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Lecture 1 Lecture 2: Demand and Supply
http://oyc.yale.edu/philosophy/phil-176 Professor Shelly Kagan, Clark Professor of Philosophy Description

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Plan Your Free Online Education at Lifehacker U: Spring Semester 2012

http://lifehacker.com/5875092/plan-your-free-online-education-at-lifehacker-u-spring-semester-2012 Your education doesn't have to stop once you get out of school—being free of the classroom just means you have more control over what you learn and when you learn it.
Robert Garland, a professor of classics at Colgate University, is not accustomed to discussing Greek religion with the lifeless lens of his MacBook’s built-in video camera. But that was how Garland spent Wednesday afternoon: in his home study, recording lectures on his laptop in 20-minute chunks.

Company unveils line of free online courses from elite college faculty

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/01/27/company-unveils-line-free-online-courses-elite-college-faculty
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Our Thoughts - Who’s in my circle?

FourSquare made famous the mobile/social check-in model. Nowadays, many mobile app developers want to implement similar features for their own apps, whether for checking into locations, seeing which of your friends are nearby, or recommending a local eating or drinking establishment.
http://www.web-target.com/open-target/460-la-filter-bubble-e-la-informazione-online (Foto: Logosinstitute.net) di Giorgio Fontana Nel 1920, Walter Lippmann disse che la crisi delle democrazia occidentale è una crisi del giornalismo . Il legame fra scelta ed elaborazione delle notizie - la narrazione del mondo - e il modo in cui lo stato democratico si pone è profondissimo: mentre in un regime autoritario l'informazione è affare di pochi, in democrazia è uno dei nervi portanti del sistema .

La filter bubble e l'informazione online

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/10/readers-geek-books/

These Are the Greatest Geek Books of All Time, Readers Say | Underwire

We revealed our ultimate reading list in " 9 Essential Geek Books You Must Read Right Now " last week. Now Wired.com readers have spoken, voting for their favorites from the list and submitting many awesome literary picks of their own.
http://www.openculture.com/2011/07/the_harvard_classics_a_free_digital_collection.html During his days as Harvard’s influential president, Charles W.

The Harvard Classics: A Free, Digital Collection

ARC-0151 Lindsey Kuhn Posters, 1993-1994, 12.07 l.f. The Lindsey Kuhn Collection spans the years 1991-2012 and include undated materials. The collection consists of 174 concert posters and one flyer by Kuhn; arranged chronologically by performance date, then alphabetically by artist where necessary. http://library.rockhall.com/content_mobile.php?pid=290460&sid=2385875

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10 Lessons from Einstein

1. Follow Your Curiosity “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”
Diego Marani ci narra le avventure di Domingo Salazar, detective al servizio di Dio, in un'Italia del futuro trasformata in una teocrazia. È in libreria un nuovo romanzo di Diego Marani . Il cane di Dio (2012) ci descrive un'Italia di un prossimo futuro. Gli avvenimenti si svolgono nel 2025 e, come indica il sottotitolo, viene narrata "la prima avventura di Domingo Salazar, detective al servizio di Dio". L’autore ci descrive un futuro da paura, dove la Chiesa comanda con pugno di ferro.

Il cane di Dio ∂ Fantascienza.com

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