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Different Modalities
Linguist Carol Padden (UC San Diego), describes how gesture is used in both sign languages and spoken languages.
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In the Shadow of The West
Award-winning author Pankaj Mishra describes his personal experiences of growing up in Asia while being disproportionately affected by Western cultural, philosophical and economic considerations.
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In Search of Religious Principles
Historian and social anthropologist Nile Green, UCLA, describes why he uses the model of “religious economy” as an “anti-rhetoric” to deliberately get people to think about religion and core religious principles in a new and different way.
Weird History
Where Did The Pirate Accent Come From?
The seafaring criminals known as pirates have existed for thousands of years. But because of the portrayals found in literature - or seen in films, TV shows, or on stage - much of what the general public thinks about pirates is likely...
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Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Learning to Code
Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Learning to Code
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These Language Models Talk to Each Other! | Socratic Models
These Language Models Talk to Each Other! | Socratic Models
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This AI Wrote You Some Valentines
Something has taken over the channel...... to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day!
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Language and History
Harvard University historian David Armitage emphasizes the natural link between linguistic terms and historical and cultural context.
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Now and Then
University of Oxford historian Sir John Elliott describes why the search for historical objectivity implies that it is important for all historians to have one foot in the past and one foot in the present.
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Uncovering Meaning
Historian David Armitage, University of Harvard, relates how examining the historical evolution of key terms and phrases can uncover the many sedimented meanings associated with them, thereby pointing the way to deeper historical...
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Worth Imitating
UC Berkeley historian and Byzantine specialist Maria Mavroudi describes how famous Greek writers were consciously imitated centuries or even millennia after they had lived, and how she was counselled to take the writer Lucian as her role...
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Challenging Clichés
Cambridge intellectual historian Stefan Collini tangibly demonstrates his critical thinking skills in examining the role of universities in contemporary society.
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The Roman Empire, Continued
UC Berkeley historian and Byzantine specialist Maria Mavroudi describes how the Byzantines regarded themselves as “Romans”, looking at their 1000+ year civilization as the part of the Roman Empire that never fell to the barbarians.
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Bridging the Cultural Gap
Historian David Armitage, Harvard University, describes how trying to understand how our modern age can appreciate the ideas and other cultural forms of the past triggered his move from literary scholarship to the history of ideas.
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Listening To Other Voices
Historian David Armitage (Harvard) describes the importance of looking at a conflict from a variety of different perspectives.
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Deceptive Language and Theatrical Metaphors
Historian Martin Jay (UC Berkeley) highlights the importance of wrestling with the subtle and often deceptive nature of language in order to fully appreciate the cultural values of any particular society.
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Civil War and The Romans
Historian David Armitage (Harvard) details the deep revulsion that civil war held for ancient Romans and how it deeply threatened their ideas of citizenship and belonging.
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Arab-Greek Bilingualism
Historian Maria Mavroudi (UC Berkeley) reveals how a careful study of Arab-Greek bilingualism can shed important light on a wealth of societal values, including the very foundations of their systems of knowledge.
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Rome, Extended
Historian Maria Mavroudi (UC Berkeley) describes how the Byzantines unhesitatingly regarded themselves, and were regarded by others, as "Roman."
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Spanish Bite - Cognates
Here’s a quick video to help with understanding what cognates are with some examples in Spanish!
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Telling time with "menos" in Spanish - Practice #3 (Basic)
Telling time with "menos" in Spanish - Practice #3 (Basic)
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Telling time with "menos" in Spanish - Practice #2 (Basic)
Telling time with "menos" in Spanish - Practice #2 (Basic)
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Telling time with "menos" in Spanish - Practice #1 (Basic)
Telling time with "menos" in Spanish - Practice #1 (Basic)
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Telling time with "falta(n)" in Spanish - Practice #3 (Basic)
Telling time with "falta(n)" in Spanish - Practice #3 (Basic)