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Niall Ferguson is working with a bigger hard drive and processor than most any other historian out there. Only 42 years old, Ferguson holds positions at Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford’s Hoover Institution (an academic holy trinity) and has 8 books to his credit. They’re typically big books, very big books (though also very readable), that [...]
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What happens when you get America’s leading minds in a room to talk about the major threats of the 21st century — terrorism, nuclear proliferation, pandemics, energy shortages, etc? Well, frankly you get a little scared … and a bit more aware of the complexities of our globalized world.
Stanford University recently hosted a roundtable [...]
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As E.O. Wilson gives, Richard Dawkin’s takes. Everything evens out.
Richard Dawkins is biologist of international stature, too. But while Wilson is extending olive branches, Dawkins is taking no prisoners. Bent on "convincing the literate public that they must now take evolutionary theory seriously," Dawkins, a scholar of evolution (who has brought us The Selfish Gene [...]
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A world renowned biologist, devoted Darwinist, and unabashed secular humanist, Harvard’s E.O. Wilson has taken an intriguing religious turn with his latest work, “The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth.” A Baptist by upbringing, Wilson offers literally a sermon addressed to America’s large and growing evangelical community. The essence of the message [...]
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Recent mentions of Open Culture in the media:
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American University – Washington College of Law iTunes Feed Web Site
An eclectic collection of legal podcasts.
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A diverse collection of lectures from across the BC campus. Just load onto your iPod and you’re good to go.
Bowdoin College iTunes Feed Web Site
Lectures from Bowdoin. Note: many of the lectures are internally [...]
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Adobe Creative Suite Video Podcast iTunes Feed Web Site
Terry White teaches you how to unlock the power of Creative Suite with visual examples. Emphasis gets placed on inDesign and Photoshop.
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A technology program that is much promoted by ABC.
Ask the Techies iTunes Feed Web Site
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An Australian podcast that explores the mental universe -
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addiction to artificial intelligence.
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The US Peace Corps serves up 10 lessons that will teach you the Arabic [...]
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Classical
An Intimate Tour Through the Music of Yo-Yo Ma iTunes Feed Web Site
Each episode of this podcast delves into the history of his career, and what led him to record each of the tracks of his current release Appassionato.
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60 free minutes of Bach.
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Art/Visual Arts
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