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On this edition of Conversations with History, UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler is joined by linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky to discuss activism, anarchism and the role the United States plays in the world today. Series: "Conversations with History" [6/2002] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 6568]
Video duration: 3490 seconds
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On this edition of Conversations with History, UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler talks with writer Christopher Hitchens. They talk about writing, dissent, and the challenge of taking on cultural icons. Series: "Conversations with History" [8/2002] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 6725]
Video duration: 1741 seconds
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Singer and guitarist Jon Foreman of Switchfoot talks about the art of writing songs in this program presented by the Writer's Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [3/2008] [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 13983]
Video duration: 3432 seconds
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A distinguished scholar of Buddhism, Lewis Lancaster founded the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative to use the latest computer technology to map the spread of various strands of Buddhism from the distant past to the present. Series: "Burke Lectureship on Religion & Society" [6/2008] [Humanities] [Show ID: 14331]
Video duration: 3591 seconds
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Alfred McCoy, Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, explores the history and use by the CIA of psychological torture in terms of how this particular form of torture was discovered, perfected and made legal. Series: "Voices" [3/2007] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 12279]
