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A Pair of Diamonds Makes a Winning Hand (Part 2)
A Pair of Diamonds Makes a Winning Hand (Part 2)
Jeffrey Post
July 27, 2010
00:55:25
In this Smithsonian Associates lecture, Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection at the National Museum of Natural History, recounts the history of two of the world’s most famous blue diamonds: the Hope Diamond and the Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond.
A Pair of Diamonds Makes a Winning Hand (Part 1)
A Pair of Diamonds Makes a Winning Hand (Part 1)
Jeffrey Post
July 27, 2010
00:51:30
In this Smithsonian Associates lecture, Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection at the National Museum of Natural History, recounts the history of two of the world’s most famous blue diamonds: the Hope Diamond and the Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond.
Diabetes Update
Diabetes Update
Jay Mepani
July 23, 2010
00:46:30
Jay Mepani, M.D., a DeKalb Medical endocrinologist discusses the latest information about the prevalence and complications of diabetes.
George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness
George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness
Oren Harman
July 8, 2010
00:55:47
Historian of science Oren Harman holds a conversation about his new book, The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness. Since the dawn of time man has contemplated the mystery of altruism, but it was Darwin who posed the question most starkly.
Tom Harbin: Waking Up Blind
Tom Harbin: Waking Up Blind
Tom Harbin
July 7, 2010
00:39:14
Dr. Tom Harbin has been practicing ophthalmology with a specialty in glaucoma in Atlanta for more than 30 years and is a Clinical Professor Emeritus at Emory University.
Time and the Brain (Part 2)
Time and the Brain (Part 2)
Richard Restak
July 6, 2010
00:51:23
Author Eva Hoffman and neuroscientist Richard Restak take a critical look at the concept of time and how our brain perceives it. While we are living longer than ever, we feel we have ever less time.
Time and the Brain (Part 1)
Time and the Brain (Part 1)
Richard Restak
July 6, 2010
00:26:44
Author Eva Hoffman and neuroscientist Richard Restak take a critical look at the concept of time and how our brain perceives it. While we are living longer than ever, we feel we have ever less time.
Breakfast with the Biologists: March of the Penguins
Jennifer Odell
June 26, 2010
00:34:56
Jennifer Odell discusses the care and handling of Georgia Aquarium penguins as they manage their penguin collection through their exhibit renovation. Odell also discusses details about animal training, facility development and penguin breeding and management.