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rssGary Glassman - NOVA: The Bible's Buried Secrets I
NOVA's The Bible's Buried Secrets is a landmark two-hour NOVA special taking viewers on a fascinating scientific journey that began 3,000 years ago and continues to this day. The film presents the latest archeological scholarship from the Holy Land to explore the beginnings of modern religion and the origins of the Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament. This archeological detective story tackles some of the biggest questions in biblical studies. Where did the ancient Israelites come from? Who wrote the Bible, when, and why? How did the worship of one god - the foundation of modern Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - emerge? A powerful intersection of science, scholarship, and scripture, The Bible's Buried Secrets provides unique insight into the deeper meaning of these biblical texts and their continuing resonance through the centuries. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.
Audio|Thu, 20 Nov 2008
|art programsfound at2:02, 3:17
“…master's of fine arts in directing from UCLA. Also produces integrated media art programs. . Is where is featured in the permanent collections. Of the museum of modern art. And than the national gallery and the problems …”
“…to competition after. She -- The focus of the film is the Hebrew Bible. . Our goal was to gather the last hundred years typical archeology scholarship. Including the most current research discoveries and fortune into. Dramatic …”
Kwaku Ohene-Frempong - Chasing the Crescent Moon: Sickle Cell Disease
A genetic disease mostly affecting those of African descent, sickle cell produces debilitating pain and a life sometimes cut short, especially for the undiagnosed. And as a burden largely borne by the underprivileged, sickle cell is not just a medical problem, but a social one. Chasing the Crescent Moon explores the challenges posed by sickle cell through the story of one physician and the lives he has touched. Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong grew from a child of Ghanaian cocoa farmers to become a Yale scholar, an Olympic athlete, and one of the most important international warriors against sickle cell. He also bore a son who suffers from the disease. In his greatest accomplishment, Dr. Frempong established the only city-wide newborn screening for sickle cell in all of West Africa, where 1 in 50 babies suffers from the illness. This radio documentary relates Dr. Frempong's remarkable journey as well as the dramatic stories of his coworkers, staff, patients and their families. Set in Ghana and Philadelphia, the documentary travels from the high tech Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic that Dr. Frempong heads at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to his overcrowded Ghanaian clinic. The stories educate, advocate and entrance, conveying the unusual medical and social burdens faced by those fighting sickle cell. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.
Audio|Thu, 9 Oct 2008
|Children Hospitalfound at8:39, 0:54
“…in sickle cell and the head of the sickle cell center at Children's Hospital Philadelphia one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country. He started a program to get every child born in Philadelphia screened for sickle cell disease. . As his professional responsibilities grew he purposely let go of some of his past oneself. …”
“…son and I think about itself. You may not be equated with sickle cell disease but it's important because so many are suffering and so many can be helped. Also because hearing about doctor from -- work is like getting a second opinion on how to live a life of meaning. Now. Chasing the crescent moon the story of doctor frowned on and sickle cell disease. . The reporter is Aaron Schwartz. …”
Katie Fawcett - Gorilla Conservation and the Karisoke Center
Katie Fawcett speaks about the current conservation status of gorillas and the Karisoke Center, which celebrated its 40th anniversary this year and is one of the longest running field research programs in the world. Dr. Fawcett received her PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where she studied the behavior and ecology of chimpanzees living in the Budongo Forest, Uganda. Dr. Fawcett oversees various activities, including daily monitoring of and research on the three "Karisoke groups" of gorilla, which represent 1/3 of the remaining Virunga mountain gorilla population; research programs on the biodiversity of the Volcanos National Park and surrounding areas; education programs aimed at increasing the knowledge of park staff, university students and local communities about gorillas and biodiversity conservation; and the care of 10 confiscated orphaned gorillas. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.
Audio|Thu, 7 Aug 2008
|demographyfound at14:43, 16:02
“…bases it understanding of it that behave in the ecology and the demography. . The man that's what we've been well -- that it. If we it's stopped at after the fifth ten yen. We found …”
“…organization. That is thinking -- different methods that she kidneys to study demography. . And we which is -- and that that than it. And it. We can you census this which means the total accountability. …”
Todd Gitlin - Election 2008: The Bulldozer and the Big Tent
Todd Gitlin, professor of sociology and journalism at Columbia University and one-time president of Student for a Democratic Party (SDS), brings his political insights to the 2008 presidential campaign on the eve of the February 5th super-primary. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.
Audio|Thu, 5 Jun 2008
Patrick Cox - PRI's The World Live Forum: Global Obesity
WGBH Radio's daily international news program, PRI's The World hosts a panel discussion on health and obesity in support of Patrick Cox's in-depth report on the global problem of obesity. The five-part series examines the problem in South Africa, Singapore, Finland, France, and Great Britain, and looks to potential solutions through public health programs and new obesity drugs. Moderated by The World's Marco Werman, the panel includes reporter Patrick Cox; Dr. Steven Gortmaker, Professor of the Practice of Health Sociology at Harvard University; and Dr. Mary E. Walsh, Kearns Professor of Urban Education and Innovative Leadership at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. PRI's The World is a co-production of the BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and WGBH Boston. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection lectures.
Audio|Wed, 28 Nov 2007
Les Blank - Long Form Documentary in the Age of Internet Video
The ecosystem that supports the funding, production, promotion, and distribution of long-form documentary film is changing in many ways. This panel discussion explores how the long form documentary will be influenced, challenged, and transformed by video on the web, the funding climate, social networking, and changes in audience behavior. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection lectures.
Audio|Wed, 7 Nov 2007
Why High School Graduates Become College Dropouts
Melissa Roderick has spent the last several decades conducting research on and talking to students in Chicago's public high schools. In the course of three longitudinal studies, she has witnessed first hand the rise in educational aspirations of students at virtually all achievement levels. Almost without exception, Chicago students today say they want 'to graduate and go to college.' There is, however, a gap between students' rising aspirations and their educational attainment. Closing this gap requires both reducing drop out rates and building qualifications for college. Drawing from a wide range of past and current research that Professor Roderick has undertaken, this forum uses Chicago as a case study for discussing what it will take to reduce dropout rates and make post-secondary success the norm, instead of the exception, for urban students. Melissa Roderick is a professor at the School of Social Service Administration and co-director of the Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago. Bridget Terry Long, Associate Professor of Education and Economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Education responds. Ronald Ferguson, Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, provides an introduction. Offered in collaboration with the Achievement Gap Initiative. For more, visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum.
Audio|Thu, 22 Mar 2007