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    The Torch: The Great Courses Podcast

    The Great Courses brings engaging professors from the best universities to lifelong learners on audio and video. We create a "university of the best," working closely with our customers to design each Great Course. With this podcast hosted by Ed Leon, you'll meet our fascinating professors and experts who create The Great Courses, listen to their stories and insights, and learn more about the great work they are doing. Discover scientists explaining the latest findings from the fields of astronomy, particle physics, or neuroscience; historians exploring the implications of the latest archaeological findings; medical experts making sense of current health alerts or medical breakthroughs; and literature professors bringing fresh insights to classic literary works. This podcast is available in audio-only format. More information about our courses can be found at www.TheGreatCourses.com.
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    Episodes (70)

    From the Robotics Revolution to Economic Risk

    From the Robotics Revolution to Economic Risk

    Join host Ed Leon and popular Great Courses professors for lively discussions about topics ranging the world of knowledge.

    Have you ever dreamed of having your own C3PO or R2D2? It turns out we’re closer than you think. Roombas, pace-makers, Deka arms, navigation systems, you name it... the future of robotics is here!

    And, managing the uncertainty in our financial futures can seem like a daunting task but with the right tools it becomes manageable and measurable!

    The Torch: The Great Courses Podcast
    en-usJune 01, 2015
    artificial intelligence
    uncertainty
    economics
    finances
    investment

    From Robber Barons to Superconductors

    From Robber Barons to Superconductors
    Join host Ed Leon as he chats with popular Great Courses professors. In this episode Professor and historian Edward O’Donnell talk about The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era - a time of tremendous change in America including: post civil war reconstruction, industrial and economic booms, taming the Wild West, the emerging women’s rights movement, and World War I. And chemistry, it’s no longer a mystery! Chemist and acclaimed professor David Ball breaks down the entire realm of physical matter into three basic elements and explains how all matter contains particles that came from supernovas.
    The Torch: The Great Courses Podcast
    en-usMay 01, 2015
    virus
    infection
    brazil
    cdc
    dengue

    The Real King Arthur and the Secrets of Business Success

    The Real King Arthur and the Secrets of Business Success
    Think King Arthur is a bedtime story? Meet the real King Arthur - a fifth-century Celtic warrior that the legends are based on. Then, gain a strategic advantage by learning two of the fundamental skills you need to know to succeed at business! Join host Ed Leon and popular Great Courses professors for lively discussions about topics ranging the world of knowledge.
    The Torch: The Great Courses Podcast
    en-usApril 07, 2015
    business
    legend
    lancelot
    operations
    king arthur
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