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Learn about the story of the first Christmas with iMindsJNR audio-learning series for younger minds. The story of the first Christmas begins with a young lady called Mary who lived in a town called Nazareth. Mary was a devoutly religious young woman. And for Christians, she was one of the most special people in history.

Three of the most important words in science are I don't know. Not knowing implies a universe of opportunities—the possibility of discovery and surprise. Our understanding of science has advanced immeasurably over the last 500 years, yet many fundamental mysteries of existence persist: How did our universe begin? How big is the universe? Is time travel possible? What’s at the center of a black hole? How did life on Earth arise? Are we alone? What is consciousness, and can we create it?

Delve into the exciting field of “epistemology”, the philosophical term for our inquiry into knowledge: what it is, the ways we acquire it, and how we justify our beliefs as knowledge. Taught by acclaimed Professor Joseph H. Shieber of Lafayette College, these 24 mind-bending lectures take you from ancient philosophers to contemporary neurobiologists, and from wide-ranging social networks to the deepest recesses of your own brain.

A radical transformation in the psyche itself. 8 November 1968. Duration: 80 minutes. To communicate we must know that the word is not the thing and also be in that state of mind whose quality is attention, care. That can take place only if we are serious. We are the world, and the world is us. To bring about a radical transformation, which is so essential in society, there must be radical transformation in ourselves.

Der Erste Weltkrieg wurde von 1914 bis 1918 in Europa, dem Nahen Osten, in Afrika, Ostasien und auf den Weltmeeren geführt und forderte rund 17 Millionen Menschenleben. Annähernd 70 Millionen Menschen standen unter Waffen, etwa 40 Staaten waren am Krieg direkt oder indirekt beteiligt. Nach der Ermordung des österreichischen Thronfolgers Franz Ferdinand am 28. Juni 1914 richtete richtete Österreich-Ungarn in der sogenannten Julikrise am 23. Juli ein Ultimatum an Serbien, was schließlich den Weltkrieg auslöste.

“A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter . . . . Simon Winchester has firmly earned his place in history . . . as a promulgator of knowledge of every variety, perhaps the last of the famous explorers who crisscrossed the now-vanished...