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Bascom Hill Society Showcase Series
by University of Wisconsin Foundation
Held throughout the year, the showcase series offers interesting, entertaining and even controversial topics to members of the Bascom Hill Society featuring the best and the brightest University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty and staff.
Episodes
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Forgiveness: The Missing Piece to the Peace Puzzle
Professor Enright is one of the world's authorities on forgiveness. He has studied forgiveness for 24 years and examined how cultivating forgiveness, even in environments steeped in violence, poverty, depression and anger, can be a helaing, strengthening force.
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Beyond the Embryo-Wisconsin and the Future of Stem Cell Research
Can stem cell research proceed without cloning? Yes and no, says Alta Charo, JD, UW-Madison professor of law and medical ethics. Scientific research into human stem cells may yield cures and therapies for humanity’s most intractable diseases. Clinical outcomes of stem cell therapy, called...
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Superpower China
Edward Friedman who holds the Hawkins Chair of Political Science, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an expert on Chinese politics. He has written several books on the subject including “Revolution, Resistance and Reform in Village China” and “What If China Doesn’t Democratize?” Friedman...
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Vitamin D: The Wonder Drug of Tomorrow
Learn how just 15 minutes of sunlight a day can change your life. Learn too how it may reduce the risk of getting various cancers, the flu, diabetes, heart disease and autoimmune diseases. Hector DeLuca is the Harry Steenbock Research Professor in the UW-Madison Department of Biochemistry and an...
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The Educational Power of Computer Games
Don’t take away your child’s or grandchild’s video or computer games just yet. They are actually learning how to be successful in tomorrow’s work force, says Professor David Shaffer. Education must move beyond its “skill and drill” curriculum and embrace creative learning technologies, such as...
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Preventing Eye Disease Through Research
Most of us know someone who has experienced blindness or visual impairment. And the number of people with age-related eye diseases such as macular degeneration is rising as our life expectancy increases. Dr. Albert discusses common vision problems in the context of known science and future...
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Building a Staff, Building a Team, Building a Season
Bret Bielema is the third rookie head football coach in NCAA Division I history to guide his team to 12 wins. He holds the record for most wins by a first-year coach at Wisconsin. Hear how Coach Bielema built his staff and led the Badgers to a Capital One Bowl win. Bielema played college football...
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Election Wrap-Up- 2006
Join political science Professor David Cannon and Professor Virginia Sapiro as they discuss the 10 most interesting things about the 2006 election, then answer the audience's political questions. Professor Canon is an expert in American political institutions, especially Congress, and in race,...
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Transforming the Mind by Changing Your Brain
World-renowned UW psychology professor Richard Davidson is searching for the source of happiness, and he has used Buddhist monks in his lab as a model group. Learn what he has discovered about the secrets and brain science of happiness. Professor Davidson was named in Time magazine’s “Time 100…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Held throughout the year, the showcase series offers interesting, entertaining and even controversial topics to members of the Bascom Hill Society featuring the best and the brightest University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty and staff.
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University of Wisconsin Foundation
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Held throughout the year, the showcase series offers interesting, entertaining and even controversial topics to members of the Bascom Hill Society featuring the best and the brightest University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty and staff.
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