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Virtual tour American Museum Natural History Center for Conservation Genetics and Genomics
Wednesday, June 108pm New York time Virtual tour of the Center for Conservation Genetics, Sackler Institute of Genomics and the Ambrose Monell Cryo-Collection for Molecular and Microbial Research by Dr. George Amato, Director. Hosted by The Readin… Continue reading
Thucydides May 2009 Book 7 – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Book 7 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides – Book 7 Conference Call Continue reading
Thucydides Book 7 preliminary comments
These ARE indeed a fantastic way to prepare for tonights discussion. I, too, side with Paul’s observations of Nicias, although this chapter was written in such a way as to make it impossible not to feel the pain that the Athenians were going throu… Continue reading
Thucydides Book 4 – Audio Recording, March 2009
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides Book 4 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides Book 4 conference call March 2009 Continue reading
Thucydides Books 5 & 6 – audio recording, April 2009
Here is the recording for the Thucydides Books 5 & 6 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides Book 6 April 2009 Continue reading
Thucydides Book 7 Questions
1. As you read Book 7, it becomes clearer and clearer that the Athenian expedition is turning into tragedy. What was your experience of reading this book? It does contain some of Thucydides’ best writing – and I hope you enjoyed his majestic comma… Continue reading
Aristotle Call Canceled and New Schedule
Folks, After talking to a number of you – who are not ready with your bit of polished logic (or can’t make the call at all) – Pat and I decided to move the second call on Organon to May 12. We are then going to take Physics and Metaphysics out of … Continue reading
Aristotle Homework
Bill, Thanks for sending in your homework. Reminder to everyone else – work on your homework for Tuesday. It’s not due in written form. Bill sent it because he’ll miss the call. Back to your points below, Bill: – I think it’s an older translation … Continue reading
Cartoons with Bob Mankoff
If you or your kids want to draw cartoons with the New Yorker cartoon editor on April Fool’s Day…then join us. I’m hosting a live webinar with Bob Mankoff tomorrow, April Fool’s Day at 5pm NYC time. Come join us. It’s free and fun. And then foll… Continue reading
When did Thucydides write his History?
We didn’t get to one of Dan Gabree’s questions on the last call. I wouldn’t mind addressing it on our next call next month. Here is the essence of Dan’s inquiry: But the one other thing that came up for me was a question of when T wrote this histo… Continue reading →
20. May 2009 by Arrian
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