[Mitworld] New: Lewin on Electricity, Emanuel on Hurricanes

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[THE WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM]

For Lewin's 100th online lecture, he pulls out all the stops in this
high voltage performance before a live audience.

SPEAKER:

Walter Lewin
 Professor of Physics, MIT

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/319/>

[QUOTE]
"When I stick my fingers in an electric outlet at home, I can kill
myself. The reason is that, with 110 volts, the resistance of Walter
Lewin is too low. I get a high current, and that's the end of Walter
Lewin."
-- Walter Lewin

EVENT HOST: http://web.mit.edu/museum/

<http://web.mit.edu/museum/>

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[WHAT DOES CURRENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE PRESENT AND
FUTURE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANES?]

In Part Four of this series, Emanuel discusses the challenges of
predicting hurricane paths, and what affect climate changes will have in
wind intensity and destructive potential of future hurricanes.

SPEAKER:

Kerry Emanuel
 Professor of Atmospheric Science, MIT


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/318/>

[QUOTE]
 "We have a bad time predicting in real time when and where hurricanes
will develop. It's not even easy to state over a long period of time
what the
probability is."
-- Kerry Emanuel

EVENT HOST:  MIT Response to Hurricane Katrina

<http://web.mit.edu/katrina/>

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IN THE PIPELINE:

MIT Museum
 Soap Box Series Presents

Rodney Brooks

[ROBOTICS IN SPACE EXPLORATION]



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