People, Places, and Ideas to Explore

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Join experts from Washington University in St. Louis as they consider the singular people, places and ideas that have shaped our world.

Join experts from Washington University in St. Louis as they consider the singular people, places and ideas that have shaped our world.


13 Pieces

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Can one museum exhibit help change the tide of a culture? Rebecca Messbarger, professor of Italian and women, gender, and sexuality studies, explai...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 16:55
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Professor William Bubelis explains how numismatics, or the study of ancient coins, can reveal unique information about ancient cultures.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 11:35
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Math unfairly gets a bad rep in popular culture, but what's so scary about it? Mathematics professor John. E. McCarthy attempts to demystify mathem...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 13:51
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Dr. William Bubelis shares how numismatics, or the study of coins and currency, can reveal unique and important information about the ancient cultu...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 11:35
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Math professor and musician David Wright reflects on both the artistry of mathematics and the mathematical structure of music.

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2013
  • Length: 13:22
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Illustration of Pearl Curran and Patience Worth from the American Weekly, ca. 1940
Professor Daniel Shea shares the story of Pearl Curran, who, beginning in 1913, used a Ouija board to transcribe novels, plays, essays, and poetry ...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 13:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Gilbert Stuart, Lansdowne Portrait, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Prof. Peter Kastor sheds light on how debates over the size and role of government have evolved over time, from the country's earliest days to the ...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 13:24
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Dr. Yehuda Ben-Shahar discusses how genes affect the behavior of flies and honey bees.

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 11:53
  • Purchases: 1
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How do our internal clocks stay synced to our environment? What exactly do they control? Prof. Erik Herzog explains how the brain's "master clock" ...

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  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 14:48
  • Purchases: 1
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Gaylyn Studlar, the director of the film and media studies program at Washington University in St. Louis, takes us back to Hollywood films of the 1...

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  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 11:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Theater of Dionysus, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Prof. Timothy Moore describes the historical context of Greek tragedies and shares his own research into the music of ancient Roman comedies.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 12:39
  • Purchases: 1
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Was Apollonius of Tyana a charlatan and a magician or the embodiment of Greek culture and religion? Prof. Roshan Abraham explores the legacy of thi...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 15:50
Caption: Doug Wiens in Antarctica
Prof. Doug Wiens describes his explorations of Antarctica. Wiens uses seismographs to study the physics behind ice movement and examine questions a...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 12:26