Chicago Humanities Festival Podcast http://www.chicagohumanities.org Since 1990, world-renowned authors, scholars, poets, policy-makers, artists, and performers have gathered each November at Chicago's many cultural institutions to celebrate the power of ideas in human culture. And each year, tens of thousands of enthusiastic audience participants rediscover the rich and vital role the humanities play in their daily lives. This podcast aims to highlight some of the best programs from the 20 year festival archives. Feeder 2.2.6(1585); Mac OS X Version 10.7.3 (Build 11D2001) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Wed, 16 May 2012 11:20:06 -0500 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:20:06 -0500 Literature History News & Politics Visual Arts Performing Arts Higher Education Social Sciences Philosophy http://www.chicagohumanities.org/podcast/chf_logo_podcast_144.jpg Chicago Humanities Festival Podcast http://www.chicagohumanities.org 144 144 Chicago Humanities Festival The Chicago Humanities Festival strives to make the humanities a vital and vibrant part of daily life. Since 1990, world-renowned authors, scholars, poets, policy-makers, artists, and performers have gathered each November at Chicago's many cultural institutions to celebrate the power of ideas in human culture. And each year, tens of thousands of enthusiastic audience participants rediscover the rich and vital role the humanities play in their daily lives. This podcast aims to highlight some of the best programs from the 20 year festival archives. Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environment no no Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,EnvironmentSociety & CultureArtsNews & PoliticsEducationmatthewh@chicagohumanities.orgChicago Humanities FestivalIt's the Chicago Humanities Festival Podcast. A Festival of ideas. Since 1990, world-renowned authors, scholars, poets, policy-makers, artists, and performers have gathered each November at Chicago's many cultural institutions to celebrate the power of ideas in human culture. And each year, tens of thousands of enthusiastic audience participants rediscover the rich and vital role the humanities play in their daily lives. Scroll down to view the contents of this podcast, or if you want to subscribe in iTunes (recommended), click on the link to the right. Edward Albee: The Rise of the Inhumanities In this CHF classic from 1996, playwright Edward Albee presents his thoughts on education, American culture and the rise of what he calls the “inhumanities.” Albee is best known for his plays, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story, A Delicate Balance and Three Tall Women. His works are unsympathetic examinations of the modern condition.

Albee humorously and thoughtfully details his own education in order to proffer his opinions on the festival theme of “Birth and Death.” His talk is a penetrating study of the role, or indeed, the absence of the humanities in society and politics.

November 10, 1996

]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 15:13:38 -0500 3B2A4A90-45ED-4E2B-8B44-8C97FCBC0996 Edward Albee In this CHF classic from 1996, playwright Edward Albee presents his thoughts on education, American culture and the rise of what he calls the “inhumanities.” In this CHF classic from 1996, playwright Edward Albee presents his thoughts on education, American culture and the rise of what he calls the “inhumanities.” Albee is best known for his plays, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story, A Delicate Balance and Three Tall Women. His works are unsympathetic examinations of the modern condition. Albee humorously and thoughtfully details his own education in order to proffer his opinions on the festival theme of “Birth and Death.” His talk is a penetrating study of the role, or indeed, the absence of the humanities in society and politics. November 10, 1996 no 1:03:30 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-albee-edward.mp3 Naomi Klein: Shock Doctrine Shock Doctrine, which outlines how global capitalism and free market ideology have spread and intensified in the wake of catastrophes. Disasters are exploited by international corporate interests. Laws are often bypassed under the guise of immediate intervention, creating a climate of shock. Klein looks at Chile under the dictatorship of Pinochet, and the privatization of government under Milton Friedman’s disciples, the so-called Chicago Boys. She examines post-soviet Eastern Europe and the involvement of the IMF and WTO in the sale of public assets to private enterprise. As recent examples, she examines efforts to dismantle public education and eliminate public housing in post-Katrina New Orleans. This lecture was recorded on November 9, 2008.]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 15:17:54 -0500 DF5C2E8A-6C17-4320-AD1C-42F7F68DF9D5 Naomi Klein Naomi Klein examines how global capitalism and free market ideology have spread and intensified in the wake of catastrophes. In 2007, Canadian writer and social activist Naomi Klein published the Shock Doctrine, which outlines how global capitalism and free market ideology have spread and intensified in the wake of catastrophes. Disasters are exploited by international corporate interests. laws are often bypassed under the guise of immediate intervention, creating a climate of shock. Klein looks at Chile under the dictatorship of Pinochet, and the privatization of government under Milton Friedman’s disciples, the so-called Chicago Boys. She examines post-soviet Eastern Europe and the involvement of the IMF and WTO in the sale of public assets to private enterprise. As recent examples, she examines efforts to dismantle public education and eliminate public housing in post-Katrina New Orleans. This lecture was recorded on November 9, 2008. no 50:31 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-naomi-klein.mp3 Patrick E. Johnson: Sweet Tea Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South. Johnson’s portrayal of homosexuality in the black South depicts a decades-old subculture, consisting of codes and euphemisms, like Tea, that are used to display signs of homosexuality within heteronormative spaces. He sees black gay identity expressed in a language of double-meaning. Paradoxically, this use of language, both facilitates sexual expression, but also constrains sexual identity to the unsaid. This talk was recorded on November 15, 2009.]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 15:17:03 -0500 C35F135B-6A9C-49D9-8596-F83C0E2336A1 Patrick E. Johnson Patrick E. Johnson shares stories from his book Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South. Patrick E. Johnson shares stories from his book Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South. Johnson’s portrayal of homosexuality in the black South depicts a decades-old subculture, consisting of codes and euphemisms, like Tea, that are used to display signs of homosexuality within heteronormative spaces. He sees black gay identity expressed in a language of double-meaning. Paradoxically, this use of language, both facilitates sexual expression, but also constrains sexual identity to the unsaid. This talk was recorded on November 15, 2009. no 57:38 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-sweet-tea.mp3 Cynthia Ozick: Hier to the Glimmering World Author Cynthia Ozick focuses much of her fiction on Jewish-American life. Ozick’s latest novel, Heir to the Glimmering World, details the chaotic household affairs of a family of German Jewish immigrants in Depression-Era New York. In the following program, Ozick reads provocative selections of her unique work and discusses its implications.

This program was recorded on November 13, 2004

]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 15:13:11 -0500 DECB0CB7-FED4-4C17-9777-E654ECAE9892 Cynthia Ozick Author Cynthia Ozick focuses much of her fiction on Jewish-American life. Ozick’s latest novel, Heir to the Glimmering World, details the chaotic household affairs of a family of German Jewish immigrants in Depression-Era New York. Author Cynthia Ozick focuses much of her fiction on Jewish-American life. Ozick’s latest novel, Heir to the Glimmering World, details the chaotic household affairs of a family of German Jewish immigrants in Depression-Era New York. In the following program, Ozick reads provocative selections of her unique work and discusses its implications. This program was recorded on November 13, 2004 no 28:02 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-cynthia-ozick.mp3 Tom Wolfe : New Gilded Age The Bonfire of the Vanities, and A Man in Full, Wolfe portrays how wealth tests American character. Bouncing from Wyoming to Silicon Valley to Wall Street, with private-jet ease, he describes the cultural geography and anxieties of extreme wealth. With a sharp wit, he bemoans the arrival of the second gilded age and asks how contemporary literature intends to respond to the current American condition. he criticizes how contemporary writers have turned inward through abstraction and deconstruction, rather than exposing the absurdities of wealth and the injustice of inequality through social realism, like early 20th century literature achieved. Recorded on November 2, 2003.]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 10:24:48 -0500 5EAA0E10-958F-4193-BEDF-555895508709 Tom Wolfe Tom Wolfe shares his research into the peculiarities of the billionaire class that profited before the Dotcom bubble and the Enron crash. In 2003, the Chicago Tribune awarded their annual literary prize to novelist and journalist Tom Wolfe. In his acceptance speech, Tom Wolfe shares his research into the peculiarities of the billionaire class that profited before the Dotcom bubble and the Enron crash. Author of <em>The Bonfire of the Vanities</em>, and <em>A Man in Full</em>, Wolfe portrays how wealth tests American character. Bouncing from Wyoming to Silicon Valley to Wall Street, with private-jet ease, he describes the cultural geography and anxieties of extreme wealth. With a sharp wit, he bemoans the arrival of the second gilded age and asks how contemporary literature intends to respond to the current American condition. he criticizes how contemporary writers have turned inward through abstraction and deconstruction, rather than exposing the absurdities of wealth and the injustice of inequality through social realism, like early 20th century literature achieved. Recorded on November 2, 2003. no 1:07:16 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-tom-wolfe.mp3 Peter Galison on Frontiers in Technology's History http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/J_R-szAYZzc/2011f-Peter-Galison-on-Frontiers-in-Technologys-History.aspx <p>As one of the world’s premier historians of science, Harvard University professor Peter Galison has made his mark exploring rare moments of collision and convergence. Author of Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s Maps: Empires of Time among many other books, he has investigated the philosophy of microphysics, the social underpinnings of the theory of relativity, the development of the hydrogen bomb and the modern secrecy system, the logic of scientific experimentation, and the surprisingly contentious history of objectivity. What’s next? Join him for a tour of the latest frontiers.</p> <p>This program is generously underwritten by Judy and Mickey Gaynor and Jerry Newton and David Weinberg.</p> <p>This program was recorded on November 13th, 2011</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/J_R-szAYZzc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 03 May 2012 12:19:15 -0500 D06DFCC5-3C58-4F0D-8F89-2EBAB9BD1F93 Peter Galison Harvard University professor Peter Galison has made his mark exploring rare moments of collision and convergence. This program is generously underwritten by Judy and Mickey Gaynor and Jerry Newton and David Weinberg. As one of the world’s premier historians of science, Harvard University professor Peter Galison has made his mark exploring rare moments of collision and convergence. Author of Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s Maps: Empires of Time among many other books, he has investigated the philosophy of microphysics, the social underpinnings of the theory of relativity, the development of the hydrogen bomb and the modern secrecy system, the logic of scientific experimentation, and the surprisingly contentious history of objectivity. What’s next? Join him for a tour of the latest frontiers. Harvard University professor and historian of science Peter Galison was named a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellow in 1997; in 1999, he was a winner of the Max Planck Prize given by the Max Planck Gesellschaft and Humboldt Stiftung. Galison received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in both physics and the history of science in 1983. This program is generously underwritten by Judy and Mickey Gaynor and Jerry Newton and David Weinberg and was recorded on November 13th, 2011 Technology, history, innovation, microphysics, theory of relativity, science, discovery, invention no 54:55 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/History/2011f-Peter-Galison-on-Frontiers-in-Technologys-History.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/peter-galison-done.mp3 Etgar Keret: A Conversation & Reading http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/hWBpNISoO1c/2012-Keret-Etgar.aspx <p>Equal parts Franz Kafka and Kurt Vonnegut, and suffused with inimitable and absurdist hilarity, Israeli writer Etgar Keret is a singular voice in contemporary literature. His masterful short stories, at once dark and delightfully comedic, capture human experience in all of its inspiring beauty and perplexing shortcomings. As readers, we are bewitched by the strange and surreal worlds he creates. Keret visits Chicago to celebrate the English translation of his sixth bestselling collection, Suddenly, a Knock on the Door. Novelist Nathan Englander, the collection's translator, joins Keret in conversation.</p> <p>This program is presented in partnership with the Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Spertus Institute, the Chicago Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago, the Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies, Northwestern University, the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest.</p> <p>This program was recorded on April 26th, 2012.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/hWBpNISoO1c" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 03 May 2012 11:29:00 -0500 70B33C2D-B908-4414-8014-D606D3A31AD3 Etgar Keret Keret visits Chicago to celebrate the English translation of his sixth bestselling collection, Suddenly, a Knock on the Door. Novelist Nathan Englander, the collection's translator, joins Keret in conversation. Equal parts Franz Kafka and Kurt Vonnegut, and suffused with inimitable and absurdist hilarity, Israeli writer Etgar Keret is a singular voice in contemporary literature. His masterful short stories, at once dark and delightfully comedic, capture human experience in all of its inspiring beauty and perplexing shortcomings. As readers, we are bewitched by the strange and surreal worlds he creates. Keret visits Chicago to celebrate the English translation of his sixth bestselling collection, Suddenly, a Knock on the Door. Novelist Nathan Englander, the collection's translator, joins Keret in conversation. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, Etgar Keret is the author of six bestselling story collections, most recently Suddenly, a Knock on the Door. His writing has been published in Harper’s Magazine, The New York Times, The Paris Review, and Zoetrope. Jellyfish, his first movie as a director along with his wife, Shira Geffen, won the Camera d’Or prize for best first feature at Cannes in 2007. In 2010 he was named a Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters. This program is presented in partnership with the Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Spertus Institute, the Chicago Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago, the Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies, Northwestern University, the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the Consulate General of Israel to the MidwestBorn in Tel Aviv in 1967, Etgar Keret is the author of six bestselling story collections, most recently Suddenly, a Knock on the Door. His writing has been published in Harper’s Magazine, The New York Times, The Paris Review, and Zoetrope. Jellyfish, his first movie as a director along with his wife, Shira Geffen, won the Camera d’Or prize for best first feature at Cannes in 2007. In 2010 he was named a Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters. This program was recorded on April 26th, 2012. Nathan Englander, humor, literature, author, contemporary, writer, Israeli, surreal, suddenly a knock at the door, short stories no 56:30 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Literature/2012-Keret-Etgar.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/etgar_keret.mp3 Studs Terkel - CHF Classic Wed, 02 May 2012 12:22:54 -0500 E80EAD7F-2633-4318-9D09-5CC581897CB4 Studs Terkel Studs Terkel, Chicago native and urban sage, speaks up. The street is his office and strangers are his coworkers. With a razor-sharp tongue, Studs gives us his take on "work and play," which was the theme for the 1997 festival. Studs Terkel, Chicago native and urban sage, speaks up. The street is his office and strangers are his coworkers. With a razor-sharp tongue, Studs gives us his take on "work and play," which was the theme for the 1997 festival. He demonstrates that even in the face of mechanization, and despite social stigmas about blue collar work, people still find enjoyment and purpose in their work. He cautions against discounting the strength and dignity of labor, which has lost its protection with diminishing union membership. Terkel describes a struggle in history to remember the faces in the crowd without voices. After only a few minutes of speaking time, Studs quickly turns to an audience eager for participation. Stepping aside from the mic, he demonstrates that we should “always question authority.” This talk was recorded on November 8, 1997 no 40:41 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-studs-terkel.mp3 Todd Kuiken: Life and Limb, Pioneering Prosthetics http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/e8MPL6Ec57I/2011f-Life-and-Limb-Pioneering-Prosthetics.aspx <p>Dr. Todd Kuiken grew up tinkering with things. Unable to decide whether to be a doctor or an engineer, he pursued both careers. Now he puts his dual education to ideal use as director of the Center for Bionic Medicine at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Along with a team of surgeons, engineers, and neuroscientists, Kuiken has pioneered a high-tech prosthetic arm wired to receive neural signals generated from the brain that direct more specific and refined movement in the elbow, wrist, and hand than ever thought possible. Kuiken discusses his research and its applications for amputees and looks ahead to his next big challenge: the leg.</p> <p>This program is generously underwritten by Marilynn and Carl Thoma.</p> <p>This program was recorded on November 12, 2011</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/e8MPL6Ec57I" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:57:09 -0500 EAD8ECF8-56D6-4E80-B5DE-317C727E9FC3 Todd Kuiken Dr. Todd Kuiken is director of the Center for Bionic Medicine at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. He has pioneered a high-tech prosthetic arm wired to receive neural signals generated from the brain & will discusses his research & applications. Dr. Todd Kuiken grew up tinkering with things. Unable to decide whether to be a doctor or an engineer, he pursued both careers. Now he puts his dual education to ideal use as director of the Center for Bionic Medicine at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Along with a team of surgeons, engineers, and neuroscientists, Kuiken has pioneered a high-tech prosthetic arm wired to receive neural signals generated from the brain that direct more specific and refined movement in the elbow, wrist, and hand than ever thought possible. Kuiken discusses his research and its applications for amputees and looks ahead to his next big challenge: the leg. Known as the creator of the "bionic arm," Todd A. Kuiken, PhD '89, MD '90, GME '95, gained world-wide recognition with the introduction of his neuro-controlled prosthetic arm that allows an amputee to move his or her artificial limb simply by thinking about it. The first major advancement in prosthetics since World War II, the thought-controlled arm allows for more natural movement and greater range of motion. Dr. Kuiken earned his PhD in biomedical engineering as part of the combined MD/PhD program at Northwestern. This program is generously underwritten by Marilynn and Carl Thoma and was recorded on November 12, 2011. bionic, Prosthetics, engineering, arm, body, rehabilitation, robotics, technology, neuroscience, science no 49:06 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Science-And-Technology/2011f-Life-and-Limb-Pioneering-Prosthetics.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/life-and-limb-2.mp3 Rebecca Solnit: The Technological Wild West http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/fbwIX7abEJo/2011f-The-Technological-Wild-West.aspx <p>Emerging technology of the 19th century—photography, railroads, the telegraph, and the telephone—transformed and accelerated the world. Eadweard Muybridge was among those who dramatically influenced the concurrent changes in people’s perceptions and experiences. His photographs of horses in motion, the first to prove that all four feet are in the air during part of the stride, sparked a new medium and industry. Those seminal images, along with his many other timeless photos of the American West, lay the groundwork for motion pictures. Rebecca Solnit, author of River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West, offers insight into the complex and colorful Muybridge, now considered the godfather of cinema.</p> <p>This annual lecture recognizes a generous multiyear grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art. The Terra Foundation is dedicated to fostering the exploration, understanding, and enjoyment of the visual arts in the United States for national and international audiences.</p> <p>This program was recorded on November 12, 2011</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/fbwIX7abEJo" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:37:59 -0500 C28DC08A-9164-4C03-AFE0-E052044FEE93 Rebecca Solnit Rebecca Solnit, author of River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West, offers insight into the complex and colorful Muybridge, now considered the godfather of cinema. Emerging technology of the 19th century—photography, railroads, the telegraph, and the telephone—transformed and accelerated the world. Eadweard Muybridge was among those who dramatically influenced the concurrent changes in people’s perceptions and experiences. His photographs of horses in motion, the first to prove that all four feet are in the air during part of the stride, sparked a new medium and industry. Those seminal images, along with his many other timeless photos of the American West, lay the groundwork for motion pictures. Rebecca Solnit, author of River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West, offers insight into the complex and colorful Muybridge, now considered the godfather of cinema. San Francisco writer Rebecca Solnit is the author of thirteen books about art, landscape, public and collective life, ecology, politics, hope, meandering, reverie, and memory. For her 2003 book River of Shadows, Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West, Solnit received a Guggenheim award, the National Book Critics Circle Award in criticism, and the Lannan Literary Award. This annual lecture recognizes a generous multiyear grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art. The Terra Foundation is dedicated to fostering the exploration, understanding, and enjoyment of the visual arts in the United States for national and international audiences. technology, art, photograph, photography, Eadweard Muybridge, cinema, 19th century, film, chemestry, art history no 1:02:05 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Arts-And-Architecture/2011f-The-Technological-Wild-West.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/rebecca-solnit.mp3 CSI Picasso http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/4ML7VnqLwPk/2011f-CSI-Picasso.aspx <p>Francesca Casadio is an art detective. As a chemist and the senior conservation scientist at the Art Institute of Chicago, Casadio’s sleuthing uncovers riveting tales. In this program, she recalls her latest adventure, the quest to solve the mystery of Picasso’s paint, something that has puzzled scholars for decades. A gripping story, it takes us from the halls of the Art Institute to the south of France and introduces us to the cutting-edge technology that is rewriting art history.</p> <p>The annual Richard Gray Visual Art Series recognizes a significant gift from founding CHF board member and distinguished art dealer Richard Gray. This program is presented in partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago.</p> <p>This program was recorded on November 6th, 2011.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/4ML7VnqLwPk" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:27:53 -0500 B90171C2-AA71-4968-A091-8A6552567674 Francesca Casadio Francesca Casadio is a chemist and the senior conservation scientist at the Art Institute of Chicago. Casadio’s recalls the quest to solve the mystery of Picasso’s paint, something that has puzzled scholars for decades. Francesca Casadio is an art detective. As a chemist and the senior conservation scientist at the Art Institute of Chicago, Casadio’s sleuthing uncovers riveting tales. In this program, she recalls her latest adventure, the quest to solve the mystery of Picasso’s paint, something that has puzzled scholars for decades. A gripping story, it takes us from the halls of the Art Institute to the south of France and introduces us to the cutting-edge technology that is rewriting art history. Francesca Casadio received her Ph.D. (2001) and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from the University of Milan, Italy with dissertation on the analytical investigation of synthetic polymers used in conservation of works of art and architecture. She joined the Art Institute of Chicago as its first A.W. Mellon Conservation Scientist in July 2003, filling a critical role in establishing and directing a conservation science program. The annual Richard Gray Visual Art Series recognizes a significant gift from founding CHF board member and distinguished art dealer Richard Gray. This program is presented in partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago. This program was recorded on November 6th, 2011. paint, painting, history, science, picasso, technology, conservation, art no 39:55 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Arts-And-Architecture/2011f-CSI-Picasso.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/csi_picasso.mp3 Shakespeare by the Numbers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/O4vI9hDMxAI/embed.js <p>Shakespeare meets statistics in the following lecture given by Dr. Michael Witmore in which he asks us to reflect on why we respond the way we do to the literary patters that shakespeare used, and didn't use, in his works. With the help of a sophisticated contraption designed to sort out the words in a piece of text Dr. Witmore is able to analyze the complexities of language itself. This in turn has shed light on how the bard was able to use language to create new and unique qualities in writings for various genres. Dr. Michael Witmore was recently appointed director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. Dr. Witmore is currently a part of the Working Group for Digital Inquiry where he maps prose genres from early English books. In 2001 he was co-winner of the Perkins Prize for the Study of Narrative for the publication of Culture of Accidents: Unexpected Knowledges in Early Modern England.</p> <p>This program is presented in partnership with the Center for the Humanities and the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the Poetry Foundation.</p> <p>This program was recorded on November 13th, 2011</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/O4vI9hDMxAI" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:41:37 -0500 CDF8D80D-9A87-4D88-8521-8A4102D50E28 Michael Witmore Dr. Michael Witmore uses sophisticated software to reflect on the nature of language as seen in Shakespeare's writings as well as in other writings across genres. As native speakers of a language we follow a wide variety of grammatical rules and patterns that we are unaware of. What of these are the crucial components in language and literature and are they quantifiable? Dr. Michael Whitmore, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C., shares a curious and skeptical exploration of how some obscure software created for teaching grading English majors came to reflect the nature of language and breaks down what it means to be a comedy, drama or romance in some surprising and interesting ways. Michael Witmore was recently appointed director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. Dr. Witmore is currently a part of the Working Group for Digital Inquiry where he maps prose genres from early English books. In 2001 he was co-winner of the Perkins Prize for the Study of Narrative for the publication of Culture of Accidents: Unexpected Knowledges in Early Modern England. This program is presented in partnership with the Center for the Humanities and the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the Poetry Foundation. This program was recorded on November 13th, 2011 Comedy, drama, literature, Shakespeare, quantify, software, writing, words, language, linguistics, romance, data, patterns, pattern, reading, books, plays, genres, genre, technology no 33:27 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities 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The Book: Past, Present and Future http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/slMF76NZnkw/2011f-The-Book-Past-Present-Future-Anthony-Grafton.aspx <p>Many of us love a good cliffhanger, but today we find ourselves in a state of suspense about the book itself. What happens next for the beloved bound volume? Future generations may well live without books, consuming text on various electronic devices networked to infinitely large databases. Anthony Grafton, professor at Princeton University, is a leading historian of the book. Admired for definitive accounts of the libraries, book trade, and humanistic scholarship of the early modern period, he is best known to a larger public as the author of the bestseller The Footnote: A Curious History and as a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books. In the age of the e-book, Grafton addresses the crux of the book’s future: are the coming days a techno-utopia, the entire library of world culture at our fingertips, or cause for anguish at the loss of the iconic artifact of learning?</p> <p>This annual lecture recognizes a generous multiyear contribution to the Chicago Humanities Festival by Julie and Roger Baskes.</p> <p>This program was recorded on March 31st, 2012.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/slMF76NZnkw" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:15:43 -0500 24DDDF44-10AA-4488-9309-6562AA0871A5 Anthony Grafton Anthony Grafton, Princeton University professor & leading historian of the book addresses the book’s future. Will we see a techno-utopia, the entire library of world culture at our fingertips, or the loss of the iconic artifact of learning? Many of us love a good cliff hanger, but today we find ourselves in a state of suspense about the book itself. What happens next for the beloved bound volume? Future generations may well live without books, consuming text on various electronic devices networked to infinitely large databases. Anthony Grafton, professor at Princeton University, is a leading historian of the book. Admired for definitive accounts of the libraries, book trade, and humanistic scholarship of the early modern period, he is best known to a larger public as the author of the bestseller The Footnote: A Curious History and as a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books. In the age of the e-book, Grafton addresses the crux of the book’s future: are the coming days a techno-utopia, the entire library of world culture at our fingertips, or cause for anguish at the loss of the iconic artifact of learning? A distinguished writer, author, and Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University, Anthony Grafton’s fields of study are the cultural history of Renaissance Europe, the history of books and readers, the history of scholarship and education in the West from Antiquity to the 19th century, and the history of science from Antiquity to the Renaissance. Dr. Grafton’s current project is a study of the history of chronology, including how scholars reconstruct ancient calendars and reconcile biblical dates with competing historical accounts. He has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship (1989), the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (1993), the Balzan Prize for History of Humanities (2002), and the Mellon Foundation’s Distinguished Achievement Award (2003). Dr. Grafton earned all his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in history at the University of Chicago. This annual lecture recognizes a generous multiyear contribution to the Chicago Humanities Festival by Julie and Roger Baskes. This program was recorded on March 31st, 2012. books, ebook, e-book, e-reader, digital, history, library, kindle, technology, future, reading, read, literature, libraries no 1:00:30 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/History/2011f-The-Book-Past-Present-Future-Anthony-Grafton.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/grafton-intro-2.mp3 Facing up to the Uncanny Valley: Richard Gray Visual Art Series http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/3FwXJlsFr60/2011f-Facing-Up-Uncanny-Valley.aspx <p>Lawrence Weschler, Emeritus Artistic Director of the Chicago Humanities Festival draws on his latest book, Uncanny Valley and Other Adventures in the Narrative. The uncanny valley is a term coined to describe how it seems to become more difficult to create a pleasing computer animated or robotic face the closer you get to making it life like. Somehow these faces repulse and disturb us as they become more accurate. Lawrence will explore the ever increasing revelations dug up from the uncanny valley such as the importance of factoring in the quantum mathematics of light scattering and how in the world of computer generated images it can easy to make a dinosaur but difficult to make glass of milk. </p> <p>The annual Richard Gray Visual Art Series recognizes a significant gift from founding CHF board member and distinguished art dealer Richard Gray.</p> <p>This program was recorded on November 5th 2011</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/3FwXJlsFr60" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:47:13 -0500 0F42C5A4-F542-41C1-8A3C-D5ED982508DD Lawrence Weschler Lawrence Weschler on the "uncanny valley". An exploration of the phenomenon wherein the more real a replication of a human face is, the more disturbing it becomes. Hear how current engineers and computer animators explore this strange terrane. Will digital animators ever be able to render a believable human face? Successful in virtually every other regard (hands, bodies, crowds, quidditch matches!), they always stumble at the countenance. And it’s worse than that: past a certain point in creating a face (say, the 95-percent mark), right at the very brink of verisimilitude, the ickier things get. The animators keep falling into what they call the “Uncanny Valley”—the hypothesis that the more human a human representation becomes, the more strongly it repels us. Perhaps the face really is the seat of the soul, and souls just don’t lend themselves to digital approximation. Festival artistic director emeritus Lawrence Weschler returns to riff on these and other conundrums, drawing on his newest collection, Uncanny Valley and Other Adventures in the Narrative. Lawrence “Ren” Weschler, Emeritus Artistic Director, joined the staff in January 2006. He is a graduate of Cowell College of the University of California, at Santa Cruz (1974). He was a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine for twenty years, shuttling between political tragedies and cultural comedies, and is the author of over a dozen books, including Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder for which he was a finalist for both the Pulitzer and National Book Critics Circle Award, and Everything that Rises; A Book of Convergences for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism in 2007. He is a two-time winner of the George Polk Award and a Lannan Literary Fellow. He has taught at Princeton, Columbia, UCSC, Bard, Vassar and Sarah Lawrence, and is currently Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University, where he also directs the New York Institute for the Humanities. Lawrence “Ren” Weschler, Emeritus Artistic Director, joined the staff in January 2006. He is a graduate of Cowell College of the University of California, at Santa Cruz (1974). He was a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine for twenty years, shuttling between political tragedies and cultural comedies, and is the author of over a dozen books, including Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder for which he was a finalist for both the Pulitzer and National Book Critics Circle Award, and Everything that Rises; A Book of Convergences for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism in 2007. He is a two-time winner of the George Polk Award and a Lannan Literary Fellow. He has taught at Princeton, Columbia, UCSC, Bard, Vassar and Sarah Lawrence, and is currently Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University, where he also directs the New York Institute for the Humanities. Lawrence “Ren” Weschler, Emeritus Artistic Director, joined the staff in January 2006. He is a graduate of Cowell College of the University of California, at Santa Cruz (1974). He was a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine for twenty years, shuttling between political tragedies and cultural comedies, and is the author of over a dozen books, including Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder for which he was a finalist for both the Pulitzer and National Book Critics Circle Award, and Everything that Rises; A Book of Convergences for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism in 2007. He is a two-time winner of the George Polk Award and a Lannan Literary Fellow. He has taught at Princeton, Columbia, UCSC, Bard, Vassar and Sarah Lawrence, and is currently Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University, where he also directs the New York Institute for the Humanities. The annual Richard Gray Visual Art Series recognizes a significant gift from founding CHF board member and distinguished art dealer Richard Gray. This program was recorded on November 5th 2011 CGI, robotics, face, human, computer animation, robots, life like, technology, video game characters no 53:59 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Philosophy/2011f-Facing-Up-Uncanny-Valley.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/facing_up_to_the_uncanny_valley_w_intro.mp3 The City of the Future: Richard Gray Visual Art Series http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/T_jkipprpEU/2011f-The-City-of-the-Future.aspx <p>In this years annual Richard Gray Visual Art Series; Architect, futurist, and IIT faculty Marshall Brown converses with Georgeen Theodore and Stephanie Smith. In this program they will review collected proposals from architecture and design firms, independent designers and activists who will set their imaginations to envisioning the city of the future. The proposals explore various “what if” scenarios, which provoke a range of diverse discussion topics such as: <br />• Varying degrees and issues of corporate and municipal hybridization <br />• Integrating increasingly accessible technology into urban planning <br />• Including social justice frameworks in the urban design process <br />• And democratizing the planning process </p> <p>The annual Richard Gray Visual Art Series recognizes a significant gift from founding CHF board member and distinguished art dealer Richard Gray.</p> <p>This program was recorded on November 13th 2011.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/T_jkipprpEU" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:43:44 -0500 4F0529CC-F65A-46B8-8889-4A6DD8F162FC Marshall Brown, Stephanie Smith, Georgeen Theodore Architect, futurist, and IIT faculty Marshall Brown converses with Georgeen Theodore and Stephanie Smith as they review urban design proposals from . These proposals envision the city of the future through a wide variety of imaginative designs. What does the city of the future look like? Gleaming skylines of chrome and glass as far as the eye can see? Lush gardens and urban farms where factories and city centers once dominated? Architect, futurist, and IIT faculty Marshall Brown has dedicated his career to pondering and predicting the city of tomorrow. What he imagines will surprise you. Georgeen Theodore, a partner at the award-winning New York architecture and design firm Interboro Partners, and Stephanie Smith, chief curator and deputy director at the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art, join Brown to share how the varied urban landscapes of the Midwest have contributed to their architectural visions of the future. Marshall Brown is an assistant professor at the IIT College of Architecture where he teaches architecture and urban design. He was a 2010 MacDowell Fellow, and is also currently teaching as the first Saarinen Architecture Fellow at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Brown received his masters degrees in architecture and urban design from Harvard University where he won the Druker Fellowship for urban design. Georgeen Theodore is an architect, urban designer, and assistant professor at the New Jersey School of Architecture at New Jersey Institute of Technology. She has participated in and led large-scale projects in the U.S. and internationally. Her research interests are centered on contemporary urban dynamics, including the development of new analytical and representational techniques for urban designers. Theodore received her BA from Rice University and her master’s at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. Stephanie Smith is one of Chicago’s leading interpreters of contemporary art. Having joined the Smart Museum in 1999, she is now Deputy Director and Chief Curator. She also serves as an affiliate member of the University of Chicago’s Department of Visual Arts, a founding member of its Open Practice Committee, and as a contributing editor at the international art journal Afterall. The annual Richard Gray Visual Art Series recognizes a significant gift from founding CHF board member and distinguished art dealer Richard Gray. urban Planning, social justice, future studies, landscape architecture, green infrastructure, futuristic, environment, industrial, community, technology, housing, energy grid, innovation, municipality, corporate, creative no 1:05:12 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Arts-And-Architecture/2011f-The-City-of-the-Future.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/city-of-the-future.mp3 Walter Hood: Industrial Past, Green Tomorrow Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:52:25 -0500 ED24AA46-4100-4106-8237-C51C8485F58D Walter Hood UC–Berkeley professor Walter Hood focuses on the specific cultural and environmental complexities of urban landscapes. Hood articulates how the Bloomingdale Trail project will reclaim industrial era space for public use as green space. Throughout the Rust Belt and around the world, remnants of the industrial era are being repurposed to give new vitality to urban spaces. In New York City, the High Line has become one of the city’s most innovative, inviting public spaces. In Chicago, the Trust for Public Land, the Chicago Park District, and Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail are creating an elevated, mixed-use, linear park and trail by repurposing an unused freight rail embankment above Bloomingdale Avenue. University of California–Berkeley professor Walter Hood focuses on the specific cultural, environmental, and physical complexities of city and neighborhood landscapes. In this program, he articulates how the Bloomingdale Trail advocates for a larger movement to reclaim erstwhile industrial space for public use as green space. industrial, high line, New York City, chicago, green, urban Planning, parks, uc-berkeley no 55:28 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-walter-hood.mp3 Virginia Eubanks: Deconstructing the Digital Divide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/BWxVHfON5vE/2011f-A-Jane-Addams-for-the-Digital-Age.aspx <p>Virginia Eubanks is an anti-poverty activist and feminist who’s had an early goal to empower poor and working class women in by helping them acquire crucial technical skills needed in todays high-tech world. Her plan was to enter communities and address the problem that she had identified. Virginia quickly learned that those closest to the problems have the best information and understanding about them and are most invested in creating smart, efficient and sustainable solutions to those problems. <br />Virginia Eubanks is the author of Digital Dead End: Fighting for Social Justice in the Information Age, and received her Ph.D. in Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Among many of her social justice initiatives Virginia is a foundering member of Our Knowledge, Our Power: Surviving Welfare: a grassroots anti-poverty organization.</p> <p>This program honors the commitment Peggy Hall-Heineman made to the Chicago Humanities Festival and to her students, enriching both our organization and her classroom by attending our events and discussing CHF ideas. </p> <p>This program was recorded on November 6th, 2011</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/BWxVHfON5vE" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:10:55 -0500 56E2BCB1-1166-43CB-A6AD-72BB929813A3 Virginia Eubanks Virginia Eubanks is an anti-poverty activist & feminist who’s learned that those closest to social problems have the best information & understanding about them & are most invested in creating smart, efficient & sustainable solutions to those problems. Virginia Eubanks joined the Women's Studies department in 2004 after completing her Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her research on technology, poverty and women's citizenship developed through a history of activism in the community media and technology center movements. She is currently engaged in a four-year National Science Foundation funded research project exploring the citizenship effects of welfare administration technologies on clients and frontline caseworkers in New York State. She is also working (with Alethia Jones) on an edited volume of interviews and conversations with Barbara Smith, a pioneer of Black feminism and Albany Common Council member, which will be published by SUNY Press in 2013. Eubanks teaches courses in public policy, research methodology, and feminist science and technology studies. Eubanks co-founded the Popular Technology Workshops, which serve as a place for ordinary people to come together to define and combat the social, economic and political injustices of the information age. She also among the founders of Our Knowledge, Our Power: Surviving Welfare, a grassroots welfare rights and anti-poverty organization, and is on the Board of Directors of Holding Our Own: A Fund For Women, the only grants-giving organization in the region that funds only programs dedicated to advancing feminist social change. Her activism and scholarship are grounded in the idea that people closest to problems have the best information about them, and are most invested in creating smart and sustainable solutions. Virginia earned her B.A. in American Literary Culture at the University of California, Santa Cruz (1994), her M.S. in Rhetoric and Communication at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1999) and her Ph.D. in Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2004). This program honors the commitment Peggy Hall-Heineman made to the Chicago Humanities Festival and to her students, enriching both our organization and her classroom by attending our events and discussing CHF ideas. feminist, feminism, poverty, activism, womens rights, anti-poverty, technology, social justice, working-class, information age, equality, inequality no matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Public-Affairs/2011f-A-Jane-Addams-for-the-Digital-Age.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/virginia_eubanks.mp3 Stefano Allesina: Tracking the Rise and Fall of Biodiversity http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/-Q47HiZkYzA/2011f-Tracking-the-Rise-and-Fall-of-Biodiversity.aspx When species become extinct, what happens in the ecosystem? Using a mix of children’s games and complex computer science applications, Stefano Allesina is working to understand ecological trends over time. Allesina, of the University of Chicago, made a splash in 2009 when he and his colleagues adapted Google’s PageRank algorithm, which prioritizes the order of its search listings, to describe species’ connections to their ecosystems and gauge the impact of extinctions. The concept is simple: a Web page is important if other pages link to it; a species is important if others species eat it. In his latest research, Allesina is using the game Rock, Paper, Scissors to understand and illustrate how competing species survive and coexist. Hear from him on what he’s discovered and why he’s chosen the tools he uses.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/-Q47HiZkYzA" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:10:14 -0600 EE717987-0713-4EC5-B849-4F4FCE0A1B58 Stefano Allesina Stefano Allesina uses a mix of children’s games and complex computer science applications to understand and describe ecological trends over time. Stefano Allesina is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago. When species become extinct, what happens in the ecosystem? Using a mix of children’s games and complex computer science applications, Stefano Allesina is working to understand ecological trends over time. Allesina, of the University of Chicago, made a splash in 2009 when he and his colleagues adapted Google’s PageRank algorithm, which prioritizes the order of its search listings, to describe species’ connections to their ecosystems and gauge the impact of extinctions. The concept is simple: a Web page is important if other pages link to it; a species is important if others species eat it. In his latest research, Allesina is using the game Rock, Paper, Scissors to understand and illustrate how competing species survive and coexist. Hear from him on what he’s discovered and why he’s chosen the tools he uses. During the past decade, Stefano Allesina has developed methods to predict the effects of extinctions in natural communities, investigated which forces and principles are responsible for the shape of ecological networks, and studied ways to partition networks into their principal components. He is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago. This program was recorded on Oct 23rd, 2011 Coexistence, science, biology, evolution, natural selection, plants, animals, competition, species, ecological, ecosystem, survival of the fittest, extinction, biodiversity, conservation, nature, algorithm, computational no 55:40 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Science-And-Technology/2011f-Tracking-the-Rise-and-Fall-of-Biodiversity.aspx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ChicagoHumanitiesFestival+%28Chicago+Humanities+Festival+Podcast%29&utm_content=FeedBurner+user+viewhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/stefano_allesina-rise__fall-biodiversity.mp3 James Gee: The Next Level—Gaming, Testing, & Education's Future http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/yZ8GucIGvhg/2011f-The-Next-Level-Gaming-Testing-Educations-Future.aspx <p>Why is it that young children across economic, ethnic and social class will learn highly complex language, memorize extensive and intricate rules and invest hundreds or thousands of hours in games like Yo-Gi-Oh or Halo yet those same children may struggle to achieve basic education requirements? Presidential scholar professor of Arizona University, James Gee, research’s the relationship between video games and learning. He explores some of the barriers to learning that are typically found in our educational institutions, such as high cost of failure, and how games can teach more complex 21st century information that encourages academic learning and builds problem solving skills in ways that are vastly more appealing to the youth in our educational institutions.</p> <p>This annual lecture recognizes a generous multiyear grant from the Spencer Foundation, which seeks both to support and disseminate exemplary research about education, broadly conceived.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/yZ8GucIGvhg" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:13:53 -0600 1EFC1A33-7B4E-4FBC-A955-04C05D500A0B James Gee Presidential scholar professor of Arizona University, James Gee, explores the relationship between video games and learning. Video game as learning model—a revolutionary idea, born of technology. Video games require players to acquire and apply information simultaneously and to learn skills to advance. Completing a level or winning a game proves mastery. In a quest to shift the focus of education to navigation, problem solving, and innovation, James Gee and other thought leaders look to video games as immersive, engaging examples of the intricate learning our schools should promote. What would education—and the relentless barrage of tests children take—look like if completion actually signaled mastery? Hear a literacy expert who studies assessment and participatory learning outline a vision for education that’s geared to an entirely new generation of learners—and clearly relevant to the fast-moving times in which they live. Arizona State University professor of literacy studies James Gee provides historical context, defining new media literacies and how and why they are on a continuum with traditional literacies. Professor Gee's most recent books deal with video games, language, and learning. This annual lecture recognizes a generous multiyear grant from the Spencer Foundation, which seeks both to support and disseminate exemplary research about education, broadly conceived. Digital literacy, gamer, language, embodied meaning, primary education, community, school, video game, game designer, technology, learning, media, RPG, modding, yu-gi-oh no 1:01:35 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Public-Affairs/2011f-The-Next-Level-Gaming-Testing-Educations-Future.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/james_gee-the_next_level.mp3 Kate Gfeller: Lend Me Your (Bionic) Ears http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/ybQaWMHe5zg/2011f-Lend-Me-Your-Bionic-Ears.aspx Music is an enormous social phenomenon and it comes in as the second most searched for topic on the google search engine. Music and sound are a type of auditory collage that connects us to the personal memories and the experiences of our lives. When a recipient of a cochlear implant regains the ability to hear, although the quality is degraded, what are the complex responses of the brain when and what are the social experiences someone goes through with this technological addition to their senses? Dr. Kate Gfeller is director of the Music Therapy Program in the School of Music at the University of Iowa and the principal investigator of the Music Perception Project for the Iowa Cochlear Implant Team. She will explain the technology of the cochlear implant and discuss how people adapt to a new world of sound.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/ybQaWMHe5zg" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:05:31 -0600 B2E71B75-AB64-4108-AC21-09A0C1AB783B Kate Gfeller Dr. Kate Gfeller discusses the technology & impact of the cochlear implant. She will specifically address the enjoyment and comprehension of music. Dr. Gfeller is principal investigator of the Music Perception Project for the Iowa Cochlear Implant Team. “Lend me your ears, and I’ll sing you a song.” Paul McCartney’s beautiful sentiment seems to exclude those who can’t hear, but new technologies are rapidly changing the reality of hearing loss. Cochlear implants, often referred to as bionic ears, are devices designed to enhance speech perception for people with severe hearing loss. Can this technology restore musical enjoyment as well? Is music heard through cochlear devices still the same music, or music at all? The nature and meaning of this auditory experience form the basis of innovative research combining otolaryngology, communications, and music. In this program, University of Iowa professor Kate Gfeller reports on her pioneering research, including how people who use bionic ears to perceive and respond to music. Kate Gfeller is director of the Music Therapy Program in the School of Music and holds the F. Wendell Miller professorship and a secondary appointment in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the University of Iowa. She is the co-author of An Introduction to Music Therapy and Practice, published in 2008. Dr. Gfeller is also the principal investigator of the Music Perception Project for the Iowa Cochlear Implant Team. This program is generously underwritten by Rose L. Shure and is presented in partnership with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Iowa. bionic, hearing, music, technology, memory, neuroscience, biology, deaf, deafness, hearing loss, pitch, tomber, music appreciation, listening, implant, ears no 1:02:06 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Science-And-Technology/2011f-Lend-Me-Your-Bionic-Ears.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/kate_gfeller-bionic_ears.mp3 Michael Taussig: Beauty & the Beast: The Monstrous Side of Plastic Surgery http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/3meeUYtrAj4/2011f-Beauty-and-the-Beast-The-Monstrous-Side-of-Plastic-Surgery.aspx <p>Michael Taussig is a professor at Columbia University who’s approach to anthropology blends the observations of a medical doctor, a cultural critic and ethnographer. Professor Taussig explores the fundamental similarities between the aesthetic of South American paramilitary battle gear, ancient tribal rituals (such as altering a bulls horn so it grows in more beautiful yet less useful), fairy tale deals with the devil that always seem to go awry and contemporary cosmetic surgery. Throughout these observations he weaves in cultural context, economic ideology, modern trends in consumption and our ancient relationship to the earth to share a style of research and exploration that can easily be described as unique, provocative and unconventional. </p> <p>This program is presented in partnership with the University of Chicago Press and was recorded on Nov. 5, 2011.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/3meeUYtrAj4" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:33:39 -0600 D86B1374-B667-4349-A1B3-9D89ED1A272F Michael Taussig Columbia University Prof. Michael Taussig shares observations of aesthetics relating to plastic surgery and the development what he calls “cosmic surgery” to unravel one of the more puzzling phenomena in the world today. Michael Taussig is a professor at Columbia University who’s approach to anthropology blends the observations of a medical doctor, a cultural critic and ethnographer. Professor Taussig explores the fundamental similarities between the aesthetic of South American paramilitary battle gear, ancient tribal rituals (such as altering a bulls horn so it grows in more beautiful yet less useful), fairy tale deals with the devil that always seem to go awry and contemporary cosmetic surgery. Throughout these observations he weaves in cultural context, economic ideology, modern trends in consumption and our ancient relationship to the earth to share a style of research and exploration that can easily be described as unique, provocative and unconventional. Michael Taussig is an Australian born anthropologist, is a professor at Columbia University and the European Graduate School in Switzerland, and initially earned a medical degree at the University of Sydney. Dr. Taussig is best known for his fieldwork in South America, specifically in Colombia and Bolivia. Dr. Taussig is an author of ten books. What Color is the Sacred? is his most recent. This program is presented in partnership with the University of Chicago Press and was recorded on Nov. 5, 2011. magic, morbid, violence, cosmic surgery, columbia, ascetic, terror, colonialism, superficial, botox, society, grotesque, supernatural, police, mythological, fashion, death, taboo, sexualisation, body, consumption no 57:40 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Philosophy/2011f-Beauty-and-the-Beast-The-Monstrous-Side-of-Plastic-Surgery.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/michael_taussig-beauty__the_beast.mp3 The Electric Car & Beyond http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/1CnbL-ZIVdk/2011f-The-Electric-Car-and-Beyond.aspx As petroleum resources dwindle and prices adjust to supply and demand how do we traverse down the rocky road of transportations? What will be the future of our cars as research and innovation develop in many directions such as green diesel technology, omnivorous engines, and the cost-effective, long-lasting batteries needed to make the electric car a reality. Jeff Chamberlain, leader of Argonne National Laboratory’s Energy Storage Initiative and Don Hillebrand director of Argonne’s Center for Transportation Research, discuss the developing technologies on the cutting edge of this new era and the driving forces the behind these new transportation initiatives. This program was recorded on Nov 13th 2011 and is presented in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/1CnbL-ZIVdk" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:12:07 -0600 1F0C08AE-61A2-4147-84F6-118F94B14C26 Jeff Chamberlain & Don Hillebrand Dwindling petroleum resources are causing a revolution of alternative fuel innovation. Jeff Chamberlain of Argonne's Energy Storage Initiative & Don Hillebrand of Argonne’s Center for Transportation Research discuss new & developing technology. As petroleum resources dwindle and prices adjust to supply and demand how do we traverse down the rocky road of transportations? What will be the future of our cars as research and innovation develop in many directions such as green diesel technology, omnivorous engines, and the cost-effective, long-lasting batteries needed to make the electric car a reality. Jeff Chamberlain, leader of Argonne National Laboratory’s Energy Storage Initiative and Don Hillebrand director of Argonne’s Center for Transportation Research, discuss the developing technologies on the cutting edge of this new era and the driving forces the behind these new transportation initiatives. This program was recorded on Nov 13th 2011 and is presented in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory. Jeffrey Chamberlain is the leader of the Argonne National Laboratory’s Energy Storage Initiative. The work involved is coordinated into four research areas: Advanced Battery R&D, Process Engineering for pilot-scale studies of battery materials, Energy Storage studies for power grid management, and Energy Storage R&D in advanced power train systems. Dr. Chamberlain studied vacuum-based surface chemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology and received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry. Don Hillebrand is the director of Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. Don is responsible for leading a team of engineers and physicists who are actively seeking to solve transportation problems related to the nation’s reliance on imported energy by developing advanced tools for the analysis of the latest transportation technologies. Hillebrand earned his B.S., two masters (automotive engineering degree at Chrysler Institute of Engineering) and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Oakland University. electric car, technology, diesel, hybrid, petroleum, green, engines, batteries, energy, engineering, transportation, economy, research, development, science, driving no matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Science-And-Technology/2011f-The-Electric-Car-and-Beyond.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-electric-car_w_intro.mp3 John Shea: Stone Tools Friday,%20May%2011%20-%20Medical%20Alumni%20Event%20and%20Community%20Open%20House%0AAlumni%20event%20for%20physicians%20in%20the%20morning%0A200%20people%0ACommunity%20Open%20House%20for%20anyone%20in%20the%20community%20to%20take%20tours%20of%20the%20new%20hospital%0A3%20-%207%20pm%0A2000%20people%0Ahttp://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Science-And-Technology/2011f-Flint-Sharpening-Stones.aspx Was it the lightning strike of an idea or a beautiful accident? Whatever the spark, with the first stone tools we took our destiny into our hands. How did this idea occur to our ancestors, and what was its impact on the early human experience? Anthropologist and SUNY-Stony Brook professor John Shea is an expert on stone tools and reveals their role in the human story. He is also a foremost flintknapper. Join him as he demonstrates the ancient technology of making stone tools—right on the CHF stage—and explains how it allowed our ancestors to eke out a better life. This program is generously underwritten by Anne and Bill Fraumann.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/KI4G9mqIab0" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:47:49 -0600 C01BE7C9-B8C6-4853-93B3-55CA9DD43C60 John Shea Learn how the development of stone tools advanced human civilization from paleoanthropologist and skilled maker of stone tools Prof. John Shea. Listen as John makes stone tools live and discusses the techniques of this primitive yet powerful technology. When we hear the word technology the first thing we think of may not be rocks and stones. However the technology of stone tools was a crucial part of human development and along side fire was a dominant technological discovery for millions of years. Anthropologist and Stony Brook Professor John Shea is an expert on stone tools and reveals their role in the human story. Professor Shea has been a noted expert on such documentary television shows as Nova and the History Channel and earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University. John will explain the ancient technology of making stone tools as he creates several stone items and address how it allowed our ancestors to eke out a better life. John Shea’s work as a paleoanthropologist has taken him across the world, where his expertise in flintknapping and replicating primitive tools helps advance archeological methods to further research in human behavior. Dr. Shea earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1991. This program is generously underwritten by Anne and Bill Fraumann. technology, stonetools, stone, tools, cavemen, cavewomen, ancient, Neanderthal, prehistoric, hunting, paleolithic, homemade, knife, paleoanthropologist, anthropologist no 55:37 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/john-shea_flint-knapping.mp3 David Staley: Tomorrow's History http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/BbVxdcVThwc/2011f-Tomorrows-History.aspx I say “historian.” You see: a scholar knee-deep in the dust of obscure archives, or lecturing earnestly, perhaps in monotone, always in a tweed jacket, to a room of (occasionally) riveted undergraduates. But things are changing fast, even in the historian’s estimable profession. New digital technologies have shifted original research from remote sources to online archives, and computerized tools have created immersive classroom presentations. The Harvey Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching at The Ohio State University is at the cutting edge of this transformation. Its director, David Staley, provides a front-row view of history’s digital revolution, showing you how history will be researched, written, and taught in the future.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/BbVxdcVThwc" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:03:08 -0600 FDAD2245-8B4E-44BB-80F0-36525748F302 David Staley Studying and accessing primary historical archives once geographically obscure and highly restricted is on the cusp of a revolutionary change. Modern technology promises the ability to data mine, allow students access to primary documents and much more. Studying and accessing primary historical archives once geographically obscure and highly restricted is on the cusp of a revolutionary change. Modern technology promises the ability to data mine, allow students access to primary documents and much more. history, computing, digital, technology, computers, visual, research, program, historian, books, print, digital archives, academic, experiential, history teacher no 57:39 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/History/2011f-Tomorrows-History.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-david-staley_tomorrows-history.mp3 M. Cristina Negri: Nuclear Trees http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/6Iz9T8D_O0U/2011f-Nuclear-Trees-Cleaning-up-Radioactive-Waste.aspx Nuclear energy is a double-edged sword of technological progress, both powerful and perilous. Twenty-five years ago, the explosion of Chernobyl’s fourth reactor rendered large swaths of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine uninhabitable. To this day, cleanup and maintenance go on—a lesson Japan is learning in the wake of the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi. Agronomist M. Cristina Negri, who helped remove radiation from Chernobyl, reports on her work at Argonne National Laboratory—the effort to develop trees that fight pollution. Gabriel Spitzer, who covers science, health, and the environment for WBEZ, interviews Negri. This program is presented in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/6Iz9T8D_O0U" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:54:31 -0600 5B49B5E1-78C6-44CD-A827-C4B189A1B915 M. Cristina Negri Agronomist M. Cristina Negri discusses the cleaning, filtering and renewing power of plants that are being used as natural "green livers". The presentation ranges from radioactive cleanup to beautification. Negri is in conversation with Gabriel Spitzer. Agronomist M. Cristina Negri discusses the cleaning, filtering and renewing power of plants that are being used as natural "green livers". The presentation ranges from radioactive clean up to beautification. Negri is in conversation with Gabriel Spitzer. Chernobyl, Fukushima Daiichi, M. Cristina Negri, technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Gabriel Spitzer, Japan, bioremediation, phytoremediation no 59:06 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Science-And-Technology/2011f-Nuclear-Trees-Cleaning-up-Radioactive-Waste.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf_nuclear-trees-w-intro.mp3 Katie Salen: Quest to Learn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/IiS9H1VKL74/2011f-Quest-to-Learn.aspx <p>Katie Salen is a game designer. She is also a professor in the School of Computing and Digital Media at DePaul University and the executive director of the Institute of Play. In 2009 she helped launch Quest to Learn (Q2L), a New York City public school that uses the underlying principles of games to create highly immersive, gamelike learning experiences. Salen and her colleagues have developed an innovative curriculum embraced by scholars, teachers, parents, and students as “education for the 21st century.” In this program, Salen discusses Q2L’s development and success; the planned fall 2011 opening of ChicagoQuest, the near-north charter school that will follow the Q2L model; and the opportunities and challenges of implementing the model.</p> <p>This program is generously underwritten by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/IiS9H1VKL74" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:47:37 -0600 C6BA2E4D-8499-436C-A910-BE2815956A43 Katie Salen Katie Salen is a game designer who helped launch Quest to Learn, a New York City school that uses the principles of games to create immersive, gamelike learning experiences. Salen discusses development and success of game based curriculum and schools. Katie Salen is a game designer. She is also a professor in the School of Computing and Digital Media at DePaul University and the executive director of the Institute of Play. In 2009 she helped launch Quest to Learn (Q2L), a New York City public school that uses the underlying principles of games to create highly immersive, gamelike learning experiences. Salen and her colleagues have developed an innovative curriculum embraced by scholars, teachers, parents, and students as “education for the 21st century.” In this program, Salen discusses Q2L’s development and success; the planned fall 2011 opening of ChicagoQuest, the near-north charter school that will follow the Q2L model; and the opportunities and challenges of implementing the model. This program is generously underwritten by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Katie Salen is professor in the College of Computing and Digital Media at DePaul University, and former director of the Center for Transformative Media at Parsons The New School for Design, a research center in New York focused on emerging trends in design and media. Her work is in the field of game design and serves as the executive director of a the Institute of Play, which focuses on games and learning. Katie led the team that founded Quest to Learn. She currently serves as the school’s executive director of design. games, education, teaching, digital media, Q2L, shcool, children, childhood education, game design, technology, kids games no 57:02 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Public-Affairs/2011f-Quest-to-Learn.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-quest-to-learn.mp3 The Encyclopedia Show: Robots http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/jHxeOGkzKIc/2011f-The-Encyclopedia-Show-ROBOTS.aspx Assembling a stellar hodgepodge of writers, artists, poets, and performers, “The Encyclopedia Show” is a literary variety extravaganza that creatively considers a different encyclopedia entry each month. Their credo: “It is our ongoing mission to chafe against logic and proof, find meaning in obfuscation, and wrest truth from fact once and for all.” For this special CHF edition, Festival presenters and University of Chicago faculty join show regulars to take on ROBOTS. Founded in Chicago in 2008 by Shanny Jean Maney and Robbie Q. Telfer, The Encyclopedia Show has spread to cities all over the world, including Austin, Berlin, Omaha, Providence, Seoul, and Vancouver. Now add Chicago’s Hyde Park to the list!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/jHxeOGkzKIc" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:22:08 -0600 D418C3FC-942B-4083-9B8E-FE6DC4B397C6 Chicago Humanities Festival The Encyclopedia Show is a literary extravaganza that considers a different encyclopedia entry each month. Their credo: “It is our ongoing mission to chafe against logic and proof, find meaning in obfuscation, and wrest truth from fact once and for all.” Assembling a stellar hodgepodge of writers, artists, poets, and performers, “The Encyclopedia Show” is a literary variety extravaganza that creatively considers a different encyclopedia entry each month. Their credo: “It is our ongoing mission to chafe against logic and proof, find meaning in obfuscation, and wrest truth from fact once and for all.” For this special CHF edition, Festival presenters and University of Chicago faculty join show regulars to take on ROBOTS. Founded in Chicago in 2008 by Shanny Jean Maney and Robbie Q. Telfer, The Encyclopedia Show has spread to cities all over the world, including Austin, Berlin, Omaha, Providence, Seoul, and Vancouver. Now add Chicago’s Hyde Park to the list! Here's the line-up: Jamila Woods on FRIEND Billy-Bot (star of Sideshow Theater's Heddatron, with writer Stuart Flack) on Feelings Emily Rose on the Singularity Roger Bonair Agard on Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles Megan Mercier on The Uncanny Valley David J. Levin on C3PO & R2D2 Kate Harding on Grey Goo Tim Stafford on the Mechanical Servants in The Iliad or Roomba With hosts Robbie Q Telfer & Shanny Jean Maney, Fact Checker Joel Chmara, and the house band The Encartagans, Evan Chung and Michael Martello. Robot, cyborg, bionic, wheelchair, grey goo, Unmanned drones, unmanned combat air combat vehicles, uncanny valley, the singularity, little wonder, jamila woods, emily rose, megan mercier, kate harding, tim stafford, David J. Levin, Roger Bonair Agard no 1:13:05 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Arts-And-Architecture/2011f-The-Encyclopedia-Show-ROBOTS.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-encyclopedia_show-2.mp3 Anna Clyne: Composing Music in the Digital Age http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/C8Id8tMqe0U/2011f-Composing-Music-in-the-Digital-Age.aspx Technology has revolutionized musical composition and performance. Anna Clyne, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Mead Composer in Residence, embraces technology’s influence. Working at the crossroads of contemporary culture and championed by such diverse artists and writers as Björk, Alex Ross, and Esa-Pekka Salonen, Clyne creates acoustic and electro-acoustic music with a roving band of collaborators. One of her seminal compositions is Choke, a composition for baritone saxophone and tape developed with Argeo Ascani. The two will perform the work, discuss its creation, and reflect on the process of writing music in the digital age.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/C8Id8tMqe0U" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:44:32 -0600 60A4F677-3647-43CE-8F3E-080E7A9ABD4C Anna Clyne Anna Clyne and Argeo Ascani perform Choke, an acoustic and electro-acoustic composition for baritone saxophone and tape. The two then discuss its creation, and reflect on the process of writing music in the digital age. Technology has revolutionized musical composition and performance. Anna Clyne, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Mead Composer in Residence, embraces technology’s influence. Working at the crossroads of contemporary culture and championed by such diverse artists and writers as Björk, Alex Ross, and Esa-Pekka Salonen, Clyne creates acoustic and electro-acoustic music with a roving band of collaborators. One of her seminal compositions is Choke, a composition for baritone saxophone and tape developed with Argeo Ascani. The two will perform the work, discuss its creation, and reflect on the process of writing music in the digital age. Anna Clyne, Music, digital music, classical music, Argeo Ascani, technology, electronic music, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, chf, saxophone no 41:40 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Arts-And-Architecture/2011f-Composing-Music-in-the-Digital-Age.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-anna-clyne-music-digital.mp3 Mansueto Library: A New Physical Library in the Digital Age Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:05:09 -0600 D3BB3116-A0CB-4CAA-80B5-27B1164351FE Chicago Humanities Festival As university libraries everywhere digitize their collections and move their books to off-site storage, the University of Chicago is bucking the trend with the construction of the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, which will house over 3.5 million volumes. As university libraries everywhere digitize their collections and move their books to off-site storage, the University of Chicago is bucking the trend with the construction of the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, which will house over 3.5 million volumes. library, books, ebooks, architecture, modernism, university of Chicago, mansueto library, library science no 55:16 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-mansueto-library.mp3 Rayvon Fouché: Game Changer, Technology in Sport How many football games have been decided through instant replay? How many world records were smashed when swimmers started wearing full-body suits? How much faster is tennis today than in the glory days of Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe? We don’t always see them, but technological developments are everywhere in sports, and they continually change the games we love. University of Illinois historian of technology Rayvon Fouché discusses his research on technology and athletics, and technology’s influence on the past, present, and future of sports.

This program was recorded on November 5, 2011.

]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:14:55 -0600 5DC9CEF4-BC41-4674-BFE3-1755D5F69C87 Chicago Humanities Festival University of Illinois historian of technology Rayvon Fouché discusses his research on technology and athletics, and technology’s influence on the past, present, and future of sports. This program was recorded on November 5, 2011. How many football games have been decided through instant replay? How many world records were smashed when swimmers started wearing full-body suits? How much faster is tennis today than in the glory days of Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe? We don’t always see them, but technological developments are everywhere in sports, and they continually change the games we love. University of Illinois historian of technology Rayvon Fouché discusses his research on technology and athletics, and technology’s influence on the past, present, and future of sports. This program was recorded on November 5, 2011. sports, technology, basketball, soccer, futbol, football, baseball, games, referees, human, humanities, body, shoes, devices, fans, instant replay, crowds, sports fans no 56:22 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-podcast-Game-Changer-Technology-and-Sport.mp3 Ilana Gershon: The Breakup 2.0 In a relationship. Single. Married. It's complicated.

You've probably seen these and other 'relationship statuses' appear at some point on your Facebook feed or maybe you use them yourself. So, does making this information public simultaneously create new conventions for the way we date and break up? In the following program Ilana Gershon, anthropologist and author of The Breakup 2.0 shares her thoughts and extensive research on this subject in conversation with Madeline Nusser, the Around Town editor of Time Out Chicago. In The Breakup 2.0, Gershon took a close look at the roles that the web, social networks, and mobile technology play in breakups and ended up uncovering more elements than she expected.

This program was recorded on November 5, 2011.

]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:43:32 -0600 35FCE86A-02FC-482D-97EA-73D907143BEE Chicago Humanities Festival In the following program Ilana Gershon, anthropologist and author of The Breakup 2.0, in conversation with Madeline Nusser of Time Out Chicago, takes a close look at the roles that the web, social networks, and mobile technology play in breakups. In a relationship. Single. Married. It's complicated. You've probably seen these and other 'relationship statuses' appear at some point on your Facebook feed or maybe you use them yourself. So, does making this information public simultaneously create new conventions for the way we date and break up? In the following program Ilana Gershon, anthropologist and author of The Breakup 2.0 shares her thoughts and extensive research on this subject in conversation with Madeline Nusser, the Around Town editor of Time Out Chicago. In The Breakup 2.0, Gershon took a close look at the roles that the web, social networks, and mobile technology play in breakups and ended up uncovering more elements than she expected. This program was recorded on November 5, 2011. technology, relationships, social media, facebook, author, anthropologist, research, breakups, Ilana Gershon, Time Out Chicago, Madeline Nusser, blog, web, internet, text messages, mobile technology no 45:10 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-podcast-Ilana-gershon.mp3 Charles Bernstein: Attack of the Difficult Poems Sit back and absorb the witty, profound, and thought-provoking poems of Charles Bernstein in this program recorded at the Poetry Foundation in Chicago. Discover that "Poetry," as Bernstein says, "is not about what it says, but what it does."

This program was recorded on November 13, 2011.

]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:31:34 -0600 52E90969-22B5-4C20-8234-EFD94544DBF5 Chicago Humanities Festival Sit back and absorb the witty, profound, and thought-provoking poems of Charles Bernstein in this program recorded at the Poetry Foundation in Chicago. Discover that "Poetry," as Bernstein says, "is not about what it says, but what it does." Sit back and absorb the witty, profound, and thought-provoking poems of Charles Bernstein in this program recorded at the Poetry Foundation in Chicago. Discover that "Poetry," as Bernstein says, "is not about what it says, but what it does." poetry, Charles Bernstein, complex, wit, professor, profound, reading, essay, poetry foundation, chicago no 47:37 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-podcast-difficult-poems.mp3 Pirate Radio: Making Waves Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:34:33 -0600 1FE37005-B06D-432B-B7E6-96B399596134 Adrian Johns Adrian Johns, a historian at the University of Chicago, recounts this exciting period of British pirate radio in the 1960s, revealing how pirates changed not only British radio history but also all of broadcasting. In the 1960s, British entrepreneurs and music enthusiasts began broadcasting pop and rock music from offshore ships and unused sea forts. These pirate stations proliferated, meeting the daily demand of 10 to 15 million listeners and ultimately cracking the BBC’s virtual monopoly on radio. Adrian Johns, a historian at the University of Chicago, recounts this exciting period of action on the high seas, revealing how pirates changed not only British radio history but also all of broadcasting. no 57:40 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-podcast-making-waves-pirate-radio.mp3 Amitav Ghosh: River of Smoke Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:16:41 -0600 2D628F5D-C58F-4108-969E-1B3F55961455 Amitav Ghosh and Victoria Lautman In conversation with journalist Victoria Lautman, author Amitav Ghosh discusses his craft and reads from this page-turner three years in the making. In conversation with journalist Victoria Lautman, author Amitav Ghosh discusses his craft and reads from this page-turner three years in the making. no matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Amitav-Ghosh.mp3 Stephen Sondheim: 2011 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize Winner The Chicago Tribune honors renowned lyricist Stephen Sondheim with the Chicago Tribune Literary Award. In a conversation with the Tribune's Theater Critic, Chris Jones, Sondheim talks about his ideas, his lyrics, and his life.

This program was recorded on November 6, 2011

]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:46:55 -0600 70CE922F-DA84-4143-A568-CAD78F0C84A6 Stephen Sondheim The Chicago Tribune honors renowned lyricist Stephen Sondheim with the Chicago Tribune Literary Award. In a conversation with the Tribune's Theater Critic, Chris Jones, Sondheim talks about his ideas, his lyrics, and his life. The Chicago Tribune honors renowned lyricist Stephen Sondheim with the Chicago Tribune Literary Award. In a conversation with the Tribune's Theater Critic, Chris Jones, Sondheim talks about his ideas, his lyrics, and his life. This program was recorded on November 6, 2011 Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story, Musical Theater, Theater, musicals, Lyrics, Writing, Chicago Tribune, Literary Award, Chris Jones, Gerould Kern, Writing, Sweeney Todd no 49:32 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast_Stephen-Sondheim.mp3 Noshir Contractor: Traces in a Tangled Web Only a few years ago, social media such as Friendster and Myspace opened the door for millions of people to meet and stay connected with one another. Over time, the web of social networks has evolved, expanded, and become more complex than most of us even realize.

In the following program with Northwestern University Professor Noshir Contactor, we're given several definitions and theories that explore networking technologies. He poses important questions and suggests that acknowledging them on a daily basis helps us indicate whether such a "tangled web" is helping us or hindering us.

This program was recorded on October 16, 2011.

]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:56:42 -0500 C70259D8-DAA0-4081-8FAC-89792C46840B Chicago Humanities Festival Only a few years ago, social media opened the door for millions of people to meet and stay connected with one another. Over time, the web of social networks has evolved, expanded, and become more complex than most of us even realize. Only a few years ago, social media such as Friendster and Myspace opened the door for millions of people to meet and stay connected with one another. Over time, the web of social networks has evolved, expanded, and become more complex than most of us even realize. In the following program with Northwestern University Professor Noshir Contactor, we're given several definitions and theories that explore networking technologies. He poses important questions and suggests that acknowledging them on a daily basis helps us indicate whether such a "tangled web" is helping us or hindering us. This program was recorded on October 16, 2011. professor, engineering, digital, connection, social media, social networking, facebook, myspace, networks, Northwestern University, systems, communication, internet, traces, network technology, Noshir Contractor, web no 44:25 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-tangled-web-noshir-contractor.mp3 The Truth Machine: History of the Lie Detector Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:01:25 -0500 865A62FF-A05B-430D-B41B-75781018D3FA Ken Alder Historian Ken Alder explores the history of the lie detector from sororities, to Dick Tracy, to 1930s Chicago. During its hundred year history, the polygraph has captured our imagination. Does it say more about our society than the test taker's honesty? Northwestern University historian Ken Alder explores the colorful history of the lie detector from sororities, to Dick Tracy, to 1930s Chicago. During its one hundred year history, the polygraph has captured our imagination, but does it say more about our society than the test taker's honesty? truth, lies, crime, lie detector, criminology, psychology, Northwestern University, polygraph, honesty, justice, justice system, lie detector no 48:28 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-alder-truth-machine.mp3 Don't Let Me Be Lonely: Reading With Claudia Rankine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~3/8VrsNu3YQKg/2011f-Dont-Let-Me-Be-Lonely-Reading-with-Claudia-Rankine.aspx <p>As Percy Shelley once wrote, “Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” Claudia Rankine, with her inimitable fusion of the autobiographical, lyrical, and visual, is a powerful, politically charged poet for our times. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely delves into 21st-century America—from Iraq to prescription drugs to the crushing excess of our media-saturated existences—and delivers not only Rankine’s perceptive insights but her provocative indictment as well.</p> <p>This program was recorded on October 16, 2011 and is presented in partnership with the Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival/~4/8VrsNu3YQKg" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:42:36 -0500 8B419AE8-1986-4774-BF3A-40DACBA892BA Chicago Humanities Festival Claudia Rankine, with her inimitable fusion of the autobiographical, lyrical, and visual, is a powerful, politically charged poet for our times. This program was recorded on October 16, 2011. As Percy Shelley once wrote, “Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” Claudia Rankine, with her inimitable fusion of the autobiographical, lyrical, and visual, is a powerful, politically charged poet for our times. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely delves into 21st-century America—from Iraq to prescription drugs to the crushing excess of our media-saturated existences—and delivers not only Rankine’s perceptive insights but her provocative indictment as well. This program was recorded on October 16, 2011 and is presented in partnership with the Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. poetry, race Relations, race, racism, black History, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, books, reading, art, Claudia Rankine, author, chicago, history, prison, self-image, environment, time, stories, sleeping, self, video no 51:34 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.chicagohumanities.org/Genres/Literature/2011f-Dont-Let-Me-Be-Lonely-Reading-with-Claudia-Rankine.aspxhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-rankine-dont-let-me-be-lonely.mp3 Dr. Jeremy Marks: Making a Body From Scratch Have you ever wondered how your body came to be formed? Most of us know where babies come from, but what exactly happens during those (usually) nine months after fertilization?

In this illuminating and in-depth talk, Doctor and Professor Jeremy Marks will take us through the processes of human growth from fertilization to birth. He begins with the earliest stages of fetal development, and then answers the question of how one actually becomes a boy or girl while exploring forms of gender variation. Then, he explains the formation of one of our most complex organs: the human heart. Lastly, Dr. Marks considers and examines what he calls, 'the most profound physiological change a person undergoes in their lifetime': the transition from a liquid-dweller to an air-breather. Jeremy Marks is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago with a specialty in Neonatology, and he is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. This program was recorded on October 24, 2010.

]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:00:21 -0500 98CCFAD8-3AD4-41E2-81AA-38875C63F735 Dr. Jeremy Marks Have you ever wondered how your body came to be formed? Most of us know where babies come from, but what exactly happens during those (usually) nine months after fertilization? medicine, birth, development, gender, anatomy, physiology, pregnancy, prenatal development, pregnant, neonatology no 54:51 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)The Chicago Humanities Festival strives to make the humanities a vital and vibrant part of daily life.http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/body-from-scratch.mp3 John Darnton: The Future of the American Newspaper Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:41:38 -0500 0E7833D7-51C7-472E-88A5-B633ED58DF80 John Darnton John Darnton has thought hard about the fate of the traditional ink-on-newsprint urban daily in today’s new era of blogs, tabloids, The Daily Show, and plummeting circulation. With his new novel mischievously titled Black and White and Dead All Over (2009) set at a fictional New York newspaper, John Darnton has thought hard about the fate of the traditional ink-on-newsprint urban daily in today’s new era of blogs, tabloids, The Daily Show, and plummeting circulation. Darnton, a longtime editor and reporter at The New York Times, provides a not-so-cheerful diagnosis and ponders what, if anything, is to be done. John Darnton, America, future, newspaper, journalism, journalist, reporter, print, website, online, Internet, ad, advertisement, blog, New York Times no 42:58 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-darnton-future-of-american-newspaper.mp3 How the Body Became a Museum Exhibit Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:55:09 -0500 BC81D71A-11BF-4FEA-BA14-AC164ACC57FA Patricia Ward & Tom Hennes Join Patricia Ward, MSI’s director of science and technology, and Tom Hennes, principal of New York–based Thinc Design, for an insider’s look at YOU! The Experience and the dynamic intersection of scientific research, design and creative interpretation. Chicago is home to so many world-class museums, sometimes Chicagoans take for granted the amazing exhibits that are part of its civic and cultural landscape. When staff at the Museum of Science and Industry in Hyde Park set out to create a new exhibit on the human body, their goal was to design a series of encounters that would enable visitors to explore the aesthetic and dynamic qualities of living well and the basic biology of health. Join Patricia Ward, MSI’s director of science and technology, and Tom Hennes, principal of New York–based Thinc Design, for an insider’s look at YOU! The Experience and the dynamic intersection of scientific research, design and creative interpretation. Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, exhibit, body, YOU! The Experience, science, psychology, biology, technology, specimens, fetus, embryo, health, well-being, prenatal development, mind, connection no 1:02:50 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-how-the-body-became-a-museum-exhibit.mp3 Alice Dreger: The Intersex Body Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:22:19 -0500 E5BC6D4E-1657-409E-9A74-3F168AE0E5D9 Alice Dreger In this program, Alice Dreger addresses the human experience of being born with a body that does not fit the usual definitions of male or female. Now called persons with intersex, these people were once referred to as hermaphrodites. In this program, Alice Dreger addresses the human experience of being born with a body that does not fit the usual definitions of male or female. Now called persons with intersex, these people were once referred to as hermaphrodites. Dreger’s lecture will touch on what, historically, happened to people with intersex and incorporate insights that can be gleaned from the narratives of those living with sex anomalies. Dreger is a professor in the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program at the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University in Chicago and is recognized as an eminent researcher and advocate for persons with intersex. Her work has been covered by the New York Times and Science, and she has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, and the BBC. Alice Dreger, intersex, body, genitals, normalization, normal, medicine, medical ethics, doctor, bioethics no 53:06 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-the-intersex-body.mp3 Insect Antics: A Louse-y Sense of Humor Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:16:08 -0500 1A8068F8-45BE-4D2D-ADD7-006733613FE3 May Berenbaum, Amy Leach May Berenbaum, a professor of entomology at the University of Illinois, and writer Amy Leach, a regular contributor to A Public Space, muse on the scientific and comic sides of insect life, as well as the intersection of the two. Face it: bugs are just funny. All those legs, the pullulating antennae, the shiny carapace, their general squishiness, the way they freak us out. May Berenbaum’s day job is professor of entomology at the University of Illinois; on the side, she’s the humor columnist for the American Entomologist, contemplating everything from cockroach farts to bug-squashing erotica. Writer Amy Leach, a regular contributor to A Public Space, is working on a book about caterpillars, pea tendrils, and the moon. Together they muse on the scientific and comic sides of insect life, as well as the intersection of the two. May Berenbaum, Amy Leach, caterpillar, butterfly, louse, humor, insect, plant no 56:01 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-insect-antics-louse-y-sense-of-humor.mp3 2011 Summer Institute for Teachers: James Gee Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:46:34 -0500 39922523-4736-462E-8398-9B2C3E4EF42D James Gee James Gee, Arizona State University professor of literacy studies, provides historical context—defining new media literacies and how and why they are on a continuum with traditional literacies. James Gee, Arizona State University professor of literacy studies, provides historical context—defining new media literacies and how and why they are on a continuum with traditional literacies. James Gee, children, kids, reading, writing, literacy, vocabulary, teachers, Summer Institute for Teachers, school, new media, Yu-Gi-Oh, language no 52:05 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-james-gee-literacy.mp3 Ars Antigua: Camerata on the Body Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:54:24 -0500 F58FB2E2-812A-45C9-B657-3DF6C6646829 Chicago Humanities Festival For this program, the Ars Antigua ensemble joins Robert J. Richards to reveal connections among three towering figures of the late 18th and early 19th century and their shared interest in and concepts of the body and science. Here is a scholarly event staged in 18th-century style. Led by Jerry Fuller, Chicago's Ars Antigua is dedicated to presenting music of the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras. For this program, the Ars Antigua ensemble joins Robert J. Richards, Morris Fishbein Professor of the History of Science and Medicine at the University of Chicago, to reveal connections among three towering figures of the late 18th and early 19th century - Goethe, Mozart and Schubert - and their shared interest in and concepts of the body and science. Combining music and literature, Ars Antigua will perform the works under discussion, while Richards offers short lectures contextualizing the music, literature and science. Ars Antigua, camerata, body, love, Schubert, Goethe, Mozart, morphology, anatomy, music, poetry, writing no 47:42 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-camerata-on-the-body.mp3 Bicycling and the Body (Politic) Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:51:49 -0500 3908F7E1-328A-45B8-9C90-B6C558FDA333 Chicago Humanities Festival In bike-friendly cities across North America—despite their differences in geography, history, politics, weather, and infrastructure—similar organizations, discussions, and planning and design practices for bicycling have emerged. Fixed gear, single speed, cruiser, recumbent, tandem—regardless of the model, bicycling as transportation, recreation, politics, and culture contributes to urban form, contemporary life, and place-making. In bike-friendly cities across North America—despite their differences in geography, history, politics, weather, and infrastructure—similar organizations, discussions, and planning and design practices for bicycling have emerged. Led by moderator John O’Neal, from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, this program will present the history of the culture of urban bicycling. Greg Borzo, author of Where to Bike in Chicago, Julie Hochstadter co-founder of TheChainlink.org, a local social network for Chicago area cyclists, Randy Neufeld of SRAM Corporation and board chair of Active Transportation Alliance, and Harry Wray, author of Pedal Power: The Quiet Rise of the Bicycle in American Public Life will be among the panelists. They will consider bicycling as a political and cultural act and examine how it competes with, complements, and contrasts with other uses of our public spaces and infrastructure investments. bicycle, bike, bicycling, biking, culture, politics, urban life, transportation, city no 1:29:54 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-bicycling-and-the-body.mp3 Reformulating Food Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:51:45 -0500 C1E31356-9885-4B32-8D36-F1E6467F9030 Chicago Humanities Festival Over the last decade, public health officials have shifted away from blaming individuals for poor habits to considering a community’s food environment and how it affects consumption and health. The connection between diet and chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease is well established. Over the last decade, public health officials have shifted away from blaming individuals for poor habits to considering a community’s food environment and how it affects consumption and health. This approach, called policy and environmental change, has led to bans on trans-fats, the development of alternatives for high-fructose corn syrup, and the National Salt Reduction Initiative, and it relies on an unprecedented collaboration between public health officials and the food industry. Panelists include Danielle Greenberg, Director Nutrition and Scientific Affairs for PepsiCo Nutrition Organization, Marice Ashe, executive director of Public Health Law & Policy, and Dr. Bechara Choucair, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. Alison Cuddy, host of Chicago Public Radio's Eight Forty-Eight, moderates the discussion. food, calories, food desert, obesity, health, nutrition, death, diet, change no 57:59 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-reformulating-food.mp3 Hollywood Images of Disability Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:11:55 -0500 0C0C3435-54DD-4EF8-9756-B0174A84F560 Susan Nussbaum, Carrie Sandahl A panel of activists, scholars, and performers discusses how film has shaped the social consciousness of disability. Wildly distorted and dehumanizing representations of disabled people in the movies go back to the early days of filmmaking. Characters such as Quasimodo, Tiny Tim, Lenny from Of Mice and Men, Charly, The Elephant Man, and Todd Browning’s roster of Freaks are often demonized, sainted, infantilized, or sexually neutered. A panel of activists, scholars, and performers discusses how film has shaped the social consciousness of disability. Panelists include Susan Nussbaum, playwright and disability rights activist, and Carrie Sandahl, a member of the faculty in the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago. disability, disabled, Hollywood, film, movie, stereotype, Access Living no 57:24 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-hollywood-images-of-disability.mp3 The Go to 2040 Plan: Bold Innovations for a Better Chicago Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:29:36 -0500 556CA417-A6E2-4E17-8A7B-97D7CC032E7D Chicago Humanities Festival Five urban planners discuss how metropolitan Chicago should look in 2040, with a focus on changes in transportation such as high speed rail. Five urban planners discuss how metropolitan Chicago should look in 2040, with a focus on changes in transportation such as high speed rail. transportation, Chicago, public transit, high speed rail, high speed train, city, 2040, France, Spain, future no 59:54 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-goto-2040.mp3 Sue Miller: The Lakeshore Limited Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:20:25 -0500 78120D43-1D4C-44B8-9DBA-554E30B01B5C Sue Miller, Victoria Lautman In this program, CHF honors this bestselling fiction writer as the 2011 Doris Conant Lecturer. Miller discusses both her creative and community work in conversation with Victoria Lautman. In this program, CHF honors this bestselling fiction writer as the 2011 Doris Conant Lecturer. Miller discusses both her creative and community work in conversation with Victoria Lautman. Sue Miller, The Lakeshore Limited, 9/11, September 11, terrorist Attack, literature no 36:06 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-sue-miller.mp3 Human Vulnerability - Human Rights Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:17:23 -0500 242D7FB5-3FEC-464E-8F8C-63F8E292122B Chicago Humanities Festival October 24, 2010: Michael Geyer, faculty director of the University of Chicago's Human Rights Program, and Susan Gzesh, executive director of the program, discuss new work in the field of human rights. October 24, 2010: Michael Geyer, faculty director of the University of Chicago's Human Rights Program, and Susan Gzesh, executive director of the program, discuss new work in the field of human rights. no 1:02:12 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-human-rights-vulnerability.mp3 The Actor's Body: An Owner's Manual Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:07:34 -0500 7DCBFAFC-58B5-4E9F-AD9B-5A0E4FAB9A87 Chicago Humanities Festival November 13, 2010: Joseph Roach, Professor of Theater and English at Yale University, and Martha Lavey, artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre, present historic and contemporary ideas of the actor's craft and how these ideas are based on the body. November 13, 2010: Joseph Roach, Professor of Theater and English at Yale University, and Martha Lavey, artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, present historic and contemporary ideas of the actor's craft and how these ideas are based on the difficult nature of the body. no 54:22 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-actors-body.mp3 Rhodessa Jones: The Medea Project Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:00:59 -0500 D4734F60-0038-49FA-9196-10325EB7E141 Chicago Humanities Festival November 7, 2010: Rhodessa Jones, founder of the theatre company Cultural Odyssey and the acclaimed "Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Woman" talks about 25 years of working with women in the California prison system. November 7, 2010: Rhodessa Jones, founder of the theatre company Cultural Odyssey and the acclaimed "Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Woman" talks about 25 years of working with women in the California prison system and her recent outreach to female prisoners in South Africa. no 55:17 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-rhodessa-jones.mp3 Richard Gray Visual Art Series: Antony Gormley Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:11:38 -0500 64FB5B35-B6D3-469D-ADC0-5E7081295A73 Chicago Humanities Festival November 4, 2010: Internationally renowned London-based sculptor, Antony Gormley, provides an overview of the history of his artistic practice, focusing on the ways he has sought to evoke the human bodily presence. November 4, 2010: Internationally renowned London-based sculptor, Antony Gormley, is this year's Artist of the Festival. In this podcast he provides an overview of the history of his artistic practice, focusing on the ways he has sought to evoke the human bodily presence. no 56:10 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-gormley.mp3 Thomas Lynch: Bodies in Motion and at Rest Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:17:04 -0500 66B5AE1A-2DF7-4A7F-B774-5B1EA83D995C Chicago Humanities Festival November 14, 2010: Thomas Lynch, author of three collections of poems and three books of essays, reads from his work and reflects on his unusual perspectives as poet and undertaker, and what this duality brings to his writing. Interviewed by John Barr. November 14, 2010: Thomas Lynch, author of three collections of poems and three books of essays, reads from his work and reflects on his unusual perspectives as poet and undertaker, and what this duality brings to his writing. After his reading, Lynch is interviewed by the president of the Poetry Foundation, John Barr. no 52:59 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-lynch.mp3 The Art History of ScentL 1889 to 2011 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:11:12 -0500 F1AD0772-D17F-453F-81B1-109ADA934CA2 Chicago Humanities Festival November 14, 2010: Chandler Burr, first-ever fragrance critic for The New York Times, shares an interactive experience of the art history of scent via the medium's greatest artistic works. November 14, 2010: Chandler Burr, first-ever fragrance critic for The New York Times, shares an interactive experience of the art history of scent via the medium's greatest artistic works. no 1:06:48 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-burr.mp3 What Honeybees Can Teach Us About Human Nature Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:05:21 -0500 5CAFEC64-0E19-4314-A25F-4D6D8F4BA4FC Chicago Humanities Festival November 13, 2010: Leading entomologist and geneticist Gene Robinson shares his cutting edge research on honeybees and in the process offers surprising lessons on the behavioral genetics of bees and what they can teach us about genes and human behavior. November 13, 2010: Leading entomologist and geneticist Gene Robinson shares his cutting edge research on honeybees and in the process offers surprising lessons not only on the behavioral genetics of bees, but what they can teach us about the relationship between genes and human behavior. no 53:57 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-honeybees.mp3 Laura Kipnis: The Public Scandal Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:52:01 -0500 E3C4ED40-50E9-49FD-B5FF-089BDE08DD68 Chicago Humanities Festival November 6, 2010: Laura Kipnis, cultural critic and professor at Northwestern University, dissects why people feel compelled to act out their tangled psychodramas on the national stage with her book "How To Become a Scandal: Adventures in Bad Behavior." November 6, 2010: Laura Kipnis, cultural critic and professor at Northwestern University, dissects why people feel compelled to act out their tangled psychodramas on the national stage with her book "How To Become a Scandal: Adventures in Bad Behavior." no 57:03 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)Art,Comics,Literature,Culture,Poetry,Gender,Ethnicity,Science,Culture,Economy,Public,Policy,Iraq,War,Racism,Education,Ideas,Philosophy,Ethics,Linguistics,Cabaret,Chicago,Politics,Activism,Environmenthttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-laura-kipnis.mp3 History of the Condom Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:34:06 -0500 4AA9CF30-928F-4917-AA65-8F5186F5199A Chicago Humanities Festival November 6, 2010: Paula Treichler is a cultural historian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her research on condoms grew out of her work on AIDS. In this podcast, she uses the condom as a prism to reconsider the history of sexuality. November 6, 2010: Paula Treichler is a cultural historian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her research on condoms grew out of her work on AIDS and its meanings. In this podcast, she uses the condom as a prism with which to reconsider the history of sexuality and its representations, including cartoons, jokes, legends, and references to pop culture. condom, AIDS, history of sexuality no 57:38 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-history-of-the-condom.mp3 Doris Conant Lecture on Women and Culture: Judy Norsigian Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:17:10 -0500 BBA00223-4AF1-449B-B5FF-C4C793D7BC8C Chicago Humanities Festival November 12, 2010: Judy Norsigian, executive director and cofounder of Our Bodies Ourselves, discusses the pros and cons of selected technological breakthroughs in women's health. November 12, 2010: Judy Norsigian, executive director and cofounder of Our Bodies Ourselves, coauthored "Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause" and "Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth." In this podcast she discusses the pros and cons of selected technological breakthroughs in women's health. our bodies ourselves, women's health, technology no 58:21 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-judy-norsigian.mp3 Rebecca Goldstein: The Mind Body Problem Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:51:26 -0500 FC7650D2-616A-4C45-B8EE-6325B73AF52C Chicago Humanities Festival November 6, 2010: Philosopher, novelist, and MacArthur fellow, Rebecca Goldstein, considers the mind body dualism through her novel, "The Mind Body Problem." November 6, 2010: Philosopher, novelist, and MacArthur fellow, Rebecca Goldstein, considers the mind body dualism through her novel, "The Mind Body Problem," and focuses on whether the mind is more than the brain and how our definition of consciousness might distinguish us from animals. mind body dualism, descartes, philosophy, consciousness no 1:03:06 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-goldstein.mp3 Kenneth Roth- Human Rights Watch Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:36:35 -0500 2F465674-DDC0-42DF-8C4E-B6E5DA9C8806 Chicago Humanities Festival November 7, 2010: Kenneth Roth, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, discusses torture and human rights, including the history of the US government's relationship to torture. November 7, 2010: Kenneth Roth, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, discusses torture and human rights, including the history of the US government's relationship to torture. human rights, torture, internaitional law, humanitarian law no 57:10 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-human-rights-watch.mp3 A Life in Two Genders Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:28:57 -0500 800D6D63-990E-47BA-9005-C4B695BC7585 Chicago Humanities Festival November 7, 2010: In this podcast, Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of bestselling book "She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders," talks about the changes as she transitioned from male to female. November 7, 2010: With her bestselling book, "She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders," Jennifer Finney Boylan helped redefine the conversation about being transgendered in the US. In this podcast, Boylan talks candidly about the changes in her roles as spouse, parent, and friend as she transitioned from male to female. transgender, jennifer finley boylan, LGBT no 57:48 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-jennifer-finney-boylan.mp3 Victor Goines: History of "Body and Soul" Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:13:27 -0500 6F4870FF-7839-49C0-92EA-DC1A9266C497 Chicago Humanities Festival November 7, 2010: Saxophonist and clarinetist, Victor Goines, and his combo blend conversation and performance to unearth the reasons for Coleman Hawkin's "Body and Soul" through their improvisations and discussions of definitive versions. November 7, 2010: Saxophonist and clarinetist, Victor Goines, and his combo blend conversation and performance to unearth the reasons for Coleman Hawkin's "Body and Soul" through their improvisations and discussions of definitive versions. jazz, coleman hawkins, victor goines, body and soul no 1:03:41 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-victor-goines.mp3 Civility and the Body Politic Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:03:59 -0500 238822B3-D6A2-449A-BC51-CB6553EC4873 Chicago Humanities Festival November 14, 2010: Jim Leach, current chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and Morton Shapiro, president of Northwestern University, discuss the humanities' continuing relevance and critical role in our modern body politic. November 14, 2010: Jim Leach, current chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and Morton Shapiro, president of Northwestern University, discuss the humanities' continuing relevance and critical role in our modern body politic. liberal arts education, civic engagement, humanities no 1:02:32 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-leach.mp3 Martha Nussbaum: From Disgust to Humanity Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:58:43 -0500 B61B3E54-7C84-490D-857C-5E11CCB58313 Chicago Humanities Festival November 10, 2010: Martha Nussbaum, one of the foremost authorities on law, freedom, and morality, uses the arguments outlined in her book "From Disgust to Humanity" to discuss the fundamental motivations behind legal discrimination of LGBT citizens. November 10, 2010: Martha Nussbaum, one of the foremost authorities on law, freedom, and morality, uses the arguments outlined in her book "From Disgust to Humanity" to discuss the fundamental motivations behind legal discrimination of LGBT citizens. martha nussbaum, law, LGBT, morality no 55:40 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-nussbaum.mp3 Jane Austen and the Body Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:52:14 -0500 99473324-B331-4801-91DB-680A962E89EE Chicago Humanities Festival November 7, 2010: Dr. Cheryl Kinney, a gynecologist, and Elisabeth Lenckos, University of Chicago scholar of comparative literature and philosophy, delve into the many themes, undercurrents, and references to the body in Jane Austen's novels. November 7, 2010: Dr. Cheryl Kinney, a gynecologist, and Elisabeth Lenckos, University of Chicago scholar of comparative literature and philosophy, delve into the many themes, undercurrents, and references to the body in Jane Austen's novels. jane austen, literature, Romantic writer, austen-itis no 1:00:09 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-jane-austen.mp3 Edward Villella: An Intimate Evening Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:44:24 -0500 1784296A-321B-47CB-AEBA-E5BA16734297 Chicago Humanities Festival November 2, 2010: Edward Villella, artistic director and CEO of the Miami City Ballet, reflects on his history as a ballet dancer for choreographer George Balanchine, as well as on his own vision for dancers today. November 2, 2010: Edward Villella, artistic director and CEO of the Miami City Ballet, reflects on his history as a ballet dancer for choreographer George Balanchine, as well as on his own vision for dancers today. villella, ballet, balanchine, dance no 54:13 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-villella.mp3 Dr. Raynard Kington: Race and Health in The United States Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:38:45 -0500 34939584-C6F7-48E3-A2EE-C245E7550F2F Chicago Humanities Festival November 7, 2010: Dr. Raynard Kington, former deputy director of the National Institutes of Health, discusses the role of socioeconomic factors as determinants of health and the struggle to address the changing health patterns of society. November 7, 2010: Dr. Raynard Kington, former deputy director of the National Institutes of Health, discusses the role of socioeconomic factors as determinants of health and the struggle to address the changing health patterns of society. health, socioeconomics, race Relations, health policy no 58:26 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-raynard-kington.mp3 Censored! The First Amendments, Sex, and Obscenity Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:17:25 -0500 5C79EED9-5F07-47EE-B5DE-C331671B65CF Chicago Humanities Festival November 13, 2010: A panel of the nation's leading scholars of the First Amendment, Geoffrey Stone, Martin Redish, and Amy Adler, examines the history of obscenity and its regulation as well as child pornography and other contemporary issues. November 13, 2010: A panel of the nation's leading scholars of the First Amendment, Geoffrey Stone, Martin Redish, and Amy Adler, examines the history of obscenity and its regulation as well as child pornography and other contemporary issues. law, first amendment, constitution, sex, obscenity no 1:16:21 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-censored.mp3 Must You Go? My Life With Harold Pinter Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:10:28 -0500 49E7102E-0CA3-4B57-B6D5-DEDEAE44FCC7 Chicago Humanities Festival November 6, 2010: Lady Antonia Fraser, author of acclaimed historical works such as "Mary Queen of Scots," recounts the life she shared with HArold Pinter, internally renowned dramatist and Nobel Prize winner, in her newest book "Must You Go?" November 6, 2010: Lady Antonia Fraser, author of acclaimed historical works such as "Mary Queen of Scots," recounts the life she shared with HArold Pinter, internally renowned dramatist and Nobel Prize winner, in her newest book "Must You Go?" harold pinter, lady antonia fraser, historical fiction, theatre, nobel prize, literature no 59:46 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-lady-antonia-fraser.mp3 2010 Chicago Tribune Heartland Prizes: E.O. Wilson and Rebecca Skloot Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:54:18 -0500 CB484442-C931-4F41-A188-6CE96087BC00 Chicago Humanities Festival November 13, 2010: The 2010 Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize recognizes the recently published works of E.O. Wilson and Rebecca Skloot, and in this podcast they discuss the importance of science writing as well as the influences upon their own novels. November 13, 2010: The 2010 Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize recognizes the recently published works of E.O. Wilson and Rebecca Skloot, and in this podcast they discuss the importance of science writing as well as the influences upon their own novels. literature, science, heartland, sociobiology no 1:05:15 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-heartland-prize.mp3 The Perfect Meal: A Journey with Chicago Tastemakers Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:27:07 -0500 05E703C5-1AA0-4BBE-A001-516F5F80ED3A Chicago Humanities Festival November 14, 2010: Three Chicago tastemakers, Paul Kahan (Blackbird, avec, Publican, Big Star), Mindy Segal (HotChocolate), and Alpana Singh (WTTW's "Check Please") talk about what makes a perfect meal, from wine to entree to dessert. November 14, 2010: Three Chicago tastemakers, Paul Kahan (Blackbird, avec, Publican, Big Star), Mindy Segal (HotChocolate), and Alpana Singh (WTTW's "Check Please") talk about what makes a perfect meal, from wine to entree to dessert. food, chicago restaurants, fine dining, taste no 59:50 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-a-perfect-meal.mp3 Dr. Sherwin Nuland: Franke Lecture in Economics Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:19:49 -0500 F46D18DD-0A79-4EBE-B969-AF86FCB58EA5 Chicago Humanities Festival November 5, 2010: Dr. Sherwin Nuland, clinical professor of surgery at Yale University, discusses the history of medical ethics from Hippocrates to the present, seeking to illuminate the ethical pressures exerted by technology and economics. November 5, 2010: Dr. Sherwin Nuland, clinical professor of surgery at Yale University, discusses the history of medical ethics from Hippocrates to the present, seeking to illuminate the ethical pressures exerted by technology and economics. nuland, economics, medical ethics, bioethics no 57:14 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-sherwin-nuland.mp3 Kareem Abdul Jabbar: The Body At Its Finest Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:13:08 -0500 98A72E74-3D9A-4503-B497-A24C8D3030AC Chicago Humanities Festival November 8, 2010: Kareem Abdul Jabbar, six time MVP and winner of six NBA Championships, inventor of the sky hook, and the reason why the dunk shot was banned in college basketball from 1967 to 1976, discusses the transcendence of sport and the body. November 8, 2010: Kareem Abdul Jabbar, six time MVP and winner of six NBA Championships, inventor of the sky hook, and the reason why the dunk shot was banned in college basketball from 1967 to 1976, discusses the transcendence of sport and the body. kareem abdul jabbar, basketball, sky hook, nba no 48:19 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-kareem-abdul-jabbar.mp3 Ourselves As Others See Us: International Journalists on Obama's America Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:04:35 -0500 0DD80093-AB7B-4969-A28A-34A03E201039 Chicago Humanities Festival November 6, 2010: Correspondents from China, Mexico, and Russia gather to recount their reporting about Obama's vision for America and the complex realities of today. Peter Slevin of The Washington Post moderates. November 6, 2010: Correspondents from China, Mexico, and Russia gather to recount their reporting about Obama's vision for America and the complex realities of today. Peter Slevin of The Washington Post moderates. obama, international news, journalism, politics no 1:25:12 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-ourselves-as-others-see-us.mp3 Paul Bloom: How Pleasure Works Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:56:50 -0500 9D96DA7A-66C6-4C46-95FA-B2A3C19F37F9 Chicago Humanities Festival November 14, 2010: Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology at Yale University, presents evidence from his recent book "How Pleasure Works" to argue that our understanding and appreciation of art reflects universal aspects of human nature. November 14, 2010: Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology at Yale University, presents evidence from his recent book "How Pleasure Works" to argue that our understanding and appreciation of art reflects universal aspects of human nature. paul bloom, art, psychology, pleasure no 57:48 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-paul-bloom.mp3 An Evening With Sarah Jones Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:09:08 -0500 87C995AE-0D36-440F-9F8C-D8BE1399096F Chicago Humanities Festival November 10, 2010: Tony-Award winning playwright and performer Sarah Jones returns to the Humanities Festival for another evening with her multi-character, one person act centered around this year's theme of the body. November 10, 2010: Tony-Award winning playwright and performer Sarah Jones returns to the Humanities Festival for another evening with her multi-character, one person act centered around this year's theme of the body. sarah jones, theatre no 1:05:14 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-sarah-jones.mp3 Savage Love with Dan and Bill Savage Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:54:05 -0500 F85B8D33-7279-4CB9-9A68-1B1428A768AB Chicago Humanities Festival November 12, 2010: Dan Savage, popular sex columnist and author, and his brother Bill, senior lecturer in English at Northwestern University, discuss the changes in sex education over the decades and invite questions from the audience. November 12, 2010: Dan Savage, popular sex columnist and author, and his brother Bill, senior lecturer in English at Northwestern University, discuss the changes in sex education over the decades and invite questions from the audience. Dan Savage, sex, lovecast, advice columnist, gay rights, it gets better no 1:32:58 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-savage-love.mp3 Sam Shepard: Chicago Tribune Literary Prize Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:40:07 -0600 F9249620-193A-4A31-BF99-86C22B6C9089 Chicago Humanities Festival November 13, 2010: Sam Shepard, American playwright, actor, and television and film director, receives the 2010 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize and reads selections from his works. Geruold Kern, the publisher of the Chicago Tribune, introduces. November 13, 2010: Sam Shepard, American playwright, actor, and television and film director, receives the 2010 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize and reads selections from his works. Geruold Kern, the publisher of the Chicago Tribune, introduces. literature, theatre, culture, Chicago Tribune, Sam Shepard, acting no 58:47 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/chf-sam-shepard.mp3 Hanna Gray: Machiavelli and the Body Politic Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:41:23 -0500 History http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Hanna-Gray-Machiavelli.mp3 Hanna Gray October 24, 2010: Hanna Gray, former president of the University of Chicago and noted history professor, delves into the legacy of Machiavelli’s revolutionary treatise The Prince and addresses its significance in modern political science. October 24, 2010: Hanna Gray, former president of the University of Chicago and noted history professor, delves into the legacy of Machiavelli’s revolutionary treatise The Prince and addresses its significance in modern political science. History, Machiavelli, Hanna Gray, University of Chicago, Politics, Political Science no 55:40 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Hanna-Gray-Machiavelli.mp3 Katie Watson: Gallows Humor - Medical Ethics and the Dark Side of Laughter Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:42:42 -0500 Medicine http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Katie-Watson.mp3 Chicago Humanities Festival November 15, 2009: In this interdisciplinary program, medical ethicist Katie Watson draws from psychology, philosophy, literature, and law to consider backstage storytelling in medicine, and the ethics of humor as a coping mechanism in difficult jobs. November 15, 2009: In this interdisciplinary program, medical ethicist Katie Watson draws from psychology, philosophy, literature, and law to consider backstage storytelling in medicine, and the ethics of humor as a coping mechanism in difficult jobs. Medicine, Philosophy, Literature, Ethics, Law, Theater no 55:55 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Katie-Watson.mp3 Stephen Sondheim Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:52:48 -0600 Music Stephen Sondheim November 12, 1995: Stephen Sondheim, the renowned composer and lyricist and the man who has defined musical theater in the last quarter of the twentieth century, joins a panel for a conversation about his music. Stephen Sondheim, the renowned composer and lyricist and the man who has defined musical theater in the last quarter of the twentieth century, joins a panel for a conversation about his music. Liz Callaway performs his songs at the piano. Panelists include John Callaway, Michael Maggio, Lewis Manilow, Meade Palidofsky, Sheldon Patinkin, Hugo Freund Sonnenschein, and Glenna Syse. Music, Stephen Sondheim, Gypsy, West Side Story, Follies, Theater, Musicals, Musical Theater no 1:23:14 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast_Stephen-Sondheim-early.mp3 Matti Bunzl's Picks Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:14:57 -0500 Arts http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Matti-Bunzl.mp3 Chicago Humanities Festival August 23, 2010: CHF's Associate Artistic Director Matti Bunzl tells us about three programs we shouldn't miss at the upcoming Fall Festival. CHF's own Associate Artistic Director Matti Bunzl tells us about three programs we shouldn't miss at the upcoming Fall Festival. Jesus, New Music, Classical Music, Contemporary Art, Photography, Carcinogens no 10:26 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Matti-Bunzl.mp3 Polytheism and Monotheism Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:42:39 -0500 Religion & Spirituality http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Polytheism-Monotheism.mp3 Chicago Humanities Festival November 3, 2008: Scholars of religion exchange views on the degree to which polytheism has contributed to the development of world religions, focusing on the ways in which polytheistic beliefs have affected past and current tolerance of other religions. Religious scholars Benjamin Sommer, Jack Miles, Malika Zeghal, and Wendy Doniger (specializing in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism, respectively) exchange views on the degree to which polytheism has contributed to the development of said religions, with particular focus on the ways in which monotheistic or polytheistic beliefs have affected its past and current tolerance of other religions. Religion, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, polytheism, monotheism, hebrew, Jesus, Mohammed, Brahman no 55:25 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Polytheism-Monotheism.mp3 Francine Prose: Goldengrove Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:34:39 -0500 Literature http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Francine-Prose.mp3 Francine Prose November 1, 2008: Francine Prose reads from her 2008 novel, Goldengrove. Goldengrove is an exploration of tragedy and redemption through the eyes of a 13-year-old girl who gets pitched headlong into adulthood during the course of one haunted summer. November 1, 2008: Francine Prose reads from her 2008 novel, Goldengrove. Goldengrove is an exploration of tragedy and redemption through the eyes of a 13-year-old girl who gets pitched headlong into adulthood during the course of one haunted summer. Literature, Fiction, adolescence, tragedy, Goldengrove, writing no 39:45 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Francine-Prose.mp3 Wayne Koestenbaum: The Anatomy of Harpo Marx Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:37:07 -0500 Performing Arts http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-podcast-Wayne-Koestenbaum.mp3 Wayne Koestenbaum November 14, 2009: Poet and cultural critic Wayne Koestenbaum shares his contagious enthusiasm for the silent hilarity of the mostly mute Marx brother in this one-of-a-kind lecture, which he describes as a "loving annotation, a midrash of Harpo." November 14, 2009: Poet and cultural critic Wayne Koestenbaum shares his contagious enthusiasm for the silent hilarity of the mostly mute Marx brother in this one-of-a-kind lecture, which he describes as a "loving annotation, a midrash of Harpo." Comedy, Vaudeville, Cultural Criticism, Film, Harpo Marx no 53:02 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-podcast-Wayne-Koestenbaum.mp3 Jonathan Alter: The Promise Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:32:20 -0500 News & Politics http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Jonathan-Alter.mp3 Jonathan Alter June 24, 2010: Join Newsweek columnist and author Jonathan Alter as he discusses his new book, The Promise: President Obama, Year One. Alter provides a fast-paced, inside account of Obama's first year in office. June 24, 2010: Join Newsweek columnist and author Jonathan Alter as he discusses his new book, The Promise: President Obama, Year One. Alter provides a fast-paced, inside account of Obama's first year in office. President Barack Obama, Jonathan Alter, Newsweek, The Promise, Rahm Emanuel, Hillary Clinton, David Axelrod, Joe Biden, Economy, BP Oil Spill, Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Politics no 53:46 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Jonathan-Alter.mp3 Moshe Safdie: An Architecture of Peace Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:45:05 -0500 Design http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Moshe-Safdie.mp3 Chicago Humanities Festival November 5, 2006: Architect Moshe Safdie explains the importance of a building's form bearing a close relationship to its ultimate purpose. November 5, 2006: Architect Moshe Safdie explains the importance of a building's form bearing a close relationship to its ultimate purpose. Architecture, War, Peace no 1:03:05 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Moshe-Safdie.mp3 Houston A. Baker: Chicago, The Great Migration, and the Blues Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:31:42 -0500 Music http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Baker-Blues.mp3 Houston A. Baker November 11, 2001: Houston A. Baker constructs a montage of the history of the Blues. From its early beginnings in the south to its fruition on Chicago’s Southside, Baker takes us on a journey that begins with persecution and ends in musical liberation. November 11, 2001: Houston A. Baker constructs a montage of the history of the Blues. From its early beginnings in the south to its fruition on Chicago’s Southside, Baker takes us on a journey that begins with persecution and ends in musical liberation. Blues, Chicago, Chicago Blues, musicology, Black History, Music history no 44:34 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Baker-Blues.mp3 Geoffrey Stone: Perilious Times - Free Speech in Wartime Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:21:18 -0500 Philosophy http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Stone.mp3 Chicago Humanities Festival November 6, 2004: Geoffrey R. Stone, a foremost authority on the First Amendment, discusses his new history of U.S. government actions that have had the potential to endanger fundamental rights during periods of war. November 6, 2004: Geoffrey R. Stone, a foremost authority on the First Amendment, discusses his new history of U.S. government actions that have had the potential to endanger fundamental rights during periods of war. Art, Comics, Literature, Culture, Poetry, Gender, Ethnicity, Science, Culture, Economy, Public Policy, Iraq War, Racism, Education, Ideas, Philosophy, Ethics, Linguistics, Cabaret, Chicago, Politics, Activism, Environment no 48:48 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Stone.mp3 Howard Gardner: From Multiple Intelligences to Good Work Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:06:51 -0500 Philosophy http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Howard-Gardner.mp3 Chicago Humanities Festival November 9, 2002: Research psychologist Howard Garnder bridges the gap between his book Multiple Intelligences published in 1993 and his 2002 publication, Good Work: When Excellence Meets Ethics. November 9, 2002: Research psychologist Howard Garnder bridges the gap between his seminal work Multiple Intelligences published in 1993, and his 2002 publication, Good Work: When Excellence Meets Ethics. Psychology, Intelligence, IQ, Howard Gardner, Social Science, Human Development, Morality, Ethics, Good Work no 51:15 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Howard-Gardner.mp3 Louis Menand: Was Pragmatism a Chicago Invention? Fri, 21 May 2010 17:01:34 -0500 Philosophy http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Louis-Menand.mp3 Chicago Humanities Festival November 1, 2001: Louis Menand recounts the early history of pragmatist philosophy, focusing on Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, moral philosopher William James, and scientist Charles Sanders Peirce. November 1, 2001: Louis Menand recounts the early history of pragmatist philosophy, focusing on Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, moral philosopher William James, and scientist Charles Sanders Peirce. Pragmatism, Philosophy, Pragmatic Philosophy, William James, Oliver Wendell Holmes, morality no 54:05 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Louis-Menand.mp3 Toni Morrison: On Love Fri, 14 May 2010 15:56:46 -0500 Literature http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Morrison.mp3 Chicago Humanities Festival Barbara Flynn Currie interview Toni Morrison about her 2003 novel, Love. They talk about racism, gender relations, the writing process, and the different ways in which they identify with characters. Barbara Flynn Currie interview Toni Morrison about her 2003 novel, Love. They talk about racism, gender relations, the writing process, and the different ways in which they identify with characters. Love, Racism, Gender, Writing, Identity no 57:26 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Morrison.mp3 William Safire: The Ten Commandments of Language Wed, 12 May 2010 13:48:01 -0500 Language Courses http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Wm-Safire.mp3 William Safire November 14, 1993: The late political pundit and language maven William Safire sets forth the Ten Commandments of Language. Get out your tablets and chisels and work on that simple declarative sentence. It's going to be one witty ride. The late language maven and Pulitzer Prize-winning political pundit William Safire (1929-2009) sets forth the Ten Commandments of Language. Using examples from his journalism experience and his time as a campaign worker and speechwriter for President Nixon to explain methods of ideal communication, Safire explains it all. Work on that simple declarative sentence—it probably could stand some clarification. But don’t worry too much, Safire comforts his audience. Idiosyncratic usage is, occasionally, acceptable. Get out your tablets and chisels. It’s going to be one witty ride. Language, Linguistics, Journalism, Speechwriting, Communication, Clarity, Humor no 31:45 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Wm-Safire.mp3 Dick Gregory: The Color of Funny (with Laura Washington) Wed, 12 May 2010 13:48:01 -0500 Society & Culture http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Dick-Gregory.mp3 Dick Gregory and Laura Washington November 8, 2009: Dick Gregory is a wry, political voice across a range of issues as varied as nutrition, social justice, and the environment. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington interviews the provocative and always unpredictable Gregory. It’s hard to predict whether Dick Gregory will be most celebrated as a path-breaking comedian or a trailblazing civil rights activist. It’s impossible to imagine the history of either movement without him—or without his unique blending of the two. In the early 1960s, he became one of the first black comedians to perform before integrated audiences. In 1967, he ran for mayor of Chicago against Richard J. Daley, and a year later for president as the Freedom and Peace Party candidate. The author of and contributor to many politically-charged books, Gregory is still a staunch, wry political voice across a range of issues as varied as nutrition, social justice, and the environment. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington interviews the provocative and always unpredictable Gregory. Dick Gregory, Laura Washington, Chicago, Barack Obama, Comedy, Chicago Politics, Civil Rights, Race Relations, Racism, Church, Crime, Nutrition, Heath, History no 1:10:38 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Dick-Gregory.mp3 Jonathan Kozol: The Shame of the Nation Wed, 12 May 2010 13:48:00 -0500 Education http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Kozol.mp3 Jonathan Kozol November 6, 2005: Rhodes scholar and National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol speaks about the rapidly increasing segregation and the gross inequities of urban schools. The Rhodes Scholar and National Book Award-winning author speaks about the rapidly increasing segregation and the gross inequities of urban schools -- from punitive testing to the devastating drop-out rate in African-American and Latino neighborhoods. Education, Urban Planning, Segregation, Neighborhoods, Inner City Schools, Race, Standardized Testing no 42:08 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Kozol.mp3 David Hackett Fischer: Migrations and Dialects Wed, 12 May 2010 13:48:00 -0500 History http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-David-Hackett-Fischer.mp3 David Hackett Fischer November 6, 2006: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Hackett Fischer explains factors that influence markers of culture. Using early American immigrants as a case study, he discusses the utility of speech patterns in charting migration patterns. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Hackett Fischer explains factors that influence markers of culture. Using early American immigrants as a case study, he discusses the utility of speech patterns in charting their migration patterns. Variations of English dialects spoken in America create a valuable parallel to these settlers’ widely varying views regarding marriage traditions, schooling, family structure, and even liberty and freedom. Fischer illuminates these issues by considering African immigrants to the American colonies. Masters had vastly differing perceptions of their trade, from the Quakers’ early view of slaves as permanent indentured servants, to the Virginian attempt to bind their human chattel to the land, equating them with real estate. He explains that the more we study issues such as the variations in colonial African-American immigrants’ proportion to the general population, regional origins in Africa, and masters’ cultural differences, the better we can understand how their speech and other cultural markers changed in the New World. Culture, Linguistics, Idioms, Migration, Immigration, Dialects, History, Slavery, American History no 1:00:24 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-David-Hackett-Fischer.mp3 Darnton and Delavault: Street Songs as News in Enlightenment Paris Wed, 12 May 2010 13:47:59 -0500 History http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Darnton-and-Delevault.mp3 Robert Darnton and Hélène Delavault November 1, 2008: Historian Robert Darnton discusses the role of street songs in delivering news to the people of Enlightenment Paris. Mezzo Soprano Hélène Delavault demonstrates how popular songs were turned into musical satires of current affairs. Robert Darnton, the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard and director of the University Library, is one of the world’s leading intellectual and cultural historians. Recognized as an expert on 18th-century Enlightenment France, he is also a pioneer in the growing field of the history of the book. For his Festival program, Darnton presents an informative and entertaining cabaret lecture entitled “Street Songs in Paris, 1749,” accompanied by renowned French mezzo-soprano Hélène Delavault. He discusses, and she demonstrates, how citizens of Enlightenment Paris turned not to newspapers but to street songs—popular tunes that were improvised into sung newspapers and modified as the affairs of the ancien régime developed. This annual lecture recognizes a generous multiyear contribution to the Chicago Humanities Festival by Julie and Roger Baskes. Music, Culture, History, Enlightenment, Paris, France, Cabaret, Newspaper, News, Improvisation, Opera no 1:14:07 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Darnton-and-Delevault.mp3 Margaret Atwood: Growing Up Female and Literate Wed, 12 May 2010 13:47:59 -0500 Literature http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Atwood.mp3 Margaret Atwood November 3, 2002: Margaret Atwood explores the relationship between brains and beauty in expectations of her as a female Canadian writer. This program was recorded following the publication of Atwood’s book Negotiating the Dead: A Writer on Writing. Margaret Atwood, the author of such novels as The Handmaid’s Tale (1998) and The Year of the Flood (2009), holds forth on her childhood in Ottawa and Toronto. She recalls reading preferences that ranged from Jane Austen to Herman Melville to paperback romances, the day she decided to be a writer, and the costumes she wore throughout, all while exploring the relationship between brains and beauty in other people’s expectations of her as a female Canadian writer. This lecture was recorded in 2002, following the publication of Atwood’s book Negotiating the Dead: A Writer on Writing. Margaret Atwood, Humor, Reading, Writing, Author, Canada, Brains, Beauty, Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction no 55:22 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Atwood.mp3 Adam Bly: Our Renaissance Wed, 12 May 2010 13:47:59 -0500 Science & Medicine http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Adam-Bly.mp3 Adam Bly November 2, 2008: "Today," observes Adam Bly, editor-in-chief of Seed Magazine, "we are on the cusp of a brand-new scientific renaissance marked by accelerated advancement... and a culture war between science and religion." The Italian Renaissance of the fifteenth century represented a vibrant convergence of the arts and the sciences that has shaped the modern era. "Today," observes Adam Bly, editor-in-chief of Seed Magazine (“Science is Culture”), "we are on the cusp of a brand-new scientific renaissance marked by accelerated advancement in neuroscience, theoretical physics, and genetics; a culture war between science and religion; and the application of science as a tool for social change and economic development." He considers what causes provoke this cultural shift, who leads it, and where we go from here. Science, Art, Seed Magazine, Neuroscience, Theoretical Physics, Genetics, Religion, Social Change, Economic Development no 1:09:26 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Adam-Bly.mp3 Conversation: Samantha Power and General Wesley Clark Wed, 12 May 2010 13:47:41 -0500 New & Politics http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Clark-Power.mp3 Samantha Power and General Wesley Clark November 12, 2006: Journalist Samantha Power interviews General Wesley Clark as he speaks candidly on the repercussions of Vietnam, his patriotic allegiance to the military, and his opinions on Iraq and Darfur. Former Supreme Allied Commander of Europe (and subsequent Democratic presidential candidate) Wesley Clark led the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) forces in the conflict in Kosovo, NATO's first major combat action. His leadership experiences in Vietnam, Latin America, and other theaters inform his thoughts on the Democrats’ ineffectiveness, the consequences of torture, and political strategy. Journalist Samantha Power interviews Clark as he speaks candidly on the repercussions of Vietnam, his patriotic allegiance to the military, and his opinions on Iraq and Darfur. General Wesley Clark, Samantha Power, NATO, Kosovo, Vietnam, Latin America, War, Warfare, Torture, Politics, Military, Iraq, Gulf War, Darfur no 54:11 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Clark-Power.mp3 Art Spiegelman: Comix 9-11-101 Wed, 12 May 2010 13:47:21 -0500 Visual Arts http://chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Spiegelman.mp3 Art Spiegelman November 11, 2001: Just two months after September 11, 2001, Art Spiegelman explains how comics helped him cope with disaster while he was living in the first block uptown of the World Trade center that wasn’t evacuated after the terrorist attacks. Cartoonist and artist Art Spiegelman explicates the evolution of comics, alternative and otherwise, from the editorial cartoons of William Hogarth through Winsor McCay and his own work for The New Yorker and The Nation. Just two months after September 11, 2001, Spiegelman explains how comics helped him cope with a disaster while he was living in the first block uptown of the World Trade center that wasn’t evacuated after the terrorist attacks. (He knew he’d be no good helping the search for bodies, he explains with his trademark thoughtful wit, so he volunteered to redesign The New Yorker’s cover for their forthcoming issue.) Art Spiegelman, Comix, September 11, Underground Comics, 9-11, Graphic Novels, Terrorist Attack, Comics, New York City, 9/11 no 33:49 matthewh@chicagohumanities.org (Chicago Humanities Festival)http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chfmedia.net/podcast/CHF-Podcast-Spiegelman.mp3 Chicago Humanities FestivalnonadultThe Chicago Humanities Festival strives to make the humanities a vital and vibrant part of daily life.