Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures |
Introduction to Crossing Borders |
An introduction to the Crossing Borders exhibition. The exhibition tells the story of how Jews, Christians and Muslims have contributed to the development of the book. |
Piet van Boxel |
6 May, 2010 |
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History of Tropical Medicine at Oxford |
Sir David Weatherall on Malaria |
Conrad Keating, the medical historian, opens his series with an interview with Sir David Weatherall to mark World Malaria Day on April 25th 2010. |
Sir David Weatherall, Conrad Keating |
23 April, 2010 |
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Philosophy Special Lectures |
Ethics, Hospitality and Radical Atheism: A Dialogue |
Dialogue between Martin Hägglund and Derek Attridge in Wadham College discussing Philosopher Jacques Derrida's ideas on hospitality and the challenge of Radical Atheism. |
Martin Hägglund, Derek Attridge |
16 April, 2010 |
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The Dragon and The Cross: Christianity in China |
Economic growth and spiritual nourishment: Shenzhen and its entrepreneur citizens |
Third lecture in the Martin D'Arcy lecture series on Christianity in China, in this lecture, Dr Wu looks at the rapid economic growth in the city of Shenzhen and also the spiritual growth within the city. |
Xiaoxin Wu |
16 April, 2010 |
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The Dragon and The Cross: Christianity in China |
The Hall of Four: politics, faith and daily life in a northern Chinese village |
Second lecture in the Martin D'Arcy Memorial lecture series on contemporary Chinese perspectives on Christianity in China. In this lecture, Dr Wu looks at the spread of christianity in china despite persecutions in the 18th and 19th century. |
Xiaoxin Wu |
16 April, 2010 |
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The Dragon and The Cross: Christianity in China |
Connecting the dots: Chinese scholars on Christianity in China today |
Final lecture of the Martin D'Arcy Memorial lecture series on Christianity in China, in this lecture, Dr Wu looks at the various perspectives on how Chinese and western scholars understand christianity in china and also cross-cultural studies. |
Xiaoxin Wu |
16 April, 2010 |
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The Dragon and The Cross: Christianity in China |
Pyramid or triangle? Church, government and local Catholic communities in Fujian in the Qing Dynasty |
Dr Xiaoxin Wu delivers the first Martin D'Arcy Memorial Lecture on the history of Christianity in China with a look at the early Christian communities in China during the Qing Dynasty. |
Xiaoxin Wu |
16 April, 2010 |
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The Oxford Climate Forum |
The Politics of Climate Change: Problems and Solutions |
Lord Anthony Giddens gives the opening keynote address to the Oxford Climate Forum, talking about the politics of climate change. |
Anthony Giddens |
14 April, 2010 |
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4 Degrees and Beyond International Climate Conference |
Introduction to the 4 Degrees and Beyond Conference |
Mark New, Reader in Climate Science at the School of Geography and the Environment, introduces the 4 Degrees and Beyond conference, its main themes and why it was important. |
Mark New |
14 April, 2010 |
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Literature, Art and Oxford |
Philip Pullman: Lyra's Oxford, Bodleian Library Masterclass |
Acclaimed author of His Dark Materials Philip Pullman is interviewed by Margaret Kean on his new book, his influences and his method for writing stories. |
Phillp Pullman, Margaret Kean |
13 April, 2010 |
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Tolkien at Oxford |
The Hobbit at the Bodleian: World Book Day |
Judith Priestman, curator of the Bodleian library, discusses the World Book Day 2010 exhibition, where a selection of J.R.R. Tolkien's original artwork which was used to illustrate The Hobbit, was on display to the public. |
Judith Priestman |
13 April, 2010 |
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Literature, Art and Oxford |
The Hobbit at the Bodleian: World Book Day |
Judith Priestman, curator of the Bodleian library, discusses the World Book Day 2010 exhibition, where a selection of J.R.R. Tolkien's original artwork which was used to illustrate The Hobbit, was on display to the public. |
Judith Priestman |
13 April, 2010 |
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Global Economic Governance Programme |
Governing Climate Change After Copenhagen |
Ngaire Woods chairs a panel discussion looking into the political, economic and environmental consequences of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference last year. |
Ngaire Woods, Sir David King, Cameron Hepburn |
12 April, 2010 |
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Global Economic Governance Programme |
John Mitchell; NGO's and humanitarian aid |
John Mitchell talks about the NGOs and humanitarian organisations work and how they have been working to help Haiti after the earthquake disaster. |
John Mitchell |
9 April, 2010 |
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Global Economic Governance Programme |
Laurence Whitehead; Haiti after the Earthquake |
Laurence Whitehead talks about the extent of the damage done in Haiti by the earthquake of last year and how the people of Haiti are coping with living after the disaster. |
Laurence Whitehead |
9 April, 2010 |
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Global Economic Governance Programme |
Paul Sherlock; Oxfam's response to the Haitian Earthquake |
Paul Sherlock gives his presentation for the event; 'The International Community's Response to Haiti'. |
Paul Sherlock |
9 April, 2010 |
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Global Economic Governance Programme |
Ngaire Woods, introduction to the International Community's Response to Haiti |
Ngaire Woods talks about the international community's humanitarian response to the Haitian Earthquake. Part of a series of presentations entitled 'The International Community's Response to Haiti'. |
Ngaire Woods |
9 April, 2010 |
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Global Economic Governance Programme |
The International Community's Response to Haiti |
Series of presentations looking at the international community's humanitarian response to the Haitian earthquake. |
Ngaire Woods, John Mitchell, Paul Sherlock, Laurence Whitehead |
9 April, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
4.3 Cartesian Dualism |
Part 4.3. Introduces Descartes' idea of dualism, that there is a separation between the mind and the body, as well as some of the philosophical issues surrounding this idea. |
Peter Millican |
8 April, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
General Philosophy Lecture 4 |
PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 4. |
Peter Millican |
8 April, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
4.2 Possible Answers to External World Scepticism |
Part 4.2. Investigates some of the possible solutions to Descartes' sceptical problem of the external world, looking at G.E Moore's response, among others, to the problem. |
Peter Millican |
8 April, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
4.4 The Mind-Body Problem |
Part 4.4. Looks at some of the modern responses to Cartesian Dualism including Gilbert Ryle's and G. Strawson's responses to the idea. |
Peter Millican |
8 April, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
2.7 Overview: Kant and Modern Science |
Part 2.7. Concludes a historical survey of philosophy with Immanuel Kant, who thought Hume was wrong in his idea of human nature and how we gain knowledge of the world. |
Peter Millican |
8 April, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
3.2 Responses to Hume's Famous Argument |
Part 3.2. Responses to and justifications of Hume's argument concerning the problem of induction. |
Peter Millican |
8 April, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
General Philosophy Lecture 3 |
PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 3. |
Peter Millican |
8 April, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
4.1 Scepticism about the External World |
Part 4.1. Introduces the problem of how do we have knowledge of the world, how do we know what we perceive is in fact what is there? |
Peter Millican |
8 April, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
General Philosophy Lecture 2 |
PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 2. |
Peter Millican |
8 April, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
3.1 Hume's Argument Concerning Induction |
Part 3.1. Briefly introduces the problem of induction: that is, the problem that it is difficult to justify claims to knowledge of the world through pure reason, i.e. without experience. |
Peter Millican |
8 April, 2010 |
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Environmental Change Institute |
Panel discussion: What next for climate change reporting? |
Several of the UK's most influential environment correspondents from the BBC, the Financial Times, The Guardian, The Sun and The Science Media Centre to discuss the challenges of climate change reporting in the coming months. |
Fiona Fox, Richard Black, David Adam, Fiona Harvey, Ben Jackson |
8 April, 2010 |
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UK Climate Impacts Programme Training |
The UKCIP user interface |
Tom Wilson gives an introduction to the UK Climate Impacts Program user interface, where individuals are able to create climate future projections for different areas of the UK. He also demonstrates how the user interface works. |
Tom Wilson |
8 April, 2010 |
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UK Climate Impacts Programme Training |
How can you adapt? |
Some climate change is inevitable, Megan Gawith talks about the need for organisations and individuals to adapt to climate change. |
Megan Gawith |
8 April, 2010 |
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UK Climate Impacts Programme Training |
UKCP 09 - UK Climate Projections 2009 |
Richard Lamb gives an introduction to the history of climate projections in the UK, he also describes the different levels of information available to organisations and individuals through UKCP 09. |
Richard Lamb |
8 April, 2010 |
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UK Climate Impacts Programme Training |
Climate Science |
Alastair Brown explains what climate science is, what the difference between weather and climate, how the scientists model the climate and what range of factors are considered in modelling climate. |
Alastair Brown |
8 April, 2010 |
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UK Climate Impacts Programme Training |
Local Authorities |
Laurie Newton talks about the need for local authorities to adapt to climate change and some of the resources which are available to help Local Authorities understand adaptation. |
Laurie Newton |
8 April, 2010 |
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UK Climate Impacts Programme Training |
Introduction to the UK Climate Impacts Program |
Chris West, Director of the UK Climate Impacts Program, gives an introduction to UKCIP, its history and the reason why it stresses the importance of climate change adaptation, rather than climate change mitigation. |
Chris West |
8 April, 2010 |
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UK Climate Impacts Programme Training |
Business |
Kay Johnstone talks about why climate change is an issue as much for businesses as it is for governments and also some of the ways in which businesses can adapt to climate change. |
Kay Johnstone |
8 April, 2010 |
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Anthropology |
Nutritional Anthropology Lecture 3: Hunter-gatherer diet (5 Feb 2010) |
In this third Nutritional Anthropology lecture, Professor Stanley Ulijaszek (ISCA, Oxford) discusses hunter-gatherer subsistence ecology and its relevance to the modern world. |
Stanley Ulijaszek |
7 April, 2010 |
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Critical Reasoning for Beginners |
Evaluating Arguments Part Two |
Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mistaken for good arguments. |
Marianne Talbot |
18 March, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
2.4 John Locke |
Part 2.4. Introduction to the philosophy of John Locke, 'England's first Empiricist', he also gives a very simplistic definition of Empiricism; we obtain knowledge through experience of the world, through sensory data (what we see, hear, etc). |
Peter Millican |
16 March, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
2.3 Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton |
Part 2.3. An introduction to Robert Boyle's theory of corpuscularianism and Isaac Newton's ideas on mathematics and the universe. |
Peter Millican |
16 March, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
2.6 David Hume |
Part 2.6. Introduces 18th Century Scottish philosopher David Hume, 'The Great Infidel', including his life, works and a brief look at his philosophical thoughts. |
Peter Millican |
16 March, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
2.2 Thomas Hobbes: The Monster of Malmesbury |
Part 2.2. A brief introduction to Thomas Hobbes, 'The Monster of Malmsbury', his views on a mechanistic universe, his strong ideas on determinism and his pessimistic view of human nature: 'The life of man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short'. |
Peter Millican |
16 March, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
2.5 Nicolas Malebranche and George Berkeley |
Part 2.5. Focuses on Malebranche, a lesser-known French Philosopher, and his ideas on idealism and the influence they had on English philosopher George Berkeley. |
Peter Millican |
16 March, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
2.1 Recap of General Philosophy Lecture 1 |
Part 2.1. A brief recap on the first lecture describing how Aristotle's view of the universe, dominant throughout the middle ages in Europe, came to be gradually phased out by a modern, mechanistic view of the universe. |
Peter Millican |
16 March, 2010 |
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Critical Reasoning for Beginners |
Evaluating Arguments Part One |
Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive arguments - focusing in particular on the notion of validity. |
Marianne Talbot |
15 March, 2010 |
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Kellogg College |
Taming the Casino Banks |
In this podcast the experts discuss whether the 'casino' banks that are considered too big to fail are simply too big, and explain the arguments for and against splitting them up. |
Jonathan Michie, Martin Slater, Linda Yueh |
15 March, 2010 |
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The Credit Crunch and Global Recession |
Taming the Casino Banks |
In this podcast the experts discuss whether the 'casino' banks that are considered too big to fail are simply too big, and explain the arguments for and against splitting them up. |
Jonathan Michie, Martin Slater, Linda Yueh |
15 March, 2010 |
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St Edmund Hall |
Taming the Casino Banks |
In this podcast the experts discuss whether the 'casino' banks that are considered too big to fail are simply too big, and explain the arguments for and against splitting them up. |
Jonathan Michie, Martin Slater, Linda Yueh |
15 March, 2010 |
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The Beazley Archive - Classical Art Research Centre |
Treasures of Oxford - Athenian Wine Drinking Cup |
Sir John Boardman talks about a wine drinking cup made in Ancient Athens; he also talks about what we can learn from it about Ancient Greek culture and the kind of lifestyle the Greeks had. |
John Boardman |
11 March, 2010 |
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Global Economic Governance Programme |
The UN's role in Overcoming Development Challenges |
Special Lecture given by former Prime Minister of New Zealand and now Administrator of the United Nations Development Program the Rt Hon. Helen Clark. She is introduced by Director of the Global Economic Governance Program, Professor Ngaire Woods. |
Helen Clark, Ngaire Woods |
11 March, 2010 |
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The Beazley Archive - Classical Art Research Centre |
Research in Classical Archaeology |
Discussion between Sir John Boardman and Donna Kurtz on the subject of being classical archaeology researchers and academics and some of the challenges and opportunities they face. |
John Boardman, Donna Kurtz |
11 March, 2010 |
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The Beazley Archive - Classical Art Research Centre |
Introduction to Art of the Ancient World |
Donna Kurtz and Sir John Boardman talk about Sir John's life, his career and experiences as a classical scholar and also the relationship works of art from different cultures around the ancient world have with one another. |
John Boardman, Donna Kurtz |
11 March, 2010 |
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Critical Reasoning for Beginners |
What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth |
Part four of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will learn how to evaluate arguments and how to tell whether an argument is good or bad, focusing specifically on inductive arguments. |
Marianne Talbot |
11 March, 2010 |
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Anthropology |
Nutritional Anthropology Lecture 2: Nutritional Quality and Child Growth |
Professor Stanley Ulijaszek (Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford) discusses nutritional factors that impact on the growth of children across the globe. |
Stanley Ulijaszek |
10 March, 2010 |
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Critical Reasoning for Beginners |
Setting out Arguments Logic Book Style |
Part three of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will focus on how to identify and analyse arguments, and how to set arguments out logic book-style to make them easier to evaluate. |
Marianne Talbot |
10 March, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
023 Spin 1/2 , Stern - Gerlach Experiment and Spin 1 |
Twenty third lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
5 March, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
026 Hydrogen part 2 Emission Spectra |
Twenty sixth lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
5 March, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
022 Spin Angular Momentum |
Twenty second lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
5 March, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
025 Hydrogen part 1 |
Twenty fifth lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
5 March, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
024 Classical Spin and Addition of Angular Momenta |
Twenty fourth lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
5 March, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
027 Hydrogen part 3 Eigenfunctions |
Twenty seventh lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
5 March, 2010 |
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Research Integrity |
An international perspective on promoting the responsible conduct of research |
Paul Taylor gives a talk as part of the Research Integrity Seminar Series held at the John Radcliffe hospital. |
Paul Taylor |
4 March, 2010 |
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Indian Traces in Oxford |
Cornelia Sorabji: Jowett's protégée in Oxford 1889-1893 |
Professor Richard Sorabji (Wolfson College, Oxford) - Cornelia Sorabji: Jowett's protígíe in Oxford 1889-1893. |
Richard Sorabji |
3 March, 2010 |
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Indian Traces in Oxford |
Repainting Ajanta: the global impact of the Frescoes and their copies |
Dr Rupert Arrowsmith (UCL) - 'Repainting Ajanta: the global impact of the Frescoes and their copies.'. |
Rupert Arrowsmith |
3 March, 2010 |
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Indian Traces in Oxford |
Tracing Indian students at Oxford before the Second World War |
Dr Sumita Mukherjee (Oxford) - 'Tracing Indian Students at Oxford before the Second World War'. |
Sumita Mukherjee |
2 March, 2010 |
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Indian Traces in Oxford |
Indian imperial crossings and the Oxford hub |
Professor Elleke Boehmer (Oxford) - 'Indian imperial crossings and the Oxford hub'. |
Elleke Boehmer |
2 March, 2010 |
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Indian Traces in Oxford |
Michael Madhusudan Datta (1824-1873): a young Bengali poet's exam script washes up on Albion's distant shore |
Dr Alex Riddiford - "Michael Madhusudan Datta (1824-1873): a young Bengali poet's exam script washes up on Albion's distant shore." This reading was delivered by Anshuman Mondal. |
Alex Riddiford, Anshuman Mondal |
2 March, 2010 |
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Indian Traces in Oxford |
Introduction and Reading |
Opening of exhibition by Amitav Ghosh and a reading from his In an Antique Land. Introduced by Anshuman Mondal (Brunel). |
Amitav Ghosh, Anshuman Mondal |
2 March, 2010 |
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Indian Traces in Oxford |
Musings of Sir Mohammad Iqbal on the Place of Muslims in late Colonial India: Letters to Edward John Thompson, 1933-1934 |
Professor Humayun Ansari (RHUL) - 'Musings of Sir Mohammad Iqbal on the Place of Muslims in late Colonial India: Letters to Edward John Thompson, 1933-1934'. |
Humayun Ansari |
2 March, 2010 |
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |
The Reconstruction of American Journalism |
A lecture delivered by Michael Schudson, author of the 2009 report of the same title, on the state of American journalism, The report proposes new steps to support quality public affairs reporting. |
Michael Schudson, Nicholas Lemann, David Levy, Paul Starr, John Lloyd |
2 March, 2010 |
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What is Tragedy? |
Does Tragedy Teach? |
Third dialogue on the nature of tragedy where they talk about whether tragic theatre teaches people, and if it does, how and what does it teach? |
Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings |
1 March, 2010 |
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What is Tragedy? |
What does Tragedy do for People? |
A discussion of what the use of tragedy is, and whether the emotional experience of tragic theatre is simply a passing thrill or a vital part of life. |
Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings |
1 March, 2010 |
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What is Tragedy? |
Defining Tragedy |
First dialogue between Oliver Taplin and Joshua Billings on tragedy: they discuss what 'tragedy' means, from its origins in Greek culture to philosophical notions of what tragedy and tragic drama are. |
Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings |
1 March, 2010 |
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What is Tragedy? |
Is Tragedy still Alive? |
Discussion on whether tragedy still exists in modern culture, whether in films, modern theatre or and other creative arts. |
Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings |
1 March, 2010 |
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Complexity and Systemic Risk: Hilary Term Seminar Series 2010 |
Predicting the Behaviour of Techno-Social Systems: How Informatics and Computing Help to Fight Off Global Pandemics |
We live in an increasingly interconnected world of 'techno-social' systems, where infrastructures composed of different technological layers are interoperating within the social component that drives their use and development. |
Alessandro Vespignani |
25 February, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
1.1 An Introduction to General Philosophy |
Part 1.1. Outlines the General Philosophy course, the various topics that will be discussed, and also, more importantly, the philosophical method that this course introduces to students. |
Peter Millican |
19 February, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
General Philosophy Lecture 1 |
PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 1. |
Peter Millican |
19 February, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
1.4 From Galileo to Descartes |
Part 1.4. Outlines Galileo's revolutionary theories of astronomy and mechanical science and introduces Descartes' (the father of modern philosophy) ideas of philosophical scepticism. |
Peter Millican |
19 February, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
1.3 Science from Aristotle to Galileo |
Part 1.3. Describes briefly the Aristotelian view of the universe; the basis for natural science in Europe until the 15th century and its conflict Galileo's theories. |
Peter Millican |
19 February, 2010 |
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General Philosophy |
1.2 The Background of Early Modern Philosophy |
Part 1.2. Gives a very brief history of philosophy from the 'birth of philosophy' in Ancient Greece through the rise of Christianity in Europe in the Middle Ages through to the Renaissance, the Reformation and the birth of the Modern Period. |
Peter Millican |
19 February, 2010 |
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Complexity and Systemic Risk: Hilary Term Seminar Series 2010 |
Ocean Circulation and Climate: Observing and Modelling the Global Ocean |
The oceans are a critical component of the climate system, storing roughly 1000 times as much heat, and 50 times as much carbon, as the atmosphere. |
David Marshall |
18 February, 2010 |
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Anthropology |
Nutritional Anthropology Lecture 1: What is the natural human diet? |
Professor Stanley Ulijaszek of the School of Anthropology gives a talk on the 'natural' human diet, and asks whether we, people living in an industrialised society, should be trying to follow the natural diet. Recorded 22nd January 2010. |
Stanley Ulijaszek |
18 February, 2010 |
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Complexity and Systemic Risk: Hilary Term Seminar Series 2010 |
Anticipating Future Complexity: Are Systems Such as Cities Getting More Complex? |
Cities are getting more complex as their residents acquire more and more ways in which they can interact with one another. |
Mike Batty |
17 February, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
019 Diatomic Molecules and Orbital Angular Momentum |
Nineteenth lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
9 February, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
021 Even further Orbital Angular Momentum - Eigenfunctions, Parity and Kinetic Energy |
Twenty-first lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
9 February, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
020 Further Orbital Angular Momentum, Spectra of L2 and LZ |
Twentieth lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
9 February, 2010 |
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Complexity and Systemic Risk: Hilary Term Seminar Series 2010 |
Growth, Innovation, and the Pace of Life from Cells and Ecosystems to Cities and Corporations; Are They Sustainable? |
Growth, Innovation, and the Pace of Life from Cells and Ecosystems to Cities and Corporations; Are They Sustainable? |
Geoffrey West |
5 February, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
018 Angular Momentum |
Eighteenth lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
4 February, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
017 Einstein-Podolski-Rosen Experiment and Bell's Inequality |
Seventeenth lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
4 February, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
016 Composite Systems - Entanglement and Operators |
Sixteenth lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
4 February, 2010 |
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Critical Reasoning for Beginners |
Different Types of Arguments |
The second of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn about the different types of arguments, in particular deductive and inductive arguments. |
Marianne Talbot |
29 January, 2010 |
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Critical Reasoning for Beginners |
The Nature of Arguments |
The first of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn how to recognise arguments and what the nature of an argument is. |
Marianne Talbot |
29 January, 2010 |
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Kellogg College |
Bank bonuses, breakups and regulation |
In the first podcast of 2010, the experts discuss bank bonuses, proposed break-ups and tighter regulation of the banking and financial sectors. |
Linda Yueh, Jonathan Michie, Martin Slater |
28 January, 2010 |
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St Edmund Hall |
Bank bonuses, breakups and regulation |
In the first podcast of 2010, the experts discuss bank bonuses, proposed break-ups and tighter regulation of the banking and financial sectors. |
Linda Yueh, Jonathan Michie, Martin Slater |
28 January, 2010 |
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The Credit Crunch and Global Recession |
Bank bonuses, breakups and regulation |
In the first podcast of 2010, the experts discuss bank bonuses, proposed break-ups and tighter regulation of the banking and financial sectors. |
Linda Yueh, Jonathan Michie, Martin Slater |
28 January, 2010 |
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Alumni Weekend |
Galaxy Zoo - The Rise and Rise of Citizen Science |
Chris Lintott from the Department of Astrophysics gives a talk on the increasing significant contributions members of the public are making to scientific research through websites such as Galaxy Zoo. |
Chris Lintott |
27 January, 2010 |
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First World War Poetry Digital Archive |
Alisa Miller: 'Selling Patriotism: Rupert Brooke in the First World War' |
Alisa Miller takes a look at the 'Rupert Brooke cult', examining why this particular poet was so popular during the First World War, both with the general public and the soldier, at home and abroad. |
Alisa Miller |
26 January, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
015 Tunnelling and Radioactive Decay |
Fifteenth lecture in the Quantum Mechanics course given in Hilary term 2010. |
James Binney |
26 January, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
014 A Pair of Square Wells and the Ammonia Maser |
Fourteenth Lecture in the Quantum Mechanics Course given in Hilary term 2010. |
James Binney |
26 January, 2010 |
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Quantum Mechanics |
013 Hilary: The Square Well |
Thirteenth lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010. |
James Binney |
26 January, 2010 |
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