Big Ideas (Video)

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Andrei Markovits on...
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04:30:00 09/10/11

Big Ideas presents University of Michigan professor, Andrei Markovits, on European Anti-Americanism

Andrei Markovits on European Anti-Americanism

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Andrei Markovits on European Anti-Americanism

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Big Ideas presents University of Michigan professor, Andrei Markovits, on European Anti-Americanism

Nick Mount on Sam L...
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04:30:00 09/03/11

English professor, Nick Mount, provides insight into Sam Lipsyte's novel Home Land. The lecture was part of the Literature for Our Time series at the University of...

Nick Mount on Sam Lipsyte's novel Home Land

Added 09/03/11
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Nick Mount on Sam Lipsyte's novel Home Land

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English professor, Nick Mount, provides insight into Sam Lipsyte's novel Home Land. The lecture was part of the Literature for Our Time series at the University of Toronto.

Alexander Nehamas -...
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04:30:00 08/27/11

Big Ideas presents Princeton University professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature, Alexander Nehamas, on how individual character defines our ideas of wha...

Alexander Nehamas -individual character and ideas of beauty

Added 08/27/11
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Alexander Nehamas -individual character and ideas of beauty

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Big Ideas presents Princeton University professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature, Alexander Nehamas, on how individual character defines our ideas of what is beautiful

Eric Mazur on Stopp...
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04:30:00 08/20/11

Eric Mazur, the Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, delivers a lecture entitled, Stopping Time. In it he breaks time down into it's smallest measureable...

Eric Mazur on Stopping Time

Added 08/20/11
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Eric Mazur on Stopping Time

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Eric Mazur, the Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, delivers a lecture entitled, Stopping Time. In it he breaks time down into it's smallest measureable components via photography and developments in laser technology.

Michael Hardt on Th...
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04:30:00 08/13/11

Big Ideas presents Duke University Literary Theorist, Michael Hardt, discussing The Politics of Love and Evil

Michael Hardt on The Politics of Love and Evil

Added 08/13/11
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Michael Hardt on The Politics of Love and Evil

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Big Ideas presents Duke University Literary Theorist, Michael Hardt, discussing The Politics of Love and Evil

Joseph Emerson on T...
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04:30:00 08/06/11

Joseph Emerson of the Department of Applied Math at the University of Waterloo on the documentary The Quantum Tamers which he co-produced at the Perimeter Institute

Joseph Emerson on The Quantum Tamers

Added 08/06/11
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Joseph Emerson on The Quantum Tamers

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Joseph Emerson of the Department of Applied Math at the University of Waterloo on the documentary The Quantum Tamers which he co-produced at the Perimeter Institute

John O'Leary on Pop...
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04:30:00 07/30/11

Big Ideas presents John O'Leary, the President of Frontier College on Popular, Informal Education: From the Archives of Frontier College

John O'Leary on Popular, Informal Education

Added 07/30/11
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John O'Leary on Popular, Informal Education

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Big Ideas presents John O'Leary, the President of Frontier College on Popular, Informal Education: From the Archives of Frontier College

The Age of Unequals...
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04:30:00 07/23/11

Armine Yalnizyan, Jordan Peterson, and Matthew Mendelsohn join epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson to discuss why equality is better for everyone, the theme of Wilkin...

The Age of Unequals: An Evening with Richard Wilkinson

Added 07/23/11
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The Age of Unequals: An Evening with Richard Wilkinson

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Armine Yalnizyan, Jordan Peterson, and Matthew Mendelsohn join epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson to discuss why equality is better for everyone, the theme of Wilkinson's book, The Spirit Level

Robert K. Logan on ...
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04:30:00 07/16/11

University of Toronto Physics professor Robert K. Logan on The Origin and Evolution of Language and the Emergence of Concepts

Robert K. Logan on The Origin and Evolution of Language

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Robert K. Logan on The Origin and Evolution of Language

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University of Toronto Physics professor Robert K. Logan on The Origin and Evolution of Language and the Emergence of Concepts

Ensuring Electricit...
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04:30:00 07/14/11

Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 - Bill Rosehart, Maria Skyllas-Kazacos, Ted Sargent and Walt Patterson discuss Ensuring Electricity: What Happens If the Lights Go Out?

Ensuring Electricity - Equinox Summit: Energy 2030

Added 07/14/11
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Ensuring Electricity - Equinox Summit: Energy 2030

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Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 - Bill Rosehart, Maria Skyllas-Kazacos, Ted Sargent and Walt Patterson discuss Ensuring Electricity: What Happens If the Lights Go Out?

Energy Blueprint - ...
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04:30:00 07/14/11

Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 - Energy Blueprint presentations

Energy Blueprint - Equinox Summit: Energy 2030

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Energy Blueprint - Equinox Summit: Energy 2030

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Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 - Energy Blueprint presentations

Marcus Chown on 10 ...
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04:30:00 07/09/11

Marcus Chown of New Scientist Magazine on his Top 10 Bonkers Things About the Universe

Marcus Chown on 10 Bonkers Things About the Universe

Added 07/09/11
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Marcus Chown on 10 Bonkers Things About the Universe

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Marcus Chown of New Scientist Magazine on his Top 10 Bonkers Things About the Universe

Equinox Summit: Ene...
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04:30:00 07/07/11

A panel on Investing in Efficiency examines ways to manage energy demand and advance technological ideas that may improve efficiency at every stage of the energy s...

Equinox Summit: Energy 2030, Panel on Efficiency

Added 07/07/11
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Equinox Summit: Energy 2030, Panel on Efficiency

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A panel on Investing in Efficiency examines ways to manage energy demand and advance technological ideas that may improve efficiency at every stage of the energy system. Featured panelists are Linda Nazar, Jillian Buriak, Alan Aspuru-Guzik and Cathy Foley. The Equinox Summit was held at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, from June 5 - 9, 2011.

Kevin B. Anderson, ...
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04:30:00 07/02/11

Kevin B. Anderson and Janet Afary on their book The Seductions of Islamism: Revisiting Foucault and the Iranian Revolution

Kevin B. Anderson, Janet Afary on The Seductions of Islamism

Added 07/02/11
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Kevin B. Anderson, Janet Afary on The Seductions of Islamism

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Kevin B. Anderson and Janet Afary on their book The Seductions of Islamism: Revisiting Foucault and the Iranian Revolution

Equinox Summit: Ene...
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04:30:00 06/30/11

A panel on Building Capacity for the Future examines today's emerging technologies as well as the challenges associated with meeting global demand as we move towar...

Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 first plenary session

Added 06/30/11
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Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 first plenary session

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A panel on Building Capacity for the Future examines today's emerging technologies as well as the challenges associated with meeting global demand as we move toward an increasingly electrified energy system. Speakers include Jay Apt, Yacine Kadi, Craig Dunn, and Greg Naterer. The Equinox Summit was held at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, from June 5 - 9, 2011.

Renate Loll on the ...
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04:30:00 06/25/11

Renate Loll from Utrecht University's Institute for Theoretical Physics delivers a lecture on Searching for the Quantum Origins of Space and Time. The lecture was ...

Renate Loll on the Quantum Origins of Space and Time

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Renate Loll on the Quantum Origins of Space and Time

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Renate Loll from Utrecht University's Institute for Theoretical Physics delivers a lecture on Searching for the Quantum Origins of Space and Time. The lecture was recorded at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, on May 5, 2010.

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Cory Doctorow Q and A on computer regulation

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Cory Doctorow Q and A on computer regulation
06/04/11

Cory Doctorow answers questions following his lecture, Why it's a Bad Idea to Regulate Computers the Way We Regulate Radios, Guns, Uranium and Other Special-Purpose Tools