Description: A selection of lectures, interviews, readings, concerts, and performances from Boston College.
Since its founding, America has been compared to Rome, says Cullen Murphy.
Audio|Tue, 11 Dec 2007
|United Statesfound at33:49, 9:33
“…alien to one another. The same phenomenon is blinding evidence in the United States today. Murphy correctly observes that this problem was more or less held in check by universal military draft. And that it's grown progressively worse ever since the United States adopted an all volunteer army. Despite Chris Japanese famous indictment of the Vietnam War as a working class war. And notwithstanding all of the legitimate them. Complaints about student deferments and other unfair practices that insure that the American forces in Vietnam would be disproportionately poor. And minority. Their eyes at least formally two rafts in the United States throughout most of the Vietnam War. People like John Kerry Oliver stone and other privileged Americans served in Vietnam in -- some …”
“…named for the emperor who built it. The contract for America's new high tech virtual fence which is they'll cost billions. Along the Mexican border has just been awarded to falling to perhaps one day it …”
In 1827 the term "medieval" was first coined to refer to the time period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance.
Audio|Tue, 11 Dec 2007
|United Statesfound at44:41, 16:18
“…turned his surgeries hadn't -- and and and indeed in the United States. . So it's curious that this United States and -- no golf and country. And anyway hello and a lot of gothic buildings around it around us just -- and …”
“…competition was Barry helped by -- and that was golf. In the book published in the year 2000. About the palace of Westminster. …”
Paul Zak is a founder of neuroeconomics, a field that investigates the relationship between neurological activity and economic behavior.
Audio|Tue, 11 Dec 2007
|Mike weaverfound at1:01, 36:58
“…careful we have to guard against them war alternate view from what Mike weaver plays mister -- desire our -- and on the kindness of strangers. Suzanne when I got your Boston College never been here …”
“…pull out of ping pong ball and -- amount to attractive from New York -- and triple your partners. And so recent use this. Stupid piece of equipment because it's public it's so obvious that you …”
Novelist Anne Enright opens her talk by expressing ambivalence about being characterized as an Irish writer and as a woman writer.
Audio|Tue, 11 Dec 2007
|psychotherapistfound at7:23, 10:22
“…in psychology of these days I'm okay finish expected them if my psychotherapist and set. And he said it was driving him it was driving road map to. She wanted to -- it therapy for …”
“…bank statements it places that. Oh eight -- a psychotherapist and food you went. -- brain the -- it came back at a credit card if we pretend that the price. He …”
Novelist Anne Enright opens her talk by expressing ambivalence about being characterized as an Irish writer and as a woman writer.
Audio|Wed, 26 Sep 2007
|the doorfound at4:26, 14:17
“…she's adopted -- Well I will only a mother who rushed to the door trying to undo her apron stick that thing. Irish war that makes -- like in a Petri dish each generation scraped off …”
“…ago and I haven't read up for ages and I realizes I'm running through it that many of obviously have sections of you everything I and that and that I'm repeating my been. …”
The Neuroeconomics of Trust
Audio|Wed, 26 Sep 2007
|individual basisfound at4:23, 6:05
“…which happiness is higher prices also are. We -- on an individual basis as well. So who want to live -- societies where people happier people are more prosperous but besides which costs higher. So …”
“…in this list are people who were familiar to us for example movie stars. . This is the BTK killer. He wasn't elder -- church he volunteered with a boy scouts while -- whose evil sadistic human …”
Jeannette Walls grew up in poverty and went on to have a successful career as a magazine and television reporter.
Audio|Thu, 13 Sep 2007
|high schoolfound at24:24, 4:42
“…its patent and she and that was when my classmates back at high school. . And she is one of the kids didn't want to have a lot to do with -- and in -- it's one -- my life would -- like it and she she attacked against the Pollack asked me so let's backtrack through again. But I can honestly it was looking for an apology since it apologies necessary. Top high school could be Hamachi wants you like the next -- In just eight analysts who comes along with little on the totem poll …”
“…a fabulous looking at the students in my goodness. I'm -- here. High school student in -- west AGU struggling to get by somebody told me that one day. I would be standing up and -- …”
Former Massachusetts Governor and 1988 Democratic nominee for president Michael Dukakis doesn't mince words in talking about health care reform.
Audio|Mon, 10 Sep 2007
|health coveragefound at5:39, 6:55
“…only advanced industrialized nation in the world that does not guarantee comprehensive health coverage to -- its citizens. In my opinion national disgrace. And our collective fate at himself as a national disgrace. Every other advanced …”
“…but I percent. With better health outcomes. At least as measured by life expectancy and infant mortality now how is that possible. How could we be spending. Double per capita by the way it's more than …”
Boston College men's ice hockey coach Jerry York talks about being appointed the youngest college coach in the USA at age 26 and his current status as the winningest coach in Division I hockey.
Audio|Fri, 1 Jun 2007
|Figure skatingfound at29:54, 3:18
“…myself from. -- it's a small little village in upstate New York Clarkson. And then went further away from home throughout Ohio I took both places it has brought me I really enjoyed our -- the -- that the people who knows you know it is but I think probably our. The big travel with my fair both assistance and are also quiet adamant slow little league games. Figure skating it. -- for you have a jobless not five. Recruit travel -- player at that -- home. If you couldn't leave your …”
“…become a coach at Boston College I during his time in potsdam New York he and his wife -- had two kids a son and a daughter. Is 79 as Jerry York moved from Clarkson to …”
While studying student reaction to an experimental science curriculum, the Lynch School's Michael Barnett found that students who had viewed a science fiction movie were more influenced by it than by the material in the curriculum.
Audio|Wed, 16 May 2007
|global warmingfound at17:26, 6:30
“…I'm confused. I don't you've been talking about global warming nine page yet it is apparent global warming can trigger -- Before and the nutcracker the her. Later here you. All -- well. Over there …”
“…you hit it again seventh grade eighth grade he would usually again high school and he -- college five clap and civics are strong -- see it again. And what we're limited are going to watch …”



