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Mabiki

Watch an interview with Fabian Drixler, author of Mabiki, on Yale University's The MacMillan Report.

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The Black Revolution on Campus

Watch Martha Biondi, author of Black Against Empire, on Mark Anthony Neal's Left of Black

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Caesar in the USA

Classics Confidential interviews Maria Wyke on her book, Caesar in the USA.

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My Name Is Jody Williams

Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams' TED talk on what "peace" really means and why action is needed when prayer and meditation fall short. 

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Chinese Characters

Telling China's Story, One Life at a Time: Panel discussion with Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Xujun Eberlein, Howard French, and Megan Shank at the Asia Society

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Distilled Spirits

Watch a video about Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson's experience with LSD.

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Real Collaboration

Real Collaboration in Global Health - 28 min. full version

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Real Collaboration

Real Collaboration in Global Health - 7 min. edited version

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Real Collaboration

Real Collaboration in Global Health - 3 min. edited version

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Distilled Spirits

Watch the book trailer for Distilled Spirits.

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The Exultant Ark

Jonathan Balcombe, author of The Exultant Ark, talks about his book in this Q & A interview.

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Meet Our New Director.
Alison Mudditt invites you to add your voice to the conversation.

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Someplace Like America

Video introduction to the book Someplace Like America: Tales from the New Great Depression by Dale Maharidge, Michael S. Williamson, photographer, and Bruce Springsteen, foreword. Bruce Springsteen talks about the author's previous title and how they inspired him to write the song "Youngstown." Someplace Like America is being published by UC Press and is available now.

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Someplace Like America

In this background blog for the book Someplace Like America: Tales from the New Great Depression by Dale Maharidge, Michael S. Williamson, photographer, and Bruce Springsteen, foreword, published by UC Press, the authors go behind the scenes and talk about the extraordinary newspaper series they collaborated on together which lead to the book.

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Maps of Time

TED Talk by David Christian, the author of Maps of Time

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Of Indigo and Saffron

Video of Michael McClure taken from the USA Poetry series by Richard O. Moore (1966)

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Of Indigo and Saffron

Video of Michael McClure taken from the USA Poetry series by Richard O. Moore (1966)

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The Googlization of Everything

Interview of Siva Vaidhyanathan on CNN's Reliable Sources program, 2/27/11

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Capturing Sound

1. Violinist Itzhak Perlman in performance (page 24)

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2. Violinist Jascha Heifetz in performance (page 25)

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Getting It Wrong

Video narrated by W. Joseph Campbell, author of Getting it Wrong, detailing the myths in the panic surrounding Orson Welles 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds.

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Capturing Sound

3. The McGurk Effect (page 25)

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5. Elvis Presley, "Blue Moon of Kentucky", released version, 1954 (page 49)

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6. Elvis Presley, "Blue Moon of Kentucky", outtake, 1954 (page 49)

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7. Cher, "Believe", 1998 (page 51)

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8. The Black Eyed Peas, "Boom Boom Pow", 2009 (page 51)

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17. DJ Dexta, DMC battle routine, 1999 (page 133)

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18. DJ Dopey, Allies All Star Beatdown routine, 2001 (page 133)

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Capturing Sound

21. Fatboy Slim, "Praise You", 1998 (excerpt) (page 154)

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23. Public Enemy, "Fight the Power", 1990 (page 160)

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Solidarity Divided

AFGE Authors' Night featuring Bill Fletcher, author of Solidarity Divided. Commented by Jason C. Fornicola, Communications Department at the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), April 19, 2010.

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Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1

A lively series of interviews introducing viewers to the work that went on behind the scenes in the production of the Autobiography of Mark Twain.

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Oath Betrayed

Trailer for "Doctors of the Dark Side", a documentary that exposes the scandal behind the torture scandal and includes interviews with author Steven Miles.

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Richard Heinberg talks about planning for peak oil

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The Atlas of Global Conservation
Presentation at Google by The Nature Conservancy's Lead Scientist, Dr. M. Sanjayan
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California Crackup

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The Pueblo Revolt and the Mythology of Conquest
Retelling The History Of New Mexico's Native Americans
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Getting It Wrong

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Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery

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Soccer Empire
How Algeria Used Soccer Against its Colonizers
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Soccer Empire
Office Hours with Laurent Dubois
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Europe’s Promise
Steven Hill on "Europe's Promise"
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The Book of Codes
Crack the Codes: Sweepstakes Video 5
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The Book of Codes
Crack the Codes: Sweepstakes Video 4
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The Book of Codes
Crack the Codes: Sweepstakes Video 3
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The Book of Codes
Crack the Codes: Sweepstakes Video 2
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The Book of Codes
Crack the Codes: Sweepstakes Video 1
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Life
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Dinosaur Odyssey
PBS Scott Sampson interview
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Coal Hollow
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Elephant Reflections
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Alcatraz
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The Constant Fire
Adam Frank's video comparing the excitement of gases in a nebula to a basketball game
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The Encyclopedia of Earth
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Stat-Spotting
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Trees
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The Last Wild Wolves
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Christmas
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They Called Me Mayer July
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Insomniac
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