Overview

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Explore a comprehensive series of lectures on culture, history, and society spanning 9 hours. Delve into diverse topics including the science of culture, ancient Greek and Roman science, transmedia storytelling, rural architectural traditions, modernization challenges in Russia, and the cultural evolution of altruism. Examine the history of laughter, love and pain, socialist urban planning, digital anthropology, and the impact of economic inequality. Investigate the role of science in art, the importance of nomads in Eurasian history, and the development of copyright law. Learn about education systems from medieval universities to liberal arts, and explore the relationship between higher education and employability. Gain insights from experts in various fields, offering a multifaceted perspective on human culture and societal development throughout history.

Syllabus

The New Science of Culture — Armand Leroi / Serious Science.
The History of Laughter — Peter Jones / Serious Science.
Love and Pain — Peter Jones / Serious Science.
Science and Spectacle in 18th Century Russia Simon Werrett.
Social condenser' and socialist urban planning Michal Murawski.
Research in socialist cities Michal Murawski.
Digital Anthropology Daniel Miller.
Conservatism of Edmund Burke — Richard Bourke.
Perceptions of Economic Inequality — Daniel Treisman.
Science Communication in Ancient Greece and Rome - Liba Taub.
Ancient Greek and Roman Science - Liba Taub.
Transmedia Storytelling as Supersystem — Renira Rampazzo Gambarato.
Transmedia Storytelling — Renira Rampazzo Gambarato.
Everyday Culture — Colin Sparks.
Counselling Psychology — Terry Hanley.
Newspapers in Crisis — Colin Sparks.
Rural Architectural Traditions in Central Asia - Thomas Barfield.
Hippies Counterculture and the Quantum Revival - David Kaiser.
Problems of Modernization in Russia - Loren R. Graham.
Religion and Immigration - Peter Kivisto.
International Influence on Сopyright Law – Tom Winston Bell.
Migration state and welfare state – Assaf Razin.
The Library Beyond The Book - Jeffrey Schnapp.
Scientific Work in Los Alamos Program - Roy Glauber.
Copyright as Intellectual Property Privilege - Tom Winston Bell.
Native American Architecture - Mark Jarzombek.
The Expended Museum - Jeffrey Schnapp.
Importance of Nomads in Eurasian History - Thomas Barfield.
Materiality in the History of Christianity — Peter Jones / Serious Science.
Jeffrey Taylor — Knowledge in Art / Serious Science.
The Role of Science in Art — Jeffrey Taylor / Serious Science.
Cultural Evolution of Altruism — Jonathan Birch / Serious Science.
Scientific Examination of Art — Jeffrey Taylor / Serious Science.
Crossmedia, Multimedia and Transmedia — Renira Rampazzo Gambarato / Serious Science.
Education in the Middle Ages — Peter Jones / Serious Science.
Overqualification in Employment — David Dussault / Serious Science.
Liberal Arts Education — Daniel Kontowski / Serious Science.
Medieval Universities — Peter Jones / Serious Science.
Higher Education and Employability — David Dussault / Serious Science.
Classical Education — Daniel Kontowski / Serious Science.
Student Life in the Medieval Universities — Peter Jones / Serious Science.
Arts and Humanities in Higher Education — David Dussault / Serious Science.
Academic Freedom in Medieval Universities — Peter Jones / Serious Science.