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Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Wald Sussman explains why - when it comes to race - too many people still mistake bigotry for science.

Dave Van Ronk was one of the founding figures of the 1960s folk revival, but he was far more than that. A pioneer of modern acoustic blues, a fine songwriter and arranger, a powerful singer, and one of the most influential guitarists of the ’60s, he was also a marvelous storyteller, a peerless musical historian, and one of the most quotable figures on the Village scene. The Mayor of MacDougal Street is a firsthand account by a major player in the social and musical history of the ’50s and ’60s.

Welcome to the ‘Coming Clean With Me’ Your ultimate resource for expert insights and guidance on conquering addiction.I get it, because I've been there too. I used to be a six-day-a-week cocaine user, trapped in addiction's relentless grip for over a decade. What sets me apart is my background as a psychologist and hypnosis expert, with 29+ years years of experience. Astonishingly, I managed to hide my addiction while appearing on shows like 'ITV This Morning' and BBC documentaries. In 2008, I had an awakening and decided it was time to find a real solution, not just for myself but for ...

The untold story of 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sister Rosetta Tharpe, America’s first rock guitar diva Long before “women in rock” became a media catchphrase, African American guitar virtuoso Rosetta Tharpe proved in spectacular fashion that women could rock. Born in Cotton...

It has been defined by lyrical structure, or as a progression of chords, or as a set of practices reflecting West African "tonal and rhythmic approaches," using a five-note "blues scale." He traces its roots in work and praise songs, and shows how it was transformed by such professional performers as W. C. Handy, who first popularized the blues a century ago.

A bestselling music historian follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazz. In Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, Elijah Wald takes readers on a journey into the hidden and censored world of early blues and jazz...

Reveals the hidden current of symbolic meanings and connections between the twenty-two major cards; a must-have for any serious tarot reader that is written in accessible language for the novice as well.

An intimate memoir by blues legend Robert Johnson's stepsister, including new details about his family, music, influences, tragic death, and musical afterlife Though Robert Johnson was only twenty-seven years young and relatively unknown at the time of his tragic death in 1938, his enduring...

De l’antillanité à la Relation, de la créolisation au Tout-monde, Glissant propose une réflexion sur la mise en contact des cultures les unes avec les autres. A l’identité-racine, fermée sur elle-même, il oppose l’identité-relation, ouverte sur l’échange. Glissant défend une dynamique de la diversité, contre l’idéologie de l’Un et de l’unique : c’est l’opposition entre une poétique des humanités et du vivant, face à la vérité dominante.

Im Selfkant, der westlichsten Gemeinde Deutschlands und deren niederländischen Nachbarstadt Sittard, ereignen sich mehrere Morde. Für die Aufklärung wird die Polizistin Susanne Meuren, gesprochen von Sara Wagner, verpflichtet. Gemeinsam mit ihrem Kollegen Robert Mingers, einem hiesigen Dorfpolizisten, gesprochen von Kevin Kasper, macht sie Jagd auf den Täter.

" Le 19 avril 1980, une foule immense, silencieuse, accompagne le convoi funèbre de Sartre jusqu’au cimetière du Montparnasse, à Paris. Derrière Simone de Beauvoir, en tête de cortège, plus de cin-quante mille personnes sont venues rendre un dernier hommage au penseur français le plus célèbre au monde. Comment expliquer sa notoriété, comment mesurer aujourd’hui l’impact de la pensée et de l’écriture de Sartre dans la société actuelle ?

Rock 'n' roll appeared in the 1950s as the high-energy, electrically amplified music of young dancers and listeners, first in the United States and then around the globe, and from the beginning it symbolized more than music. First popularized as a marketing rubric to sell African-American rhythm...

As we enter the fourth great leap forward in technology with robots and AI, we face the first services revolution. The power balance will again shift massively to companies as new technologies drive productivity increases in the service industry, much as the last three industrial revolutions transformed manufacturing. What lessons can we learn from the past three industrial revolutions and the current state of the labor market?  

Der Wald braucht neue Geschichten. Deshalb wird er dorthin gebracht, wo Menschen zusammenkommen: in die Kneipe. Live-Podcast am Tresen: Waldwissen trifft Lebensrealität – direkt, ehrlich, nahbar.Gespräche, Getränke, Gedanken – die bleiben. Frag mit. Denk mit. Diskutier mit. Wer spricht? Die, die es betrifft – und die, die es bewegen: Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Architektur & Stadtplanung, Kunst & Kultur, Personen des öffentlichen Lebens, Bürgerinnen und Bürger sowie Förster und Försterinnen. Der Podcast ist die digitale Kneipen-Version der Ausstellung „Klimaheld Wald“: Ein ...

If you've been baffled at how citizens of the United States, even people you know, could turn against their democracy, there is an answer. There is a method of psychological manipulation that can be used to turn someone from a citizen of a peaceful democratic society into someone who feels he or...

Hier findest Du Geschichten zum Entspannen, zum Nachdenken, zum Einschlafen.Manche werden inspirieren, manche (hoffentlich) motivieren, mache einfach nur zum Schmunzeln anregen. Ich verwebe die Überlieferungen aus der nordischen Mythologie mit dem Heute, dem Gestern oder dem Morgen. Mächtige Götter wie Odin, Thor und Freyja und selbstverständlich auch Sága treffen auf Runen, Krafttiere, Wesen jenseits unserer Welt und natürlich auch auf Menschen.Meine Geschichten sind voll von geheimnisvollen Runen und ihren verborgenen Bedeutungen bis hin zu epischen Heldensagen, die Mut, Schicksal und...

Sebastian und Daniel jagen in unterschiedlichen Ecken Deutschlands und sprechen gerne miteinander über alles, was in und um ihre Reviere wichtig ist. Das Ergebnis ist ein Jagd-Podcast ohne Experten aber mit viel Herzblut für das Waidwerk.

Nel 1967 George Wald vinse il premio Nobel per la medicina grazie ai suoi lavori sulle cellule della rètina. Due anni più tardi gli fu chiesto di tenere le Massey Lectures, un ciclo di lezioni radiofoniche trasmesse ogni anno in Canada dalla Cbc che hanno ospitato personaggi come Martin Luther King, Doris Lessing, Noam Chomsky e Margaret Atwood. In quelle sei registrazioni Wald mise insieme le due grandi passioni che lo animavano. Da una parte la scienza e la ricerca, dall'altra la volontà di occuparsi dei problemi del mondo.

What started out as a desperate search for healing from trauma, became Redefining Love, a courageous journey inward, followed by an infinite journey outward. We live in a divisive time. Many of us move through our days with a sense of frustration, fatigue, and fear. That fear fuels anger that clouds our judgment and destroys our happiness. Built on the foundation of the Three Pillars of Boundaries, Accountability, and Grace, Sara Beth Wald offers a new definition of love that honors the struggle of deep caring and empowers us to prioritize our mental health amid conflict.

Der Podcast WILDNIS G'SCHICHTN nimmt Sie mit, auf eine Reise quer durch Deutschlands ältesten Nationalpark. Bei Hörwanderungen geht es, begleitet von verschiedensten Protagonisten, einmal von West nach Ost durch den Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald. In Folge 1 geht es etwa um die Frage, was einen Nationalpark von anderen Naturschutzgebieten unterscheidet. Naturpark-Ranger Johannes Matt führt durch die Naturpark-Erlebniswelten in Bayerisch Eisenstein und erklärt es den Zuhörern. Im zweiten Teil geht es, in Wanderschuhen und mit gepacktem Rucksack, in den größten Waldnationalpark ...