Best Eugene M Podcasts (2025)

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074 - William Grady - Redrawing the Western: A History of American Comics and the Mythic West 1:13:12

3d ago1:13:12

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A conversation with scholar William Grady about their book Redrawing the Western: A History of American Comics and the Mythic West (University of Texas Press, 2024) Dr. William Grady is an independent scholar and library based in the United Kingdom in Manchester. He earned a PhD in English from the University of Dundee and a masters of research and…

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Matthew Daniel Eddy, "Media and the Mind: Art, Science, and Notebooks as Paper Machines, 1700-1830" (U Chicago Press, 2023) 56:34

9d ago56:34

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We often think of reason as a fixed entity, as a definitive body of facts that do not change over time. But during the Enlightenment, reason also was seen as a process, as a set of skills enacted on a daily basis. How, why, and where were these skills learned? Concentrating on Scottish students living during the long eighteenth century, Media and t…

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ASRS Leaders & Legends Interview: Cynthia A. Toth, MD, FASRS 32:47

14d ago32:47

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Cynthia A. Toth, MD, FASRS, has always been ahead of the curve, from being the first female surgeon to join the faculty at Duke to becoming one of the earliest researchers to use OCT to study retinal injuries. She was also one of the first to use a handheld OCT system to examine infants, and she pioneered the first intraoperative OCT-guided surgica…

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Dance Machine 25. Swing Machine 59:28

14d ago59:28

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7 микс в стиле Electro Swing. Энергичная танцевальная музыка с участием японских исполнителей данного направления. Они в своем репертуаре - постоянное смешение стилей, включение в мелодию ломаной бочки DNB и Breakbeat, а также элементов POP, Rap и Hip-Hop.Угарно и задорно. Рекомендую для утренних и вечерних танцев.…

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Howard Chiang, "After Eunuchs: Science, Medicine, and the Transformation of Sex in Modern China" (Columbia UP, 2018) 1:12:47

16d ago1:12:47

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Howard Chiang’s new book is a masterful study of the relationship between sexual knowledge and Chinese modernity. After Eunuchs: Science, Medicine, and the Transformation of Sex in Modern China (Columbia University Press, 2018) guides readers through the history of eunuchs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the techniques of visualization t…

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Scientists Cooperate while Humanists Ruminate (EF, JP) 41:46

22d ago41:46

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Back in 2021, John and Elizabeth sat down with Brandeis string theorist Albion Lawrence to discuss cooperation versus solitary study across disciplines. They sink their teeth into the question, “Why do scientists seem to do collaboration and teamwork better than other kinds of scholars and academics?” The conversation ranges from the merits of coll…

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Tariffs, Tensions & the Multipolar World: A Geopolitical Deep Dive with Alex & Eugene Chausovsky 24:23

23d ago24:23

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In this thought-provoking episode of Bundy Group Insights, Alex Chausovsky is joined by geopolitical analyst Eugene Chausovsky, Senior Director at the Newlines Institute. The conversation unpacks the rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape and its direct impact on the global economy, business operations, and international alliances. From the emerge…

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073 - James Buckley - City of Wood: San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry 1:12:17

28d ago1:12:17

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A conversation with urban planner and architectural historian James Michael Buckley about their book City of Wood: San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry (University of Texas Press, 2024) James Michael Buckley is an urban planner, recently retired from the University of Oregon where he was an associate professor and vener…

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Joe Pearson: Winter Short Story winner, 2025 54:15

1M ago54:15

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Meet Joe Pearson, winner of our 2025 Winter Short Story competition with his entry All Equal in Utopia, which can now be read on our winner's blog page. As part of the prize, we want to promote new writers, and as such we chat to Joe about his writing journey, aspirations, next steps, and view on the literary landscape. Learn about Joe's bold decis…

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Sally King, "Menstrual Myth Busting: The Case of the Hormonal Female" (Policy Press, 2025) 47:33

1M ago47:33

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In Menstrual Myth Busting: The Case of the Hormonal Female (Policy Press, 2025), Dr. Sally King interrogates the diagnostic label of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) to expose and challenge sexist assumptions within medical research and practice. She powerfully demonstrates how the concept of the ‘hormonal’ premenstrual woman is merely the latest iterat…

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ASRS Leaders & Legends Interview: William F. Mieler, MD, FACS, FARVO 27:30

1M ago27:30

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The History of Retina is pleased to welcome one of retina’s most highly esteemed ambassadors to Leaders & Legends. Dr. William F. Mieler has channeled his passion and impressive background into an illustrious career as a clinician, educator, researcher, and international leader in ophthalmology. He has served in countless leadership positions in or…

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William Max Nelson, "Enlightenment Biopolitics: A History of Race, Eugenics, and the Making of Citizens" (U Chicago Press, 2024) 1:12:31

1M ago1:12:31

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In Enlightenment Biopolitics (U Chicago Press, 2024), historian William Max Nelson pursues the ambitious task of tracing the context in which biopolitical thought emerged and circulated. He locates that context in the Enlightenment when emancipatory ideals sat alongside the horrors of colonialism, slavery, and race-based discrimination. In fact, th…

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Andrew Janiak, "The Enlightenment's Most Dangerous Woman: Émilie Du Châtelet and the Making of Modern Philosophy" (Oxford UP, 2024) 47:27

2M ago47:27

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The Enlightenment's Most Dangerous Woman: Émilie du Châtelet and the Making of Modern Philosophy (Oxford UP, 2024) introduces the work and legacy of philosopher Émilie Du Châtelet. As the Enlightenment gained momentum throughout Europe, Châtelet broke through the many barriers facing women at the time and published a major philosophical treatise in…

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Anne Greenwood Mackinney, "Nature on Paper: Documenting Science in Prussia, 1770-1850" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2024) 42:59

2M ago42:59

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Over the past two decades, natural things—especially those collected, exchanged, studied, and displayed in museums, such as animals, plants, minerals, and rocks—have emerged as fascinating protagonists for historical research. Nature on Paper: Documenting Science in Prussia, 1770-1850 (U Pittsburgh Press, 2024) follows a different, humbler set of o…

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M. Chirimuuta, "The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience" (MIT Press, 2024) 52:44

2M ago52:44

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This book is available open access here. The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience (MIT Press, 2024), Mazviita Chirimuuta argues that the standard ways neuroscientists simplify the human brain to build models for their research purposes mislead us about how the brain actually works. The key issue, instead, i…

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Anthony Grafton, "Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa" (Harvard UP, 2023) 31:36

2M ago31:36

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Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa (Harvard UP, 2023) is a revelatory new account of the magus―the learned magician―and his place in the intellectual, social, and cultural world of Renaissance Europe. In literary legend, Faustus is the quintessential occult personality of early modern Europe. The historical Faustus, however, was someth…

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072 - Amanda Van Lanen - The Washington Apple 53:35

2M ago53:35

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A conversation with historian Amanda Van Lanen about their book The Washington Apple: Orchards and the Development of Industrial Agriculture (University of Oklahoma Press, 2022). Amanda L. Van Lanen is Professor of History and Humanities Division Chair at Lewis-Clark State College. A historian of the American West, agriculture, and the environment,…

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Christos Lynteris, "Visual Plague: The Emergence of Epidemic Photography" (MIT Press, 2022) 1:17:33

2M ago1:17:33

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How epidemic photography during a global pandemic of bubonic plague contributed to the development of modern epidemiology and our concept of the “pandemic.” In Visual Plague: The Emergence of Epidemic Photography (MIT Press, 2022), Christos Lynteris examines the emergence of epidemic photography during the third plague pandemic (1894–1959), a globa…

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Fire Protection M&A: John Corliss Shares His Journey to a Successful Exit 19:38

2M ago19:38

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In this episode of Bundy Group Insights, host Jim Mullens sits down with John Corliss, a seasoned industry expert in fire protection, to discuss his journey of acquiring, growing, and ultimately selling Roanoke Sprinkler. John shares his background, his entrepreneurial approach to business growth, and how he strategically positioned his company for…

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M. Jonathan Lee: M is for Meaningless 1:22:56

3M ago1:22:56

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M. Jonathan Lee, author of six novels, shortlisted for The Novel Prize in 2012, and mental health campaigner, returns for his second podcast with N2tS as he's been working on a special project for the site. His new six-part series, 'M is for Meaningless', details his life in writing, including hints and advice he's acquired over twenty years, exclu…

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Peter J. Bowler, "Evolution for the People: Shaping Popular Ideas from Darwin to the Present" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 50:47

3M ago50:47

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From Darwin's The Origin of Species to the twenty-first century, Peter Bowler reinterprets the long Darwinian Revolution by refocussing our attention on the British and American public. By applying recent historical interest in popular science to evolutionary ideas, he investigates how writers and broadcasters have presented both Darwinism and its …

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ASRS Leaders & Legends Interview: Lee M. Jampol, MD 29:04

3M ago29:04

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The History of Retina is pleased to welcome revered educator, surgeon, and clinician Dr. Lee Jampol to Leaders & Legends. Dr. Jampol’s remarkable career has largely centered around research trials, studying retinal diseases like diabetic retinopathy and central serous retinopathy. He has been a key player in some of the field's most pivotal trials,…

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071 - John Nelson - Muddy Ground: Native Peoples, Chicago's Portage, and the Transformation of a Continent 1:11:09

3M ago1:11:09

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A conversation with historian John William Nelson about their book, Muddy Ground: Native Peoples, Chicago's Portage, and the Transformation of a Continent (University of North Carolina Press, 2023) John William Nelson is assistant professor of history at Texas Tech University, where he teaches courses on Colonial America, the American West, the Atl…

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Karenleigh A. Overmann, "The Material Origin of Numbers: Insights from the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East" (Gorgias Press, 2024) 10:50

3M ago10:50

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What are numbers, and where do they come from? Based on her groundbreaking study of material devices used for counting in the Ancient Near East, Karenleigh Overmann proposes a novel answer to these timeless questions. Tune in as we talk with Karenleigh Overmann about her book, The Material Origin of Numbers: Insights from the Archaeology of the Anc…

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Vera Keller, "Curating the Enlightenment: Johann Daniel Major and the Experimental Century" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 51:37

3M ago51:37

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How did the research universities of the Enlightenment come into being? And what debt do they owe to scholars of the previous era? Focusing on the career of German polymath Johann Daniel Major (1634–93), Curating the Enlightenment: Johann Daniel Major and the Experimental Century (Cambridge University Press, 2024) by Dr. Vera Keller uncovers how la…

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2024 in Review, 2025 in Focus 34:43

4M ago34:43

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Clint Bundy, Managing Director, kicks off season two of Bundy Group Insights by diving into the current economic and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) landscape, offering a thorough analysis of 2024 and expectations for 2025. Joined by Alex Chausovsky, Director of Analytics and Consulting, and Stewart Carlin, Managing Director, the conversation provides…

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Pierre Sokolsky, "The Clock in the Sun: How We Came to Understand Our Nearest Star" (Columbia UP, 2024) 54:01

4M ago54:01

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On the surface of the Sun, spots appear and fade in a predictable cycle, like a great clock in the sky. In medieval Russia, China, and Korea, monks and court astronomers recorded the appearance of these dark shapes, interpreting them as omens of things to come. In Western Europe, by contrast, where a cosmology originating with Aristotle prevailed, …

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Bruce Lieberman and Niles Eldredge, "Macroevolutionaries: Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould" (Columbia UP, 2024) 40:54

4M ago40:54

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One of the twentieth century's great paleontologists and science writers, Stephen Jay Gould was, for Bruce S. Lieberman and Niles Eldredge, also a close colleague and friend. In Macroevolutionaries: Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould (Columbia UP, 2024), they take up the tradition of Gould's acclaimed essays on natu…

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Disability and the History of Science (Osiris, Vol 36) 1:28:29

4M ago1:28:29

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This volume of Osiris places disability history and the history of science in conversation to foreground disability epistemologies, disabled scientists, and disability sciencing (engagement with scientific tools and processes). Looking beyond paradigms of medicalization and industrialization, the volume authors also examine knowledge production abo…

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Patchen Barss, "The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius" (Basic Books, 2024) 35:16

4M ago35:16

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When he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a “world behind the world” of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the world’s most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists. Penr…

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Melissa B. Reynolds, "Reading Practice: The Pursuit of Natural Knowledge from Manuscript to Print" (U Chicago Press, 2024) 1:09:53

4M ago1:09:53

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What do you do when you feel an itchy throat coming on? You probably head online, first to search for your symptoms and then to evaluate the information you found — just as ordinary 15th and 16th century English people would have sifted through information in their almanacs, medical recipe collections, and astrological tracts. As Reading Practice: …

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Mariam Motamedi Fraser, "Dog Politics: Species Stories and the Animal Sciences" (Manchester UP, 2024) 1:05:34

4M ago1:05:34

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Do dogs belong with humans? Scientific accounts of dogs' 'species story,' in which contemporary dog-human relations are naturalised with reference to dogs' evolutionary becoming, suggest that they do. Dog Politics: Species Stories and the Animal Sciences (Manchester UP, 2024) by Dr. Mariam Motamedi Fraser dissects this story. This book offers a ric…

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Nancy Reddy, "The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About How to Be a Good Mom" (St. Martin's Press, 2025) 51:55

4M ago51:55

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Timely and thought-provoking, Nancy Reddy's The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About How to Be a Good Mom unpacks and debunks the bad ideas that have for too long defined what it means to be a "good" mom. When Nancy Reddy had her first child, she found herself suddenly confronted with the ideal of a perfect mother—a woman who was consta…

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070 - Samuel Western - The Spirit of 1889: Restoring the Lost Promise of the High Plains and Northern Rockies 1:06:33

4M ago1:06:33

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A conversation with journalist, author, and poet Samuel Western about his book, The Spirit of 1889: Restoring the Lost Promise of the High Plains and Northern Rockies (University Press of Kansas, 2024) Samuel Western is a prolific journalist and writer of the American West. In addition to having taught various courses on Wyoming history and culture…

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Rebecca Charbonneau, "Mixed Signals: Alien Communication Across the Iron Curtain" (Polity, 2024) 55:17

4M ago55:17

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In the shadow of the Cold War, whispers from the cosmos fueled an unlikely alliance between the US and USSR. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (or SETI) emerged as a foundational field of radio astronomy characterized by an unusual level of international collaboration—but SETI’s use of signals intelligence technology also served military…

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Joel Whitebook, "Freud: An Intellectual Biography" (Cambridge UP, 2017) 57:26

4M ago57:26

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We interview Dr. Joel Whitebook, philosopher and psychoanalyst about his book Freud: An Intellectual Biography (Cambridge UP, 2017). Dr. Whitebook works in Critical Theory in the tradition of the Frankfurt School, developing that tradition with his clinical and philosophical knowledge of recent advances in psychoanalytic theory. The life and work o…

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Celebrating New Beginnings: Resolutions, Tennis, and a Taco Party for Fran at 98! 30:09

4M ago30:09

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Mike & Fran Want To Hear From You !!!By Michael

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Camille Robcis, "Disalienation: Politics, Philosophy, and Radical Psychiatry in Postwar France" (U Chicago Press, 2021) 1:04:45

4M ago1:04:45

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On this episode, J.J. Mull interviews scholar and historian Camille Robcis. In her most recent book, Disalienation: Politics, Philosophy, and Radical Psychiatry in Postwar France (University of Chicago Press, 2021), Robcis grapples with the historical, intellectual, psychiatric and psychoanalytic meaning of institutional psychotherapy as articulate…

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Rachel Louise Moran, "Blue: A History of Postpartum Depression in America" (U Chicago Press, 2024) 57:12

4M ago57:12

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New motherhood is often seen as a joyful moment in a woman’s life; for some women, it is also their lowest moment. For much of the twentieth century, popular and medical voices blamed women who had emotional and mental distress after childbirth for their own suffering. By the end of the century, though, women with postpartum mental illnesses sought…

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Frederick Crews, "Freud: The Making of an Illusion" (Picador, 2018) 1:02:08

4M ago1:02:08

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The figure of Sigmund Freud has captivated the Western imagination like few others. One hundred and twenty-five years after the publication of Studies on Hysteria, the good doctor from Vienna continues to stir controversy in institutions, academic circles, and nuclear households across the world. Perhaps Freud’s sharpest and most adamant critic, Fr…

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Kate Bramhall: Poetry competition winner 2024 1:07:14

4M ago1:07:14

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Meet Kate Bramhall, winner of our 2024 poetry competition with her poem Papa, which can now be read at New2theScene.co.uk. As part of the prize, we want to promote new writers, and as such we chat to Kate about her writing journey, aspirations, next steps, love for literacy, and the difference it can make in people's lives. Learn about Kate's work …

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Michael Bresalier, "Modern Flu: British Medical Science and the Viralisation of Influenza, 1890-1950" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023) 1:07:43

4M ago1:07:43

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Ninety years after the discovery of human influenza virus, Modern Flu: British Medical Science and the Viralisation of Influenza, 1890—1950 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) by Dr. Michael Bresalier traces the history of this breakthrough and its implications for understanding and controlling influenza ever since. Examining how influenza came to be define…

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AI: How We Got Here in Three Powerful Tales 1:07:03

4M ago1:07:03

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This episode is based upon three readings: Alan Turing’s Computing Machinery and Intelligence aka The Turing Test paper. Turing starts his paper by asking “can machines think?” before deciding that’s a meaningless question. Instead, he invents something he calls “the imitation game” - a text conversation where the player has to guess whether they a…

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Season 1 Conclusion: Gratitude, Highlights, and What's Next for Bundy Group Insights 3:10

5M ago3:10

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As we close out 2024 and Season 1 of Bundy Group Insights, Clint Bundy, Managing Director at Bundy Group, reflects on the year and expresses gratitude to listeners of the Bundy Group Insights podcast. As a boutique investment bank, Bundy Group specializes in assisting business owners and management teams with sales and capital raises, offering insi…

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New Year Swing Dance. Electro swing mix #6 29:37

5M ago29:37

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Новый год приближается! Заряжаемся настроением праздника с лучшими исполнителями энергичного стиля Electro SwingBy OKTO

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Donald R. Prothero, "The Story of Earth's Climate in 25 Discoveries: How Scientists Found the Connections Between Climate and Life" (Columbia UP, 2024) 41:15

5M ago41:15

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Over 4.5 billion years, Earth's climate has transformed tremendously. Before our more temperate recent past, the planet swung from one extreme to another--from a greenhouse world of sweltering temperatures and high sea levels to a "snowball earth" in which glaciers reached the equator. During this history, we now know, living things and the climate…

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Renée Bergland, "Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science" (Princeton UP, 2024) 1:06:40

5M ago1:06:40

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Emily Dickinson and Charles Darwin were born at a time when the science of studying the natural world was known as natural philosophy, a pastime for poets, priests, and schoolgirls. The world began to change in the 1830s, while Darwin was exploring the Pacific aboard the Beagle and Dickinson was a student in Amherst, Massachusetts. Poetry and scien…

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David J. Collins, SJ, "Disenchanting Albert the Great: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Magician" (Penn State UP, 2024) 1:07:26

5M ago1:07:26

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David J Collins, SJ joins Jana Byars to talk about Disenchanting Albert the Great: the Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Magician (Penn State Press, 2024). Albert the Great (1200–1280) was a prominent Dominican friar, a leading philosopher, and the teacher of Thomas Aquinas. He also endorsed the use of magic. Controversial though that stance would h…

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Strategies for Success in Fire Protection M&A with John Mackey 31:06

5M ago31:06

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In this episode of Bundy Group Insights, Jim Mullens, Managing Director at Bundy Group, interviews John Mackey, founder of The Mackey Group, to discuss the evolving trends, challenges, and opportunities within the fire protection industry. With nearly two decades of experience, Mackey is a trusted authority in fire protection, strategic growth, and…

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Caroline Winterer, "How the New World Became Old: The Deep Time Revolution in America" (Princeton UP, 2024) 1:05:53

5M ago1:05:53

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In How the New World Became Old: The Deep Time Revolution in America (Princeton UP, 2024), Caroline Winterer, William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies at Stanford University, takes her reader on a journey through the historical strata of the United States’ relationship with deep time. From the early days of the republic to th…

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