Latest Miscellanea Podcast Episodes
Gold Records and Gold Doubloons
Superfluous - February 23, 2019 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSam and Dan are back for Episode 7 of Superfluous! Yet again, we come up short; this time, by only one point. This was a special trivia benefiting Undies for Everyone, a local Houston charity. After talking about a DC movie that we refuse to acknowledge, I talk about Dionne Warwick, a 60s soul s...
Christmas, Costner, and Carol Channing
Superfluous - January 15, 2019 06:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIt's been awhile, but we're back from the holiday break for episode 6! After a brief update discussing our holiday plans and trivia xperience, Dan starts by describing A Muppet Christmas Carol and how much of a jerk Charles Dickens was. Sam then goes over some trivia from the aquatic boondoggle...
Cats, Cops, and Country Music
Superfluous - November 25, 2018 06:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsDan and Sam return for Episode 5 of Superfluous! This time, WE FINALLY WON! Dan goes to Platypus Brewing with our normal group, but Sam and the gang went back to Darwin's. Dan starts off by talking about Puss in Boots, and the important lessons from the original fairytale. He also talk about Gar...
European Public Values in an Online World
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - SD - November 13, 2018 17:30 - 1 hour - VideoOnline digital platforms, which are overwhelmingly Americanbased and operated, have penetrated every sector of American and Western-European societies, disrupting markets and labor relations, circumventing institutions, and transforming social and civic practices. Public values and the common goo...
European Public Values in an Online World
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - HD - November 13, 2018 17:30 - 1 hour - VideoOnline digital platforms, which are overwhelmingly Americanbased and operated, have penetrated every sector of American and Western-European societies, disrupting markets and labor relations, circumventing institutions, and transforming social and civic practices. Public values and the common goo...
The Music Special
Superfluous - November 05, 2018 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAfter a few weeks off, we are back for a very musical 4th episode of The Superfluous Podcast! We mention Town In City Brewing, where we got oh so close to actually winning at trivia! Sam talks about the Starman himself, David Bowie, and his acting career. He also talks about Francis Drake, and p...
Pringles, prison slang, and that band Kurt Cobain's wife was in
Superfluous - September 27, 2018 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode of The Superfluous Podcast, Sam and Dan start off by talking about new and questionable Pringles and Oreo flavors. After going over the most recent trivia game, Dan talks about Courtney Love, her band Hole, and the important lyrical content of their songs. After that, Sam quizzes...
Deep Throat, Peking Opera, and the Chrysanthemum Throne
Superfluous - September 14, 2018 05:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsDan and Sam are back with a packed 2nd episode of The Superfluous Podcast. This time they cover three subjects as opposed to the normal two. After briefly discussing their favorite things (Texas, food, beer, etc), Sam starts by discussing the 1970s adult film Deep Throat and how it created a sem...
Cal Ripken Jr and Fancy French Trains!
Superfluous - August 10, 2018 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWho managed Cal Ripken Jr and Billy Ripken at the same time? What on Earth is a TGV? We'll answer those questions with way more than you ever wanted to know about these two topics. Also, we drink beer.
Juristisches Schreiben
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - HD - January 26, 2017 19:30 - 1 hour - VideoDie Herausbildung der Kategorie wissenschaftlicher Objektivität beruht nicht nur auf Praktiken des Sehens und der bildnerischen Darstellung, sondern ebenso auf Praktiken des Schreibens und der prosaischen Mitteilung. Im Rahmen der Tagung soll das Verhältnis von Prosa und Objektivität/Sachlichkeit...
Juristisches Schreiben
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - SD - January 26, 2017 19:30 - 1 hour - VideoDie Herausbildung der Kategorie wissenschaftlicher Objektivität beruht nicht nur auf Praktiken des Sehens und der bildnerischen Darstellung, sondern ebenso auf Praktiken des Schreibens und der prosaischen Mitteilung. Im Rahmen der Tagung soll das Verhältnis von Prosa und Objektivität/Sachlichkeit...
Forced Migration
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - SD - December 07, 2016 19:30 - 1 hour - VideoLaut UNCHR-Bericht vom Juni 2015 sind weltweit ca. 60 Millionen Menschen auf der Flucht. Zeitgleich mit dieser erzwungenen Mobilität findet die globalisierte Ökonomie Gefallen an Ortlosigkeit und flexiblem Einsatz ihrer Arbeitskräfte. Zugleich sind Reisen und Unterwegssein ein Signum von Offenhei...
Forced Migration
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - HD - December 07, 2016 19:30 - 1 hour - VideoLaut UNCHR-Bericht vom Juni 2015 sind weltweit ca. 60 Millionen Menschen auf der Flucht. Zeitgleich mit dieser erzwungenen Mobilität findet die globalisierte Ökonomie Gefallen an Ortlosigkeit und flexiblem Einsatz ihrer Arbeitskräfte. Zugleich sind Reisen und Unterwegssein ein Signum von Offenhei...
Why do we face so many fallacies, biases, and dilemmas in (sustainable) phosphorus management?
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - SD - June 09, 2016 19:15 - 1 hour - VideoThe rubric "Miscellanea" constitutes a collection of lectures held by visiting fellows in various different contexts at the Center for Advanced Studies LMU. | Center for Advanced Studies: 09.06.2016 | Speaker: Prof. em. Roland W. Scholz | Moderation: Dr. Caroline Gutjahr
Why do we face so many fallacies, biases, and dilemmas in (sustainable) phosphorus management?
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - HD - June 09, 2016 19:15 - 1 hour - VideoThe rubric "Miscellanea" constitutes a collection of lectures held by visiting fellows in various different contexts at the Center for Advanced Studies LMU. | Center for Advanced Studies: 09.06.2016 | Speaker: Prof. em. Roland W. Scholz | Moderation: Dr. Caroline Gutjahr
Six Degrees of Separation: The Foax as More
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - HD - October 29, 2015 19:00 - 1 hour - VideoForgeries are mimetic practices of unique cultural, economic and political relevance. They alter reality, make history and perform cultural work. The conference aims to engage an interdisciplinary dialogue on the potential impacts of fakes, involving literature, performance and media studies as w...
How Obesity in Children is Progressing in Mexico
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - HD - June 09, 2015 19:00 - 1 hour - VideoObesity has increased overwhelmingly over the last years. Especially in Mexico the amount of people being overweight or adipose has grown more than in any other countries: Seventy percent of all Mexicans are fat or adipose. Especially for children the situation is alarming. Obesity in childhood w...
How Obesity in Children is Progressing in Mexico
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - SD - June 09, 2015 19:00 - 1 hour - VideoObesity has increased overwhelmingly over the last years. Especially in Mexico the amount of people being overweight or adipose has grown more than in any other countries: Seventy percent of all Mexicans are fat or adipose. Especially for children the situation is alarming. Obesity in childhood w...
50 Years German-Israeli Relations
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - SD - May 28, 2015 18:30 - 1 hour - VideoAnlässlich des 50. Jahrestags der offiziellen Aufnahme diplomatischer Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und dem Staat Israel widmet sich der Workshop der Geschichte des deutsch-israelischen Verhältnisses aus einer besonderen Perspektive: In den Blick rückt die wechselseitige Bee...
50 Years German-Israeli Relations
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - HD - May 28, 2015 18:30 - 1 hour - VideoAnlässlich des 50. Jahrestags der offiziellen Aufnahme diplomatischer Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und dem Staat Israel widmet sich der Workshop der Geschichte des deutsch-israelischen Verhältnisses aus einer besonderen Perspektive: In den Blick rückt die wechselseitige Bee...
Illegale Kapitalströme und globale Gerechtigkeit
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - HD - April 14, 2015 19:15 - 1 hour - VideoDie Entwicklungsländer leiden unter ganz erheblichen illegalen Kapitalabflüssen, die meistenteils auf Steuerflucht zurückzuführen sind: Multinationale Konzerne verschieben ihre Gewinne in Steueroasen, und reiche Inländer verbergen ihr Vermögen auf Geheimkonten im Ausland. Solche Abflüsse werden a...
Illegale Kapitalströme und globale Gerechtigkeit
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - SD - April 14, 2015 19:15 - 1 hour - VideoDie Entwicklungsländer leiden unter ganz erheblichen illegalen Kapitalabflüssen, die meistenteils auf Steuerflucht zurückzuführen sind: Multinationale Konzerne verschieben ihre Gewinne in Steueroasen, und reiche Inländer verbergen ihr Vermögen auf Geheimkonten im Ausland. Solche Abflüsse werden a...
Die Trennung von Sex und Reproduktion
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - SD - December 08, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour - VideoDer Vortrag wird sich mit der nicht allzu fernen Zukunft beschäftigen, in der − mit einem europäischen Durchschnitt von 1,5 Kindern pro Familie − das Thema Konzeption sehr viel bestimmender werden wird als das der Kontrazeption. Bereits jetzt haben längere Ausbildungszeiten und der Wandel in der ...
Die Trennung von Sex und Reproduktion
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - HD - December 08, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour - VideoDer Vortrag wird sich mit der nicht allzu fernen Zukunft beschäftigen, in der − mit einem europäischen Durchschnitt von 1,5 Kindern pro Familie − das Thema Konzeption sehr viel bestimmender werden wird als das der Kontrazeption. Bereits jetzt haben längere Ausbildungszeiten und der Wandel in der ...
Discovering America: George Washington's Journey to a New Nation
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - HD - November 27, 2014 18:00 - 58 minutes - VideoDuring his first days in office as president, George Washington organized a journey that fundamentally changed how the American people perceived their relationship with the new federal government. It is a legacy that endures to this day. Drawing upon his immense popularity, Washington envisioned ...
Discovering America: George Washington's Journey to a New Nation
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - SD - November 27, 2014 18:00 - 58 minutes - VideoDuring his first days in office as president, George Washington organized a journey that fundamentally changed how the American people perceived their relationship with the new federal government. It is a legacy that endures to this day. Drawing upon his immense popularity, Washington envisioned ...
Digital Curation and the Performing Arts
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - SD - May 08, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour - VideoAs first Digital Curator for the Performing Arts at the New York Public Library, Doug Reside gives a talk about his work at the library and demonstrates different possibilities of conserving the library’s collections and at the same time granting users access to the material. | Center for Advance...
Digital Curation and the Performing Arts
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Miscellanea (LMU) - HD - May 08, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour - VideoAs first Digital Curator for the Performing Arts at the New York Public Library, Doug Reside gives a talk about his work at the library and demonstrates different possibilities of conserving the library’s collections and at the same time granting users access to the material. | Center for Advance...
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