There are 196 countries in the world. 25 of them are very rich, defined as having an average wealth per person of over $100,000 a year. They are: But far more countries are quite poor, and some – which we’re considering here – are very very poor. These are the 20 poorest countries in the […]
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Media, Politics, and Public Discourse: Rebuilding Trust in the Digital Age
HUNT LAMBERT: Good evening, everybody. Welcome to the 2017 Lowell Lecture. My name’s Hunt Lambert. I’m Dean of the Division of Continuing Ed and Extension School. And I’m particularly excited about tonight’s event. We’ve got all of you in this room, and we think we have about 400 more watching online. So to all of […]
What is History for?
If you had the misfortune to do too much of it at school, you’ll probably remember one thing about history: just how boring it can be. You might harbour painful memories of the 100 Years War, the War of Spanish Succession, Crop Rotation in the Middle Ages or – heaven forbid – the good deeds […]
Jordan Peterson | How Social Media Affects Us
so our next speaker certainly does not 00:07 need any introduction he is the man you 00:10 cornered by his seat he is the man you 00:12 cornered in the foyer and he is the man 00:15 you cornered outside the bathroom so 00:17 please put your hands together for dr. 00:20 Peterson 00:21 [Applause] […]
POP CULTURE: What’s wrong with the media
We’re likely to have grown up thinking that the mainstream Media was our friend The common sense natural judge of everything that matters and is important and a reliable guide to existence But we might also be realizing that isn’t quite true Let’s take a moment to remind ourselves of some of the things that […]