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Invisibility Cloak Findings at Duke University Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 191 seconds A team led by scientists at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering has demonstrated the first working "invisibility cloak." The cloak deflects microwave beams so they flow around a "hidden" object inside with little distortion, making it appear almost as if nothing were there at all. Related: cloak, duke, engineering, harry, higheredtv, invisibility, potter, science, star, technology, trek, university |
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Duke University Professor Teaches About the Brain on Drugs Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 131 seconds Duke University professor Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom created an animated video to explain the neuroscience of drugs. Related: animated, cigarette, cocaine, drugs, duke, education, higheredtv, marijuana, neuroscience, schwartz-bloom, university |
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The Art of Hip-Hop Sampling at Duke University Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 158 seconds Grammy Award-winning producer Ninth Wonder explained his craft of record sampling at an event the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Professors Mark Anothony Neal from Duke and Kawachi Clemons from North Carolina Central University commented on the musical form's cultural roots. Learn more at http://www.nasher.du ke.edu. Related: dj, duke, higheredtv, hip, hop, mix, ninth, records, sample, sampling, university, wonder |
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Duke University "Blue Devil" Mascot Tryouts Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 125 seconds Duke University students audition to become the "Blue Devil" mascot that entertains crowds at sports games. Learn more at http://www.goduke.co m/ViewArticle.dbml?D B_OEM_ID=4200&KEY=&A TCLID=242333&SPID=34 12&SPSID=57120 Related: basketball, blue, cheerleading, devil, duke, higheredtv, mascot, university |
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John Hope Franklin on Obama Nomination Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 91 seconds Professor John Hope Franklin sees America turning a significant corner in the nomination of Sen. Barack Obama. Related: african, american, democrat, election, franklin, history, hope, john, obama |
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Microrobots Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 104 seconds Microscopic robots crafted to maneuver separately without any obvious guidance are now assembling into self-organized structures after years of continuing research led by a Duke University computer scientist. Each microrobot is shaped something like a spatula but with dimensions measuring just microns, or millionths of a meter. Related: bruce, computer, donald, duke, micro, robot, science, university |
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A President for All Americans Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 155 seconds John Hope Franklin on Barack Obama's election Related: analysis, commentary, news, political |
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Emotional Face Processing Research at Duke University Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 132 seconds To determine the emotion displayed on a stranger's face, children focus on the eyes, nose and mouth, much as adults do. That is the finding of a research project by Duke University senior Jasmine Pettiford. Pettiford did her experiments in Professor Kevin Pelphrey's lab and published her results in the student-run Duke Mind journal. Related: children, duke, emotion, face, higheredtv, jasmine, pettiford, psychology, university |
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Duke University Professor Experiments with Beer and Pain Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 213 seconds Professor Dan Ariely tries to understand why people sometimes make irrational choices. In one experiment he found that people preferred the taste of beer mixed with balsamic vinegar over straight beer, but only if they didn't know they were drinking vinegar. He first got ideas for experiments while he was recovering in the hospital from severe burns. Related: ariely, beer, behavioral, burns, dan, duke, economics, fuqua, higheredtv, university |
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Carolina Chocolate Drops Kick Off Duke Concert Series Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 133 seconds With fiddles, banjos and even a jug, the Durham-based Carolina Chocolate drops played Thursday to a crowd of more than 100 at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. The concert was the first in the Summer Music in the Gardens series. Related: carolina, chocolate, concert, drops, duke, fiddle, gardens, music, university |
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Parent Games Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 140 seconds Parents are more strict with first-borns -- for a reason. Related: child, duke, economics, hotz, parent, punish, university |
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Lessons from the Mbira at Duke University Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 178 seconds Duke students learn a new African instrument and a new way of learning. Related: cosmas, duke, magaya, mbira, music, shona, university, zimbabwe |
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Apple Really Does Make You "Think Different" Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 243 seconds Apple Really Does Make You "Think Different" Related: apple, business, duke, fuqua, marketing, school, university |
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Duke's Got Talent! Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 122 seconds Duke University students from the school's Arts Theme House hosted the Young Artists' Showcase to present to campus the largely unseen talents of underclassmen. Related: arts, duke, higheredtv, house, music, showcase, student, theme, university |
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Duke University Blue Devils Go Airborne Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 116 seconds Duke students, staff, faculty and supporters skydived onto campus Wednesday. The event raised $6,000 for Duke Children's Hospital. Each Duke jumper was attached to a member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team for the tandem jumps that included 60 seconds of free fall. Related: duke, golden, higheredtv, knights, skydiving, university |
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Inside a Mouse Brain Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 130 seconds A multi-institutional consortium including Duke University has created startlingly crisp 3-D microscopic views of tiny mouse brains -- unveiled layer by layer -- by extending the capabilities of conventional magnetic resonance imaging. Learn more at http://www.civm.duhs .duke.edu. Related: 3d, allan, brain, duke, genetic, higheredtv, imaging, johnson, mouse, structure, university |
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Duke University Professor Explains "Self-Compassion" Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 165 seconds Duke University Professor Mary Leary explains the difference between self-compassion and self-esteem. Related: compassion, duke, esteem, higheredtv, leary, mark, psychology, self, university |
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Duke University Dance Party: Learning Latin in the Library Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 141 seconds A party at Duke University's library Feb. 29 introduced faculty, staff and students to Latin culture through food, drink, music and dancing. Related: chic, dance, duke, latin, library, salsa, university |
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Breaking a Fast at Duke University Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 102 seconds A Muslim students program draws attention to poverty and Ramadan. Learn more at http://www.dukemsa.o rg. Related: duke, fast, higheredtv, muslim, ramadan, university |
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Professor's "Blood Done Sign My Name" Book Adapted for Film Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 124 seconds Duke University historian Timothy Tyson's book "Blood Done Sign My Name" is being turned into a movie. The story follows a murder in 1970 in the town of Oxford, N.C. and ensuing racial tensions. One of Tyson's intellectual heros, Dr. John Hope Franklin, makes a guest appearance. Related: blood, carolina, done, duke, film, franklin, hope, john, name, north, oxford, sign, timothy, tyson |
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Baboon Dads Have Surprising Influences on Offspring Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 126 seconds Polygamous baboon fathers get more grandchildren if they spend a little time with their children during their juvenile years, according to research directed by scientists at Duke and Princeton universities. Related: alberts, baboons, duke, fathers, kenya, susan, university |
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Authors Toni Morrison, Reynolds Price Read New Works at Duke Posted by: DukeUniversityNews
Video duration: 159 seconds In a public conversation Feb. 2 in Duke Chapel, celebrated authors Toni Morrison and Reynolds Price both debuted new works. Price read a poem "To Toni From Reynolds" honoring their friendship. Morrison read an extended excerpt from her as-yet-unpublished novel. Related: duke, morrison, price, reynolds, toni, university |
