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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 [...]
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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 is [...]
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Online Texts & Text Search Authorama This site provides many important public domain texts in a free, easy-to-read format. Bartelby A strong collection of classic American and English Literature. Notably includes the Harvard Classics and the Oxford Shakespeare. Electronic Text Center Collections Organized by the University of Virginia, this collection features 70,000 electronic texts, [...]
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This page is no longer updated, please our new collection of Free Courses from leading universities. Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative A collection of free online courses and course materials. Courses range from physics and chemistry, to french and statistics, to economics and calculus. Columbia University – The Fathom Archive This archive, provided by Columbia [...]
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Recent mentions of Open Culture in the media: 07/08 – Haaretz – article 06/08 – The Chronicle of Higher Education – blog post 05/08 – MSN Sympatico – Article 01/08 – The Chronicle of Higher Education – article 12/17 The Chronicle of Higher Education – Wired Campus – article 11/07 Guest on FORA.tv – here [...]
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Below you will discover podcast collections created by leading universities. Also be sure to see our online collection of Free Courses. American University – Washington College of Law iTunes Feed Web Site An eclectic collection of legal podcasts. Boston College iTunes Web Site A diverse collection of lectures from across the BC campus. Just load [...]
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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. Amanda Congdon on ABCNews.com iTunes Feed Web Site A technology program that is much promoted by ABC. Ask the Techies iTunes Feed Web Site [...]