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School of Humanities and Sciences

School of Humanities and Sciences

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Encountering Antiquity in Renaissance Europe: Greeks, Jews, and Humanists

Encountering Antiquity in Renaissance Europe: Greeks, Jews, and Humanists

Princeton University History Professor Anthony Grafton discusses the role of Jewish and Greek texts and individuals in s... Read more

29 Apr 2009

Ranked #2

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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

Steven Pinker argues that, contrary to popular belief, violence has declined over long stretches of time and today we ma... Read more

25 Jul 2012

Ranked #3

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Revising/Devising Student-Centered Pedagogies/Performances: Taking a Performative Turn

Revising/Devising Student-Centered Pedagogies/Performances: Taking a Performative Turn

Kevin DiPirro leads a discussion on his belief in student-centered teaching and discussing an article that looks deeply ... Read more

24 Jun 2011

29mins

Ranked #4

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Visualizing Metanoia in Rhetorical Theory

Visualizing Metanoia in Rhetorical Theory

Program in Writing and Rhetoric Professor Kelly Myers discusses the Greek story of the God Kairos and Metanoia as a lite... Read more

22 Apr 2011

16mins

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A Conversation with Lewis H. Lapham

A Conversation with Lewis H. Lapham

Stanford's MLA Program hosts American writer Lewis H. Lapham to join a discussion on writing and current events. He is t... Read more

19 Apr 2011

50mins

Ranked #6

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The Rise of the Exit Polls - What (If Anything) Happens Next?

The Rise of the Exit Polls - What (If Anything) Happens Next?

Dr. Kathleen Frankovic discusses the development of exit polls and their impact on understanding elections and projectin... Read more

1 Dec 2010

51mins

Ranked #7

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America the View from Europe

America the View from Europe

Martin Evans discusses Europe's preoccupation with America and how they view America. He tells the audience that Europea... Read more

18 Nov 2010

46mins

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Steeples of Excellence: Oxford and Stanford

Steeples of Excellence: Oxford and Stanford

Professor Martin Evans discusses the similarities and differences between Stanford University and Oxford University and ... Read more

10 Nov 2010

28mins

Ranked #9

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Bacchus, Books, and Bards

Bacchus, Books, and Bards

Martin Evans, Stanford Professor of English, gives a brief history of the way in which wine and its effects have been tr... Read more

2 Jul 2010

Ranked #10

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Cicero at the Tea Party: Conflict in Republican Politics, Then and Now

Cicero at the Tea Party: Conflict in Republican Politics, Then and Now

Joy Connolly, Associate Professor of Classics, argues that the Romans' contribution to our politics should be seen not i... Read more

11 Jun 2010

Ranked #11

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A Naturalist in the World's Wilderness

A Naturalist in the World's Wilderness

George Schaller, a Senior Conservationist, discusses the pressing need to conserve the world's natural environments by s... Read more

17 Mar 2010

Ranked #12

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The World in Japanese

The World in Japanese

Ian Hideo Levy discusses language and identity of a writer as well as the difficulties and rewards of gaining the privil... Read more

10 Mar 2010

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International Health Policy: Comparative Health Care Systems

International Health Policy: Comparative Health Care Systems

Victor Fuchs facilitates a discussion with students on the healthcare systems of other nations and the historical roots ... Read more

19 Jan 2010

Ranked #14

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The Importance of Understanding the Past: Greece, China, Mesopotamia

The Importance of Understanding the Past: Greece, China, Mesopotamia

Sir Geoffry Lloyd analyzes the social and intellectual institutions that favored or inhibited innovation in the study of... Read more

17 Dec 2009

Ranked #15

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The Roots of Altruism (Video)

The Roots of Altruism (Video)

Matthieu Ricard, a monk of the Nyingma order, based at the Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal, is well known a... Read more

24 Nov 2009

Ranked #16

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The Roots of Altruism (Audio)

The Roots of Altruism (Audio)

Matthieu Ricard, a monk of the Nyingma order, based at the Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal, is well known a... Read more

24 Nov 2009

Ranked #17

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Stress Response: Savior to Killer

Stress Response: Savior to Killer

As we’ve evolved, the human stress response has saved our lives. Today, we turn on the same life-saving physical reactio... Read more

22 Sep 2008

5mins

Ranked #18

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Justice, Human Rights, and Democracy: Lecture 3

Justice, Human Rights, and Democracy: Lecture 3

Third of three sessions in which Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen speaks, followed by a brief commentary by a Stanford faculty... Read more

2 Jun 2008

Ranked #19

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Justice, Human Rights, and Democracy: Lecture 1

Justice, Human Rights, and Democracy: Lecture 1

First of three sessions in which Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen speaks, followed by a brief commentary by a Stanford faculty... Read more

2 Jun 2008

Ranked #20

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Being Buddhist in America

Being Buddhist in America

Buddhism in the Modern World is a joint program of the Buddhist Community at Stanford, the Office for Religious Life and... Read more

20 Feb 2008

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