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Lecture "Renaissance: revival or innovation", given by Peter Burke (emeritus history professor, University of Cambridge) on the 30th of November 2021. It is part of the series of conferences Francisco Calvo Serraller "Spring of Art. The Renaissance in 15th Century Europe", organized by Fundación de Amigos del Museo del Prado.
"Spring of Art. The Renaissance in 15th Century Europe"
The explosion of creativity in all areas of culture that the Renaissance produced made the 15th century one of the most fascinating moments in the history of European civilization. In ... continua

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Il famigerato barone rapinatore finanziere Jim Fisk, che fa e perde fortune, cerca di mettere all'angolo il mercato dell'oro e il cuore di una bella attrice.

As President Trump finally unveils his global tariff plan — setting a baseline 10% tariff on all imported goods, with additional hikes apparently based on individual countries’ trade balances with the United States — economists like our guest Richard Wolff warn it will have grave economic effects on American consumers and lead to a recession. Wolff says the Trump administration’s tariff strategy is borne out of an ahistorical “notion of the United States as a victim” despite the fact that “we have been one of the greatest beneficiaries in the last 50 ... continua

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As voters across the United States head to the polls on Election Day, many face “a choice between two unsatisfactory candidates,” says Democracy Now! co-host Juan González. This choice is especially “excruciating” for those “who are outraged by our government’s continued support for Israel’s yearlong genocidal assault on Gaza.” He says the 2024 election has echoes of 1968, when many progressives sat out the election because of anger over Vietnam, but Richard Nixon’s victory and ultimate expansion of the war proved to be disastrous. “It would take ... continua

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We speak with organizer Astra Taylor of the Debt Collective, which is urging President Joe Biden to cancel more student debt, including for older debtors, before the end of his term. According to the White House, the administration has approved $175 billion in student debt relief for nearly 5 million borrowers over the past four years, but advocates say Biden can still do more in his final weeks as president. “This is a Titanic moment for the Biden administration. They have crashed into the authoritarian iceberg of the Trump administration, and it is their duty to ... continua

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As the Trump administration launches what it touts as the largest mass deportation campaign in U.S. history, we look at how immigrant communities and advocates are fighting back. The administration already faces some setbacks, including in its attempt to end birthright citizenship, which a federal judge halted Thursday from going into effect because it was “blatantly unconstitutional.” Thursday’s ruling is the first in what’s expected to be a long legal battle against Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. “We’re in a moment where there’s a ton of fear in the ... continua

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Among bonobos, our closest evolutionary relatives, the social order protects females from sexual aggression by males. The result: a playful, cooperative coexistence and peaceful. Diane L. Rosenfeld, expert on gender violence, analyzes laws and practices of human society that oppress women, and draws a lesson from bonobo society important: patriarchy is not inevitable. Speaker: Diane L. Rosenfeld, Harvard University Moderator: Graziella Romeo, Bocconi University Introduced by: Attilio Brambilla, Alfaparf Group Concludes: Rachele Paolucci, AISM

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En Cambridge, Massachusetts, se celebra la ceremonia anual de los premios Ig Nobel, una idea única y divertida que rinde homenaje a descubrimientos científicos extraños y curiosos. Estos premios, organizados por la revista de humor científico "Annals of Improbable Research" (Anales de Investigaciones Imposibles), se entregan como una contraparte lúdica de los prestigiosos premios Nobel. Desde 1991, los Ig Nobel destacan logros que, como describen los organizadores, "primero hacen reír y luego pensar". La ceremonia se celebra en el Instituto de Tecnología de ... continua

Antibiotic resistance is spreading at an alarming rate due to the overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture. By 2050, 10 million people a year could die as a result of antibiotics becoming less effective against pathogens. Are we on the verge of a medical apocalypse? In some areas, such as tuberculosis, new solutions are emerging. Speaks: Stewart Cole, Istituto Pasteur of Parigi Moderates: Luigi Ripamonti, Corriere della Sera Special thanks to Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milano

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More than 3 million people in Florida are without power after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Sarasota County on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, pummeling the area with torrential rains and winds of up to 120 miles an hour. Multiple deaths were confirmed after tornadoes tore through a senior center in Fort Pierce, but officials have just begun assessing the full damage from Milton, which arrived just two weeks after Hurricane Helene killed at least 230 people across the southeastern United States. Scientists say hurricanes are becoming more intense as a result of ... continua

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