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A couple of years ago I highlighted an online (and free) holiday lecture series offered by HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) that focused on Infectious Diseases. These four (roughly 1 hour lectures) were geared for and delivered to an audience of high school science students.
Which means that . . . while informative . . . you didn’t have to be a full fledged microbiologist or virologist in order to follow along.
These lecture series are a yearly event, and over the past 18 years they have focused on a variety of topics, including: Cancer, Genomics, Biodiversity, Immunology, Neuroscience, and Infectious Diseases.
This year, the focus is on our changing planet, with four lectures available.
Changing Planet: Past, Present, Future
The 2012 Holiday Lectures are viewable via Flash streaming (720p HD or 360p SD) or in an iOS MP4 download (360p SD) compatible with iPhone, iPod, and iPad.
Lecture 1: The Deep History of a Living Planet, by Andrew Knoll, Ph.D.
Lecture 2: Building Scientific Knowledge: The Story of Plate Tectonics, by Naomi Oreskes, Ph.D.
Lecture 3: Earth's Climate: Back to the Future, by Daniel Schrag, Ph.D.
Lecture 4: Climate Change: How Do We Know We're Not Wrong?, by Naomi Oreskes, Ph.D.
You’ll find a variety of lecture series in the archives, along with a number of `informal talks’.
These videos are a wonderful resource, with dozens of hours available on subjects ranging from genetics to anthropology, and everything in between.
The rest of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute website is well worth exploring as well, for it contains numerous short science films, virtual laboratories, and interactive mini-lessons, all designed to feed your `inner science geek’.
Many of these videos, lectures, and podcasts are also accessible via iTunes.
Highly recommended, whether you are a young student just starting out, or an old science geek like myself.
