Historians Explain Murder? November 3, 2009
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How have historians dealt with questions of crime and punishment? Jill Lepore looks at new books on murder, with a special emphasis on explaining why the US looks different than economically and politically similar societies.
History of Print and Blogging in the Arab World May 7, 2009
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I will be taking a moment in class Friday to reflect on this article by Brian Ulrich, describing the history of print and other media up to the present in the Ottoman Empire and its offshoots.
Companies v. Countries December 12, 2008
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Just to follow up on my comments in class, here are Countries of the world ranked by GDP and the Global 500 companies ranked by revenue. In terms of revenue, Wal-mart comes out right around #25 on the GDP list. Microsoft only comes in around #60-63.
Bioethics – DNA technology, science, privacy and tribal rights December 1, 2008
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It’s all here: Do scientists have the right to use blood collected for one study in another one, especially one that could challenge religious faith?
Who owns DNA?
Also, who controls information?
World AIDS Day maps: by population, and by numbers
