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Thomas King on stories and the Native Canadian experience

The author of The Truth About Stories, Thomas King, delivers ...

The author of The Truth About Stories, Thomas King, delivers his 2003 Massey Lecture entitled, What Is It About Us that You Don?t Like?

Noam Chomsky on international policy continuity in the wake of 9-11

MIT professor of Linguistics, Noam Chomsky, delivers his 2002 lecture ...

MIT professor of Linguistics, Noam Chomsky, delivers his 2002 lecture on international policy continuity in the wake of 9-11.

Leonard Susskind on the Black Hole Wars

Stanford University professor of Physics, Leonard Susskind, on ?The Black ...

Stanford University professor of Physics, Leonard Susskind, on ?The Black Hole Wars?, the scientific disagreement between Susskind and Stephen Hawking.

Elizabeth Abbott on her book A History of Mistresses.

Elizabeth Abbott on her 2003 book A History of Mistresses.

Elaine Dewar on her book The Second Tree: Of Clones, Chimeras and Quests for Immortality.

Author Elaine Dewar delivers her 2002 lecture about her book ...

Author Elaine Dewar delivers her 2002 lecture about her book The Second Tree: Of Clones, Chimeras and Quests for Immortality.

Niall Ferguson on his book Empire

Harvard University professor of History, Niall Ferguson, delivers his 2002 ...

Harvard University professor of History, Niall Ferguson, delivers his 2002 lecture on the lessons the US ought to learn from the British Empire experience in the Middle East.

Saskia Sassen on citizenship in the age of globalization

Columbia University professor of Sociology, Saskia Sassen, delivers her 2003 ...

Columbia University professor of Sociology, Saskia Sassen, delivers her 2003 lecture on the concept of citizenship in the age of globalization.

Francis S. Collins on The Genome and Your Future (Part 1)

The leader of the Human Genome Project, Dr. Francis S. ...

The leader of the Human Genome Project, Dr. Francis S. Collins delivers his 2003 high school lecture entitled The Genome and Your Future.

Maynard Olson on The Genome and Your Future (Part 2)

Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medicine, Dr. Maynard Olson ...

Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medicine, Dr. Maynard Olson delivers his 2003 lecture, companion piece to the Francis S. Collins lecture The Genome and Your Future.

Steven Pinker on his book The Blank Slate

Harvard University Psychology professor, Steven Pinker delivers a lecture on ...

Harvard University Psychology professor, Steven Pinker delivers a lecture on the modern denial of human nature with a specific focus on his 2003 book The Blank Slate.