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2007
2007x1
Roger Scruton
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The conservative British philosopher and public intellectual addresses the role of a democratic government in regulating moral issues such as individual sexual conduct, gay marriage and .. show full overview
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Christopher Hitchens on Freedom of Speech
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Christopher Hitchens is invited by the University of Toronto's Hart House Debating Club to voice his opinion on the subject of the evening's debate: Be it resolved: Freedom of speech includes the freedom to hate.
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Jacalyn Duffin
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The Best Lecturer Jury (Tony Keller, Camilla Gibb, Margaret Wente) comment on Jacalyn Duffin's lecture submission. Duffin's profile features her playing her antique pump organ. Duffin lectures on The History of the Stethoscope.
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Steve Joordens
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Lecture by Steve Joordens The Best Lecturer Jury comment on Steve Joorden's lecture submission. Joorden's profile features him playing bass in his rock band. Joordens lectures on the Ethics of Animal Testing.
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Keith Bartlett
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Kenneth Bartlett of the University of Toronto lectures on Francesco Petrarca, a poet he claims is the father of humanism. Also featured are the Best Lecturer jury's assessment of .. show full overview
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Michael Persinger
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Michael Persinger of Laurentian University in Sudbury lectures on psychotropic drugs and their effects on the human brain. Also featured are the Best Lecturer jury's assessment of .. show full overview
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Nick Mount - University of Toronto
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The best lecturer jury comments on the submission tape for Nick Mount. Mount is profiled, focusing on his use of pop music in his lectures and his love of graphic novels. Mount lectures .. show full overview
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Rupinder Brar - UOIT
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The best lecturer jury comments on the submission tape for Ruprinder Brar. Brar is profiled, focusing on his interest in space, astronomy, his desire to be an astronaut and his political .. show full overview
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Bryan Karney
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The best lecturer jury comments on the submission tape for Bryan Karney
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Allan Hutchinson
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Allan Hutchinson of the York University's Osgoode Hall Law School lectures on why he feels we do not need the Cnadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms due to some critical flaws in it. .. show full overview
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Maydianne Andrade
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Maydianne Andrade of the University of Toronto Scarborough lectures on Sexual Dimorphism, and how the differences between the sexes fits with Darwin's theories of evolution. Also .. show full overview
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Michael Persinger - Laurentian University - Best Lecturer
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A profile of Michael Persinger focusing on his research into brain stimulation to recreate drug experiences. The winning lecture on Psychotropic Drugs is also featured.
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Harvey Brown on the Concepts of Time and Motion
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Focusing on the work of Galileo, Newton, Descartes and Einstein, Harvey Brown examines the evolution of thinking about the surprisingly difficult concepts of time and motion.
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Martin Gilbert
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Was the 20th century a century of intolerance? What were the forces fighting intolerance, who mustered them, and - if ever - did they prevail? Are we wiser today, or is history somehow .. show full overview
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Tommie Shelby
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Tommie Shelby delivers the annual UNESCO World Philosophy Day Lecture to students at the University of Toronto. "Racism, Morality and Social Criticism" is a critique of the definition of .. show full overview
2007x16
Thomas Homer-Dixon on The Upside of Down
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The director of the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies and author of the recently published The Upside of Down, Catastrophe, Creativity and Renewal of Civilization offers a .. show full overview
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Salim Mansur
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Salim Mansur, professor of political science at the University of Western Ontario, gives the first annual Begin-Sadat Lecture. The subject: how Sadat broke ranks with his fellow Arab leaders and what the Quran says about Jews in the Holy Land.

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