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Tracing A Path
Intellectual historian Darrin McMahon (Dartmouth) details how investigating the etymology of "genius" naturally led him to a deeper understanding of what he had previously thought was primarily an 18th-century phenomenon.
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Redefining "Classic"
QMUL historian Miri Rubin relates her initial misgivings about her translation of the notorious antisemitic work of Thomas of Monmouth becoming a "classic."
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Dangerous Extrapolations
Historian and classicist Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (Cambridge) highlights the dangers of trying to infer details of the past based upon contemporary archaeological research that could well be much more incomplete than we imagine.
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Opening Up Sightlines
Intellectual historian Darrin McMahon (Dartmouth College) gives us a personal taste of what intellectual history is uniquely qualified to address, and what attracts him to the field.
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On The Ground
Historian and social anthropologist Nile Green, UCLA, describes how he has been consistently struck by the distinction between the “top-down” books he was reading, and the particular human situations he was encountering on the ground.
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Beyond the City-state?
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) muses on how we might best apply ancient Athenian insights on governance to our modern world.
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A Notable Exception
Stanford University classicist and political scientist Josiah Ober describes his motivation to use Classical Athens as a counterexample to Robert Michels’ theory of “the iron law of oligarchy” of political organisation.
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A Notable Counterexample
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) discusses how ancient Athenian democracy has long struck him as an obviously important counterexample to Robert Michel's so-called "Iron Law of Democracy."
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Newton's Impact
UCLA historian Margaret Jacob describes how a common thread that goes through her work is how Newton’s discoveries on the laws of nature strongly impacted culture, religion, politics, and general thought in Europe and beyond.
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Scientific Sibyls
Historian Darrin McMahon, Dartmouth College, describes how the 19th-century psychological view known as “degeneration theory” went a considerable distance towards confirming the ancient religious, prophetic notion of a “mad genius” in...
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Romantic Impediments
Renowned violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin describes how romantic notions of Stradivari violins can prevent us from a deeper understanding.
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Will student loans get canceled?
Confused about the current situation around student loans? Ellie Ismailidou and Jillian Berman explore Biden's newest plan and what that potentially means for borrowers.
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Google Forms Fundamentals: Adding Headers, Images & Videos
Participants will understand how to add native assets like photos, graphics and images to enhance their presentation
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Google Forms Fundamentals: Touring the Interface
Learner will get a brief overview of the forms system and understand the most vital tools/settings
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Google Forms Fundamentals: Viewing and Exporting Data
Participants will learn to access and export their collected data
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Google Forms Fundamentals: Adding text/open ended questions
Learners will understand how to configure text/short answer questions
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MAC OS: Installing & Uninstalling Applications
Participant will learn to install and delete third party application from the "App Store"
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MAC OS: Using Apple Mail
Learner will now understand how to launch the native mail app, connect any third-party account to it and understand some key features offered in the application
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MAC OS: Downloading Web Files & Airdrop
Learner will understand how to download a file from a third-party website and where to access that file. They will also be able to conveniently share files with other Apple users through Airdrop
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MAC OS: Creating Folders & Stacks
Student will understand how to better manage files on their desktop by creating stacks & folders to sort them
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MAC OS: Customizing your Dock
Learner will now be able to add/remove applications, files and folders to their doc as well as customize it's placement, magnification & size
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MAC OS: Notification Center & Widgets
Learner will know how to access the notification center and customize widgets within it
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Google Forms Fundamentals: Viewing Responses
Learners will understand how to view and grade quiz responses
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Google Forms Fundamentals: Creating multiple choice questions
Learners will get an overview of their question options & willl understand how to configure and add multiple choice questions