Lectures tagged "world"

Two Tuskegee Airmen Remember
Lee Archer
September 23, 2008
00:36:56
Lt. Col. Lee Archer and Lt. Col. Hiram Mann, two of the WWII Tuskegee Airmen, share their stories. Under pressure in 1941, the Army set up an all-black pursuit squadron to train for combat duty.
Arctic Warming
Jonathan Waterman
November 5, 2007
00:58:10
In 2006, National Geographic sent Jonathan Waterman to investigate the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Audio-only
Christopher Hedges: War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
Christopher Hedges
January 22, 2003
01:17:54
Christopher Hedges discusses how human beings are conditioned to embrace what he calls "the myth of war"; the idea that combat is noble, selfless, and glorious.
Audio-only
Global Climate Change: Ask the Experts
Gregory S. Stone
November 23, 2002
01:08:24
The Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, is a key region in determining global climate.