Here's another fascinating surprise: Aging does not inevitably lead to learning and memory problems. In fact, there are substantial differences in how aging affects different cognitive functions and in how it affects different people. Fortunately, Professor Polk demonstrates several proven - and enjoyable - methods of maintaining and even improving our brains as we get older.

Memory of My Face is part of the Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia series of ethnographic films on severe mental illness in Indonesia, based on material drawn from 12 years of person-centered research by director and anthropologist Robert Lemelson. The film focuses on Bambang Rudjito, a university-educated Indonesian man in his late thirties diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. It explores the "globalized" features of Bambang's...

This program covers the important topic of Electrical Potential in Physics. We begin by discussing the concepts and equations surrounding the electric potential and why it is important. The entire lesson is taught by working example problems beginning with the easier ones and gradually progressing to harder problems. Emphasis is placed on giving students confidence in their skills by gradual repetition so that the skills learned in this section are...

This program covers the important topic of Inverse Hyperbolic Functions in Calculus. We begin by discussing what an Inverse Hyperbolic function is and why it is a central topic in Calculus. Next, we solve several practical calculus problems that give students practice with Inverse Hyperbolic functions. The entire lesson is taught by working example problems beginning with the easier ones and gradually progressing to the harder problems. Emphasis is...

Forty-eight lectures on the foundations, methods, and dominant perspectives in psychology.

Welcome to Wonderland, a chaotic world of amazing beauty and thrilling danger, where Ai and Yu are on a hazardous quest in search of their lost parents. Set in the fantastical world popularized in the Final Fantasy games. Includes all 25 episodes.

Presents lectures (each 30 minutes in length) by Scott P. Stevens, Professor of Computer Information Systems and Management Science at James Madison University, based on his courses in game theory.

By late 1944, the worst of World War Two appears to be over. Germany is awaiting defeat after D-Day and Japan has been repulsed from Australia's doorstep. But the conflict in the Pacific is about to hot up and it will be a long road to Tokyo for the Allies... This is the forgotten story of being so near to victory, yet so far; of the terrible human sacrifice in the war's last months, which only ended with atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki....

It's 2029. A female government cyber agent and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of a "The Puppet Master," a computer virus capable of invading cybernetic brains and altering its victim's memory. Created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and codenamed "Project 2501," this 'hacker' is actually a prototype virtual agent which has now defied its makers by seeking asylum within a new host body outside of the electronic net.