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MIT 22.04 Social Problems of Nuclear Energy, Fall 2025
Instructor: R. Scott Kemp

Uploaded 20-07-26

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Lecture explores different approaches to making energy policy in the context of climate change. Introduces cost-benefit approaches, markets, Pareto optimality, and why zero-carbon targets can be misguided.

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MIT 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms, Spring 2020
Instructor: Jason Ku
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Uploaded 13-09-21

This session focuses on preparing for the quiz. High-level concepts are discussed and example problems are worked. Topics include the recursive framework, dynamic programming, and DAG.

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MIT 9.13 The Human Brain, Spring 2019
Instructor: Nancy Kanwisher
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Uploaded 27-10-21

Covers the basic organization of language in the brain and the long-standing question of the relationship between thought and language.

* NOTE: Lecture 17: MEG Decoding and RSA (video not recorded)
* NOTE: Lecture 19: Language II (class canceled—video not recorded)

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MIT 22.04 Social Problems of Nuclear Energy, Fall 2025
Instructor: R. Scott Kemp

Uploaded 20-07-26

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The lecture estimates of cancer deaths from major nuclear reactor accidents, including Fukushima and Chernobyl, and also estimates the expected number fatalities from a typical accident. The result is compared to other energy sources to compute a final deaths/TWh result.

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MIT 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms, Spring 2020
Instructor: Jason Ku
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Uploaded 13-09-21

This lecture discusses weighted graphs and weighted paths. This prepares for the next four lectures, which are on algorithms to find shortest-path weights in weighted graphs.

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MIT 22.04 Social Problems of Nuclear Energy, Fall 2025
Instructor: R. Scott Kemp

Uploaded 20-07-26

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This lecture explains the Linear No Threshold Theory of radiation dose-response and why it is used for radiation protection.

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MIT 9.20 Animal Behavior Fall 2013
Instructor: Gerald E. Schneider

Uploaded 19-10-23

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This lecture discusses mating behaviors and their effects on reproduction.

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MIT 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms, Spring 2020
Instructor: Erik Demaine
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Uploaded 13-09-21

This lecture discusses computational complexity and introduces terminology: P, NP, EXP, R. These terms are applied to the concepts of hardness and completeness. The lecture ends with discussion on reductions.

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MIT 22.04 Social Problems of Nuclear Energy, Fall 2025
Instructor: R. Scott Kemp

Uploaded 20-07-26

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This lecture summarizes the findings of the course and the computation of externalities, then compares the results to other electricity-generating technologies to assess which technologies are best suited to address climate change.

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MIT 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms, Spring 2020
Instructor: Erik Demaine
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Uploaded 13-09-21

This is the second of four lectures on dynamic programming. This introduces multiple sequence, substring subproblems, and parent pointers. Three examples of subproblem constraints and expansion are given.

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