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Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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We assume all events are caused by something. Yet we happily refer to random chance be it a freak accident, or the state of quantum particles. Might causality be a fiction and inexplicable events written into the character of the universe, or with greater understanding could we find an explanation for everything? Sponsored by BBC Focus Magazine. The Panel Templeton prize winning cosmologist George Ellis, Imperial College string theorist Michael Duff...
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English
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Once paganism was seen as an antiquated belief system that modern frameworks had made redundant. Now it is claimed paganism is one of the fastest growing religions in the UK and US. Have the pagan gods of nature given us a new haven for spirituality? Or is it a superficial entertainment for lost westerners? The Panel Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics Eileen Barker, philosopher at the University of London Stephen Law, science...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
From music charts to executive boards, feminism is certainly in fashion. Yet some argue that once radical feminist ideas for the future have been harnessed for commercial gain. Are Beyonce and Simone de Beauvoir feminists really on the same side? How much do the second, third and fourth wave feminists share? Do successful women who make it to the top like Margaret Thatcher or Sheryl Sandberg risk reinforcing a man's world while doing little about...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Technology has been blamed for increased loneliness and the breakdown of relationships. Might it instead provide a solution? What would a sex robot experience feel like? Could sex robots change humanity? Computer scientist Kate Devlin puts forward a radical vision for the future.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
At 10 billion matches, Tinder has made more connections than there are people. But neuroscience reveals that too much choice can increase expectations and reduce desire. Is choice actually a bad thing? Have dating apps democratised intimacy, or are they warping our relationships beyond repair? The Panel of KCL philosopher Christopher Hamilton, eHarmony’s Chief Scientist Steve Carter, and Oxford neuroscientist Anders Sandberg tackle technology’s...
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In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis's parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents-telekinesis and telepathy-who got to this place the same way...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Clark Neily, attorney at the Institute for Justice and author of the new book, Terms of Engagement: How Our Courts Should Enforce the Constitution's Promise of Limited Government, sits down to discuss what he describes as an ongoing pattern of "judicial abdication" in America. The judiciary, he says, was meant to stand as a bulwark against the tyranny of the majority, a defender of individual rights. Instead, it has become a mere enabler of legislators...
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[2013], c1920
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English
Description
Manufacturing of corrugated boxes. Hinde and Dauch Paper Company Corrugated Fibre Shipping Boxes and Packing Materials. Film on making cardboard boxes, ca. 1920s, with lots of looking at camera and interaction between workers and camera. Scenes of their Cleveland, Ohio factory, plus views of other companies using their boxes.
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2007.
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English
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Swept away to a hidden academy for training budding evil geniuses, Otto, a brilliant orphan, Wing, a sensitive warrior, Laura, a shy computer specialist, and Shelby, an infamous jewel thief, plot to beat the odds and escape the prison known as H.I.V.E.
Otto Malpense is one of several who wish to escape H.I.V.E.
Pub. Date
[2006], c2003
Language
English
Description
Democratic political principles have finally reached the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Tanim-"to change" or "to turn"-is the story of how the Apulin people, the ruling tribe of Enga province, are struggling to balance this alien electoral system, with all its implicit values and practices, with the secure familiarity of their traditional approaches to rule, land ownership, and systems of compensation. Change has come, and the Apulins must now turn...
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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
To help out with her family's financial situation, seventeen-year-old Morgan Dey begins working for the Body Institute, an organization that uses new technology to allow one person to take over another person's body temporarily to return that body to the proper weight and physical condition.
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
The 1990s saw a new focus on environmentalism and the rise of community-mandated recycling. Cities with recycling programs collect glass, aluminum, plastic and paper and sell them to outside companies, typically at a profit loss. Supporters of recycling believe that the benefits to the environment outweigh the cost of running such programs.
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
Each year, aspiring filmmakers are invited to work with seasoned professionals at Robert Redford's Sundance Film Institute in an atmosphere that encourages creativity and experimentation. This program tracks the progress of two workshop participants as they receive advice on dialogue from Julius Epstein, writer of Casablanca, and on plot from Ring Lardner, Jr., writer of M*A*S*H; edit film with Paul Hirsch, editor of Star Wars; and discuss motivation...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn about site reliability engineering (SRE), how to improve it, and why the SRE profile is one of the fastest-growing job roles in IT.
Do you want to learn how to use site reliability engineering (SRE) to improve service reliability and system resiliency? Or perhaps learn more about one of the fastest-growing job roles in IT? Either way, this course from DevOps Institute has you covered. Find out what site reliability engineering is and learn...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
Description
Lead your organization’s DevOps evolution with new skills, tools, innovative thinking, and transformational leadership.
This course from DevOps Institute shows you how to become a DevOps leader with new skills, tools, innovative thinking, and transformational leadership. Learn how to achieve better value outcomes faster and more safely. Dive into the psychology behind DevOps, and explore everything from psychological safety to training methods....
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