"First published in 1925, Bertrand Russell’s ABC of Relativity (Routledge Classics) was considered a masterwork of its time, contributing significantly to the mass popularisation of science. Authoritative and accessible, it provides a remarkable introductory guide to Einstein’s theory of Relativity for a general readership. One of the most definitive reference guides of its kind, and written by one of the twentieth century’s most influential philosophers, ABC of Relativity continues to be as relevant today as it was on first publication."
An abridged,free audio version can be downloaded from www.ubu.com
"Join critically-acclaimed author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and world-renowned theoretical physicist and author Lawrence Krauss as they discuss biology, cosmology, religion, and a host of other topics.
BPB: "Wie konnte es zu dem Massenmord an den deutschen und europäischen Juden, geplant und begangen von den Deutschen, kommen? Aly verortet die Motive in einer von Sozialneid und Angst bestimmten antijüdischen Haltung vieler Deutscher seit dem 19. Jahrhundert. Auf den gesellschaftlichen und ökonomischen Aufstieg der Juden, ihren Bildungshunger und ihre führende Stellung etwa in Wissenschaft und Kunst hätten Deutsche, so Aly, mit Abwehr und Missgunst reagiert."
Buchbesprechung - 25.09.2011 - Dradio
"Mit seinem Buch schreibt Götz Aly die Geschichte des deutschen Antisemitismus und damit die Vorgeschichte des Holocaust nicht völlig neu. Aber er macht sehr plausibel auf eine bislang nicht genügend beachtete Wurzel der Katastrophe aufmerksam: den Neid und die Sehnsucht nach Gleichheit. Damit gibt er der Antisemitismusforschung erneut einen wichtigen Impuls." Weiter
WNYC: "Former journalists Alan Huffman and Michael Rejebian talk about opposition research—the little-understood industry of trying to bring candidates’ weaknesses to light—and how it has become an integral part of the campaign process. We're with Nobody: Two Insiders Reveal the Dark Side of American Politics is an account of their work as opposition researchers—an adventure across the American political landscape and through the often seamy underbelly of U.S. politics." Read on
WNYC: "For this New Sounds, we'll listen to some electronic music from Iceland by the Australian-born composer Ben Frost. Dark acoustically generated guitar and piano textures are expertly combined with electronically processed stabs and eruptions on Frost's record "By the Throat." Plus, there's ambient post-rock music from Mountains, and some of Wendy Carlos' "Sonic Seasonings" from the early 70s, featuring the found sounds of wolves." Read on
New Music for Bass Clarinet
Usually relegated to the grounding end of things instead of a solo instrument, the bass clarinet has a distinct woody sound, but is actually quite versatile. For this New Sounds, we'll hear everything from electroacoustic work to chamber music, from North African to Alaskan music." Read on
The Uzor factory near St. Petersburg produces tapestries that decorate Russian homes. Its best-selling products: textile portraits of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Von der Wannsee-Konferenz zum Remer Prozess - Teil 1
dradio: "Vor genau siebzig Jahren fand in Berlin die Wannseekonferenz statt, auf der die sogenannte "Endlösung", das heißt die Vernichtung der europäischen Juden, beschlossen wurde." weiter
Suhrkamp. "Hitler, Goebbels, Bormann und Himmler – sie alle brachten sich um, als »ihr Deutsches Reich« unterging. Die Geschichte des Selbstmords im Dritten Reich zu erzählen bedeutet aber vielmehr, ganz andere Personen in den Blick zu nehmen: Anhänger und Gegner des Regimes, Soldaten und Frauen, verfolgte Gruppen, unter ihnen insbesondere Juden." Weiter
SWR2: "Die Künstlergruppe Institut für Feinmotorik erhält den vom Südwestrundfunk (SWR) gestifteten Karl-Sczuka-Preis 2011 für Hörspiel als Radiokunst. Sie wird für das Radiostück „Die 50 Skulpturen des Institut fuer Feinmotorik“, eine Produktion des SWR." Weiter
Der SWR bietet das Stück als kostenlosen Download an.
Orson Scott Card on Extraterrestrial Life - WPR - 02.12.2012
WPR: "How will we react, the day we hear the news that scientists have found life on another planet? Science fiction writer Orson Scott Card has dreamed up many first contact scenarios. His classic science fiction novel, "Ender's Game" is all about the consequences of a first contact gone badly wrong. He's just published a long-awaited sequel." Read on
Neal Stephenson on getting big stuff done - 02.02.2012
"For the sake of a more interesting tomorrow, we need to get the proverbial horse back out in front of the cart with our imagination professionals building a vision of the future to inspire the builders of the new world."
Robert J. Sawyer - A Bright and Shining Future Awaits
TV Ontario: "We've looked into the future, and it's dark. Increasingly, we've lost a progressive view of our future. Instead of seeing promise and lives made better by technology, we're seeing lives filled with cyborgs and an uninhabitable society. Should we be afraid? Or are we being unnecessarily pessimistic?" Watch the video at ww3.tvo.org
Wisconsin Public Radio: "Heinz Insu Fenkl is one of the world’s authorities on North Korean comics. In this interview, Fenkl talks about what comic books tell us about North Korean society."
This article in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists that argues that science fiction influences public opinion of science and scientists and can ultimately lead to changes in science policy.
"The not equal series in Berghain fathoms the intersecting trajectories of sound research, dramaturgy, narration and affect in contemporary electronic music. The line-up put together for its second edition by Berghain and CTM leads us through various musical phases, from listening thru club, in which dramaturgical density, deep timbres, and sound’s intense physicality and coarse materiality nevertheless always predominate." Read on
was considered a masterwork of its time, contributing significantly to the mass popularisation of science. Authoritative and accessible, it provides a remarkable introductory guide to Einstein’s theory of Relativity for a general readership. One of the most definitive reference guides of its kind, and written by one of the twentieth century’s most influential philosophers, ABC of Relativity continues to be as relevant today as it was on first publication."
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is an account of their work as opposition researchers—an adventure across the American political landscape and through the often seamy underbelly of U.S. politics." 
is a collection of non-fiction writing by speculative fiction author William Gibson. It consists of twenty-six pieces written over a period of more than twenty years. The anthology includes a range of formats, including essays, magazine pieces, album reviews, and forewords from other published works." 
