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This FSU professor discusses the limitations and need for improvement to models used to forecast hurricanes.
What happens when math models go wrong in forecasting hurricanes?
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If you watch this video, your brain will be learning more about itself! Think about it.
Our brains process all sensory information and tell the body what to do next.
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Understanding human physiology will allow you to stand under your own power at the end of a long rowing trip.
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Strengthen your understanding of how muscle filaments function as this physiologist flexes his knowledge.
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Get mentally fit as this physiologist explains muscle structure!
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Get moving and learn how muscles move you!
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Let this semipermiable membrane teaching idea sink in.
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When your kidneys fail you, there's help with kidney dialysis.
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Feeding your baby, inside and outside your body.
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Robots use "eyes" and "ears" to sense their surroundings, just like you and me.
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Get a tip for modeling the cell membrane in this lesson idea.
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Your kidneys work hard - show them some respect!
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Lots of issues causes disease - genetics, lifestyle, pathogens - let's practice prevention when we can.
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Flow Cytometry is a cool technology that can count and sort cells.
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Scientists use microscopes to see what is invisible to the naked eye.
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Fire up those brains with exercise!
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What you need to know about exercising for your heart and lungs.
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A bio-mathematician discusses the folds and the structure of the brain and how they relate to math.
Dr. Tom Miller discusses the anatomy and morphology of carnivorous plants.
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Your mind will swell with knowledge after submerging in this idea to demonstrate osmosis.
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Get outside and interact with nature after you watch this idea for teaching about the different parts of plants!
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This teacher has an approach to teaching evolution that may help to keep skeptical students engaged: start by teaching about plants, and then make small changes to the discussion over time.
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Dr. Gregory Erickson explains bone histology and anatomy with special remarks on bones of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex.
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Dr. Mahmood Shivji explains how information contained in the DNA of seafood species is used for identification in the marketplace.
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Dr. Erinn Muller explains how coral health research at Mote Marine Laboratory is driving policy decisions regarding coral reef restoration in Florida.
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Dr. George Cohen discusses a variety of skin treatments that utilize electromagnetic radiation, including lasers, UV light, and x-rays.
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Dr. Erinn Muller explains research related to discovering coral genotypes capable of thriving despite environmental health challenges.
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Jens Foell discusses brain function as it relates to brain imaging technology such as fMRI.
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Dr. Michael Thornton discusses the nutritive value of blood - for vampires!
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Learn how carbohydrates in our cells' membrane determine our blood types.
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Using new methods in neuroimaging, personality traits can be mapped to distinct regions of the brain.
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Jens Foell discusses the link between correlation and causation in PTSD patients.
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CSI in the Classroom: Blood at a crime scene points to a suspect.
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Florida State Researcher, Jens Foell, discusses the importance of understanding correlation versus causation when researching personality traits and criminal behavior.
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Jens Foell discusses how statistical noise reduction is used in fMRI brain imaging to be able to determine which specifics parts of the brain are related to certain activities and how this relates to patients that suffer from phantom limb pain.
When you cut yourself, your body goes to work to prevent blood loss.
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The lymph system gets some respect.
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The importance of being a red blood cell.
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Florida State researcher Jens Foell discusses the use of fMRIÂ and statistics in chronic pain.
Rick Hyson discusses the neuroscience contribution to the Birdsong project.
Frank Johnson discusses the science behind hearing, learning, and speaking.
Wei Wu discusses his statistical contributions to the Birdsong project which help to quantify the differences in the changes of the zebra finch's song.
Tanganyika Wilder explains EKG.
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There is an amazing amount of similarity in brain organization between birds and humans. Turns out, birds are pretty darn smart and very good problem solvers!
SCCA race car drivers discuss how using a chassis dyno to graph horsepower and torque curves helps them maximize potential in their race cars.
Jump to it and learn more about how quadratic equations are used in robot navigation problem solving!
Meteorologist, Michael Kozar, discusses the limitations to existing hurricane scales and how he is helping to develop an improved scale.
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The tide is high! How can we statistically prove there is a relationship between the tides on the Gulf Coast and in a fresh water spring 20 miles from each other?
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Fishery Scientist from Florida State University discusses his new research in deep sea sharks and the unusual behavior that is found when the data is graphed.
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Nick Moore discusses his research behind optimizing wing design using inspiration from animals and how they swim and fly.
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This buzzworthy video features statistics, sampling, and how scientists make inferences about populations.
COAPS oceanographer Steve Morey describes how math is used to help research hurricanes and strong deep ocean currents that could effect deep water oil rigs.
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Statistical analysis played an essential role in using microgravity sensors to determine location of caves in Wakulla County.
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What was the first question that started probability theory?
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This ecologist from the Coastal Plains Institute discusses sampling techniques that are used to gather data to make statistical inferences about amphibian populations in the wetlands of the Apalachicola National Forest.
Florida State University Counseling Psychologist discusses how he uses confidence intervals to make inferences on college students' experiences on campus based on a sample of students.
Dr. Tom Van Lent and Rajendra Paudel describe how modeling and simulation of water reservoirs are used to inform decisions about regulation of water flow in the Everglades.
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Dr. Tom Van Lent and Rajendra Paudel describe how hydrologic modeling is used to evaluate environmental conditions in the Everglades.
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Hurricanes can hit at any time! How do insurance companies use math and weather data to help to restore the community?
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Meteorologist from Risk Management discusses the use of probability in predicting hurricane tracks.
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NOAA Scientist Doug Devries discusses the differences between fishery independent surveys and fishery independent surveys.  Discussion includes trap sampling as well as camera sampling. Using graphs to show changes in population of red snapper.
Underwater sampling with cameras has made fishery management more accurate for NOAAÂ scientists.
F-15 Experimental Test Pilot discusses the importance of the iterative process of collecting data, analyzing data and communicating the findings when developing aircraft for the United States Air Force.
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Researchers Frank Johnson, Richard Bertram, Wei Wu, and Rick Hyson explore the necessity of scientific and mathematical collaboration in modern neuroscience, as it relates to their NSF research on birdsong.
If you are having trouble understanding variables, this video might help you see the light.
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A seafaring teacher filters all the good information you need to understand water purification rates for distance traveling.
Related Resources:
KROS Pacific Ocean Kayak Journey: GPS Data Set[.XLSX]
KROS Pacific Ocean Kayak Journey: Path Visualization for Google Earth[.KML]
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Lofty ideas about kites helped power a kayak from California to Hawaii.
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KROS Pacific Ocean Kayak Journey: GPS Data Set[.XLSX]
KROS Pacific Ocean Kayak Journey: Path Visualization for Google Earth[.KML]
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This education researcher uses measures of center and measures of variability for numerical data from random samples to draw informal comparative inferences about two populations.
Hear how mathematics helped shape Dr. James O'Brien's groundbreaking research in ocean modeling of El Niño.
This researcher explains common methods behind randomized studies in the social sciences, specifically in education.
Carbon can take many forms, including foam! Learn more about how geometry and the Monte Carlo Method is important in understanding it.
Should I keep my choice or switch? Learn more about the origins and probability behind the Monty Hall door picking dilemma and how Game Theory and strategy effect the probability.
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Ecologist Rebecca Means discusses the use of statistical sampling and comparative studies in field biology.
Will Ryan describes methods for collecting multiple random samples of anemones in coastal marine environments.
Will Ryan describes how linear regression models contribute towards his research on sea anemones.
Deep sea shark researcher, Chip Cotton, discusses the need for a Power Analysis to determine the critical sample size in order to make inferences on how oil spills affect shark populations.
Hydrogeologist from Nestle Waters discusses the importance of statistical tests in monitoring sustainability and in maintaining consistent water quality in bottled water.
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