Oodles of Google Video Documentaries

≡ Category: Google, Video - Arts & Culture |2 Comments

Last week, we talked about how it can be logistically difficult to find smart videos on Google Video and YouTube. Then, this week, we stumble upon this: a no-frills web site called Best Online Documentaries that aggregates, yes, you guessed it, high-quality online documentaries, almost all from Google Video.

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Mr. Gore Goes Back to Washington

≡ Category: Video - Politics/Society |Leave a Comment

Al Gore made a much publicized trip back to Washington yesterday.

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The YouTube Threat to iTunes?

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MediaShift, the PBS blog which "tracks how new media—from weblogs to podcasts to citizen journalism—are changing society and culture," has just posted a new piece that you’ll want to check out.

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The New Psychology of Success

≡ Category: Psychology, Science |4 Comments

The latest issue of Stanford Magazine features an intriguing article worth a little bit of your time.

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America’s Shadow Army in Iraq

≡ Category: Politics |1 Comment

Here is where the ideology of privatization logically ends up. As part of its occupation, the US government has flooded Iraq with private contractors.

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The Next Fifty Years of Science, and Other Videos from Googleplex

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Last week, we talked a little (here and here) about the trials and tribulations of finding enlightened content on GooTube (Google Video + YouTube). What we didn’t mention is that some of this good content comes straight from Google headquarters itself.

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Podcast Tutorial

≡ Category: Podcast Articles and Resources |12 Comments

We talk about podcasts a good deal around here. But given that only 12% of internet users have ever downloaded a podcast, and only 1% does so daily (see this Pew Research Center study), we wanted to provide an overview of podcasts and how to use them.

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Understanding Why Alberto Gonzales May Go

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The scuttlebutt is that President Bush may soon be looking for a new Attorney General. While Don Rumsfeld and his bungled war plan withered criticism for years, Gonzales has been pushed to the brink in a matter of weeks, and for issues that few seem to clearly understand.

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Podcasts from Top American Law Schools

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American University – Washington College of Law iTunes Feed Web Site

An eclectic collection of legal podcasts.

Duke University School of Law iTunes Feed Web Site

Lectures, panels, conferences, etc.

Georgetown University – Georgetown Law iTunes Feed Web Site

One of the richer collections.

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Weekly Wrap Up – March 16

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Here’s a quick summary of our recent pieces:

Has Stephen Hawking Been Wrong For The Last 30 Years?
My Trip to Al Qaeda: A New Yorker Video
Smart Links
BondCast (AKA a James Bond Podcast)
Future Tense Radio Interview — Talking More About the Problem with GooTube
The Problem with GooTube (and Inside Iran)
25 UC Berkeley Courses Available

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