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  1. Academy of Achievement Streaming

    Link
    http://www.achievement.org
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    American Studies, Business Studies, Computing, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Film Studies, General Science, History, Information Studies, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, Nature, Physics, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Sports Science, Technology
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Databases, Podcasting

    International in scope but mainly aimed at students in American education, this site offers dozens of video interviews and podcasts featuring leaders in the fields of Arts and Humanities, Bio-medicine, Science and Technology and Social Sciences. Individuals can be searched for by name and by general academic discipline and the interviews and lectures are available in QuickTime format.

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  2. RSA: Vision Streaming

    Link
    https://www.thersa.org/events/video
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Business Studies, Design, Economics, Education, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    The RSA (Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce) works to remove the barriers to social progress. It drives ideas, innovation and social change through an ambitious programme of projects, events and lectures. These lectures, available as live webcasts, streamed video or audio, and podcasts, feature some of the world’s most influencial thinkers such as Steven Pinker, and cover a wide range of topics such as whether scientists get the media they deserve, the science of persuasion, secularism, and restructuring the global economy for a sustainable future. There is also a series of podcast interviews with Royal Designers. A particularly notable new addition is the ingenious RSA Animate series, which includes animated interpretations of essays from the likes of Philip Zimbardo, Jeremy Rifkin and Barbara Ehrenreich.

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  3. Sikhnet Streaming

    Link
    http://www.sikhnet.com
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Religious Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Information Sources, Streaming/Download

    An informative, comprehensive and impressively-designed resource on Sikhs and Sikhism. Its Multimedia section offers a wide range of audio and video streams with documentaries on aspects of Sikhism, lectures, devotional material, stories and music, all requiring Real Player. The documentaries include an 88-minute general BBC documentary, Sikhs (2000). The site also offers Sikhnet Radio and various live events.

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  4. Mantra On Net Streaming

    Link
    http://www.mantraonnet.com
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Languages, Religious Studies
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Information Sources, Streaming/Download

    Site offering many Mantras and prayers in their original language in audio files that can be heard using RealPlayer. In addition there are a number of essays on Gods of the Hindu faith and Hinduism in general as well as items on other religions such as Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Membership is free.

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  5. Gresham College Streaming

    Link
    http://www.gresham.ac.uk
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    American Studies, Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Business Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, General Science, History, Information Studies, Law, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Medicine, Music, Photography, Politics and Government, Psychiatry, Psychology, Religious Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Gresham College, named after Sir Thomas Gresham, has been giving free lectures for some 400 years. Over 2,000 audio and/or video lectures given since 2001 are available on the site for free, on-demand streaming or download approximately two weeks after they have been given. The main subject areas are Art & Literature, Medical Science, Business, History, Law, Mathematics, Music, Politics, Religion, Science, and Unusual, which includes Media, Education, Climate Change and others. Results can also be filtered by subcategories. For example, there is a section on Film under the Arts & Literature category, and a section on Film Music under the Music category. The lectures last, on average, between 25 minutes and a little under an hour. They all have a good number of chapters and a fair amount of information is given on the site as well as transcripts and links to related materials.
    The content can also be browsed via the tab Watch which contains four groupings: All Past Lectures, Series, Shorts and Short Series.

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  6. University of Chicago; Research at Chicago Streaming

    Link
    https://news.uchicago.edu/videos?category%5B%5D=31312
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Astronomy, Business Studies, Computing, Economics, Film Studies, Law, Medicine, Religious Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Research at Chicago is a window into the research enterprise at the University of Chicago. Users can listen to researchers talk about their work and why it matters, read current research news, and access publications from across the disciplines. There are over 100 audio and video files covering the whole academic spectrum. There is an RSS feed for audio and video podcasts.

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  7. Official Mahatma Gandhi eArchive Streaming

    Link
    http://www.mahatma.org.in
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    History, Religious Studies
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Information Sources, Organisations, Streaming/Download

    This site offers a variety of materials relating to the life, work and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, including a BBC radio interview and some newsreel materials available via bothReal and Windows Media Player. One can also find stills, a family tree, a useful timeline and a number of books available for sale.

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