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The National Institutes for Health is a US government agency with an extremely broad remit which includes fostering the exchange of medical research. The website currently holds an archive with over 2200 video items that can be viewed free via Real Player. These encompass interviews, seminars and lectures most of which last between 45 minutes and an hour, though entire conferences lasting several days are also included . The topics covered include end-of-life care, immunology, mitochondria, the human genome, mental health, eating disorders, women’s health and a vast array of other subjects. The encoding is well above average and a few are even subtitled.
These streamed audiovisual resources are presented by Baylor College of Medicine in the US and are combination Power Point and video and/or audio lectures, aimed at both teachers and students. Topics covered include Biology classification, bio-terrorism, animal behaviour, ecosystems, asthma as well as extended sections looking at the human organism and laboratory techniques. Also included are a large number of slides which can be downloaded and used. The presentations last approximately a quarter of an hour and the encoding is of a good standard throughout.
An extensive collection of video and audio clips taken from interviews with scientists and scholars, including several Nobel Prize winners (Milton Friedman, Ilya Prigogine, Norman Borlaug, John F. Nash, Linus Pauling and others), available as streamed audio or video (a number are listed as being available shortly), with complete videos or transcripts available for purchase. The site is clearly arranged and described, and is categorised under Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science, Culture, Economics, Environment, Health/Medicine, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.
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