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Taking Control of Your Personal Data
Never before in human history have people been able to share so much about themselves so quickly. Neither have they ever been so exposed to forces that want to take advantage of that capability. This course will open eyes to the surprising extent of that exposure and will discuss options for keeping personal data as safe as possible, help to determine personal privacy profile, and understand the current U.S. laws and proposed state laws regarding privacy.
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Earth's Sacred Wonders
Many of the world’s best-known landmarks have been inspired by faith, and today more worshippers than ever are flocking to these sacred places. For some, they’re sanctuaries for quiet contemplation. For others, they’re sites for astonishing acts of worship, dangerous challenges, and extraordinary deeds of devotion. Discover what people do for faith in some of the most sacred places on Earth.
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Amazon Empire: The Rise And Reign Of Jeff Bezos
Examine Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's ascent to power and the global impact of the empire he built. The film also investigates the darker side of the company’s rapid growth, and the challenge of trying to rein in the power of the richest man in the world.
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Fighting Misinformation: Digital Media Literacy.
The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) provide an outstanding eight-lecture series designed to arm viewers with the very skills needed to defuse the threat of misinformation media. Ms. Tara Susman-Peña and her colleagues at IREX, Mehri Druckman and Nina Odura, will lead viewers step by step through the history, evolution, science, and impact of misinformation in an eight-lecture course that helps viewers to develop the skills they need to combat fakes, stereotypes, and frauds.
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Paris is Burning
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, it offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion ‘houses,’ from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty.
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After Parkland
In the days immediately following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed seventeen people, filmmakers Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman began filming with students and families whose lives were forever altered.
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Experiencing Hubble: Exploring the Milky Way
Taught by Dr. David Meyer of Northwestern University, this course takes you on a tour of the Milky Way galaxy through spectacular images made by the Hubble Space Telescope. You view stars, star clusters, nebulae, and more while learning such concepts as star birth, planet formation, black holes, and galactic evolution. The result is a tour that is as awe-inspiring as it is instructive, while also showing what it means to live in a galaxy.
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Hippos: Africa's River Giants
The hippopotamus has long been an enigma: an aquatic mammal that cannot swim, a vegetarian that is also the most dangerous animal in Africa. All hippos are utterly dependent on water, but in Botswana, hippos face an unparalleled challenge as deep floodwaters dry to dust in a matter of months. The documentary goes beneath the surface to show how hippos protect their families and face their enemies, revealing an animal that is highly sensitive and surprisingly intelligent.
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The Great Courses: The Everyday Guide to Beer
Walking into a brewery or pub these days can be a bit overwhelming. Before the modern craft beer revolution some years ago, the choices were reasonably few and often predictable. But now, even the most seasoned beer aficionado can be overwhelmed by the choices available. Beer lists can change weekly, or even daily, in some establishments. For many beer aficionados, beer has become more of a daunting experience than an enjoyable one.
Professor Emeritus Charlie Bamforth of the University of California, Davis, often referred to as the “Pope of Foam” within the beer industry, has spent more than 40 years crafting, writing, and teaching others about beer and how to make it. In the 12 lessons of the The Everyday Guide to Beer, Dr. Bamforth and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company—one of the pioneering companies of the craft beer movement in the United States—take you on a journey through the history of this surprisingly complex beverage. You’ll learn how popular styles like pilsners, IPAs, and stouts were originally developed and how daring new types of beer continue to push the envelope on what a beer is … and isn’t.
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Tokyo Olympiad
A spectacle of magnificent proportions and remarkable intimacy, Kon Ichikawa’s Tokyo Olympiad remains one of the greatest films ever made about sports. Supervising a team of hundreds of technicians using more than a thousand cameras, Ichikawa captured the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo in glorious widescreen images, using cutting-edge telephoto lenses and exquisite slow motion to create lyrical, idiosyncratic poetry from the athletic drama surging all around him.
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Glacier National Park
Global warming is transforming Glacier National Park, as its inhabitants’ race to adapt. As melting glaciers push some wildlife to the brink of extinction, other animals battle tirelessly to persist despite the rapidly warming environment in what is truly one of America's wildest spaces. When arriving at Blackfoot Glacier once one of the park's largest witness the transformation taking place, from disappearing waterfalls to the newly uncovered sculpted landscape.
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