Sumner Byron Myers (February 19, 1910 – October 8, 1955) was an American mathematician specializing in topology and differential geometry. He studied at Harvard University under H. C. Marston Morse, where he graduated with a Ph.D. in 1932. Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University (1934–1936) before becoming a professor for mathematics at the University of Michigan. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during the 1955 Michigan–Army football game at Michigan Stadium. (Wikipedia).
Lord Walter Thomas Layton - This I Believe (1950s) - Radio broadcast
Walter Thomas Layton, 1st Baron Layton. A British economist and Liberal Party politician. 1922 - 1938 Editor of The Economist. 1930 - 1940 Editorial director of the News Chronicle.
From playlist Voices of History
DEFCON 19: Weaponizing Cyberpsychology and Subverting Cybervetting for Fun, Profit and Subterfuge
Speakers: Chris "TheSuggmeister" Sumner Security Researcher | alien Security Consultant | Alison B Security Researcher Almost everything we do in life leaves a personality footprint and what we do on social networking sites like Facebook is no exception. During this talk we will examine:
From playlist DEFCON 19
Excerpt from Awakening the Mind: The Faster Horse
Awakening the Mind is a tribute to the remarkable life and work of Dr. Oliver Sacks. A physician, best-selling author, professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine, and regular contributor to the World Science Festival, The New York Times called him “a poet laureate of contemporary
From playlist Awakening the Mind: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Oliver Sacks
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
The Moth: You Can Lead a Horse to Water - Sam Shepard
An actor's insistence on using his own horse in a film stunt has unpleasant consequences for his stunt double. Sam Shepard is an Oscar-nominated actor, screenwriter, director and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. The Moth and World Science Festival team up to bring you poignant, hilariou
From playlist The Moth at the World Science Festival
'His Finest Hour' - Audio Biography of Winston Churchill - 1954
Audio biography of Sir Winston Churchill specially prepared in honour of his 80th birthday and broadcast by NBC on 28 November 1954. Starring Herbert Marshall, Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir Ralf Richardson and Lynn Fontanne. More recordings of Sir Winston Churchill - http://www.youtube.com/p
From playlist Sir Winston Churchill Quotes and Speeches
Excerpt from Awakening the Mind: Searching for Indigo
Awakening the Mind is a tribute to the remarkable life and work of Dr. Oliver Sacks. A physician, best-selling author, professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine, and regular contributor to the World Science Festival, The New York Times called him “a poet laureate of contemporary
From playlist Awakening the Mind: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Oliver Sacks
Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw (1951) - Starring Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh
Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw - Starring Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh - 1951
From playlist Radio Drama Starring Laurence Olivier
8. Dred Scott, Bleeding Kansas, and the Impending Crisis of the Union, 1855-58
The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIST 119) Professor Blight continues his march through the political events of the 1850s. Blight continues his description of the aftermath of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, describing the guerilla war that reigned in the territory of Kansas for much
From playlist The Civil War and Reconstruction with David Blight
Bleeding Kansas - John Brown #3 - Extra History
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From playlist Extra History: John Brown - The Army of the Lord
How Did the Battle at Antietam End? | The Great Tours: Civil War Battlefields
The Battle of Antietam in the American Civil War ended with 3,600 dead and 1,700 captured or missing. In this second of two videos, hear two historians discuss the later stages of the battle and its aftermath. To see how it came about, watch the previous video right here: https://youtu.be/
From playlist American History
Lord Byron: 'When We Two Parted' Mr Bruff Analysis
Buy my revision guides in paperback on Amazon*: Mr Bruff’s Guide to GCSE English Language https://amzn.to/2GvPrTV Mr Bruff’s Guide to GCSE English Literature https://amzn.to/2POt3V7 AQA English Language Paper 1 Practice Papers https://amzn.to/2XJR4lD Mr Bruff’s Guide to ‘Macbeth’ htt
From playlist AQA 'Love and Relationships' Poetry
Is Pleasure The Secret to a Good Life? | Thought Experiment: The Experience Machine
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea Think, Cypher eating that juicy steak in The Matrix…... Tweet us! http://bit.ly/pbsideachanneltwitter Idea Channel Facebook! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelfacebook Talk
From playlist Newest Episodes
Black Hat USA 2010: Social Networking Special OpsOps: Extending Data Visualization 1/5
Speaker: Chris Sumner If you're ever in a position when you need to pwn criminals via social networks or see where Tony Hawk likes to hide skateboards around the world, this talk is for you. The talk is delivered in two parts, both of which are intended to shine a fun light on visual soc
From playlist Black Hat USA 2010
Computer Science's Wonder Woman: Ada Lovelace - Computerphile
Ada Lovelace became known as the world's first computer programmer - Professor Brailsford on how being poet Byron's daughter inadvertently sent her down a scientific path. The Professor's notes: http://www.eprg.org/computerphile/new-adatalk.pdf Ada's actual paper: http://bit.ly/Computerp
From playlist Subtitled Films
Extremal Combinatorics with Po-Shen Loh - 05/01 Fri
Carnegie Mellon University is protecting the community from the COVID-19 pandemic by running courses online for the Spring 2020 semester. This is the video stream for Po-Shen Loh’s PhD-level course 21-738 Extremal Combinatorics. Professor Loh will not be able to respond to questions or com
From playlist CMU PhD-Level Course 21-738 Extremal Combinatorics
London by William Blake - Read by Ralph Richardson
London by William Blake read by Sir Ralph Richardson.
From playlist Ralph Richardson - Recordings
Dr. Karl on YouTube Space Lab: Vote Now!
We're asking you to come up with a science experiment for space and upload a video explaining it to YouTube. If your idea wins, it will be performed on the International Space Station and live streamed on YouTube to the world. And we'll throw in some out-of-this-world prizes, too. Dr Karl
From playlist Dr. Karl: YouTube Space Lab