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Understanding Linguistics: The Science of Language
By Professor John McWhorter, Manhattan Institute
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Journey through the fascinating terrain of linguistics: the scientific study of human language. In this exciting 36-lecture course taught by acclaimed linguist and Professor John McWhorter, investigate the elements and purposes of language, from its fundamental building blocks to its uses as a nuanced social tool. Among the many aspects and issues of language you explore are the basic sounds from which human language is built, why learning a second language can be so difficult, and how writing systems have evolved. Rich with insight, Understanding Linguistics: The Science of Language gives you a newfound appreciation for the mysterious machinery built into us all.
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Story of Human Language
By Professor John McWhorter, Manhattan Institute
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Dr. John McWhorter, one of America's leading linguists and a frequent commentator on network television and National Public Radio, takes you on a fascinating, 36-lecture tour of the development of human language—he unfolds the story of how a single tongue spoken 150,000 years ago may have evolved into the estimated 6,000 languages used worldwide today. Discover why, for the past century, linguistics has been one of the most exciting and productive fields in the social sciences.
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Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations 
By Professor Brian M. Fagan, University of California at Santa Barbara
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Where do we come from? How did our ancestors settle this planet? How did the great historic civilizations of the world develop? How does a past so shadowy that it has to be painstakingly reconstructed from fragmentary, largely unwritten records nonetheless make us who and what we are? This broad survey course begins with the origins of the earliest evolving humans more than 2.5 million years ago and explores how the ensuing populations formed settlements and cultures, developed agriculture and herding, interacted, and populated the globe.
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Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd Edition
By Professor Robert Sapolsky, Stanford University
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When are we responsible for our own actions, and when are we in the grip of biological forces beyond our control? This intriguing question is the scientific province of behavioral biology, a field that explores interactions among the brain, mind, body, and environment that have a surprising influence on how we behave and interact.
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Psychology of Human Behavior
By Professor David W. Martin, North Carolina State University
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This course, taught by Professor David Martin, is an outstanding introduction to psychology, beginning with its history and looking ahead to its future. Its 36 lectures work smoothly as an easy-to-follow primer and offer an ideal starting point for satisfying curiosity about how the mind works, perspectives from a variety of social scientists, and directions for further learning.
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Great Ideas of Psychology
By Professor Daniel N. Robinson, Philosophy Faculty, Oxford University; Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Georgetown University
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This introduction to psychology stands out because it brilliantly analyzes the larger intellectual context in which the discipline has grown up. From Plato and Aristotle to Freud and Jung, you follow the fascinating debates that occur and recur as one school of thought after another seeks answers to the continuing mysteries of the mind.
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War, Peace, and Power: Diplomatic History of Europe, 1500–2000
By Professor Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, University of Tennessee
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In War, Peace, and Power: Diplomatic History of Europe, 1500–2000, Professor Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius offers a remarkable look into the evolution of the European continent and the modern state system. In 36 provocative lectures, he allows us to peer through the revealing lens of statecraft to show us its impact on war, peace, and power and how that impact may well be felt in the future—an approach that historians have been using for thousands of years.
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Great Philosophical Debates: Free Will and Determinism
By Professor Shaun Nichols, University of Arizona
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Are you in control of your destiny? Or are you fated to live and act a certain way? Make up your own mind with Great Philosophical Debates: Free Will and Determinism. Learn the intriguing details of this fundamental philosophical question in 24 fascinating lectures taught by Shaun Nichols, an award-winning professor of philosophy and cognitive science. Discover how history's greatest thinkers have puzzled over the debate between free will and determinism, explore how scientific methods have provided new insights into this problem, and learn how case studies can help answer ethical questions about this age-old conundrum.
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Biological Anthropology: An Evolutionary Perspective
By Professor Barbara J. King, The College of William and Mary
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Biological anthropology is far more than studying old bones. The history of humanity and its future as provided by Professor Barbara J. King considers evolution as a vital, active force. Join this noted scholar, teacher, and researcher as she explores more than a century of scientific scholarship to examine human history from this evolutionary perspective.
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Peoples and Cultures of the World
By Professor Edward Fischer, Vanderbilt University
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As the “science of humanity,” anthropology can help us understand virtually everything about ourselves, from our political and economic systems, to why we get married, to how we decide to buy a particular bottle of wine. In this 24-lecture series, Professor Edward Fischer of Vanderbilt University provides an extraordinary glimpse into the world’s varied human societies—including our own.
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