Lectures related to Course Organization and Textbook

Competitive Advantage: Organizational Design

Explores competitive advantage, organizational theory, structure, culture, and global organizational designs, including unique governance models like Haier's Rendanheyi.

Dominance and Social Hierarchy

Explores dominance and social hierarchy in humans, including indicators of dominance, hormones' role, and leadership in contemporary societies.

Atomic Structure: Chemistry and Energy of Life

Explores atomic structure, chemistry, and energy in biology, covering chemical bonds, periodic table, and hierarchical organization of matter.

Launching New Ventures - Growing & Scaling

Covers growth metrics, pivoting, scaling, and team growth in technology-driven startups.

Drug Discovery: Computational Approaches

Explores the EXSCALATE4COV project, focusing on computational drug discovery for COVID-19 treatments and the collaboration between academia and industry.

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Luria-Delbrück Experiment: Testing Evolution Hypotheses

Explores the Luria-Delbrück experiment, demonstrating how probabilities are used to test evolution hypotheses.

Art of Memory: Evolution of Humanity

Explores the evolution of humanity through the art of memory, urban planning, folklore tales, and surrealism.

Genetics: Inheritance and Evolution

Explores genetics, inheritance, and evolution, covering topics such as human sex determination and molecular evolution theories.

Open Source Software: Debian

Explores the collaborative development of Debian, an open-source Linux distribution, emphasizing the importance of contributing to existing codebases and setting up a development environment with bug tracking.

Protein-Repair Machineries: Evolution and Function

Explores the evolution and function of protein-repair machineries, emphasizing the role of ATP-fueled unfolding machines in preventing protein aggregation and promoting proper folding.

Metabolism and Proteostasis Evolution

Explores the connection between metabolism and proteostasis evolution, focusing on protein biogenesis, mutational buffering, and metabolite impact.

Color Vision: Evolution and Genetics

Explores the evolution and genetics of color vision in mammals, birds, and primates over millions of years.

Hierarchical Organization in Human Body

Explores the hierarchical organization in the human body, from molecules to organs, and the significance of water.

Quantum Mechanics: Time Evolution

Explores time evolution in quantum mechanics, covering compatibility, uncertainty, and evolution properties.

Science Fiction: Evolution and Influence

Explores the evolution and influence of science fiction literature from the early 20th century.

Periodization

Explores the evolution of the comic book industry and iconic superheroes over time.

MEMS Resonators: Cells and Cellphones Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores MEMS resonators for single cell studies and cellphone communications, discussing fabrication, mass measurements, and transduction-induced heating.

Acceptance of Benefits Directive Consultation Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Discusses the EPFL Assembly's role and a new directive on accepting benefits and invitations.

Insider Trading: SAC Capital Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores the case study of SAC Capital, focusing on insider trading practices and the legal consequences involved.