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From the Beginnings of Civilization to the present
Course Lecture Gary L. Todd, Ph.D. Professor of History Sias International University Xinzheng, Henan, China
East Asian History part 1
East Asian History part 2
East Asian History part 3
East Asian History...
Monday, 11 October 2010
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The Long Now Foundation
Monday, 31 May 2010
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The 'Barbie Liberation Organization' and Other Influences; The WTO Stunt and the Origins of the Yes Men; Impersonating Dow Chemical; The Origins of the Exxon Stunt; Thoughts on Obama and the Tea Party Movement; The Importance of Individual Action; The Keys to Social Activism.
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Thursday, 27 May 2010
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Commonwealth Club - 65mn
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
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TED TALKS
A humorous talk on science and sex by Mary Roach author of "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers", "Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife", and "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex". Subtitles available in 20 languages. 2009 / 16mn
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Big Ideas
A debate between two opposing teams on the future (actually the past and present) of popular culture: will it be trash or not?
A poll was taken twice among the audience and in the end the opinion of the public (62%) was that we are not...
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
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UCTV San Diego/Institute for international, comparative and area studies
F.Wakeman - Asian Studies/Berkeley
UC Berkeley's Frederic Wakeman, widely regarded as one of the world's finest China scholars, gave what turned out to be his last public lecture series on the history of China in...
Sunday, 16 May 2010
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Active Minds Lecture: Tibet
Tattered Cover bookstore
Introduction to a basic understanding of the history and geography of the troubled relationship between China, the Middle kingdom and Tibet, the roof of the world: Religion, water, population, CIA ...
Sunday, 16 May 2010
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