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.
Group 2 - Cybercrime Video Interview
Group 2 - Cybercrime Video Interview - Mike Barton and Elisabeth Coskun and Hemant Khatri and Jack Turner
Keywords:Info2009
A Web-quiz On Health and Safety - INFO2009 - Group 18
A Web-quiz On Health and Safety - INFO2009 - Group 18 - Jakob Forst Aungiers and Adam Thomas and Nathan Padoin and Antria Orfanidou
Keywords:Health
www.areyoustealing.eu
www.areyoustealing.eu - Matthew Potts and Jonathan Hargest and Dominic Gauvin and Christopher Orchard and Edward Knowles
Keywords:UNSPECIFIED
INFO2009 Group 21 - A Poster and set of Resources on Computer Security
INFO2009 Group 21 - A Poster and set of Resources on Computer Security - David Wigram and Peter West and James Harryman and James Wilyman and Joshua O'Donovan
Keywords:UNSPECIFIED
INFO2009 - Group 10 - An Interactive Quiz on Copyright
INFO2009 - Group 10 - An Interactive Quiz on Copyright - Barnaby Gale and Kirti Khushalani and Alexandr Goncharov and Ruxandra Geana
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An Interactive Tutorial on Whistleblowing
An Interactive Tutorial on Whistleblowing - James Brierley and Joseph Conway and Rodrigo Escobar Barreto and Changhai Han and Thomas Smith
Keywords:Whistleblowing
3.4 Environmental effects of reservoir construction
Water is arguably the most important physical resource as it is the one that is essential to human survival. Understanding the global water cycle and how we use water is essential to planning a sustainable source of water for the future. In the UK there area areas where water supplies are limited, shown by recent droughts. Globally, there are many areas that do not have enought water to support the currently population adequately. Decisions will have to be made on the best way to use water in a
2 The biology of prions
The furore surrounding the so-called ‘mad cow’ diseases is an important and controversial episode of recent years. Although it peaked several years ago, the topic is still of great medical significance, influencing the way members of the public think about and experience science and scientists.
1.5.2 Late-onset multifactorial disorders
This Unit looks at three different uses of genetic testing: pre-natal diagnosis, childhood testing and adult testing. Such tests provide genetic information in the form of a predictive diagnosis, and as such are described as predictive tests. Pre-natal diagnosis uses techniques such as amniocentesis to test fetuses in the womb. For example, it is commonly offered to women over 35 to test for Down's syndrome. Childhood testing involves testing children for genetic diseases that may not become a p
3.1 Maps as history Maps represent knowledge of the time and space within which they are compiled and produced. In this way they form part of the historic record. An old map is a picture, albeit selective, of the past and forms a baseline for studying change. The first edition of the Irish Ordnance Survey (see Map 2 below) provides a picture of the landscape just prior to the Great Famine of the 1840s. What changes do you think might be seen
Zero Chance? Aiming for zero in Weapons Control
These seminars are being run by the James Martin 21st Century School in association with the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict. Three intersecting considerations will be examined for their relevance in assessing the wisdom of adopting 'zero' as the goal for an international initiative: 1) Tactics: Whether and how framing an issue in terms of getting to zero can be a successful technique for issue advocates? 2) Diplomatic strategy: What is the wisdom of going ahead with a major
The Duchess of Malfi: John Webster
In dramatizing a woman's sexual choices in a notably sympathetic manner, this tragedy articulates perennial questions about female autonomy and class distinction.
Philosophy of language and mind
Language and Mind: What is rationality? What is consciousness? How do we manage to express our thoughts and experiences in language?
014 A Pair of Square Wells and the Ammonia Maser
Fourteenth Lecture in the Quantum Mechanics Course given in Hilary term 2010
008 The Harmonic Oscillator and the Wavefunctions of its Stationary States
Eighth lecture of the Quantum Mechanics course given in Michaelmas Term 2009
