3: Geography and Ancient History

3: Geography and Ancient History

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In Class 3, Timothy Snyder, recently back from a visit to Ukraine, explores the geography and ancient history of the region.

Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He speaks five and reads ten European languages.

Ukraine must have existed as a society and polity on 23 February 2022, else Ukrainians would not have collectively resisted Russian invasion the next day. What does it mean for a nation to exist? Is this a matter of structures, actions, or both? Why has the existence of Ukraine occasioned such controversy? In what ways are Polish, Russian, and Jewish self-understanding dependent upon experiences in Ukraine? Just how and when did a modern Ukrainian nation emerge? For that matter, how does any modern nation emerge? Why some and not others? Can nations be chosen, and can choices be decisive? If so, whose, and how? Ukraine was the country most touched by Soviet and Nazi terror: what can we learn about those systems, then, from Ukraine? Is the post-colonial, multilingual Ukrainian nation a holdover from the past, or does it hold some promise for the future?

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2: The Genesis of Nations

2: The Genesis of Nations

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Class 2, The Genesis of Nations.

Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He speaks five and reads ten European languages.

Ukraine must have existed as a society and polity on 23 February 2022, else Ukrainians would not have collectively resisted Russian invasion the next day. What does it mean for a nation to exist? Is this a matter of structures, actions, or both? Why has the existence of Ukraine occasioned such controversy? In what ways are Polish, Russian, and Jewish self-understanding dependent upon experiences in Ukraine? Just how and when did a modern Ukrainian nation emerge? For that matter, how does any modern nation emerge? Why some and not others? Can nations be chosen, and can choices be decisive? If so, whose, and how? Ukraine was the country most touched by Soviet and Nazi terror: what can we learn about those systems, then, from Ukraine? Is the post-colonial, multilingual Ukrainian nation a holdover from the past, or does it hold some promise for the future?

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Video version of this course available on YouTube.

1: Ukrainian Questions Posed by Russian Invasion

1: Ukrainian Questions Posed by Russian Invasion

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Class 1 is an introduction to the course and an exploration of questions raised by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He speaks five and reads ten European languages.

Ukraine must have existed as a society and polity on 23 February 2022, else Ukrainians would not have collectively resisted Russian invasion the next day. What does it mean for a nation to exist? Is this a matter of structures, actions, or both? Why has the existence of Ukraine occasioned such controversy? In what ways are Polish, Russian, and Jewish self-understanding dependent upon experiences in Ukraine? Just how and when did a modern Ukrainian nation emerge? For that matter, how does any modern nation emerge? Why some and not others? Can nations be chosen, and can choices be decisive? If so, whose, and how? Ukraine was the country most touched by Soviet and Nazi terror: what can we learn about those systems, then, from Ukraine? Is the post-colonial, multilingual Ukrainian nation a holdover from the past, or does it hold some promise for the future?

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Video version of this course available on YouTube.

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Ukraine must have existed as a society and polity on 23 February 2022, else Ukrainians would not have collectively resisted Russian invasion the next day. What does it mean for a nation to exist? Timothy Snyder explores these and other questions in a very timely course.

This course was recorded live in a classroom at Yale University in the autumn of 2022. Video of the course also available on YouTube

Episode 4: Genius, Money and Innovation w/ Roger McNamee – Philanthropist and Founder of Silverlake Partners and Elevation Partners

Episode 4: Genius, Money and Innovation w/ Roger McNamee – Philanthropist and Founder of Silverlake Partners and Elevation Partners

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Our final guest is Roger McNamee, a philanthropist and entrepreneur, who discusses money, career choices, and genius, as well as some of the personalities he has met along the way, including Mark Zuckerberg, Martha Stewart, and Jeff Bezos.

These interviews are taken from a new open course taught by Yale Emeritus Professor, Craig Wright, The Nature of Genius. If you’re curious to find out more about the topics discussed, we encourage you to enroll here: coursera.org/learn/-genius.

Episode 3: Prodigies and Genius w/ Dr. Eileen Jennings – Clinical Psychiatry Yale University

Episode 3: Prodigies and Genius w/ Dr. Eileen Jennings – Clinical Psychiatry Yale University

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In episode 3, our guest is Dr. Eileen Jennings, a clinical physiatrist, to hear her incisive opinion on young genius and prodigy, how to foster it, how it can be deterred, and the pros and cons of so called “gifted programs.” Do you really want your child to be a prodigy?

These interviews are taken from a new open course taught by Yale Emeritus Professor, Craig Wright, The Nature of Genius. If you’re curious to find out more about the topics discussed, we encourage you to enroll here: coursera.org/learn/-genius.

Episode 2: How can we judge and encourage the best young minds of today? w/Margit Dahl – Director of Admissions, Yale University

Episode 2: How can we judge and encourage the best young minds of today? w/Margit Dahl – Director of Admissions, Yale University

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In this episode, our guest is Yale College admissions director, Margit Dahl, discussing the near-impossible task of judging the best young minds of today.

These interviews are taken from a new open course taught by Yale Emeritus Professor, Craig Wright, The Nature of Genius. If you’re curious to find out more about the topics discussed, we encourage you to enroll here: coursera.org/learn/-genius.

Episode 1: Women, Genius and Gender and Inclusion more Broadly w/Meg Urry, Isreal Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy Yale University

Episode 1: Women, Genius and Gender and Inclusion more Broadly w/Meg Urry, Isreal Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy Yale University

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At the risk of being cliché, our conversations begin with a rocket scientist, Meg Urry, where we discuss women, genius and gender and inclusion more broadly.

These interviews are taken from a new open course taught by Yale Emeritus Professor, Craig Wright, The Nature of Genius. If you’re curious to find out more about the topics discussed, we encourage you to enroll here: coursera.org/learn/-genius.

John W. Beach, Manager, Producer, Gravity Squared Entertainment – Part 2

John W. Beach, Manager, Producer, Gravity Squared Entertainment – Part 2

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The Craft & Career series connects with professional creatives from the arts, entertainment, and media industries, to discuss the nuances of their craft, the reality of their careers, and how, in often surprising ways, these two concerns can work together.
We bring John W. Beach back to continue our talk on the ins and out of entertainment and literary management.

More info: gravity-squared.com/
OCS Craft & Career Podcast (full episode list) – ocs.yale.edu/podcast