Best Winther Podcasts (2024)

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Tessa Hill and Eric Simons, "At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans" (Columbia UP, 2024) 53:01

12d ago53:01

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At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans (Columbia UP, 2024) takes readers on a journey from California tidepools to Antarctic poles, showcasing myriad efforts to research and protect marine environments. Through insightful interviews, oceanographer Tessa Hill and science journalist Eric Simons offer a compelling exploration of …

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Duana Fullwiley, "Tabula Raza: Mapping Race and Human Diversity in American Genome Science" (U California Press, 2024) 1:16:20

14d ago1:16:20

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In Tabula Raza: Mapping Race and Human Diversity in American Genome Science (University of California Press, 2024), Duana Fullwiley has penned an intimate chronicle of laboratory life in the genomic age. She presents many of the influential scientists at the forefront of genetics who have redefined how we practice medicine and law and understand an…

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At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans 49:35

1M ago49:35

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Today’s book is: At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans (Columbia UP, 2024), by Tessa Hill and Eric Simons, which takes readers beneath the waves and along the coasts, to explore how climate change and environmental degradation have spurred the most radical transformations in human history. The world’s oceans are changing at a…

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Carl Zimmer, "Life's Edge: The Search For What it Means to be Alive" (Dutton, 2022) 36:28

2M ago36:28

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Carl Zimmer investigates one of the biggest questions of all: What is life? The answer seems obvious until you try to seriously answer it. Is the apple sitting on your kitchen counter alive, or is only the apple tree it came from deserving of the word? If we can’t answer that question here on Earth, how will we know when and if we discover alien li…

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Christian Hansel, "Memory Makes the Brain: The Biological Machinery That Uses Experiences To Shape Individual Brains" (World Scientific, 2021) 1:10:41

2M ago1:10:41

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If you're interested in memory, you'll find a lot in Memory Makes the Brain: The Biological Machinery That Uses Experiences To Shape Individual Brains (World Scientific, 2021), from cellular processes to unique and interesting perspectives on autism. Detailed descriptions of cellular processes involved in forming a memory. Connecting those cellular…

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Charan Ranganath, "Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters" (Doubleday, 2024) 1:02:11

2M ago1:02:11

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A new understanding of memory is emerging from the latest scientific research. In Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters (Doubleday, 2024), pioneering neuroscientist and psychologist Charan Ranganath radically reframes the way we think about the everyday act of remembering. Combining accessible language with cutting-ed…

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Bobby Cherayil, "The Logic of Immunity: Deciphering an Enigma" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024) 1:07:16

2M ago1:07:16

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Most of us appreciate the importance of the immune system yet have very little knowledge about how it actually works. If you fall into this camp and are curious to learn more about this intricate system, Bobby Cherayil's book is an excellent resource. The Logic of Immunity: Deciphering an Enigma was published in January 2024 by John Hopkins Univers…

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Miriam Piilonen, "Theorizing Music Evolution: Darwin, Spencer, and the Limits of the Human" (Oxford UP, 2024) 1:17:57

2M ago1:17:57

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What did historical evolutionists such as Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer have to say about music? What role did music play in their evolutionary theories? What were the values and limits of these evolutionist turns of thought, and in what ways have they endured in present-day music research? Theorizing Music Evolution: Darwin, Spencer, and the …

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Rasmus Winther, "Our Genes: A Philosophical Perspective on Human Evolutionary Genomics" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 1:09:11

2M ago1:09:11

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Situated at the intersection of natural science and philosophy, Our Genes: A Philosophical Perspective on Human Evolutionary Genomics (Cambridge University Press, 2023) explores historical practices, investigates current trends, and imagines future work in genetic research to answer persistent, political questions about human diversity. Readers are…

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#24-07 - Nye brødre, "altmuligmenn" og egendokumentasjon 32:44

3M ago32:44

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Nei, det er ikke bare deg, Alex prøver å snike inn temaer som ligger utenfor IT- bransjen. Denne gangen rakk det til introen før Olav fikk podcasten tilbake til kjent spor. I denne episoden får vi bli kjent med en av de ferskeste til å motta Microsoft sin prestisjetunge community- tittel - Simon Skotheimsvik - som deler noen av sine erfaringer (og …

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Max Bennett, "A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, Ai, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains" (Mariner Books, 2023) 1:09:08

3M ago1:09:08

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A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, Ai, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains (Mariner Books, 2023) tells two fascinating stories. One is the evolution of nervous systems. It started 600 million years ago, when the first brains evolved in tiny worms. The other one is humans' quest to create more and more intelligent systems. This …

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#24-06 - HR, Ledelse og IT 26:07

3M ago26:07

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I denne påskespesialen av en episode er vi så heldig at vi får prate med en mangeårig lytter av blåskjermbrødrene når Tim Peter Edstrøm hos Fortytwo kommer inn i vårt omreisende podcaststudio. Lite visste Pål Erik at vi skulle snakke om ting utenfor teknologiens sfære, noe som Alexander har fått høre etter innspillingen: neste gang blir jeg med! Ti…

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#24-05 - En kjemikers guide til AI 35:54

3M ago35:54

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The brothers drag a niece into this episode as they drive to Building 122 on the Microsoft campus and knock on a random door. By surprise, no other than Briand Sanderson opens up. Following down memory lane gets interesting as we get closer to Briand's past of memory optimization and chemistry. We get to know our new niece Sanna Tomren by more than…

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#24-04 - Multisky og arbeidssky 26:55

3M ago26:55

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Hvor mange skyer må en geek mestre, før vi kan kalle ham en ITpro? Noe i den duren kunne gjerne Bob Dylan har laget en låt om, men fra et faglig perspektiv er brødrene skjønt enig: multisky er bedre enn ingen sky. Pål og Olav gjør Alexander oppmerksom på at det bare var en spøk at denne episoden blir sendt direkte, og langt viktigere spørsmål enn h…

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#24-03 - Mastering Windows 365 - behind the scenes - live from Microsoft HQ Redmond 41:46

3M ago41:46

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In this English special, we are fortunate enough chat with two of the authors of the of THE guidebook to Windows 365, MVP Morten Pedholdt and Microsoft product leader Sandeep Patnaik. Learn how they managed to co- author and create this masterpiece while still tangling the NDA issues, and how is it to co-write a book with somebody you never met? Oh…

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#24-02 - Moderne enheter og gamle dingsebomser 31:02

4M ago31:02

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Det hender fra tid til annen at vi får noen nye kule enheter som får oss til å bli litt ekstra giret. Hvem av brødrene som lar seg trigge mest skal vi la forbli usagt, men det kan virke som at Olav tenner med på noen snasne ZIP- disker enn flett nytt metall. Har hungeren etter å oppgradere til det siste nye forsvunnet, eller er det en annen forklar…

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Joseph Cone, "Seeing Opera Anew: A Cultural and Biological Perspective" (Routledge, 2023) 1:03:06

4M ago1:03:06

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What people ultimately want from music-drama, audience research suggests, is to be absorbed in a story that engages their feelings, even moves them deeply, and that may lead them to insights about life and, perhaps, themselves. Joseph Cone's Seeing Opera Anew: A Cultural and Biological Perspective (Routledge, 2023) shows how both human biology and …

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Sten Grillner, "The Brain in Motion: From Microcircuits to Global Brain Function" (MIT Press, 2023) 1:22:56

4M ago1:22:56

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C. S. Sherrington said “All the brain can do is to move things". The Brain in Motion: From Microcircuits to Global Brain Function (MIT Press, 2023) shows how much the brain can do "just" by moving things. It gives an amazing overview of the large variety of motor behaviors and the cellular basis of them. It reveals how motor circuits provide the un…

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Rob Percival, "The Meat Paradox: Eating, Empathy, and the Future of Meat" (Pegasus, 2022) 49:23

5M ago49:23

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Our future diet will be shaped by diverse forces. It will be shaped by novel technologies, by geopolitical tensions, and the evolution of cultural preferences, by shocks to the status quo-- pandemics and economic strife, the escalation of the climate and ecological crises--and by how we choose to respond. It will also be shaped by our emotions. It …

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Joshua Paul Dale, "Irresistible: How Cuteness Wired our Brains and Conquered the World" (Profile Books, 2023) 34:54

5M ago34:54

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Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up. Seeing a cute animal triggers some of the most powerful psychological instincts we have - the ones that elicit our care …

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Michael Devitt, "Biological Essentialism" (Oxford UP, 2023) 1:07:05

5M ago1:07:05

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What makes a species a species? Aristotle answered the species question by positing unchanging essences, properties that all and only members of a species shared. Individuals belonged to a species by possessing this essence. Biologists and philosophers of biology today are either not essentialists at all, or if they are think there are essences the…

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#24-01 GA eller ikke GA - det er Co-pilot spørsmålet 44:33

5M ago44:33

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Brødrene Olav og Alexander har fått storfint besøkt av Tony Bardalen som begynner å bli en stuevarm fetter. Hva vil det si når produkter kommer i public- preview uten annonsert pris, er GA virkelig GA og hvilke tre huskeregler er det du bør ta med inn i et Co- pilot prosjekt? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Use of Bacteriophages as Natural Antimicrobials to Manage Bacterial Pathogens in Aquaculture in Vietnam and Australia 24:56

5M ago24:56

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Aquaculture is the fastest-growing protein production industry globally, with Vietnam one of the top producers and exporters of seafood products. In Vietnam, aquaculture is seen as a means of protecting rural livelihoods threatened by the consequences of climate change on agriculture. But climate change also drives the emergence of marine bacterial…

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Ludovic Slimak, "The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature" (Pegasus Books, 2023) 40:24

5M ago40:24

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What do we really know about our cousins, the Neanderthals? For over a century we saw Neanderthals as inferior to Homo Sapiens. More recently, the pendulum swung the other way and they are generally seen as our relatives: not quite human, but similar enough, and still not equal. Now, thanks to an ongoing revolution in paleoanthropology in which he …

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The Future of Images of Human Evolution 35:00

5M ago35:00

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We are all familiar with the “march of progress” image - the representation of evolution that depicts a series of apelike creatures becoming progressively taller and more erect before finally reaching the upright human form. It’s a powerful image. In his book Monkey to Man: The Evolution of the March of Progress Image (Yale UP, 2024), Professor Gow…

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Thom van Dooren, "The Wake of Crows: Living and Dying in Shared Worlds" (Columbia UP, 2019) 1:10:15

6M ago1:10:15

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Crows can be found almost everywhere that people are, from tropical islands to deserts and arctic forests, from densely populated cities to suburbs and farms. Across these diverse landscapes, many species of crow are doing well: their intelligent and adaptive ways of life have allowed them to thrive amid human-driven transformations. Indeed, crows …

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Matthew Gutmann, "Are Men Animals? How Modern Masculinity Sells Men Short" (Basic Books, 2019) 1:02:03

6M ago1:02:03

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In Are Men Animals? How Modern Masculinity Sells Men Short (Basic Books, 2019), Matthew Gutmann examines how cultural expectations viewing men as violent and sex driven becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Dubious interpretations of the scientific study of the effects of testosterone, comparisons to the animal kingdom and the persistence of sex segr…

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Jonathan B. Losos, "The Cat's Meow: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa" (Viking, 2023) 39:31

6M ago39:31

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The domestic cat--your cat--has, from its evolutionary origins in Africa, been transformed in comparatively little time into one of the most successful and diverse species on the planet. Jonathan Losos, writing as both a scientist and a cat lover, explores how researchers today are unraveling the secrets of the cat, past and present, using all the …

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Mark Munsterhjelm, "Forensic Colonialism: Genetics and the Capture of Indigenous Peoples" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2023) 33:15

7M ago33:15

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Forensic genetic technologies are popularly conceptualized and revered as important tools of justice. The research and development of these technologies, however, has been accomplished through the capture of various Indigenous Peoples' genetic material and a subsequent ongoing genetic servitude. In Forensic Colonialism: Genetics and the Capture of …

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#23-19 Zero Trust og falsk trygghet 22:02

7M ago22:02

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Husker du da bedrifter og privatpersoner kunne kjøpe seg trygghet? Muligens dette er gyldig enda, det skader i hvert fall ikke å ha et abonnement for å oppdatere brannmuren - men er du også en av de som spiller "Money for nothing"? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Shelly Kagan, "How to Count Animals, More Or Less" (Oxford UP, 2019) 55:24

7M ago55:24

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Most people agree that animals count morally, but how exactly should we take animals into account? A prominent stance in contemporary ethical discussions is that animals have the same moral status that people do, and so in moral deliberation the similar interests of animals and people should be given the very same consideration. In How to Count Ani…

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John Perlin, "The Forest Journey: The Story of Trees and Civilization" (Patagonia, 2023) 28:27

7M ago28:27

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A Foundational Conservation Story Revived. Ancient writers observed that forests always recede as civilizations develop and grow. The great Roman poet Ovid wrote that before civilization began, “even the pine tree stood on its own very hills” but when civilization took over, “the mountain oak, the pine were felled.” This happened for a simple reaso…

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Coleen T. Murphy, "How We Age: The Science of Longevity" (Princeton UP, 2023) 31:35

7M ago31:35

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All of us would like to live longer, or to slow the debilitating effects of age. In How We Age: The Science of Longevity (Princeton UP, 2023), Coleen Murphy shows how recent research on longevity and aging may be bringing us closer to this goal. Murphy, a leading scholar of aging, explains that the study of model systems, particularly simple invert…

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#23-18 Julespesial - Vinn SSD fra Kingston 28:28

7M ago28:28

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Brødrene er på vei inn i julemodus, og det loddes ut gamer en lynrask XT1000 fra kingston. Hva skal til for å vinne? Vet du hvem eierne av Kingston er? Følg oss på LinkedIn: bit.ly/blalinked og kommenter innlegget der, eller send oss en DM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Future of Innovation: A Discussion with Min W. Jung 35:39

7M ago35:39

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Humans have been so dominant on Earth in large part because of their capacity to innovate – but how does that work exactly? Why can they innovate so much? That issue has been studied by Professor Min W. Jung from the Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions at the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea. He is the author of A Brain for Innovation:…

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Darwinian Accident or Divine Architect? (with Jay Richards) 1:16:26

7M ago1:16:26

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Jay Richards PhD, OP discusses the new book to which he contributed a chapter, God’s Grandeur: The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design (Sophia Institute Press, 2023), edited by Ann Gauger. We take on the insufficient explanations of Darwinian orthodoxy which insists that our world—from the vast cosmos to the also vast (in its complexity) genetic c…

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Anne Mendelson, "Spoiled: The Myth of Milk as Superfood" (Columbia UP, 2023) 1:05:55

7M ago1:05:55

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Why is cows' milk, which few nonwhite people can digest, promoted as a science-backed dietary necessity in countries where the majority of the population is lactose-intolerant? Why are gigantic new dairy farms permitted to deplete the sparse water resources of desert ecosystems? Why do thousands of U.S. dairy farmers every year give up after strugg…

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Gary Tomlinson, "The Machines of Evolution and the Scope of Meaning" (Zone Books, 2023) 1:18:42

8M ago1:18:42

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What is meaning? How does it arise? Where is it found in the world? In recent years, philosophers and scientists have answered these questions in different ways. Some see meaning as a uniquely human achievement, others extend it to trees, microbes, and even to the bonding of DNA and RNA molecules. In this groundbreaking book, Gary Tomlinson defines…

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Maura C. Flannery, "In the Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants" (Yale UP, 2023) 48:54

8M ago48:54

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In In the Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants (Yale University Press, 2023), Maura C. Flannery elucidates how herbaria illuminate the past and future of plant science. Collections of preserved plant specimens, known as herbaria, have existed for nearly five centuries. These pressed and labeled plants have been essential …

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Aarathi Prasad, "Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses" (William Collins, 2023) 51:33

8M ago51:33

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Silk—a luxury fabric, a valuable trade good, and a scientific marvel. This material, created by the bombyx mori silkworm, has captivated artisans for centuries—and it captivated science presenter and writer Aarathi Prasad, who was studying the scientific potential of silk for new treatments. That started Aarathi on a journey to explore the world of…

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Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale, "Why Men?: A Human History of Violence and Inequality" (Hurst, 2023) 1:14:36

8M ago1:14:36

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How did humans, a species that evolved to be cooperative and egalitarian, develop societies of enforced inequality? Why did our ancestors create patriarchal power and warfare? Did it have to be this way? These are some of the key questions that Dr. Nancy Lindisfarne and Dr. Jonathan Neale grapple with in Why Men? A Human History of Violence and Ine…

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#23-17 Klientmåned del 4 29:38

8M ago29:38

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Alle 4 brødrene er samlet i siste episode av Klientmåned spesial. Alexander lurer på om Wifi på kontoret er en nødvendighet med dagens 5G tilbud. Marius og Olav sitter stor pris på den automatiske ryggvarme funksjonen på Windows PCer. Mens Pål-Erik skryter uhemmet av sin nye mobil telefon Nokia 6310, men han hadde gladelig byttet den i snus. Hosted…

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Shark Sciences: A Conversation with Carlee Jackson 52:08

8M ago52:08

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Today’s book is Minorities in Shark Sciences: Diverse Voices in Shark Research (CRC Press, 2022), edited by Jasmin Graham, Camila Caceres and Deborah Santos de Azevedo Menna, which showcases the work done by Black, Indigenous and People of Color around the world in the fields of shark science and conservation. It highlights important research by pe…

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#23-16 Klientmåned del 3 25:28

8M ago25:28

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Siden Brødrenes klient måned sammenfaller med sikkerhets måneden har vi denne gangen fokus på sikkehet på klienter. Som vanlig blir det dradd inn historik og erfaringer fra Marius, Alexander og Olav. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#23-15 Klientmåned del 2 30:48

8M ago30:48

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Å få brødrene til å dekke et så hyper aktuelt tema som historie er sjeldent et problem, men hvor langt bakover kan de gå når en av dinosaur brødrene er bort? Selv med Pål-Erik savnet (er han på en arkeologis utgraving for å finne den første printeren), klarer Olav og gå tilbake i både PC, OS og mus sin spede begynnelse. Marius kjemper for livets re…

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Kendra Coulter, "Defending Animals: Finding Hope on the Front Lines of Animal Protection" (MIT Press, 2023) 59:14

9M ago59:14

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Beloved dogs and cats. Magnificent horses and mountain gorillas. Curious chickens. What do we actually do to protect animals from harm—and is it enough? This engaging book provides a unique and eye-opening exploration of the world of animal protection as people defend diverse animals from injustice and cruelty. From the streets of major US cities t…

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#23-14 Klientmåned del 1 28:19

9M ago28:19

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Denne gangen ser brødrene Alexander, Marius og Olav på den nåværende statusen på klienter. Vi starter med Windows 11 og jobber oss både oppover og nedover, samt litt til siden over på andre operativsystemer. Vi deler litt rundt favoritt funksjoner som kommer i 23H2, og ting som ikke kommer ennå (Autopilot for EU land) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com…

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Kevin J. Mitchell, "Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will" (Princeton UP, 2023) 32:26

9M ago32:26

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Scientists are learning more and more about how brain activity controls behavior and how neural circuits weigh alternatives and initiate actions. As we probe ever deeper into the mechanics of decision making, many conclude that agency--or free will--is an illusion. In Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will (Princeton UP, 2023), leading neuros…

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#23-13 Microsoft Entra: Hva, hvorfor og nyheter 21:21

9M ago21:21

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I denne episoden prater den faste gjengen om det nye navnet til Azure AD og om den nye Global Secure Access-funksjonen som Microsoft lanserte i forhåndsvisning i sommer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A Better Way to Buy Books 34:29

10M ago34:29

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Bookshop.org is an online book retailer that donates more than 80% of its profits to independent bookstores. Launched in 2020, Bookshop.org has already raised more than $27,000,000. In this interview, Andy Hunter, founder and CEO discusses his journey to creating one of the most revolutionary new organizations in the book world. Bookshop has found …

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