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Niall Ferguson’s The War of the World

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Niall Ferguson is working with a bigger hard drive and processor than most any other historian out there. Only 42 years old, Ferguson holds positions at Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford’s Hoover Institution (an academic holy trinity) and has 8 books to his credit. They’re typically big books, very big books (though also very readable), that [...]

Anxious Times - A Stanford Roundtable

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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 [...]

Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

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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 Gene [...]

E.O. Wilson’s Olive Branch: The Creation

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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 [...]

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News & Information Podcast Collection

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Free Educational Web Resources

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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, ranging across many topics and languages. [...]

Free University Online Courses

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Online Courses & OpenCourseWare
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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 University, offers access to a complete range of free content developed [...]

Open Culture in the Media

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Recent mentions of Open Culture in the media:
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
10/23/07 Boing Boing - blog post
10/2007 Smart Money: The Wall Street Journal Magazine (Print edition. Page 132)
08/08/07 El Pais - article
6/05/07 [...]

University & College Podcasts - Free Educational Podcasts

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American University - Washington College of Law iTunes Feed Web Site

An eclectic collection of legal podcasts.

Boston College iTunes Feed Web Site

A diverse collection of lectures from across the BC campus. Just load onto your iPod and you’re good to [...]

Technology Podcast Collection

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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 [...]

Smart Talks - Leading Thinkers in Multi-Media

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Here you can get direct access to audio and video presentations by leading thinkers in our society. Next to each entry, we’ve noted the media format in which each presentation is delivered. Just click and enjoy. Also See Open Culture’s Podcast Collections:
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Austen, Jane - Emma (mp3 download)
Austen, Jane - Lady Susan (mp3 download and other audio formats)
Austen, Jane - Love and Freindship (mp3 download and other audio formats)
Austen, Jane - Mansfield Park (iTunes)
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50 Podcasts of Arts & Culture Programs

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All in the Mind  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

An Australian podcast that explores the mental universe -
neuroscience really - and takes a clear look at everything from
addiction to artificial intelligence.

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Free Foreign Language Lessons: A Podcast Collection

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Arabic Language Lessons iTunes Feed Web Site

The US Peace Corps serves up 10 lessons that will teach you the Arabic spoken in Jordan. The web site includes a useful transcript.

ArabicPod iTunes Feed Web Site

Includes mp3 podcasts and PDF transcripts.

Survival Phrases Arabic iTunes Feed Web Site

Provides the essentials you’ll need [...]

Music Podcast Collection - Classical, Jazz, and Rock

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An Intimate Tour Through the Music of Yo-Yo Ma iTunes Feed Web Site

Each episode of this podcast delves into the history of his career, and what led him to record each of the tracks of his current release Appassionato.

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Science Podcast Collection

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The Big List of Culture Blogs

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Absolute Arts.com Art Blog: A stable of versed bloggers who look at a spectrum of art-related themes.
Alec Soth: Photographica, miscellanea, et cetera.
Art.Blogging.La: An art blog started by Caryn Coleman that discusses and promotes the vital art scene in LA.
ArtByUs.com: An eclectic and international art news site.
Art Forum: A good look at the art event [...]

Complete Podcast Collection - Fill Your Ipod

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