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- https://meaningoflife.tv/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Biology, General Science, Religious Studies
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Despite the jokey tagline - ‘Cosmic thinkers on camera’- and a somewhat playful presentation, this website, the brainchild of journalist, scholar and science writer Robert Wright, presents a series of stimulating video interviews and discussions with leading theologians, scientists, psychologists, mathematicians and philosophers who grapple with the fundamental questions of human consciousness, God and the universe. The debates on the website form a sort of ongoing colloquy with speakers arguing from positions of rationalism, atheism, mysticism etc. This interview with Daniel Dennett on quantum weirdness , free will and determinism, is a good example of how the site likes to look at the tenets of various scientific disciplines from a philosophical angle. Some of the subject headings also give an idea of the approach: Science and Religion; Faith and Reason; The Problem of Evil; Limits of Science. Other interviewees include Steven Pinker, Karen Armstrong, Francis Fukuyama, John Maynard Smith and Freeman Dyson.
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- https://documentaryheaven.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Archaeology, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Business Studies, Current Affairs, Education, Film Studies, General Science, Geography, History, Politics and Government, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Technology
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- Film/Video
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Website established in July 2009 providing links to over 2100 streaming documentaries, covering a wide range of subject areas and arranged according to genre. The subjects covered include Archaeology, Atheism, Art and Artists, Biology, Business, Environment, History, Philosophy, Religion, Science, and Space to name just a few. Most, although not all, of the videos are hosted by YouTube. The site is easy to browse and contains much that is interesting, such as this video What is the Higgs Boson, which comprises a series of discussions and interviews with scientists from the University of Nottingham who talk about the nature of the elementary particle the Higgs Boson and its implications for our understanding of the universe.
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- http://www.sciencenetwork.org/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Biology, General Science, Genetics, Medicine, Nature, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Studies
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The stated aim of this resource is to create a public space to discuss issues at the point where science and social policy intersect. The site presents a series of lectures, interviews and readings from various conferences and symposia with the emphasis on serious current scientific research and its moral, ethical and philosophical implications. The subjects covered include cognitive science, neuroscience, stem cell research, oncology, evolution and aging. The site has much that is interesting but of particular note are the proceedings of the Beyond Belief conference, a lively wide-ranging conference on science and religion featuring a large group of eminent scientists and philosophers, including Richard Dawkins, biologist and philosopher Francisco J. Ayala, planetary scientist Carolyn Porco and co-founder and Director of The Science Network Roger Bingham. TSN’s website features streaming videos and podcasts, which are also available for download.
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- http://www.atheist-experience.com/
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- Religious Studies
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The Atheist Experience is a weekly cable access television show produced by the Atheist Community of Austin, Texas, geared at a non-atheist audience. Every week it fields an unpredictable mix of live calls from atheists and believers alike and the hosts try (not always successfully) to ensure measured and reasoned discussion of the issues raised.
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- http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Art, Business Studies, Chemistry, Classics, Economics, Ethnology, History, Information Studies, Languages, Law, Literature, Media Studies, Medicine, Physics, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Technology
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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An archive of almost 3000 audio and video podcasts from Oxford University, many of which are licensed under the Creative Commons. Some of the items give information on courses and research opportunities within particular departments, but most are recordings of lectures or discussions. Examples are: a series of interviews with leading influential thinkers on bio-ethics; the John Locke lectures in philosophy; lectures from the Centenary of Engineering Science series; lectures and seminars from the Oxford Internet Institute; the Oxford Media Research seminars hosted by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
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- http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/the-reith-lectures/archive/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Crafts, Education, Law, Literature, Religious Studies, Women’s Studies
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- Radio/Sound
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- Archives/Museums
The BBC has created a Reith Lectures microsite. At present 194 broadcasts are available, with the earliest recording being Frank Fraser Darling’s broadcasts from 1969. The Reith Lectures were inaugurated in 1948 by the BBC to mark the historic contribution made to public service broadcasting by Sir John (later Lord) Reith, the corporation’s first director-general. The very first Reith lecturer was the philosopher, Bertrand Russell who spoke on ‘Authority and the Individual’. Among his successors were Arnold Toynbee (The World and the West, 1952), Robert Oppenheimer (Science and the Common Understanding, 1953) and J.K. Galbraith (The New Industrial State, 1966). More recently, the Reith lectures have been delivered by the Chief Rabbi, Dr Jonathan Sacks (The Persistence of Faith, 1990), Jean Aitchison (The Language Web, 1996), Patricia J. Williams (Race and Race Relations, 1997), John Keegan (War and Our World, 1998) Anthony Giddens (Runaway World, 1999) and Onora O’Neill (A Question of Trust, 2002).
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- http://www.cultureunplugged.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Environmental Studies, Film Studies, History, Religious Studies, Social Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Festivals, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download
Culture Unplugged is a dynamic, not-for-profit organisation with a ‘vision and aspiration to integrate disparate parts of the self and the global human society. It aims to achieve this, primarily by leveraging the power of new media and extending the effort to offline events and actions.' To this end, the website invites filmmakers from around the world to upload films on social or spiritual issues for online viewing and holds regular themed ‘festivals’ following which films are kept in the archive for future viewing. Festival themes so far include Green Unplugged, Humanity Explored, Spirit Enlighened, and We Speak Here. There is a facility for viewers, if they so choose, to submit financial contributions which are passed on to the filmmakers. The website has a very international feel and is somewhat chaotic. However, there are some interesting films that are searchable by festival theme, genre, geographic region, popularity and duration. fillMedia network is a separate section of the site which provides ‘a platform for cross-pollination of ideas, spirit and knowledge among storytellers, content producers, professionals from social/scientific arenas and global audiences.'
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- http://www.arabmediawatch.com/amw/
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- Social Sciences
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- Geography, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Religious Studies
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Arab Media Watch is a UK-based organisation that feels Arabs have long been misrepresented, under-represented and negatively stereotyped in Western media and film. Britain is no exception. They believe that the advent of the internet and satellite broadcasting provides a unique opportunity to educate and inform public opinion and that AMW has filled a vital niche in striving for objective British coverage of Arab issues, be they political, economic, cultural or social. Main activities include: - monitoring and analysing the British media (there is a BBC Watch group) as well as helping journalists and editors with research, information and interviews, and producing monitoring studies of coverage in newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and websites. The website also gives listings of relevant forthcoming and previously broadcast radio and television programmes.
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- http://www.achievement.org
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- 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
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- Radio/Sound
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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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- https://sites.duke.edu/jesusfilms/
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- Social Sciences
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- Religious Studies
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- Film/Video
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A guide to internet resources on fiction films about Jesus Christ, compiled by Mark Goodacre, Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University.
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