Lesley Millman Sibner (August 13, 1934 – September 11, 2013) was an American mathematician and professor of mathematics at Polytechnic Institute of New York University. She earned her Bachelors at City College CUNY in Mathematics. She completed her doctorate at Courant Institute NYU in 1964 under the joint supervision of Lipman Bers and Cathleen Morawetz. Her thesis concerned partial differential equations of mixed-type. (Wikipedia).
Interview at CIRM: Ingrid Daubechies
Ingrid Daubechies at CIRM Ingrid Daubechies, James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. Baroness Ingrid Daubechies (In 2012 King Albert II of Belgium granted her the title of Baroness) is a Belgian physicist and mathematician. Betw
From playlist Mathematics in Science & Technology
"Silliness: Your (New) Tool for Corporate Success", Ann Hamilton
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From playlist Ignite Sebastopol 9
Dorothy Horstmann: Polio Pioneer
Yale researcher Dorothy Horstmann made seminal discoveries about the course of polio that supported the ultimate development of a vaccine. Her former mentee, George Miller reflects on Horstmann's science and life. Deputy Dean Carolyn Slayman talks about Horstmann's groundbreaking role as a
From playlist Bicentennial Voices
Fellow Short Talks: Dr Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb, Cambridge University
Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb is a Reader in Applied and Computational Analysis at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), University of Cambridge since 2015. There, she is head of the Cambridge Image Analysis group, Director of the Cantab Capital Institute for Ma
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Betsy Masiello interviewed at Strata NY 2011
Betsy Masiello Policy Manager, Google Betsy Masiello is a Policy Manager on Google's public policy team. As part of her work at Google she is one of the leads for Google's privacy efforts and for analyzing Google's and the Internet's impact on the economy. Prior to joining Google she wa
From playlist Strata NY 2011
Preserving the Migration of Giants: Guyana's Arapaima
Conservation scientist Dr. Lesley de Souza is working with the people of Guyana to establish a new protected area. Their goal is to safeguard a watershed for animals like the arapaima, one of the largest freshwater fish in the world. ------------------------------------------------------
From playlist The Brain Scoop: Recent Uploads
GCSE Science Revision Physics "Required Practical 10: Infrared"
Find my revision workbooks here: https://www.freesciencelessons.co.uk/workbooks In this video, we look at the required practical on infrared. We explore how to measure which coloured surface emits and absorbs infrared most effectively. Image credits: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
From playlist 9-1 GCSE Physics Paper 2 Waves
On reading the Koran - Lesley Hazleton
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/on-reading-the-koran-lesley-hazleton Lesley Hazleton sat down one day to read the Koran. And what she found -- as a non-Muslim, a self-identified "tourist" in the Islamic holy book -- wasn't what she expected. With serious scholarship and warm h
From playlist Reading Between the Lines
Q&A - Powering Ahead with Solar Energy - Professor Lesley Yellowlees
How efficient can solar power be? What are we aiming for? Is it viable? Q&A session with Professor Lesley Yellowlees following her talk, Powering Ahead with Solar Energy: http://youtu.be/YUEyXOijJJE Watch the full talk here: http://youtu.be/YUEyXOijJJE Subscribe for regular science videos
From playlist Ri Talks
Sophie Germain - Mathematics for the Modern Age #SoME2
Sophie Germain (1776-1831) was a French mathematician who made huge contributions to physics with her foundational work on elasticity theory, revolutionised mathematics with her work on calculus and… gave Schrödinger the tools he needed to formulate his wave equation for quantum mechanics!
From playlist Summer of Math Exposition 2 videos
Set Notation For Venn Diagrams | GCSE & IGCSE Maths | AQA, Edexcel, CIE, OCR
Hazel and Lesley go through all the terms and symbols needed to understand sets and Venn diagrams in GCSE and IGCSE maths These videos are designed to help with your GCSE and IGCSE maths revision. To keep up to date with my Science with Hazel videos and support: Visit my website: https:
From playlist GCSE & IGCSE Maths //
How To Do Tree Diagrams | GCSE & IGCSE Maths | AQA, Edexcel, CIE, OCR
Hazel and Lesley show you the easiest method for drawing tree diagrams and making sure you always arrive at the correct answer. These videos are designed to help with your GCSE and IGCSE maths revision. To keep up to date with my Science with Hazel videos and support: Visit my website: h
From playlist GCSE & IGCSE Maths //
Simple Ratios | GCSE & IGCSE Maths | AQA, Edexcel, CIE, OCR
Hazel and Lesley talk you through the simple ratio questions to help you understand the topic. These videos are designed to help with your GCSE and IGCSE maths revision. To keep up to date with my Science with Hazel videos and support: Visit my website: https://sciencewithhazel.co.uk/ Fo
From playlist GCSE & IGCSE Maths //
Interview at Cirm: Olga Paris-Romaskevich
Interview at Cirm: Olga Paris-Romaskevich is a mathematician specializing in dynamic systems. She is interested in mathematical billiards and integrable systems - mathematical systems that come from physics. She is also very interested in popularizing fundamental research to the general pu
From playlist English interviews - Interviews en anglais
Britain's Most Hated Woman: Myra Hindley (True Crime Documentary) | Real Stories
Britain's Most Hated Woman: Myra Hindley (True Crime Documentary) | Real Stories A look inside the life and mind of Myra Hindley who, along with her boyfriend Ian Brady, murdered five children. Serial Killers are the dark stars of modern culture. But is it nature or nurture that creates
From playlist Crime Documentaries
Je suis Sophie Germain, femme et mathématicienne
Découvrez la vie de Sophie Germain (1776-1831) à travers ce film réalisé à l'occasion de la sortie de la bande-dessinée "Les Audaces de Sophie Germain" (E. Tartaglini - A. Fillipini - A. Ferrari, éditions Petit à petit, Docu-BD, 2021). Retrouvez également ce film et des posters à travers
From playlist Les audaces de Sophie Germain
Powering Ahead with Solar Energy - Professor Lesley Yellowlees
Professor Lesley Yellowlees explains how chemists can contribute effectively to solar energy in this special Ri talk. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the Q&A here: http://youtu.be/587oQ_qf_wg With a growing global population, an international challeng
From playlist Ri Talks
Marilyn Schlitz - Does Consciousness Defeat Materialism?
Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN What would it take for consciousness to defeat materialism or physicalism? This is the worldview that only the physical is real, which is the dominant view of scientists and philosophers. Here's what it would
From playlist Women in Philosophy and Neuro/Cognitive Science- Curated Playlist - Closer To Truth
Mimi Gardner Gates: Relating individual giving to Gates Family giving
In this clip Mimi Gardner Gates '81 Ph.D. talks with Maxim Thorne and Yale students relating her individual giving to the giving of the Gates Family. Ms. Gates is a Fellow of the Yale Corporation, served as the Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale University Art Gallery from 1987-1994, a
From playlist Philanthropy In Action
2014 Roundtable at Stanford: The climate conversation you haven’t heard
Join moderator Lesley Stahl, correspondent for 60 Minutes, for a Roundtable discussion that applies the expertise and perspective of Stanford’s brain trust and the vision of global leaders to what may be the most compelling issue of our time: climate change.
From playlist Event | The Roundtable at Stanford University