Elucidations: A University of Chicago Podcast
Brian Leiter discusses religious toleration
In this episode, Brian Leiter considers whether claims of religious conscience--as opposed to claims of other matters of conscience--should be given special status under the law.
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TED Talks
Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education
Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.
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History 5, 001|Fall 2010 UC Berkeley
Lecture 4 by Thomas W. LAQUEUR: New Worlds, New Peoples, New Goods
The period 1450-1550 witnesses a radical re-conceptualization of the place of "man" in
the cosmos and the place of Europe and Europeans on the earth. Worlds unknown to any ancient civilization came under the European sway radically altering their ways of being and that of the Europeans.
Europe began in this period its rise to world dominance; Europeans came to regard themselves as the center of a world, which they could, and indeed had a right to, dominate. These claims, however, produced powerful and subtle voice, which questioned the assumption on which these claims were based. The "new" world thus consolidated European peoples sense of themselves as uniquely civilized at the same time as it provided evidence which belies that claim.
A new world economy based on new sorts of desire began to develop in this period. It was dependent on African slavery and would become more so in the centuries that followed. Europe is on the brink of its extraordinary dominance of a world economy, which it is in the process of creating.
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Ciencia y Genios
Antoine y Marie Anne Lavoisier, una pareja con química.
El final de la vida de Antoine Laurent Lavoisier es una de las páginas más tristes de la historia de la ciencia. El llamado “Padre de la Química Moderna” murió guillotinado en 1794. Junto a él, compartió su vida científica y participó activamente en sus logros, su esposa Marie Anne. Aunque es poco conocida, algunos la consideran como la “Madre de la Química moderna”. Les invitamos a escuchar la vida de Antoine y a leer la contribución de Marie Anne en la información complementaria.
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Rear Vision
Remembering 9/11
Rear Vision visits several 9/11 memorials and exhibits in New York, as Americans prepare to mark the ninth anniversary of terrorist attacks that still reverberate in unpredictable ways in the political life of both the city and the nation beyond.
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NPR Fresh Air
1) Journalist Lawrence Wright's 'Trip To Al-Qaeda' 2) Maybe We All Need Some 'Sensitivity' Training
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Geography C110, Interdisciplinary Studies Field Maj C101, 001|Fall 2010 UC Berkeley
Lecture 4: Capitalism Unleashed: Accumulation, Labor, Nature and Technology by Richard A. WALKER
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Heidegger in podcast - news
About half a year ago I wrote a post about where to find material on Heidegger in podcast and this post turned out to be, if not the cause for controversy then at least to a lot of attention - it is still one of the best visited pages on the blog.
I struck up a short exchange with Nigel Warburton of Philosophy Bites who kicked off on Twitter by tweeting: Heidegger - too foggy, pretentious & obscure as topic for PB? Possibly. Anne is a Man thinks not. Although I have a hard time understanding Heidegger, I would not dare to call him foggy, pretentious and obscure. I figure, even if Warburton thinks so and has good reason and authority to that effect, it would suit to a podcast like Philosophy Bites to help us on the way.
Until then, we might give yet another try to Berkeley's Philosophy 6 the course in which Hubert Dreyfus once again will teach about "Man, God, and Society in Western Literature" which goes from the Odyssey to Moby Dick and which has Heidegger's view on being in mind (feed). When I listened to the first lecture in the course, I learned that it has turned into a book that is to be published soon: All Things Shining, by Hubert Drefuys and Sean Dorrance Kelly.
The other author, Sean Kelly, used to be Dreyfus's right hand in the course. He has moved on to become a professor at Harvard and there he offers his own course on Heidegger which can be had as a podcast (feed). Although Dreyfus has his good points, Kelly seems to be easier to follow and I enjoyed the first lesson in the series and for the first time when I tried to get some Heidegger I actually managed to learn something; how things can become transparent when we use them well.
Other podcast sources on Heidegger:
Entitled Opinions - conversation,
J Drabinsky - university course,
Dichter und Denker in Freiburg - lecture (in German).
I struck up a short exchange with Nigel Warburton of Philosophy Bites who kicked off on Twitter by tweeting: Heidegger - too foggy, pretentious & obscure as topic for PB? Possibly. Anne is a Man thinks not. Although I have a hard time understanding Heidegger, I would not dare to call him foggy, pretentious and obscure. I figure, even if Warburton thinks so and has good reason and authority to that effect, it would suit to a podcast like Philosophy Bites to help us on the way.
Until then, we might give yet another try to Berkeley's Philosophy 6 the course in which Hubert Dreyfus once again will teach about "Man, God, and Society in Western Literature" which goes from the Odyssey to Moby Dick and which has Heidegger's view on being in mind (feed). When I listened to the first lecture in the course, I learned that it has turned into a book that is to be published soon: All Things Shining, by Hubert Drefuys and Sean Dorrance Kelly.The other author, Sean Kelly, used to be Dreyfus's right hand in the course. He has moved on to become a professor at Harvard and there he offers his own course on Heidegger which can be had as a podcast (feed). Although Dreyfus has his good points, Kelly seems to be easier to follow and I enjoyed the first lesson in the series and for the first time when I tried to get some Heidegger I actually managed to learn something; how things can become transparent when we use them well.
Other podcast sources on Heidegger:
Entitled Opinions - conversation,
J Drabinsky - university course,
Dichter und Denker in Freiburg - lecture (in German).
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Happy Jewish New Year
I'll be off for a couple of days from the blog in order to celebrate Rosh HaShana. I have prepared a post for you for each day until Saturday. Here is what you can expect:
Wednesday 8 September:
Heidegger in podcast
Thursday 9 September:
Amar Bhidé in podcast
Friday 10 September:
A cultural shift in the high Middle Ages
Saturday 11 September:
Armenian Medieval History
If I manage to squeeze in some writing time, there may be more, but at least this will be up.
A happy and sweet new year to all of you. All the best and may your dreams come true.
Wednesday 8 September:Heidegger in podcast
Thursday 9 September:
Amar Bhidé in podcast
Friday 10 September:
A cultural shift in the high Middle Ages
Saturday 11 September:
Armenian Medieval History
If I manage to squeeze in some writing time, there may be more, but at least this will be up.
A happy and sweet new year to all of you. All the best and may your dreams come true.
Heads-up for 7 September 2010
Inspired Minds
One to One with clarinettist Martin Fröst
Considered one of the world’s leading clarinet soloists Martin Fröst is renowned for his interpretations of the classical repertoire as well as contemporary works, jazz and Klezmar. Fröst appears regularly in leading music centres and with major orchestras through-out the world, including concerts with the Wiener Symphoniker, the Cincinnati Symphony, and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - to name but a few. Among his most recent appearances was his performance in a televised gala concert from Stockholm Concert Hall celebrating the marriage of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Daniel Westling, where he was the only classical instrumentalist. Martin Fröst is the Artistic Director of the Vinterfest in Mora in Sweden and co-director of the International Chamber Music Festival in Stavanger in Norway. In this week’s Inspired Minds Martin Fröst talks to Breandáin O’Shea about being an artistic director of festivals, his pride at being able to play some of the great repertoire of the clarinet and how taking risks is for him an important part of music making.
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Social Innovation Conversations
Scaling Impact in Education - NewSchools Venture Summit
Should entrepreneurial organizations work cooperatively or competitively with school districts to create systemic change in education? How can such efforts best inspire the reforms that are needed for America's children? In this panel discussion, part of the NewSchools Summit 2010 conference, education entrepreneurs talk about how innovative ideas, models, and policies may grow so that more children can get the education they deserve.
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Brieftour-Pod
Ba-Da-Boom-Spezial
Auf den Tag genau ein halbes Jahr ist es her, seit ihr zuletzt von mir etwas gehört habt – so grüße ich euch um so herzlicher zum BtP Nr. 34, Aufnahmedatum 4. September 2010. Man könnte sagen: dies ist Brieftour-Pod #20 reloaded, denn schon im vergangenen Jahr habe ich live vom “Ba-Da-Boom” berichtet, dem Straßenmusik-Festival in der Innenstadt von Neumünster. Dieses fand heuer also zum zweiten Mal statt. Ich nehme euch akustisch mit zu einigen der Veranstaltungsorte. Zunächst aber erzähle ich auf dem Weg in die Innenstadt eine weitere Episode zum Thema “Ladensterben in Neumünster”: das Erofa in der Kieler Straße macht zu.
(review, feed)
KMTT - The Torah Podcast
Parshat Haazinu, by Rav Chanoch Waxman - The Song's Witness
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One to One with clarinettist Martin Fröst
Considered one of the world’s leading clarinet soloists Martin Fröst is renowned for his interpretations of the classical repertoire as well as contemporary works, jazz and Klezmar. Fröst appears regularly in leading music centres and with major orchestras through-out the world, including concerts with the Wiener Symphoniker, the Cincinnati Symphony, and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - to name but a few. Among his most recent appearances was his performance in a televised gala concert from Stockholm Concert Hall celebrating the marriage of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Daniel Westling, where he was the only classical instrumentalist. Martin Fröst is the Artistic Director of the Vinterfest in Mora in Sweden and co-director of the International Chamber Music Festival in Stavanger in Norway. In this week’s Inspired Minds Martin Fröst talks to Breandáin O’Shea about being an artistic director of festivals, his pride at being able to play some of the great repertoire of the clarinet and how taking risks is for him an important part of music making.
(review, feed)
Social Innovation ConversationsScaling Impact in Education - NewSchools Venture Summit
Should entrepreneurial organizations work cooperatively or competitively with school districts to create systemic change in education? How can such efforts best inspire the reforms that are needed for America's children? In this panel discussion, part of the NewSchools Summit 2010 conference, education entrepreneurs talk about how innovative ideas, models, and policies may grow so that more children can get the education they deserve.
(review, feed)
Brieftour-Pod
Ba-Da-Boom-Spezial
Auf den Tag genau ein halbes Jahr ist es her, seit ihr zuletzt von mir etwas gehört habt – so grüße ich euch um so herzlicher zum BtP Nr. 34, Aufnahmedatum 4. September 2010. Man könnte sagen: dies ist Brieftour-Pod #20 reloaded, denn schon im vergangenen Jahr habe ich live vom “Ba-Da-Boom” berichtet, dem Straßenmusik-Festival in der Innenstadt von Neumünster. Dieses fand heuer also zum zweiten Mal statt. Ich nehme euch akustisch mit zu einigen der Veranstaltungsorte. Zunächst aber erzähle ich auf dem Weg in die Innenstadt eine weitere Episode zum Thema “Ladensterben in Neumünster”: das Erofa in der Kieler Straße macht zu.
(review, feed)
KMTT - The Torah Podcast
Parshat Haazinu, by Rav Chanoch Waxman - The Song's Witness
(review, feed)
History of the Parthians - Edward Dabrowa
As I wrote before I am tremendously enjoying Professor Richard Bulliet's 2008 course on the history of Iran at Columbia university. While at it, I was motivated though, to make a side step and search the realms of podcast in search for some of the names and places he brings up that I would love to find out more about.
For example about the Parthians. Around lecture #8, he introduces them and makes clear what important role thy played, not only for Iran, but also for the conenction between China and the west. It is the Parthians, among others, who do the trading and transport along the Silk Route. Next to nothing is said about the Parthians in podcast. The one thing I found was a lecture by Professor Edward Dąbrowa, delivered in English at the Leopold Franzens University in Innsbruck at the Institut für Alte Geschichte und Altorientalistik. The feed for this and other lectures at the institute is completely in German, save for this one lecture by Dąbrowa.
Dąbrowa is not the most eloquent speaker and he struggles with English, but his lecture gives much insight into the history of the Parthians and the sources we have for that history. Since the Parthians did not write themselves, we have to rely on the Roman, Greek and some Chinese sources, which are invariably contemptuous. However, he points out how these can be combined with tiny other sources, with archeology and intelligent interpretation and from this he embarks on an expose of the history which neatly precedes the 9th lecture in Bulliet's series.
For example about the Parthians. Around lecture #8, he introduces them and makes clear what important role thy played, not only for Iran, but also for the conenction between China and the west. It is the Parthians, among others, who do the trading and transport along the Silk Route. Next to nothing is said about the Parthians in podcast. The one thing I found was a lecture by Professor Edward Dąbrowa, delivered in English at the Leopold Franzens University in Innsbruck at the Institut für Alte Geschichte und Altorientalistik. The feed for this and other lectures at the institute is completely in German, save for this one lecture by Dąbrowa.Dąbrowa is not the most eloquent speaker and he struggles with English, but his lecture gives much insight into the history of the Parthians and the sources we have for that history. Since the Parthians did not write themselves, we have to rely on the Roman, Greek and some Chinese sources, which are invariably contemptuous. However, he points out how these can be combined with tiny other sources, with archeology and intelligent interpretation and from this he embarks on an expose of the history which neatly precedes the 9th lecture in Bulliet's series.
The Riddle of the Sands - Forgotten Classics (3)
By the end of this week Julie of Forgotten Classics will finish her reading of The Riddle of the Sands. Right after that, she has promised, she will be reading Genesis to us. I am very eager to find out how that works out. (feed)
In comparison, reading Genesis will be very different from The Riddle of the Sands. Not just because the one is a relatively modern spy novel and the other an age old text translated from Hebrew. Genesis is loaded with meaning, with historical reception and probably with much confusion. You cannot 'just' read it and I trust Julie will do so much more.
With the Riddle of the sands - which I recommend, especially for those of you who have an interest in sailing or in the cultural starting point for the First World War - she did not do much commentary, and that was not really needed. If there is need, Julie is capable of delivering the accompanying thoughts. This we saw in one of her previous projects: the reading of Uncle Tom's Cabin. She spent a great deal of time introducing the work and delivering to us the various interpretations and she dealt with the common trope in our time, that dismisses the novel as a racist work. Genesis will be in need of a similar treatment.
More Forgotten Classics:
The Riddle of the Sands - Forgotten Classics (2),
The Riddle of the Sands (1),
The message of Uncle Tom's Cabin,
Cooking with Forgotten Classics,
Forgotten Classics - podcast review.
In comparison, reading Genesis will be very different from The Riddle of the Sands. Not just because the one is a relatively modern spy novel and the other an age old text translated from Hebrew. Genesis is loaded with meaning, with historical reception and probably with much confusion. You cannot 'just' read it and I trust Julie will do so much more.With the Riddle of the sands - which I recommend, especially for those of you who have an interest in sailing or in the cultural starting point for the First World War - she did not do much commentary, and that was not really needed. If there is need, Julie is capable of delivering the accompanying thoughts. This we saw in one of her previous projects: the reading of Uncle Tom's Cabin. She spent a great deal of time introducing the work and delivering to us the various interpretations and she dealt with the common trope in our time, that dismisses the novel as a racist work. Genesis will be in need of a similar treatment.
More Forgotten Classics:
The Riddle of the Sands - Forgotten Classics (2),
The Riddle of the Sands (1),
The message of Uncle Tom's Cabin,
Cooking with Forgotten Classics,
Forgotten Classics - podcast review.
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