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| Alain de Botton on the Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
by Alain de Botton
For most people the word work is synonymous with jobs, labor and occupations. The things we do to pay the rent. The mundane routine can often overshadow the nuances of the work that we do. |
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| Black Like Me
by John Howard Griffin
Writer John Howard Griffin decided to perform an experiment in order to learn from the inside out how one race could withstand the second class citizenship imposed on it by another race.... |
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| The City: A Global History
by Joel Kotkin
In this erudite and enjoyable Los Angeles Times best-seller, Joel Kotkin explores the history of cities around the globe. He argues that urban areas must be places where there is a shared feeling of sacredness, civic identity, and moral order. |
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| Civility & Community
by Brian Schrag
Concern for others is the basis of human decency; without it, our communities are increasingly degraded by selfishness and corruption. |
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| Communication Matters I: He Said, She Said
by Deborah Tannen
Professor Deborah Tannen's groundbreaking research into the fundamental differences between the ways in which the sexes communicate using language forms the basis for this fascinating series of lectures. |
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| Daniel Goleman on Social Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman
Daniel Goleman discusses his book "Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships" as a part of the Authors@Google series. |
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| David Brooks on The Social Animal
by David Brooks
Tapping into the findings of his latest book, NYTimes columnist David Brooks unpacks new insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences... |
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| Explaining Social Deviance
by Paul Root Wolpe
This course examines the complex topic of deviance and how major sociological theories have attempted to both define it and understand its role in both historical and modern society. |
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| The Family
by Lawrence D. Houlgate
There are three main ethical theories of family. Natural Law says that our human nature is to unite in marriage with a person of the opposite sex for the purpose of having and rearing children. |
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| The Foundations of Language
by Michael Drout
In this lecture Professor Michael Drout focuses on language as a whole and how it develops and is learned. He points out the amazing ability that children have for speaking and comprehending a language... |
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| Globalization
by Robert Acker
How and why are geographical patterns of employment, production, and consumption unstable in the contemporary world? |
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| A History of the English Language
by Michael Drout
Professor Drout addresses the foundation of language and its connection to specific portions of the brain. The components of language are explained in easy-to-understand terms and the progression of the language from Germanic to Old, Middle, and Modern English is fully illustrated... |
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| Lingua Franca Podcast
by Richard Buckham
Lingua Franca, presented by Richard Buckham, looks at all aspects of language: language old, modern, and even invented. Through interviews and prepared talks, the program features experts who analyse a single topic of interest to users and lovers of language. |
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| Philosophy of Society
by John Searle
The course deals with the foundations of the social sciences and the differences between social science explanations and natural science explanations. |
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| Smart City with Carol Coletta Podcast
by Carol Coletta
Smart City is a weekly, hour-long public radio talk show that takes an in-depth look at urban life, the people, places, ideas and trends shaping cities. |
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| Smart Mobs
by Howard Rheingold
In Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution, Howard Rheingold ponders the next great techno-cultural shift as it plays out in a global society. |
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| The Social Brain
by Daniel Goleman
In this program, we learn about how people develop different levels of empathy. |
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| Socially Intelligent Computing
by Daniel Goleman
In this dialogue, renowned internet theorist Clay Shirky describes how online groups function best, how the internet can be utilized to improve our society, and how social intelligence is changing the face of group interaction online. |
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| The Souls of Black Folk
by W.E.B. Du Bois
The Souls of Black Folk is a well-known work of African-American literature by activist W.E.B. Du Bois. |
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| Status Anxiety
by Alain de Botton
This is a book about an almost universal anxiety that rarely gets mentioned directly: an anxiety about what others think of us, about whether we’re judged a success or a failure, a winner or a loser. |
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| The Theory of Social Revolutions
by Brooks Adams
Brooks Adams (1848- 1927), was an American historian and a critic of capitalism. He believed that commercial civilizations rise and fall in predictable cycles. |
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| Thoughts On Society Of The Spectacle
"The whole life of those societies in which modern conditions of production prevail presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles. All that once was directly lived has become mere representation." |
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| The Tipping Point
by Malcolm Gladwell
In this brilliant and groundbreaking book, New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell looks at why major changes in our society so often happen suddenly and unexpectedly. |
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| The Wisdom of Crowds
by James Surowiecki
In this endlessly fascinating book, New Yorker columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea that has profound implications.... |
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