Parhaat Van Lee Podcastit (2024)

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Writing on the Wall: A Conversation with William Kolbrener 35:01

1M ago35:01

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"Writing on the Wall" is a global platform founded by Professor William Kolbrener and novelist Ronit Eitan in response to the traumatic events of October 7th and the alarming rise in global antisemitism. The co-founders, despite their differing perspectives on many issues, share a steadfast belief: the fight against antisemitism can begin by unitin…

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Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman, "What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice" (St. Martin's Press, 2024) 40:21

2M ago40:21

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Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman's book What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice (St. Martin's Press, 2024) presents a modern argument, grounded in philosophy and cultural criticism, about childbearing ambivalence and how to overcome it. Becoming a parent, once the expected outcome of adulthood, is increasingly viewed as a potential threa…

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The Golden Ratio - Hidde van der Ploeg 59:47

2M ago59:47

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Exploring the Indie Journey: From Designer to Successful App Developer In this episode of Going Indie Podcast, we sit down with Hidde van der Ploeg, an indie developer and designer. Hidde shares his journey from being a designer to teaching himself to code and building successful apps like Gola, NowPlaying, and Helm. He talks about starting with Ob…

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The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7 39:49

2M ago39:49

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The essay "The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7" (Mosaic Magazine) by Shany Mor, dated October 7, 2024, examines the intellectual and policy failures leading up to the October 7 attack on Israel. Mor critiques several conceptual frameworks that have guided Israeli and international policy, particularly in dealing with Gaza and Hamas…

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Judaism is About Love: A Discussion with Shai Held 34:53

3M ago34:53

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A dramatic misinterpretation of the Jewish tradition has shaped the history of the West: Christianity is the religion of love, and Judaism the religion of law. In the face of centuries of this widespread misrepresentation, Rabbi Shai Held―one of the most important Jewish thinkers in America today―recovers the heart of the Jewish tradition, offering…

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In de ogen van de leerling: Monique 34:18

3M ago34:18

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Een portret van Monique: hoofddocent Pedagogiek en Didactiek aan de lerarenopleiding Gezondheidszorg en Welzijn aan Hogeschool Rotterdam. Haar oud-student Djen schreef: 'Monique luistert hardop. Geen oordeel, geen medelijden, maar oprechte interesse. Nieuwsgierig naar hoe ik de wereld beleef. En dat voelde zo verdomd fijn. Heel even was het niet er…

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Shipping side projects in 2-2-2 Easy Steps - Jordi Bruin 1:11:32

3M ago1:11:32

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In the premiere episode of the Going Indie Podcast, host Antoine dives deep with seasoned indie developer Jordi Bruin. They explore the intricacies of managing and updating multiple apps, fast-paced development strategies, and transitioning from industry analyst to indie developer. The conversation highlights leveraging new APIs for inspiration and…

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In de ogen van de leerling: Djen 31:47

3M ago31:47

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Een portret van Djen. Ze maakt theater met mensen met een beperking en studeerde aan de lerarenopleiding Gezondheidszorg en Welzijn. Daar kreeg ze les van Monique, die we ook portretteerden voor deze serie. Monique stuurde ons een tekst die ze schreef toen Djen, ondanks haar kwaliteiten voor de klas, worstelde met het behalen van haar diploma: 'Ze …

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In de ogen van de leerling: Mohamed 28:59

3M ago28:59

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Een portret van Mohamed, opleidingsmanager van het Zadkine Startcollege in Capelle aan de IJssel. We hebben elkaar eerder ontmoet bij een voorstelling van PS Theater Leiden, gebaseerd op de ervaringen die de acteur van het stuk, Mahfoud Mokkadem, opdeed in zijn tijd als docent op deze school. De centrale vraag: hoe maak je verbinding met jongeren d…

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In de ogen van de leerling: Jaimy 33:43

3M ago33:43

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Een portret van Jaimy, locatiedirecteur van Kindercampus De Piloot. Een school voor speciaal onderwijs, met ook passende buitenschoolse opvang in huis. Jaimy droomt van inclusief onderwijs maar daarvoor moet óók de samenleving inclusief zijn, stelt ze. Tot die tijd biedt ze met De Piloot een warme plek waar haar leerlingen zich veilig kunnen ontwik…

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In de ogen van de leerling: Kareem 34:09

3M ago34:09

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Een portret van Kareem, onder andere docent Sociaal Werk bij Curio, Breda. In 2023 werd hij genomineerd voor de titel docent van het jaar en naast zijn werk voor Curio helpt hij jongeren vanuit diverse rollen hun talent te ontwikkelen. In dit gesprek verkennen we de kern van al zijn werk: intrinsieke interesse.…

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In de ogen van de leerling: Wim 26:21

3M ago26:21

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Een portret van Wim, die lesgeeft aan groep 5 op basisschool de KeizersKroon in Pijnacker. Zijn directrice, Louise, schreef ons: 'Meester Wim is voor alle kinderen voorspelbaar en duidelijk. Hij stimuleert de kinderen het beste uit hun zelf te halen, door een positieve benadering. En het aller belangrijkste, hij ziet de kinderen zoals ze zijn en la…

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In de ogen van de leerling: Mike 20:40

3M ago20:40

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Een portret van Mike, die als pedagogisch conciërge werkt aan de Thorbecke Talentschool in Nieuwerkerk. Met een grote glimlach heette hij ons welkom. Terwijl wij onze lampen, camera's en audio-apparatuur naar binnen sleepten grapte een leerling dat Mike niet moest denken dat we voor hèm kwamen, waarop Mike warm zijn brede arm om de schouder van de …

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In de ogen van de leerling: Rini 36:16

3M ago36:16

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Een portret van Rini, docent Aardrijkskunde op het St. Oelbert Gymnasium in Oosterhout. Lisette Bastiaansen, zelf pedagoge, nomineerde haar en schrijft: 'Het was zeker geen liefde op het eerste gezicht tussen ons (de ouders), Jens (onze zoon) en de mentor (mevrouw Van der Pol). We botsten. En hoe. Een gesprek over wie wat waarom deed en zei, volgde…

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#47: Welke slimme oplossingen heeft Fontys voor leren in de praktijk? 29:53

3M ago29:53

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Over Nard van den LangenBerg Nard is programmamanager zorginnovatiecentra en -netwerken bij Fontys Mens en Gezondheid. Binnen dit instituut is hij docent verpleegkunde. Tevens doet hij onderzoek naar de rol van Bruggenbouwer (sleutelfiguren binnen hybride leeromgevingen) voor het lectoraat Professionele Werkplaatsen. ... Over Annemarie van den Broe…

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Seth J. Frantzman, "The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza" (Wicked Son, 2024) 39:03

3M ago39:03

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A harrowing account on the frontlines of the war between Israel and Hamas, The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza (Wicked Son, 2024) War tells the story of how Hamas surprised Israel with its deadly attack, killing more than 1,000 people and kidnapping more than 250. With unparalleled access to the Israeli soldiers and units that f…

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Marilynne Robinson, "Reading Genesis" (FSG, 2024) 33:06

4M ago33:06

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For generations, the book of Genesis has been treated by scholars as a collection of documents by various hands, expressing different factional interests, with borrowings from other ancient literatures that mark the text as derivative. In other words, academic interpretation of Genesis has centered on the question of its basic coherency, just as fu…

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Yaacob Dweck, "Dissident Rabbi: The Life of Jacob Sasportas" (Princeton UP, 2019) 54:07

4M ago54:07

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In 1665, Sabbetai Zevi, a self-proclaimed Messiah with a mass following throughout the Ottoman Empire and Europe, announced that the redemption of the world was at hand. As Jews everywhere rejected the traditional laws of Judaism in favor of new norms established by Sabbetai Zevi, and abandoned reason for the ecstasy of messianic enthusiasm, one ma…

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Cary Nelson, "Hate Speech and Academic Freedom: The Antisemitic Assault on Basic Principles" (Academic Studies Press, 2024) 40:42

4M ago40:42

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Completed shortly before Hamas carried out its barbaric October massacre, Cary Nelson's Hate Speech and Academic Freedom: The Antisemitic Assault on Basic Principles (Academic Studies Press, 2024) takes up issues that have consequently gained new urgency in the academy worldwide. It is the first book to ask what impact antisemitism has had on the f…

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Jay Garfinkel, "Kohelet's Cocktail: Beyond the Pursuit of Happiness" (Illuminated Press, 2024) 27:03

4M ago27:03

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Dive into the timeless wisdom of Ecclesiastes in Jay Garfinkel's groundbreaking work, Kohelet's Cocktail: Beyond the Pursuit of Happiness (Illuminated Press, 2024) This exquisite "illuminated" digital masterpiece marries the ancient with the avant-garde, offering a fresh, poetic voice to the biblical text that has resonated with humanity for millen…

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Samuel C. Heilman and Mucahit Bilici, "Following Similar Paths: What American Jews and Muslims Can Learn from One Another" (U California Press, 2024) 35:04

5M ago35:04

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Two academics, one Jewish and one Muslim, come together to show how much their faiths have in common—particularly in America. This book provides a braided portrait of two American groups whose strong religious attachments and powerful commitments to ritual observance are not always easy to adapt to American culture. Orthodox Jews and observant Musl…

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Eyal Regev, "The Temple in Early Christianity: Experiencing the Sacred" (Yale UP, 2019) 36:58

5M ago36:58

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Eyal Regev's The Temple in Early Christianity: Experiencing the Sacred (Yale UP, 2019) is he first scholarly work to trace the Temple throughout the entire New Testament, this study examines Jewish and Christian attitudes toward the Temple in the first century and provides both Jews and Christians with a better understanding of their respective fai…

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Judith Lewis Herman, "Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice" (Basic Books, 2023) 32:44

7M ago32:44

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Judith Herman is renowned for her groundbreaking work with survivors of trauma, including sexual trauma. Her earlier books include Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror (Basic Books, 2022) and Father-Daughter Incest (Harvard UP, 2000) The #MeToo movement brought worldwide attention to sexual violen…

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Thomas Sparr, "German Jerusalem: The Remarkable Life of a German-Jewish Neighbourhood in the Holy City" (Haus Publishers, 2021) 25:59

7M ago25:59

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In the 1920s, before the establishment of the state of Israel, a group of German Jews settled in a garden city on the outskirts of Jerusalem. During World War II, their quiet community, nicknamed Grunewald on the Orient, emerged as both an immigrant safe haven and a lively expatriate hotspot, welcoming many famous residents including poet-playwrigh…

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Carl Zimmer, "Life's Edge: The Search For What it Means to be Alive" (Dutton, 2022) 36:28

8M ago36:28

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Carl Zimmer investigates one of the biggest questions of all: What is life? The answer seems obvious until you try to seriously answer it. Is the apple sitting on your kitchen counter alive, or is only the apple tree it came from deserving of the word? If we can’t answer that question here on Earth, how will we know when and if we discover alien li…

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David Tal, "The Making of an Alliance: The Origins and Development of the US-Israel Relationship" (Cambridge UP, 2022) 36:16

8M ago36:16

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Laying the foundation for an understanding of US-Israeli relations, this lively and accessible book provides critical background on the origins and development of the 'special' relations between Israel and the United States. Questioning the usual neo-realist approach to understanding this relationship, David Tal instead suggests that the relations …

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Seth D. Kaplan, "Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time" (Little, Brown Spark, 2023) 30:30

9M ago30:30

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The neighborhoods we live in impact our lives in so many ways: they determine who we know, what resources and opportunities we have access to, the quality of schools our kids go to, our sense of security and belonging, and even how long we live. Yet too many of us live in neighborhoods plagued by rising crime, school violence, family disintegration…

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Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements" (1951) 33:04

9M ago33:04

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A stevedore on the San Francisco docks in the 1940s, who eventually taught at the University of California at Berkeley, Eric Hoffer wrote philosophical treatises in his spare time while living in the railroad yards. The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements—the first and most famous of his books—was made into a bestseller when Pre…

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Brothers and Sisters for Israel (“Achim Baneshek”): A Conversation with Ronen Koehler 43:58

9M ago43:58

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How does an organization change in an instant, shift its focus and mission in response to a new reality? One volunteer organization did just that. In this podcast, Ronen Koehler shares the ideas, skills and commitments that enabled his organization’s dramatic, consequential change. The nonprofit, Brothers and Sisters for Israel (“Achim Baneshek” in…

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Kenneth Miller, "Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep" (Hachette Books, 2023) 39:43

10M ago39:43

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Why do we sleep? How can we improve our sleep? A century ago, sleep was considered a state of nothingness—even a primitive habit that we could learn to overcome. Then, an immigrant scientist and his assistant spent a month in the depths of a Kentucky cave, making nationwide headlines and thrusting sleep science to the forefront of our consciousness…

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Paul Scharre, "Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" (Norton, 2023) 34:30

10M ago34:30

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An award-winning defense expert tells the story of today’s great power rivalry―the struggle to control artificial intelligence. A new industrial revolution has begun. Like mechanization or electricity before it, artificial intelligence will touch every aspect of our lives―and cause profound disruptions in the balance of global power, especially amo…

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Mike Caulfield and Sam Wineburg, "Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online" (U Chicago Press, 2023) 34:16

11M ago34:16

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An indispensable guide for telling fact from fiction on the internet—often in less than 30 seconds. The internet brings information to our fingertips almost instantly. The result is that we often jump to thinking too fast, without taking a few moments to verify the source before engaging with a claim or viral piece of media. Information literacy ex…

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John Horgan, "Terrorist Minds: The Psychology of Violent Extremism from Al-Qaeda to the Far Right" ( Columbia UP, 2023) 36:27

11M ago36:27

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What makes a person want to become a terrorist? Who becomes involved in terrorism, and why? In what ways does participating in violent extremism change someone? And how can people become deradicalized? John Horgan―one of the world’s leading experts on the psychology of terrorism―takes readers on a globe-spanning journey into the terrorist mindset. …

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What Can We Learn From A Pottery Shard? Uncovering the Ancient Past Through Biblical Archeology with Professor Aren Maeir 36:44

12M ago36:44

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Some people are good at what they do, some are enthusiastic about their work. This guest brings both to bear in his exploration of the ancient past. Today we are privileged to talk with a distinguished figure in the world of archeology whose enthusiasm doesn’t quit. Professor. Aren Maeir is not only an accomplished archaeologist, but he is also a c…

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Matthew Levitt, "Hamas: Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad" (Yale UP, 2008) 36:10

12M ago36:10

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The world is reeling from the savage terror attack that brutalized, raped, murdered and kidnapped Israelis and civilians from at least 25 other countries, continuing to hold many of them hostage – and from the ongoing war that followed. After Hamas took over Gaza in 2007, some thought it would become more moderate. That was wishful thinking. The ba…

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Con Coughlin, "Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny" (Picador, 2023) 33:45

12M ago33:45

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In Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny (Picador, 2023), Con Coughlin, veteran commentator on war in the Middle East and author of Saddam: The Secret Life, examines how a mild-mannered ophthalmic surgeon has transformed himself into the tyrannical ruler of a once flourishing country. Until the Arab Spring of 2011, the world’s view of Bashar al-Assad was l…

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John Perlin, "The Forest Journey: The Story of Trees and Civilization" (Patagonia, 2023) 28:27

1y ago28:27

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A Foundational Conservation Story Revived. Ancient writers observed that forests always recede as civilizations develop and grow. The great Roman poet Ovid wrote that before civilization began, “even the pine tree stood on its own very hills” but when civilization took over, “the mountain oak, the pine were felled.” This happened for a simple reaso…

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Dan Senor and Saul Singer, "The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World" (Simon and Schuster, 2023) 27:20

1y ago27:20

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How has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its founding and riven by ethnic, religious, and economic divides, proven resistant to so many of the societal ills plaguing other wealthy democracies? Why do Israelis have among the world’s highest life expectancies and lowest rates of “deaths of despa…

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The Enlightened Donor: How to Give Charity Wisely 23:35

1y ago23:35

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Motivated by compassion and hope, and the shared desire to make the world a better place, the immense amount of charitable giving stands as a testament to the humanity's collective generosity. From aiding those in need to supporting noble causes in art and science, culture and religion, the act of giving has the power to transform lives and shape a…

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Jeremy Howick, "The Power of Placebos: Unlocking Their Potential to Improve Health Care" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2023) 34:56

1y ago34:56

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Should your doctor prescribe a placebo for you, instead of conventional medicine? And if she did, would it work? Is the double-blind placebo-controlled paradigm really the gold standard for medical research? Placebos are the most widely used treatments in the history of medicine. Thousands of studies show that they can be effective and make us happ…

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Itamar Rabinovich, "Middle Eastern Maze: Israel, the Arabs and the Region" (Brookings Institution Press, 2023) 41:33

1y ago41:33

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Navigating through the intricate web of Middle Eastern geopolitics, few are better equipped to provide insights than Itamar Rabinovich in his compelling book, Middle Eastern Maze: Israel, The Arabs, and the Region 1948-2022 (Brookings Institution Press, 2023). In this update to his earlier work, The Lingering Conflict published by Brookings in 2012…

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Andrew J. Hoffman, "The Engaged Scholar: Expanding the Impact of Academic Research in Today’s World" (Stanford UP, 2021) 35:39

1+ y ago35:39

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Society and democracy are ever threatened by the fall of fact. Rigorous analysis of facts, the hard boundary between truth and opinion, and fidelity to reputable sources of factual information are all in alarming decline. A 2018 report published by the RAND Corporation labeled this problem "truth decay" and Andrew J. Hoffman lays the challenge of f…

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Gary Smith, "Distrust: Big Data, Data-Torturing, and the Assault on Science" (Oxford UP, 2023) 36:48

1+ y ago36:48

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There is no doubt science is currently suffering from a credibility crisis. Gary Smith's book Distrust: Big Data, Data-Torturing, and the Assault on Science (Oxford UP, 2023) argues that, ironically, science's credibility is being undermined by tools created by scientists themselves. Scientific disinformation and damaging conspiracy theories are ri…

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Gadi Sagiv, "Jewish Blues: A History of a Color in Judaism" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023) 32:16

1+ y ago32:16

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Gadi Sagiv's book Jewish Blues: A History of a Color in Judaism (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023) presents a broad cultural, social, and intellectual history of the color blue in Jewish life between the sixteenth and twenty-first centuries. Bridging diverse domains such as religious law, mysticism, eschatology, as well as clothing and literature, this b…

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Tara Isabella Burton, "Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians" (PublicAffairs, 2023) 33:30

1+ y ago33:30

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In a technologically-saturated era where nearly everything can be effortlessly and digitally reproduced, we're all hungry to carve out our own unique personalities, our own bespoke personae, to stand out and be seen. As the forces of social media and capitalism collide, and individualism becomes more important than ever across a wide array of indus…

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The Art of Translation: A Discussion with Anne Birkenhauer Molad 33:58

1+ y ago33:58

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Translation is a mysterious process that combines the elements of writing – rhythm and voice, meaning, structure and nuance – with the challenge of problem-solving. The American writer Harry Mathews said, “translation is the paradigm, the exemplar of all writing, since it demonstrates most vividly the yearning for transformation that underlies ever…

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#46: Happy Students Tilburg is een hybride leeromgeving 33:40

1+ y ago33:40

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Over Happy Horizon & Happy Students Happy Students Tilburg is een online marketingbureau, gerund door studenten, onder begeleiding van studiecoaches en vakexperts uit de praktijk. Door de studenten en vak experts van Happy Horizon Tilburg aan elkaar te koppelen, ontstaat er een omgeving waar kennis, expertise en ervaring samenkomen met een frisse b…

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#45: In gesprek met 3 junior consultants van het SIC-Werkgeluk 16:50

1+ y ago16:50

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Over deze aflevering In deze aflevering gaan 3 junior consultants Elinitsa, Sophie en Asmae van het Sociaal Innovatiecentrum Werkgeluk in gesprek met elkaar over hoe zij het afgelopen halfjaar ervaren hebben bij het SIC-Werkgeluk. En delen zij belangrijke leermomenten! ... Over Ronald Scheer Ronald is gespreksleider en eindredacteur bij podcastseri…

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Housing Insecurity and Homelessness: A Nonprofit Approach 31:05

1+ y ago31:05

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The problem of housing insecurity and homelessness consumes the resources of many of the world’s major cities. Homelessness undermines urban cultures, exacerbates social and health problems for those directly affected, and reduces the quality of life of city dwellers generally. Short of homelessness, many people experience the problem of home insec…

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Daniel Gordis, "Impossible Takes Longer: 75 Years After Its Creation, Has Israel Fulfilled Its Founders' Dreams?" (Ecco Press, 2023) 40:26

1+ y ago40:26

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In 1948, Israel’s founders had much more in mind than the creation of a state. They sought not mere sovereignty but also a “national home for the Jewish people,” where Jewish life would be transformed. Did they succeed? The state they made, says Daniel Gordis, is a place of extraordinary success and maddening disappointment, a story of both unprece…

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