A new addiÂtion to our popÂuÂlar and still growÂing colÂlecÂtion: IntelÂliÂgent Video: The Top CulÂturÂal & EduÂcaÂtionÂal Video Sites … (The list now has close to 50 intelÂliÂgent video sites.)
Big Ideas, a proÂgram that comes out of CanaÂda, feaÂtures a “variÂety of thought-proÂvokÂing topÂics which range across polÂiÂtics, culÂture, ecoÂnomÂics, art hisÂtoÂry, sciÂence…. The proÂgram has introÂduced Ontario viewÂers to the impresÂsive brainÂpowÂer of peoÂple like Niall FerÂguÂson on AmerÂiÂcan empire, Daniel LibeÂskind on archiÂtecÂture, George SteinÂer on the demise of litÂerÂaÂcy, Camille Paglia on aesÂthetÂic eduÂcaÂtion, and Noam ChomÂsky on U.S. polÂiÂtics.” You will also find talks here by UmberÂto Eco, MarÂgaret Atwood, Richard FloriÂda, Steven Pinker, Lewis Lapham. See the full list of videos here.
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