chemicals in household consumer products, quality of life and outdated regulations at an Inside Cornell journalist-only lunch, June 18, 2013 in Washington, D.C. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 week ago
The Economics of Lean In
The recent book "Lean In" by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has ignited an international debate by highlighting women's own responsibility in failing to achieve leader positions in corporations, government, and academia.
In this webinar, Professor Sharon Poczter, contributor to "Lean In," discusses whether the economic evidence is consistent with Lean In and evokes economic theory to shed light on this debate. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 week ago
Cornell University Sustainable Design: An Introduction
Cornell University Sustainable Design (CUSD) is a student-led initiative that engages a diverse group of over 150 students in local and international projects every year.
Founded in 2009, CUSD has a history of innovative partnerships with government entities, major corporations, small companies, and non-profit organizations. Under the guidance of over 20 advisors, CUSD hosts classes in departments across campus, allowing students to integrate their CUSD work into their curricula. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 week ago
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Start-Up NY
In a visit to campus on July 10, N.Y. Governor Andrew Cuomo discussed the state's new program, START-UP NY (SUNY Tax-Free Areas to Revitalize and Transform Upstate NY).
START-UP NY aims to generate economic growth and make upstate New York competitive nationally by eliminating all taxes. The 10-year program will be available to new startups, companies that relocate to New York state and to New York companies that expand within the state and create new jobs. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 week ago
More Mushroom Alumni
Kathie Hodge, associate professor of mycology and director of Cornell's Plant Pathology Herbarium, unravels some of the mysteries of mushrooms and fungal species, and the Cornellians who have shaped our understanding of fungi in all their forms, in "More Mushroom Alumni," a Reunion 2013 lecture held Friday, June 7. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 week ago
Soaring CUAir wins unmanned air systems competition
CUAir, a group of high-flying Cornell engineering students, soared into first place at the Student Unmanned Air Systems Competition held at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, June 19-22. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 week ago
Did you know? Snakes have toes!
Dr. Howard Evans, emeritus professor of anatomy at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine presents an interesting discussion about the toes of a snake. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 week ago
From Trumansburg to Abbey Road: History of the Moog Synthesizer
Trevor Pinch, Cornell professor of sociology and of science and technology studies, gives a brief history of the Moog synthesizer and how it changed the course of popular music. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 month ago
GMOs: Misconceptions and Concerns
There are many misconceptions surrounding the controversial issue of genetically modified foods. Kathryn Boor, Dean of CALS, and Margaret Smith, Professor of Plant Breeding & Genetics, distinguish fact from fiction. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 month ago
From microbes to landscapes: Improving greenhouse gas models
Climate change has the potential to have impacts on essentially every ecosystem and community on the planet. In order to best predict and prepare for these impacts, scientists are working hard to create global models that can predict future climate.
This student video was one of the 2013 IGERT Video and Poster Competitions winning submissions. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 month ago
How and When Metals Fail
From the millions of miles of aging pipelines to the intricate workings of a wind turbine, metals are ubiquitous. Of paramount importance in both the design and upkeep of these materials is a predictive capability for their failure. An improved understanding of ductile failure will offer increases in efficiency, reliability, and applicability of metals and their alloys.
This student video was one of the 2013 IGERT Video and Poster Competitions winning submissions. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 month ago
Insights from Behavioral and Development Economics
Behavioral economics uses insights from psychology to better understand economic outcomes. Development economics generates solutions to world poverty through economic analysis. Hear how these two fields are working together to better understand household behavior and improve economic outcomes in developing countries.
Presented by Ted O'Donoghue, professor of economics, and James Berry, assistant professor of economics; moderated by George Boyin, professor of economics. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 month ago
2013 Olin Lecture: The Meaning of the Vietnam War
Live broadcast - It's perhaps the most important question of America's past half century: Why did we go to war in Vietnam? On June 7, 2013 at 3 p.m., Cornell history professor Fredrik Logevall, one of the world's leading scholars of the war, will consider U.S. intervention in Vietnam anew, drawing from his Pulitzer Prize-winning new book, Embers of War. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 month ago
Cornelliana Night 2013
Alumni members of the Glee Club and Chorus join in songs celebrating Cornell, June 8, 2013, as part of Reunion Weekend. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 month ago
Q&A with Kathie Hodge
Q&A with Kathie Hodge, a faculty member who works with fungi, June 6, 2013 at 3 p.m. from Mann Library's second floor gallery. Kathie blogs about her work on The Mushroom Blog, which has great photos, engaging stories, and some incredible time lapse videos. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 month ago
'Rural Aging In 21st Century America' book talk
Join Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown, and Douglas T. Gurak for a March 27, 2013 talk about their book, "Rural Aging In 21st Century America," as part of Mann Library's Chats in the Stacks series. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 month ago
Where We Live
City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick and Cornell University Director of Community Relations Gary Stewart presented at the International Town & Gown Association conference in Buffalo, on the importance of proactive campus-community collaborations. Their presentation was prefaced by a specially produced video - "Where We Live" - created by University Communications staff. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 month ago
'VIVO' book talk
Join Jon Corson-Rikert, Brian Lowe and Dean Krafft for a February 21, 2013 talk about, "VIVO," as part of Mann Library's Chats in the Stacks series. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 1 month ago
Preying together: Older siblings aid younger social spiders
Cornell researchers studying Australian social huntsman spiders have discovered that younger siblings thrive when raised in nests with older siblings. A study by Eric Yip and Linda Rayor, published in the journal Animal Behavior, describes how prey sharing can directly benefit spiders living as a group. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 2 months ago
Anna Mansfield on Cornell Terroir: Liquid Expressions of NY Landscapes
While Finger Lakes Rieslings are often called NY's best-kept secret, recent growth in new wine regions and a loosening of legislative ties have resulted in a fascinating evolution of terroir-based libations across the state.
In this webinar, Assistant Professor Anna Katharine Mansfield revisits old favorites and explores new territory in a discussion of NY wines, beers and spirits, along with the renewed agrotourism and "sense of place" that they promote. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 2 months ago
Vinod Venkatraman: Strategic Variability in Risky Choice
Vinod Venkatraman, assistant professor of marketing at Temple University, discusses his brain imaging research which demonstrates that there are distinct neural mechanisms which underly variability in peoples decision making choices and strategies. Recorded April 23, 2013. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 2 months ago
Inside Cornell: Unshackling evolution with robots and computers
A research team led by Nick Cheney of Cornell University's Creative Machines Lab has created a computer algorithm that can be used to witness virtual creatures evolving their squishy, muscle-like features in order to teach themselves to walk. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 3 months ago
Claude Steele explains impact of stereotype threat on achievement
Claude M. Steele, internationally renowned social scientist and Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford, delivered the Robert L. Harris, Jr. ADVANCEments in Science Lecture on April 11, 2013. He discusses his theory of stereotype threat, which has been the focus of much of his research and writing throughout his academic career. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 3 months ago
Ajay Banga: A World Beyond Cash
While cash remains the dominant method of payment throughout the world, students and faculty heard from Ajay Banga, president and CEO of MasterCard, on the misperceptions around the cost of cash and the value of electronic payments during a visit to the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management on March 4. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 3 months ago
BOOM 2013 - Bits On Our Minds
BOOM is a showcase of cutting-edge student research in digital technology. Now in its 16th year, BOOM is presented annually by Cornell Computing and Information Science, in collaboration with the College of Engineering. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 3 months ago
Mural by graffiti artists adds to Hip Hop Collection
Three days of mural painting by world renowned graffiti artists helped commemorate a city wide celebration of Hip Hop culture; "Hip Hop; Unbound From the Underground."
More than forty five artists from the mid west to europe collaborated together on murals that cover the entire exterior of the Cornell University Press building at 770 Cascadilla St. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 3 months ago
Avery August targets asthma in animals and humans
Conducting research on diseases common in humans and animals alike allows Cornell immunologist Avery August to make discoveries otherwise impossible. Mice, for example, no longer develop asthma when a particular enzyme is targeted. This novel research begs the question: can scientists create new medicines that are similarly effective in humans? -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 3 months ago
Dynamic Sky: Palomar Transient Factory
Shri Kulkarni, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, the McArthur Professor of Astronomy and Professor of Planetary Sciences at California Institute of Technology and director of the Caltech Optical Observatories and Micheslon Science Center, discusses the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF).
PTF is an innovative 2-telescope system, designed explicitly to chart the transient sky with a particular focus on events which lie in the nova-supernova gap. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 3 months ago
Project: Design, make, sell
Mechanical Synthesis 2250, a sophomore-level course in product design co-taught by mechanical engineering professors Hod Lipson and Zellman Warhaft, took a new twist this year: For the first time, students had their prototype designs printed on Cornell's 3-D printers in Upson Hall. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 3 months ago
Gender-Inclusive Housing at Cornell
Gender-inclusive housing refers to the ability to live on campus with whomever you choose, regardless of biological sex, gender, or gender identity. This educational video was created to help Cornell's students become better informed about all of the on-campus housing options available to them. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
Valerie Reyna: Risky Decision Making in Adolescence
Valerie Reyna describes the developmental differences in the way adolescents make decisions and reviews her research regarding why adolescents perceive risks and benefits and yet take more risks. Reyna is a professor of human development and psychology in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
Individual variation in functional brain networks in fetuses and children
Moriah Thomason, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics of the Wayne State University School of Medicine, discusses three of her research studies that examined the association between variability in cortisol responsivity to stress and altered neuron functional connectivity; how participant anxiety levels during scanning altered connectivity in the brain; and new pilot data on fetal functional connectivity in utero. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
Health Care Today, Implications for Tomorrow
How do we analyze and untangle the myriad factors affecting health care today? Affordability, access, policy, reform, delivery, quality, funding, research...today's topics are numerous, the solutions for tomorrow are obscure. On January 18, a panel of distinguished Cornellians brought an accumulation of knowledge and experience to bear on one of the most critical issues of our time. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
Conscious and Mindless Eating
Mark Bittman, celebrated New York Times food columnist, visited Cornell for a week of events and appeared with Brian Wansink, the John S. Dyson Professor of Marketing in Cornell's Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, on their common area of expertise: Conscious and Mindless Eating. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
The Future of Research Libraries and What it Means for Cornell
What will Cornell's library look like in ten years -- a glorified Starbucks, an enhanced web space, or essentially the same? Will we actually need miles of books on shelves or should we move the books offsite and re-purpose the space?
Clifford Lynch, executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information and Wendy Lougee, university librarian and McKnight Presidential Professor at the University of Minnesota, speak at a faculty forum on the future of research libraries. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
Quarks and Cold Atoms: From the Hottest to the Coldest Places in the Universe
What happens to matter when it is heated to more than 250,000 times the temperature in the center of the sun? When cooled to 1 billion times colder than interstellar space?
Physicist Gordon Baym discusses the terrestrial experiments that explore these extremes as Cornell's 2013 Hans Bethe lecturer. His public lecture, "Quarks and Cold Atoms: From the Hottest to the Coldest Places in the Universe," was held March 27 in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
Inside Cornell: Aging in the Age of Climate Change
After water poured into lower Manhattan subway lines, two million Con Ed customers lost power and Breezy Point took a direct Hurricane Sandy hit, Cornell University's Elaine Wethington now examines the toll on senior citizens in the wake of major storms and climate change.
Wethington, professor of human development, discusses "Aging in the Age of Climate Change," at a journalists-only luncheon on March 5. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
The Search for Solutions, Profiles of Sustainability Research
Cornell's Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (ACSF) is unique among academic institutions by combining the three E's - energy, the environment and economic development - to advance sustainable solutions to the world's most pressing challenges.
ACSF Director Frank DiSalvo introduces four projects selected from the 2012 research portfolio to show how we are changing the world. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
Dragon Day 2013
Every year around St. Patrick's Day, in a tradition whose origins go back more than 100 years, an enormous dragon created by the first-year architecture students parades across the campus. Accompanied by AAP students in outrageous costumes and heckled by rival engineering students, the dragon lumbers to the Arts Quad to be consumed by a bonfire. This rite of spring is one of Cornell's best-known traditions. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
Europe in the World: Perspectives on Communities Celebration
Funded by the Cornell Institute for European Studies and Cornell University Library, "Europe in the World: Perspectives on Communities" is a competition and exhibition designed to stimulate and reward student scholarship and creative work that addresses European identities and communities -- within Europe and in relation to globalization. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
Dragon Cam - Dragon Day 2013
First-year architecture student Todd Drucker '17 gives a quick intro to Dragon Day 2013 in and behind Rand Hall and then mounts the camera under the dragon's nose for the very first Dragon Day Dragon Cam! -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
Science in the Courtroom with Maggie Bruck
Using an actual court case involving allegations of sexual abuse, Maggie Bruck, professor of adolescent and child psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University, highlights the scientific principles that courts need to consider in determining the credibility of child witnesses. Bruck spoke at Cornell on March 1, 2013 as part of the Human Development Outreach and Extension program. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
Toni Morrison on language, evil and 'the white gaze'
Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, M.A. '55, returned to Cornell March 7, 2013 for a conversation about literature, politics and, especially, language. She answered questions posed to her by longtime friend and colleague Claudia Brodsky, a professor of comparative literature at Princeton University. -
CornellUniversity uploaded a video 4 months ago
Cornell University Dragon Day 2013
Every year around St. Patrick's Day, in a tradition whose origins go back more than 100 years, an enormous dragon created by the first-year architecture students parades across the campus. Accompanied by AAP students in outrageous costumes and heckled by rival engineering students, the dragon lumbers to the Arts Quad to be consumed by a bonfire. This rite of spring is one of Cornell's best-known traditions.
