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Amy Chua – Think Again - a Big Think Podcast #137 – U.S. and Them Subscribe on Google Play, Stitcher, or iTunes Come talk to us on Twitter: @bigthinkagain I don’t know about you, but for me, middle school was horrible. I arrived at an all-male school in a still very homophobic era as a small, nervous, Michael Jackson fanatic. My guest today is Yale Law professor Amy Chua, who shook the Internet up a few years back with her book BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER. In her powerful new book POLITICAL TRIBES: GROUP INSTINCT AND THE FATE OF NATIONS, Amy points out that long past high school, group instinct is much stronger than Americans generally like to admit. Surprise conversation-starter clips in this episode: Michael Norton on the link between money and happiness, Derek Thompson on “coolness” About Think Again - A Big Think Podcast: Since 2008, Big Think has been sharing big ideas from creative and curious minds. You've got 10 minutes with Einstein.
ROLEPLAYSS-Real English Conversation: junk food (part 1 of 3) Posted on April 6, 2007 Filed under Listening, Real English conversations, Upper intermediate | 17 Comments Download English lesson podcast and transcript Introduction Hi! Lori here, welcoming you to another episode of Real English Conversations from BetterAtEnglish.com. In today’s conversation, which is the first of three parts, my English friend Michael and I talk about junk food and television advertising. 1) What is junk food anyway, and how does it differ from healthy food? If you want to read along as you listen, you can find the full transcript and vocabulary notes on our website, www.BetterAtEnglish.com. OK, here we go with the conversation! Conversation Transcript Michael: You know, I was reading an article just yesterday in the news that the government in England is bringing in a law to make it illegal to show TV advertisements for junk food. Lori: Really? M: …but on any programmes that are targeted at the under-16s, so kids’ programmes… L: Ah ha. L: Right. L: Yeah. [Laughter] M: Yeah.
Podcasts - Documentaries The Connected Classroom - News Kids need the news presented to them in a manner that they can understand with the background that they may not have learned yet. Here are some sites that gives the kids the news that they need to know. CNN Student News CNN has a site devoted to kids news. KidsPost From the Washington Post, a news site just for kids. New York Times Learning Connections The New York Times Learning Network is a free service for students in grades 6-12, their teachers, and parents. PBS Newshour for Kids A "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer special for students." Time for Kids Online This popular weekly news magazine is presented to many classrooms in the U.S. and their Web site has much more information. Headline Spot for Kids A collection of news sites for kids. CBBC News On this site from the BBC, kids can read the news and even hear some of the stories. Student News Net This site is news for kids grades 3-5. Scholastic News Weekly Reader The Internet Public Library National Geographic News EconEdLink Current Events Newsmap
Margaret Heffernan: Forget the pecking order at work | TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript CBeebies - Music and Songs The Documentarian Adam Curtis just posted this brilliant 1959 BBC documentary on self-proclaimed ‘voice of interplanetary parliament’ and one-time taxi driver, George King. It’s fantastic. In it, George explains how he was contacted by Martians – initially through telepathy, later in person – and went on to become their conduit on earth, a kind of interplanetary ambassador. As is still their wont the BBC behave with great professionalism, tolerate his bizarre pronouncements and offer him the opportunity to present his case to a panel of scientists and psychologists. Curtis calls it ‘one of the most wonderful, odd and touching films I have ever found in the BBC archives’ and I’m with him on that.