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Who is watching, and who is being watched? Who ... » Watch
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In a period of radical expansion of public interest and ... » Watch
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Darwin is famed for his 1859 book On the Origin ... » Watch
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The late Arthur Schlesinger Jr., the great scholar of ... » Watch
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Janet Browne, Aramont Professor of the History of Science ... » Watch
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Charles Lockwood, author of the indispensable Bricks and ... » Watch
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With the city’s real estate booming as never before, the ... » Watch
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The 19th century had a love affair with the Arabic ... » Watch
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Nonviolent citizen movements for peace, environmental change, and social justice ... » Watch
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How well is the New York City Memorandum of ... » Watch
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February 23rd, 2008 :: Runtime:1:26:00
Jeff Watt, director of the Himalayan Art Resources and a curator of Bon: The Magic Word, talks with psychologist Lila Davachi about iconography in Himalayan art as a mnemonic device. This event was presented as part of the Brainwave ...
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February 9th, 2008 :: Runtime:1:35:00
What happens in our brains as we die? Explore this question from the Tibetan Buddhist perspective, with Tibet scholar Dr. Ramon Prats, expert on The Tibetan Book of the Dead, and neurologist Dr. Kevin R. Nelson. This event ...
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February 6th, 2008 :: Runtime:1:27:00
Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Kodas launches his new book, High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed, concerning the allure, danger, and criminal element of attempting to climb Everest. Guests include New York Time’s ethicist Randy ...
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February 3rd, 2008 :: Runtime:1:28:00
George Dreyfus, Professor of Religion at Williams College and J. David Velleman, NYU Professor of Philosophy, discuss the Tibetan Buddhist concept of time, from a philosophical standpoint. This event was presented as part of the Brainwave Festival held ...
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January 26th, 2008 :: Runtime:01:24:00
On this day, Wim Hof — master of the Tibetan tantric practice of tumo, the ability to control the temperature of the body — broke his world record by staying immersed in an ice bath for one hour and 12 ...
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January 16th, 2008 :: Runtime:1:15:00
John Ratey, associate clinical professor of Psychiatry at Harvard University, discusses his book Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. He is in conversation with Richard Wiese, journalist and explorer.
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