Stanford Continuing Studies Program Lectures
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Stanford Continuing Studies offers a broad range of courses, seminars, and workshops, primarily in the liberal arts, designed to enhance the learning and enrich the lives of people in the Bay Area. Courses are taught by Stanford Instructors and are open to all members of the community.
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How Did Hannibal Cross the Alps?
Author: Patrick Hunt
Fri, Feb 22, 2008
History - Audio - How Did Hannibal Cross the Alps? - (April 5, 2007) For over 2,000 years, nobody has been able to identify with certainty the route that Hannibal used to cross the Alps in 218 BCE with 25,000 men and 37 elephants to the astonishment of the Romans. Now a Stanford team, under the direction of
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Medieval Matters: Modern European Nationalism and the Fight to Control the Past
Author: Patrick Geary
Tue, Dec 11, 2007
History - Audio - Medieval Matters: Modern European Nationalism and the Fight to Control the Past - (November 14, 2007) Patrick Geary examines contemporary uses of the Middle Ages by various political movements, left and right, in Europe today. He explores how modern-day Europeans proudly attempt to trace their national identities to medieval origins, l
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Rumi as a Healer: A Physician's Perspective
Author: Camran Nezhat and Evaleen Jones
Mon, Jan 07, 2008
History - Audio - Rumi as a Healer: A Physician's Perspective - (January 27, 2007) A celebration of the 800th anniversary of the birth of Rumi, the great Persian poet of exuberant love and ecumenical wisdom. Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi (1207–73) was a poet and a scholar, a Sufi mystic, a learned theologian, and a foe of
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In Search of the Historical Rumi
Author: Franklin Lewis
Mon, Jan 07, 2008
History - Audio - In Search of the Historical Rumi - (January 27, 2007) A celebration of the 800th anniversary of the birth of Rumi, the great Persian poet of exuberant love and ecumenical wisdom. Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi (1207–73) was a poet and a scholar, a Sufi mystic, a learned theologian, and a foe of
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Rumi the Poet: Self-Portrayal, Dialogue and Image-Making
Author: Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak
Mon, Jan 07, 2008
History - Audio - Rumi the Poet: Self-Portrayal, Dialogue and Image-Making - (January 27, 2007) A celebration of the 800th anniversary of the birth of Rumi, the great Persian poet of exuberant love and ecumenical wisdom. Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi (1207–73) was a poet and a scholar, a Sufi mystic, a learned theologian, and a foe of
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Hermeneutics, Self-realization, and Cosmology in the Spiritual Couplets (Mathnawi) of Rumi and The Masnavi
Author: Mohammad Haghi, Mohammad Este'lami, Abbas Milani (Moderator)
Mon, Jan 07, 2008
History - Audio - Hermeneutics, Self-realization, and Cosmology in the Spiritual Couplets (Mathnawi) of Rumi and The Masnavi - (January 27, 2007) A celebration of the 800th anniversary of the birth of Rumi, the great Persian poet of exuberant love and ecumenical wisdom. Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi (1207–73) was a poet and a scholar, a Sufi mystic, a learned theologian, and a foe of
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Unsilencing the Sacred Self: the Music of Communication with the Divine
Author: The Liän Ensemble and Fatemeh Keshavarz
Mon, Jan 07, 2008
History - Audio - Unsilencing the Sacred Self: the Music of Communication with the Divine - (January 27, 2007) A celebration of the 800th anniversary of the birth of Rumi, the great Persian poet of exuberant love and ecumenical wisdom. Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi (1207–73) was a poet and a scholar, a Sufi mystic, a learned theologian, and a foe of
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The Music Emily Heard
Author: David Giovacchini and Ensemble
Wed, May 28, 2008
Fine Art - Video - The Music Emily Heard - (February 13, 2008) This evening presents the music of Emily Dickinson’s life—parlor piano pieces drawn from her own Songbook; hymns she sang in meeting; songs drawn from the 1851 performance by Jenny Lind—the Swedish Nightingale—which Dickinson attended;
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The Ghoul of Amherst
Author: Amy Freed
Wed, May 28, 2008
Fine Art - Video - The Ghoul of Amherst - (March 12, 2008) “The Ghoul of Amherst” is a short, comic vignette set during Emily’s death bed visit to a dying school chum. It addresses with admiration and humor Miss Dickinson’s more grisly preoccupations with the mysteries of the grave. Word for Word
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Life Science Symposium: Bodies Changed to Light
Author: Andrea Nightingale, Robert Pogue Harrison, and Thomas Sheehan
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Philosophy - Audio - Life Science Symposium: Bodies Changed to Light - Join three of Stanford's most imaginative and articulate humanists for a poetic, philosophical, and historic reflection on this universal experience: the end of life.
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Improving Children's Heart Health
Author: Dr. Thomas Robinson
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Healthy Living - Audio - Improving Children's Heart Health - (March 10, 2007) Three leading researchers ask how heart disease has become the number-one killer in the US, and what are we doing about it. They examine the perceptions and realities of heart disease in America and new and emerging treatments that are be
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Looking into the Brain (Audio)
Author: Brian Wandell
Mon, May 12, 2008
Biology - Audio - Looking into the Brain (Audio) - (April 29, 2008) Understanding how thought and emotion are realized in the human brain is a remarkable enterprise. How a mere three-pound collection of nerve cells gives rise to human art, wisdom, and passion is one of the central mysteries of our existen
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European Roundtable: The EU in Crisis? Difficult Choices between Integration and Expansion
Author: Marina Bourgain, Christophe Crombez, Meredith Heiser, Timothy Josling
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
International Economics - Audio - European Roundtable: The EU in Crisis? Difficult Choices between Integration and Expansion - An expert team of scholars from Stanford and beyond addresses these and other issues in the light of recent developments and on the basis of a sober assessment of both the problems and promises that lie ahead on the road to further European integration.
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Materials to Heal and Rebuild the Human Body (Video)
Author: Sarah Heilshorn
Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Engineering - Video - Materials to Heal and Rebuild the Human Body (Video) - (February 28, 2008) Surgeons currently use common industrial materials inside the body to replace damaged body parts. However, if we want to replace more complicated body parts such as heart tissue or the spinal cord, we need better materials.
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Testing Einstein in Space: The Gravity Probe B Mission
Author: C.W. Everitt
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Engineering - Video - Testing Einstein in Space: The Gravity Probe B Mission - GP-B has been described as the most elegant spacecraft ever built. Join Professor Francis Everitt for a lively explanation of GP-B's development. No scientific knowledge is necessary—just a keen imagination and the love of a good story.
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Computing and the Problem of Evil
Author: John Mitchell
Mon, Jun 02, 2008
Technology - Audio - Computing and the Problem of Evil - (November 7, 2008) Computers and the Internet have changed business, education, entertainment, and recreation dramatically over the past two decades. But there are some problems. For example, why are computer systems vulnerable to worms and viruses? Can't
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Making Pictures of What We See Every Day
Author: Pat Hanrahan
Mon, Jun 02, 2008
Technology - Audio - Making Pictures of What We See Every Day - (April 26, 2007) Behind the scenes of computer graphics are complex models and sophisticated simulations. In this lecture, we will look behind the “scenes,” and see how the magic tricks are done.
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From Dust to Dust: Examining Cometary Particles
Author: Richard Zare
Mon, Jun 02, 2008
Technology - Audio - From Dust to Dust: Examining Cometary Particles - (February 28, 2007) This is the first public report at Stanford of what Richard N. Zare and his associate, Maegan K. Spencer, found as Stardust Preliminary Examination Team (PET) participants. A big question that scientists want to answer is whether comet
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European Roundtable: "Stretching the Safety Net: Is the European Welfare State in Crisis"
Author: Marina Bourgain, Jonah Levy, Isabela Mares, and Hans N. Weiler (Moderator)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Globalization - Audio - European Roundtable: "Stretching the Safety Net: Is the European Welfare State in Crisis" - Torn between the time-honored social democratic traditions of equal opportunity and the protection of the needy and the pressures of demographic change and declining public resources, European governments are finally confronting the limits of the welfare
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Torture Sexual Politics and the Ethics of Photography
Author: Judith Butler
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Human Rights - Audio - Torture Sexual Politics and the Ethics of Photography - Judith Butler is Maxine Elliot Professor of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature at UC-Berkeley. She discusses the photographs of prisoners abused by at Abu Ghraib, drawing on the work of Susan Sontag and Emmanuel Levinas.
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The Law of Torture
Author: Jenny S. Martinez
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Human Rights - Audio - The Law of Torture - Jenny S. Martinez is Assistant Professor of Law at Stanford. She explores torture within the context of Western and American legal traditions.
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Into the Light of Day: Human Rights after Abu Ghraib
Author: Mark Danner
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Human Rights - Audio - Into the Light of Day: Human Rights after Abu Ghraib - Mark Danner is a staff writer at The New Yorker and contributor to the New York Review of Books, writing on foreign affairs and American politics. He explores how the Bush administration developed its policies for dealing with prisoners taken in Iraq and
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Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib
Author: Seymour Hersh
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Human Rights - Audio - Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib - Seymour Hersh is one of the nation's premier investigative journalists. He gained worldwide recognition for his exposure of the My Lai massacre and its cover up during the Vietnam War and again in 2004 for his disclosure of prison abuse at the Abu Ghraib
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The Poisoned Chalice: Humanity at Nuremberg and Now
Author: David J. Luban
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Human Rights - Audio - The Poisoned Chalice: Humanity at Nuremberg and Now - David J. Luban is the Frederick J. Haas Professor of Law and Philosophy at Georgetown Law School and Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor of Human Rights at Stanford Law School. He looks at how Nuremberg shaped the conventions for dealing with prisoners of war.
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Torture Policy at Abu Ghraib: Military Use of Science for the Control of the Country
Author: Gerald Gray
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Human Rights - Audio - Torture Policy at Abu Ghraib: Military Use of Science for the Control of the Country - Gerald Gray is the author of Psychology and US Psychologists in Torture and War in the Middle East. In his talk, Gerald Gray stresses the importance of offering appropriate treatment for survivors of torture.
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Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure
Author: Dr. Robert C. Robbins
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Disease - Audio - Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure - (March 10, 2007) Three leading researchers ask how heart disease has become the number-one killer in the US, and what are we doing about it. They examine the perceptions and realities of heart disease in America and new and emerging treatments that are be
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The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
Author: Philip G. Zimbardo
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Mental Health - Audio - The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil - Philip G. Zimbardo is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Stanford. His work and research have addressed such issues as prisons, violence and evil, persuasion, political psychology, and terrorism. He describes how the situational forces at the Abu Ghrai
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Materials to Heal and Rebuild the Human Body (Audio)
Author: Sarah Heilshorn
Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Engineering - Audio - Materials to Heal and Rebuild the Human Body (Audio) - (February 28, 2008) Surgeons currently use common industrial materials inside the body to replace damaged body parts. However, if we want to replace more complicated body parts such as heart tissue or the spinal cord, we need better materials.
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Testing Einstein in Space: The Gravity Probe B Mission
Author: C.W. Everitt
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Engineering - Audio - Testing Einstein in Space: The Gravity Probe B Mission - GP-B has been described as the most elegant spacecraft ever built. Join Professor Francis Everitt for a lively explanation of GP-B's development. No scientific knowledge is necessary—just a keen imagination and the love of a good story.
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Current Therapies for Heart Disease
Author: Dr. Mark A. Hlatky
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Research - Audio - Current Therapies for Heart Disease - (March 10, 2007) Three leading researchers ask how heart disease has become the number-one killer in the US, and what are we doing about it. They examine the perceptions and realities of heart disease in America and new and emerging treatments that are be
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An Evening with Geoff Nunberg: The Paradox of Political Language
Author: Geoff Nunberg
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
United States Politics - Audio - An Evening with Geoff Nunberg: The Paradox of Political Language - There's a paradox in modern attitudes about political language. Left and right may disagree as to which expressions count as deceptive packaging and which are merely effective branding, but both acknowledge that the American public is particularly suscept
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