The podcasting of a life, by Matt Smith. “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.” – Charles Dickens.
Categories: History
Tags: Biography, History, la trobe university
René Descartes, the ‘father of modern philosophy’ wrote his essay Meditations (published 1641) not long after Shakespeare published the Sonnets (1609). The change from Shakespeare to Descartes represents the shift from the Renaissance to the era of Modernism. The humanism of the Renaissance gives way to rationalism and a faith in the emerging sciences.
Categories: Education
Tags: andrew brennan, descartes, History, la trobe university, modern, modernist, Philosophy, René Descartes
Podcasts on issues of world politics.
Categories: Education
Tags: australia, democracy, diplomacy, la trobe university, Politics, world politics
There’s a lot that isn’t understood about the relationship between food and health, and the role it plays in the management of diseases and conditions. These interviews and talks will cover some of these areas.
Categories: Education
Tags: diet, dietetics, Food, food science, health, la trobe university, nutrition
How do autism spectrum disorders affect our lives, and what are the developments in diagnosis, treatment and causes? Podcasts from The Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) at La Trobe University. Tile art “Oedipus, Antigone and Oso” (2011) by Ray David.
Categories: Uncategorised
Tags: autism, autism spectrum disorders, child development, health, health sciences, la trobe university, OTARC, science
“Great empires are not maintained by timidity.” – Tacitus. A podcast series looking at the rulers of the ancient Roman empire, by Dr Rhiannon Evans, Dr Caillan Davenport and Matt Smith.
Categories: History
Tags: ancient history, Biography, Caesar, caillan davenport, Emperor, History, Julius Caesar, la trobe university, rhiannon evans, roman emire, roman emperors, Roman history, Rome
Anthropologists study human culture and society. They ask “what it is to be human?”. Anthropologists answer this question by analysing diverse societies to find out what all humans have in common. To undertake this study, anthropologists have a ‘kit’ full of conceptual tools. Join the Audible Anthropologist (aka La Trobe University’s Nicholas Herriman) as we describe some of these tools and put them to use.
Categories: Education
Tags: anthropologist, anthropology, fetish, La Trobe, la trobe university, magic, nicholas herriman, nick herriman, rationality, rites, ritual
Place, space and geography in historical and social studies.
Categories: Education
Tags: australia, australian history, geography, History, la trobe university, Place, Social Studies, Space
If Descartes is the father of modern philosophy, Hume is the person who gave shape to the contemporary philosophical world. First by querying Descartes’ theories about knowledge, and then developing his own modest account of knowledge, and later his theories of ethics and aesthetics.
Categories: Education
Tags: Aesthetics, David Hume, ethics, History, hume, knowledge, la trobe university, Philosophy
In this subject students study two key regions of Australia’s colonial past – the cradle of white settlement in early New South Wales and/or Tasmania, and the Northern Territory, Australia’s last frontier – to explore colonial relations and also the recent past. Student-centred enquiry-based research into colonial primary documents in teams and individually through research essays will enable students to develop their skills of research and conceptual analysis.
Categories: Education
Tags: Aboriginal, aboriginie, australia, australian history, History, La Trobe, la trobe university, Richard Broome, university
A regular podcast that explores issues in sport, and views of researchers at La Trobe University. Sport Unpacked is hosted by David Lowden.
Categories: Uncategorised
Tags: dave lowden, fitness, Football, La Trobe, la trobe sport, la trobe university, sport, SPorts