Audio from lecture #13 in comp314, Rice University’s sophomore-year software engineering (plus a few algorithms) course, 2007 (the year I taught it). We’re debriefing the first project, ADVENTURE, a gentle introduction to big-ass programs and team coding.
2007 course syllabus http://sys.cs.rice.edu/course/comp314/07/schedule.html
A rice enriched with beta-carotene promises to boost the health of poor children around the world. But critics say golden rice is also a clever PR move for a biotech industry driven by profits, not humanitarianism.
Sometimes you choose the adventure and sometimes the adventure chooses you. This week, stories that pinpoint when people’s boring old lives turn into something wildly unfamiliar. Including a story of one young man’s time served in a Chinese prison, and a handful of adventure stories from some of our favorite writers.
Two of my favourite singers, Damien Rice & Ray LaMontagne, do a cover of the Bee Gees song, To Love Somebody. YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNJwBaYAtcM
http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2009/01/22/video-damien-rice-ray-lamontagne-to-love-somebody/