[Mitworld] New: Foner on Freedom, Claussen on Vegetation

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MIT WORLD - Newsletter - volume 4 | number 26 | May 18, 2005
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THE STORY OF AMERICAN FREEDOM: 1776-2005

Eric Foner takes a long view of the concept of "freedom" in American
history, from the American Revolution, to the use of it in modern
political discourse.

Speaker:
	Eric Foner
		DeWitt Clinton Professor of History, Columbia University

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/263/>

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VEGETATION DYNAMICS AND THE EARTH SYSTEM

Martin Claussen looks at Earth's climate systems and discusses events
that can create dramatic climate change.

Speaker:
	Martin Claussen
		Professor of Climate Physics, Head of the Climate System
		Department, Managing Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate
		Impact Research, Potsdam University

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/264/>

EVENT HOST: Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
<http://eapsweb.mit.edu/>

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