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≡ Category: Current Affairs, Economics, Philosophy | ≅ 7 Comments
Slavoj Zizek, one of today’s most influential philosophers/theorists, spoke earlier this year at the Royal Society of the Arts (RSA). And now RSA has posted the video online with their patented animated treatment. Like other recent RSA speakers, Zizek makes modern capitalism his focus. This time, we see how contemporary capitalism has essentially reworked Max Weber’s [...]
≡ Category: Film, Media, Radio, Random | ≅ Leave a Comment
The Leonard Lopate Show hits the airwaves every weekday in New York City, typically presenting four interviews with cultural figures. If you tuned in this Monday, you found Leonard on vacation and actor Christopher Walken filling in. We know Walken can act. But can he carry a radio show? Listen in on the web, iTunes, [...]
≡ Category: Media | ≅ 5 Comments
After yesterday’s post, I’ll never get a sniff of a TED conference. But even so, we’ll keep featuring Ted Talks from time to time, and so why not today? Above, we have TED’s Chris Anderson interviewing Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, the whistle-blowing website that made headlines last month when it released the Afghan War [...]
≡ Category: Education, Harvard, TED Talks | ≅ 18 Comments
Next month’s edition of Fast Company (available online now) brings you a big, glowing tribute to TED and its TED Talks. It’s a lovefest in print, the kind that sells magazines. And, along the way, Anya Kamenetz (author of DIY U) makes some big claims for TED. Let me start with this one: I would go so [...]
≡ Category: Media | ≅ 8 Comments
You’ve heard the complaint before. Why do papers only report the bad news? And why does the good news go unnoticed? If you’ve ever had this thought, then today is (kind of) your lucky day. Here’s what happens when the New York Times goes happy . Watch the video above, and visit the paper online… And, [...]
≡ Category: Music | ≅ Leave a Comment
Brian Wilson was the driving force behind The Beach Boys, the band who gave us Pet Sounds (1966), the LP ranked 2nd on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.” Now, almost 50 years after forming the band, Wilson will release a new solo album next Tuesday. Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin features [...]
≡ Category: Books, e-books | ≅ 1 Comment
A quick fyi for any college student looking to save some money on textbooks this year. Last week, The New York Times published a helpful guide to lowering textbook costs. The comprehensive list tells you where you can find free ebooks and cheap electronic textbooks online, while highlighting e-commerce vendors that rent traditional textbooks at a [...]
≡ Category: Video - Arts & Culture | ≅ 1 Comment
This conceptual little video keeps you thinking about words and their uses. Will Hoffman and Daniel Mercadante produced it to accompany a new Radiolab episode called quite simply “Words.” (Listen via MP3 – iTunes - Web Site) If this is your first introduction to Radiolab, you’ll eventually thank us. Hands down, it’s one of the best cultural [...]
≡ Category: Education, Online Courses | ≅ 12 Comments
Speaking at the Techonomy conference in Lake Tahoe last week, Bill Gates argued that the cost of college needs to come down, and the only way to accomplish this is through technology and lessening the importance of “place-based” colleges. That’s how you keep college education open to all. During the talk, he went further and [...]
≡ Category: Current Affairs, Philosophy | ≅ 4 Comments
We have mentioned him here many times before. Michael Sandel teaches philosophy at Harvard, including the ever-popular course, “Justice,” taken by some 14,000 students during the past two decades. (The legendary course is now freely available online.) Speaking at the Aspen Institute not too long ago, Sandel gave a very abbreviated version of the course. Call [...]
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