University Chorale
Performances by the OSU University Chorale. Songs conducted by OSU students; Tim Brassfield, Bryce Kennedy, Megan Hansen, Jeffrey Larkin, David Servias, Amy Severin and Olin Hannum.
UNITV 2010 Episode 4
UNITV 2010 Episode 4
Monthly Dialogue Series: Katja Niethammer: ?Democrats and Autocrats, Shi?ites and Sunnis: Political
Katja Niethammer, a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Center for International and Regional Studies, reflects on the differences in goals, strategies and behavior between Shi?ite and Sunni Islamist political organizations in Bahrain.
Religion, Democracy in the Foreign Policy of Obama: New Trends in the Data on Religion and Democracy
The day-long event consisted of four panels, each of which examined the question of religion and democracy in U.S. foreign policy from a different perspective. The panels addressed the role of religious actors in U.S. democracy programs and policies; the 'twin tolerations' and democratic stability in highly religious societies; emerging trends in the data concerning the relationships between religion and democracy; and the relationship between Islam and democracy in key Muslim countries.
Religious Lives of Migrant Minorities, Session I: Cross-Site Comparative Reflections (with de Wind,
Scholars de Wind, Casanova, Vasquez, Knott and Martin discuss the SSRC Project on the Religious Lives of Migrant Minorities, which investigated the roles of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism for immigrants settled in Malaysia, South Africa, and Great Britain.
Islam and Liberal Democracy: How Tradition Matters (with An-Na'im, Jackson, Moosa, Esposito)
Moderated by Jane McAuliffe, President, Bryn Mawr College. Panelists included Abdullahi An-Na'im, Georgetown University; Sherman Jackson, University of Michigan; Ebrahim Moosa, Duke University; and John Esposito, Georgetown University.
Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: (with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs)
n February 23, 2010, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Task Force on Religion and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy released its final report, which focuses on strategies for better incorporating an understanding of religion into the U.S. foreign policymaking framework. The Task Force is comprised of high level and influential policymakers, academics, constitutional lawyers and religious leaders.
Proselytism and Religious Freedom: Proselytism as Religious Duty (with Land, Magid, Rashkover, Shah)
In the context of a globalizing world marked by the freer
flow of people and ideas, proselytism has become increasingly
controversial. On March 3, 2010, the Berkley Center sponsored a
day-long symposium on proselytism and religious freedom in the 21st
century. Experts from a variety of scholarly and policy fields
investigated the theological, legal, and political implications of the
missionary impulse.
Ancient Wonders of Greece's Acropolis
Explore the majestic Acropolis in this video clip from 'Seven Wonders'. Built over 2000 years ago, this mighty structure is constructed primarily of marble and still has many of the features that have inspired architects ever since. (2:48)
Afghanistan's Religious Landscape: Politicizing the Sacred (with Kristian Berg Harpviken)
Afghanistan?s thirty years of war have seen the gradual and heavy politicization of religion, transforming the lanscape of religious authority, political process, and the Afghan statebuilding project.
Coupling Pedagogical Scenarios and Location-based Services for Learning
This article presents the experiments about pedagogical scenario driven mobile activities
Robot masters archery
Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2010/12/robotic-robin-hood-archery-for-automatons.html Watch software help a robot hit a target.
2010 Nobel Laureates Documentary Trailer
• Nobel Laureates 2010 is a 56 minute documentary that explores the lives and careers of this year's Nobel Laureates who have been awarded the highest honour in their respective fields. From Japan to Peru, Spain, America and the Philippines, the film takes us all over the world, interviewing extraordinary people as diverse as the Peruvian Literature Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa and one of the youngest Physics Laureates, 36 year old Russian born Konstantin Novoselov. Filmed on location in their
MasterCard, Visa sites disrupted
Summary of business headlines: MasterCard, Visa websites disrupted in cyber retaliation; U.S. Treasury takes another step to unwind bailout investments; Wall Street rallies even as debt yields jump.
The Water Cycle
This animation shows one molecule of water completing the hydrologic cycle where water is transferred from the oceans through the atmosphere to land and then back to the oceans. (1:23)
Damaged at Sea.
Antarctic cruise ship the Clelia II is heading to a port, after experiencing engine troubles in the high sea. Deborah Lutterbeck reports
Proselytism and Religious Freedom: (Keynote Debate with Jose Casanova, Gerard Bradley)
In the context of a globalizing world marked by the freer flow of people and ideas, proselytism has become increasingly controversial. On March 3, 2010, the Berkley Center sponsored a day-long symposium on proselytism and religious freedom in the 21st century. Experts from a variety of scholarly and policy fields investigated the theological, legal, and political implications of the missionary impulse.
Electric Company: What is a Green Screen?
This video explains how a green screen is used to make actors appear to be in different places. (1:13)
Raico the Great [Foreword to Great Wars and Great Leaders by Ralph Raico (2010)] For many years, I have described Ralph Raico as "my favorite historian." When David Theroux and I we
Postcast 4: Review Session for Final Exam
Review session for final exam with students enrolled in the INTD 1998 Learning in the Discipline course.
