In this video lecture, Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut, gives an account of her personal experiences on the space station Mir. Using models and film to illustrate key scientific concepts, she discusses the way...

Live from CERN is a series of live and archived video broadcasts on topics in physics and related fields with supporting educational material. Broadcasts so far include content on antimatter, extraterrestrial life, and...

This activity from the Exploratorium provides a presentation of the role of the sun in ancient cultures and an extensive description of the modern view of the sun. The activity features many striking images and a...

Based at Santa Clara University, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics concerns itself primarily with investigating such topics as character education, global leadership, business ethics, and health care ethics. From...

This is an introductory course in discrete mathematics oriented toward students interested in computer science and engineering. The course divides roughly into thirds: fundamental concepts of mathematics: definitions,...