Michael J. Fimianadded this to MOOCs: COURSERACoursera Coursera's Monetization Journey: From 0 to $100+ Million in Revenue — Class Centralclasscentral.com - Dhawal Shah Jun 22nd, 2019 In April, Coursera announced a major Series E funding round of $103 million, their largest yet. With this raise, Coursera has entered Unicorn …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to MOOCs: COURSERAFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo How Coursera went from $0 to $100+ million in revenuemailchi.mp As you surely recall, MOOCs were born without a business model. In the beginning, everyone wondered how free courses would ever make money. Yet last …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to WILDFIRESArizona Arizona Wildfire Explodes in Size, Threatens Propertyweather.com A wildfire tearing through Arizona has firefighters against the ropes.
Michael J. Fimianadded this to EARTHFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAtlantic Ocean Huge Freshwater Reservoir Found Beneath Atlantic Ocean | The Weather Channelweather.com Scientists discover a freshwater aquifer nearly twice the size of Lake Ontario beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
Michael J. Fimianadded this to ANTHROPOLOGYPrimates These monkeys are 3,000 years into their own 'Stone Age'National Geographic - Michael GreshkoWhile capuchins won't use tools like us any time soon, the species now “has its own individual archaeological record,” scientists report. For capuchin monkeys at Brazil’s Serra da Capivara National Park,
Michael J. Fimianadded this to SPACE FLIGHTLight Sail Bill Nye and Planetary Society Set to Ride a Sunbeam with LightSail 2 Solar Sailspace.com - Doris Elin Salazar This Monday (June 24), the nonprofit organization The Planetary Society will launch LightSail 2, the first spacecraft propelled solely by sunlight, …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to ECLIPSESSolar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse 2019: Video Streams and Webcasts to Watch Livespace.com - Doris Elin Salazar The Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017 captivated the country, and now, another cross-continental total eclipse is expected to occur less than two …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to GAS AND ICE GIANTSSaturn A Mysterious Glow Warms Rings of Uranusspace.com - Elizabeth Howell Some sort of a heat wave warms the rings of Uranus, even though the planet orbits far away from the sun. New heat images of the planet, obtained by …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to BLACK HOLESRadiation Voracious Black Holes Could Feed Alien Life on Rogue Worldsspace.com - Mara Johnson-Groh Black holes are engines of destruction on a cosmic scale, but they may also be the bringers of life. New research on supermassive black holes …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to SOURCES OF ENERGYClimate Wild Weather Endangering World's Oldest Form of Clean PowerBloomberg - Gerald Porter Jr., Jeremy Hodges The Kariba Dam has towered over one of Africa’s mightiest rivers for 60 years, forming the world’s largest reservoir and providing reliable …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to AUGMENTED and VIRTUAL REALITYBuzz Aldrin Take One Giant Leap to the Moon with New Augmented Reality Appsspace.com - Elizabeth Howell If you weren't born when the first crewed moon-landing mission launched — or you want to relive the experience — check out USA Today's two augmented …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to DINOSAURS Ancient Earthdinosaurpictures.org Earth looked very different long ago. Search for addresses across 750 million years of Earth's history.
Michael J. Fimianadded this to DINOSAURSEarth This digital globe shows exactly where your hometown would have been while dinosaurs were roaming the EarthBusiness Insider - Lena Anzenhofer, Ruqayyah Moynihan, Business Insider DeutschlandPlanet Earth is 4.5 billion years old — which makes 750 million years seem like nothing in relation to its age — but a lot of can change in the space of 750 million years. 300 million years ago the world
Michael J. Fimianadded this to TRANSPORTATIONSouthern California Edison Want People to Drive Electric? Give Them Workplace Chargersearthjustice.org - Rebecca Cohen Want People to Drive Electric? Give Them Workplace ChargersThe California Public Utilities Commission should approve a proposal to deploy more …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to THUNDER AND LIGHTNING Lightning Safety Tipsweather.com - Ally Hirschlag Lightning — it may look cool when you see it streak across the sky, but it's also an incredibly dangerous, unpredictable force of nature. It's hotter …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to DINOSAURSGeek North Carolina Man Discovers Prehistoric ‘Treasure’ at Myrtle BeachGeek - By Genevieve Scarano Beaches are full of organisms, trash, and cool keepsakes: A North Carolina man walking along the Myrtle Beach coast with his family reportedly found …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to ECLIPSES How to Catch a Glimpse of This Summer's Solar EclipsePCMag - Tony Hoffman Parts of Chile and Argentina, as well as a tiny Pacific island, will briefly lie beneath the Moon's shadow during July 2's total solar eclipse. …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to GREAT MYSTERIES OF OUR TIMESLand Art A Mystery of Peru's Nazca Lines Has Been Unraveled by OrnithologyInverse - By Sarah Sloat "This could be a clue as to why they drew them in the first place." If you drove six hours south of Lima, got out of the car, and walked onto the …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to ASTRONOMYVenus Word of the Week: Conjunctionearthsky.org - By Scott Levine When you hear the word “conjunction” in astronomy, you know it means 2 objects close together on our sky’s dome. Here’s more about the various kinds …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to THE MOONNASA NASA wants astronauts to go back to the moon in 2024. Is it possible?CNN - By Jackie Wattles, CNN BusinessWashington, DC (CNN Business) — Only a few months ago, NASA officials were still hashing out plans for a slow-and-steady return to the moon in 2028. Then, in March, Vice President Mike Pence made a stunning
Michael J. Fimianadded this to THE MOONApollo Missions See video from Apollo 11 like you've never seen it beforeCNN"It was jaw-dropping," says the director of "Apollo 11." Todd Douglas Miller talks about discovering 50 year old film in pristine condition. Watch the TV premiere of 'Apollo 11' on Sunday, June 23 at p.m.
Michael J. Fimianadded this to CLIMATE CHANGEEurope Europe Awaits Record-Smashing June Heat Waveweather.com - Bob Henson A vicious heat wave this week could produce all-time highs at multiple European cities. This heat wave - which will be unusually strong for so early …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to EARTHQUAKENorthern California 5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northern California Saturday Nightweather.com A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit near the Pacific coast of far Northern California Saturday night. The United States Geological Survey says the …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to PhotographyShutter Speed Best Camera Settings For Epic Landscape Shotsalphauniverse.com - Mike Meyers “What were your camera settings?” Of all the questions I get asked about my work, this is easily the most common. The problem with the question is …
Michael J. Fimianadded this to EARTHOceans Scientists discover sea of fresh water under the oceanQuartz - Michael J. CorenThousands of years ago, glaciers covered much of the planet. Oceans receded as water froze in massive sheets of ice blanketing the North American continent. As the ice age ended, glaciers melted. Massive
Michael J. Fimianadded this to TRANSPORTATIONPlay button Rogue Boeing 737 Max planes 'with minds of their own' | 60 Minutes Australiawww.youtube.com
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Michael J. Fimianadded this to EPIDEMIC & PANDEMICPandemic Why another flu pandemic is likely just a matter of whenpbs.org - William Brangham Tonight, we begin a special series about the threat from influenza. Every year, the seasonal flu emerges and kills tens of thousands of Americans and …
