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  1. Audio Engineering Society Streaming

    Link
    http://www.aes.org
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Engineering, Radio Studies, Technology
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Courses, Information Sources, Journals, Streaming/Download, Technology

    Founded in the United States in 1948, the AES is the only professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology. It is an international organisation that serves audio engineers, creative artists, scientists and students worldwide by promoting advances in audio and disseminating new knowledge and research. The site offers a wealth of resources, most of which are available to paying members only. They include: Tutorial presentations from conferences and conventions, Oral Histories, and an E-Library which documents the progression of audio research from 1953 to the present day. The UK section of the AES offers some lectures via their YouTube Channel, and reports and recordings of past meetings, which are organised chronologically and go back to 2008.

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  2. Speedy Science Streaming

    Link
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5VwXQiaY1IKHnc1B7FWSesu6xxg9vU0w
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Astronomy, General Science, Physics
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download, Technology

    A series produced by Imperial College London, which looks at different aspects of science in hour-long videos. Themes so far include: Why does Saturn have rings?, What are stars made of? Are we alone? What is between the stars? and What causes auroras?

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  3. Educational Technology & Mobile Learning Streaming

    Link
    https://www.educatorstechnology.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Education
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Information Sources, Technology, Web Links

    Located in Canada the site is operated by teachers and offers educational web tools and mobile apps for teachers and educators. One area of the site lists web based platforms for both online museums and virtual field sites that can be used with students in class, these include the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, NASA and the National Women’s History Museum.

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  4. BT Film Archive Streaming

    Link
    http://www.btplc.co.uk/Thegroup/BTsHistory/BTfilmarchive/home/
    Category
    Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Engineering, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Organisations, Technology

    A historical collection of film and video archived by British Telecom. Topics featured include engineers at work, technological developments, training, recruitment, promotional features and advertising campaigns. Searches can be made by title or users can take a chronological approach as films are grouped by decade. The summaries of content are succinct and informative.

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  5. The Dawn of TV: the Mechanical Era of British Television Streaming

    Link
    http://www.tvdawn.com/
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Engineering, Technology
    Type of resource
    Information Sources, Journals, Technology

    Don McLean’s website documenting the restoration project he completed in 2004 on Baird’s 1927-35 30 line recordings. A highly detailed and authoritative account of the earliest days of television and McLean’s restoration activities. The clear and easy to navigate site includes a bibliography and links to McLean’s published articles.

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  6. Television History - the First 75 Years Streaming

    Link
    http://tvhistory.tv/index.html
    Subject
    American Studies, History, Media Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Information Sources, Technology

    A website that provides a chronological flow of events that lead to the development of television. It is focused on hardware, not television programmes, or programming, or how television influences lives. There is some programme information on the site relating to the ‘first’ shows, and how they were discussed in TV Guide. The majority of information on the site relates to American television. The Collections pages list individuals and organisations from around the world with their own websites and collections; a warning that several links are broken.

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  7. Stephen Hawking Website Streaming

    Link
    http://www.hawking.org.uk
    Category
    Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
    Subject
    Astronomy, Physics
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download, Technology

    The official website of astrophysicist Professor Stephen Hawking. The Video tab lists the series Stephen Hawking’s Grand Designs, Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking and Stephen Hawking’s Universe with links to purchase at amazon.com. There are also links to interviews and lectures hosted on YouTube; these include Hawking’s appearance on The Simpsons, the 50th NASA Anniversary Lecture and a lecture delivered at the White House in 1998 introduced by Hillary Clinton. The site also provides transcripts of some of Hawking’s lectures and a list of his publications.

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  8. Engineering TV Streaming

    Link
    http://www.engineeringtv.com
    Category
    Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
    Subject
    Engineering, Medicine, Physics, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Footage Sources, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download, Technology, Web Links

    Penton Media launched Engineering TV in 2007 across its design engineering group which includes Electronic Design, Machine Design, Power Electronics Technology, Microwaves & RF, Mobile Dev & Design, Medical Design, Motion System Design, Source ESB and Electronic Design Europe. Since the launch, EngineeringTV has produced over 2,000 episodes and generated referrals from Google, Yahoo, MSN, Carnegie Mellon, University of Michigan College of Engineering, and many societies, associations and engineer blogs.

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  9. The Wired Streaming

    Link
    http://www.wired.co.uk
    Category
    Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
    Subject
    General Science, Technology
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Journals, Podcasting, Reviews, Streaming/Download, Technology

    Podcasts on the latest developments in science and technology. Each weekly 30-minute episode covers at least five stories. The subjects covered are wide-ranging and include biometric banking, venomous snails and how new technologies are being used to further political protest in North Korea. The presenters are Nate Laxton, Olivia Solon and Liat Clark. The podcasts are also available free for streaming or download on iTunes

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  10. Learn About Film Streaming

    Link
    https://learnaboutfilm.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Blogs, Courses, Information Sources, Technology

    A website with useful practical information for anyone wanting to know about film, filmmaking and how to make short videos. The site is the creation of film educator Tom Barrance and features a guide to film language and grammar called How Films Work, followed by a brief, step-by-step practical guide to the process itself, called Making a Film. There is also a blog and information about a range of courses and training days which Barrance runs, as well as interactive resources on filmmaking which are available as DVD-ROMs or Apps for the iPad.

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