http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/channel/Higher Education/ The latest ten episodes in The Higher Education Channel 60 Thu, 24 May 2012 20:06:24 EST en-us http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/AndreSeb/in/Questions-deducation/episode/QE-Actu-20120524/ Bulletin d'actualité commenté en éducation. Édition du 24 mai 2012. Thu, 24 May 2012 20:06:24 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/AndreSeb/in/Questions-deducation/episode/QE-Actu-20120524/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/nakedscientist/in/Naked-Scientists-Special-Editions/episode/120508-How-Intelligence-Happens/ This month, Professor John Duncan explores human intelligence and the neurons and circuits in the brain that enable us to have the thoughts, cognition and problem-solving abilities that set us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom... Thu, 24 May 2012 19:08:17 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/nakedscientist/in/Naked-Scientists-Special-Editions/episode/120508-How-Intelligence-Happens/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/djbuddha/in/Institute-of-Buddhist-Studies-Podcast/episode/Our-Buddhadharma-Our-Buddhist-Dharma-2012-Commencement-Address/ The 2012 Graduation Commencement Address was delivered by Prof. Franz Metcalf and generously sponsored by the Numata Foundation. “Our Buddhadharma, Our Buddhist Dharma" explores our evolving Buddhist dharma in two senses. That is, it tries to begin clarifying dharma in the sense of (a) what the Buddhadharma, as teaching, is; and (b) what our dharma, as duty, is toward that Buddhadharma. While the former is a bottomless pit of circularity into which scholars may sink their careers, and the latter is a deepening chasm of responsibilities into which practitioners may throw their lives, the sinking and the throwing need doing. Treading (and thereby perhaps obliterating) one line between scholarship and practice, this address attempts to trace a path on which scholars and graduates may walk together, down into the darkness. Prof. Metcalf is a teacher at the California State University, Los Angeles, and the author of numerous books applying Buddhist teachings to our everyday lives, including Just Add Buddha and Buddha in Your Backpack. Originally recorded on 18 May 2012 (c) 2012 The Institute of Buddhist Studies and Franz Metcalf Thu, 24 May 2012 18:47:28 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/djbuddha/in/Institute-of-Buddhist-Studies-Podcast/episode/Our-Buddhadharma-Our-Buddhist-Dharma-2012-Commencement-Address/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/nakedscientist/in/Naked-Scientists-Special-Editions/episode/120523-Cold-water-corals-meteorites-new-greenhouse-gases/ This week in the Planet Earth Podcast - scientists describe why the planet's least understood but most diverse species of coral is under threat. Also, what the meteorite strike that wiped the dinosaurs out would've been like; and why co2 isn't the only greenhouse gas we should be worried about. Thu, 24 May 2012 19:08:16 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/nakedscientist/in/Naked-Scientists-Special-Editions/episode/120523-Cold-water-corals-meteorites-new-greenhouse-gases/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/ecorner/in/Entrepreneurial-Thought-Leaders/episode/Secrets-at-Apples-Core-Adam-Lashinsky-Author/ Fortune senior editor Adam Lashinsky shares an insider look at Apple, one of the world's most iconic and secretive companies. Based on his research into the technology giant's internal processes and approaches to leadership and building products, Lashinsky offers insights and surprises from his book, Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired--and Secretive--Company Really Works. Thu, 24 May 2012 18:41:42 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/ecorner/in/Entrepreneurial-Thought-Leaders/episode/Secrets-at-Apples-Core-Adam-Lashinsky-Author/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/popupchinese/in/Popup-Chinese/episode/The-Interminable-Wait/ At forty-five minutes past the hour Mark was visibly restless, and by a quarter past he was positively pacing. It didn't matter to him that this was a sensitive legal affair involving three major parties across two continents. Considering that Hawkins-Billet was extending its services pro bono - hardly an inexpensive favor - surely it wasn't too much to expect punctuality from the client? Learning mandarin? Our lesson today teaches how to make confident statements about the future using what Brendan refers to as a "prediction sandwich" and the rest of us call the 会... çš„ construction. But don't let this grammatical lingo scare you off -- by the end of this lesson you'll have learned a tremendously easy way to make predictions about what will happen. So join us for today's show and if you have any questions, feel free to let us know in our discussion section below. Thu, 24 May 2012 18:21:23 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/popupchinese/in/Popup-Chinese/episode/The-Interminable-Wait/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/nakedscientist/in/The-Naked-Scientists-Podcast-Stripping-Down-Science/episode/Naked-Scientists-120520-From-PC-to-Plane-Making-New-Metals/ How do you make a new metal? This week, we follow a novel alloy from PC to plane, finding out how computer modelling and design can help us create new metals with exciting new properties. We also discover how these newly-designed metals are forged, treated and tested before they form the basis of a new generation of jet engines. In the news, deep-sea dwelling bacteria that are still digesting a meal dating from the time of the dinosaurs, a shot-in the arm for ageing satellites and a brain-interface device to permit paralysed patients to control robotic arms... Thu, 24 May 2012 19:05:11 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/nakedscientist/in/The-Naked-Scientists-Podcast-Stripping-Down-Science/episode/Naked-Scientists-120520-From-PC-to-Plane-Making-New-Metals/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/popupchinese/in/Popup-Chinese/episode/The-Anti-Foreign-Crackdown/ If you've been following the news, you'll know our title for this show refers to the latest "official crackdown" going on in Beijing: this time aimed at the apparent flood of itinerant foreigners in China to steal money, jobs and women from Yang Rui at CCTV. In unrelated news, if you want to buy some drugs, you can apparently still pick them up at Sanlitun. As far as we can tell, the most immediate effect of all this commotion has been a clampdown on visas issued in Hong Kong and a tightening of the agency system many people rely on to assist with visa applications. But what is likely to happen long-term? This is a topic worth talking about, which is why in today's show Amber, Brendan and Echo take to the studio to chat about public enemy number one. In the process, we cover some of the more useful vocab you can use for talking about these developments with your own friends and colleagues. Mon, 21 May 2012 20:04:15 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/popupchinese/in/Popup-Chinese/episode/The-Anti-Foreign-Crackdown/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/nakedscientist/in/Question-of-the-Week-From-the-Naked-Scientists/episode/Question-of-the-Week-120521-Why-do-feet-smell-cheesy/ This week we hone our noses and sniff out the answer to this stinker of a question...."Why do toenails, and even feet in general, smell cheesy? Plus we ask can we make a magnet so strong that is squashes, rather thanks sticks to, our white goods? Mon, 21 May 2012 20:50:14 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/nakedscientist/in/Question-of-the-Week-From-the-Naked-Scientists/episode/Question-of-the-Week-120521-Why-do-feet-smell-cheesy/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/QuickNDirtyTips/in/The-Math-Dude-Quick-and-Dirty-Tips-to-Make-Math-Easier/episode/106-TMD-How-to-Work-and-Play-with-PEMDAS/ Learn a mnemonic to help you remember the rules of PEMDAS and play a fun game based upon those rules. SPONSOR: Use http://www.betterment.com/mathdude and receive a $25 account bonus! Mon, 21 May 2012 19:59:48 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/QuickNDirtyTips/in/The-Math-Dude-Quick-and-Dirty-Tips-to-Make-Math-Easier/episode/106-TMD-How-to-Work-and-Play-with-PEMDAS/