Online videos for your mind and soul

When it comes to online videos, most people think of You Tube. I do enjoy some of their clever and entertaining clips, but if I want something more serious and educational, YouTube is not the best option.

Recently the Wall St. Journal published an article on "highbrow" videos - documentaries, speeches, panel discussions and other scholarly content. For example, many shows from the Frontline and Nova science series are available online, as are lectures from the Brookings Intstitution, arts, current events and academic research.

If you can't access the WSJ article from the link above (many newspapers archive content to a paid service after a couple of weeks) here are the websites mentioned:

ForaTV - Contains lectures, panel discussions and more, on a variety of topics. Includes forums for vewier comments.

The Research Channel - A consortium of major universities with over 3,000 video presentations of academic research and technical topics.

University Channel - Another group of university lectures, coordinated by Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Offers downloadable audio as well as video.

Research-TV - Most videos are from UK-based universities.

Traditional Fine Arts Organization - Emphasis on American representational art and artists

TED.com - One of my favorite sources for mind-stimulating presentations

Energy Policy TV - Videos on all aspects of fuel and "green" energy consumption


Pauline
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