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Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine explores the life and tragic death of Matthew Shepard, the gay student brutally murdered in Laramie, Wyoming in one of the most notorious hate crimes in U.S. history. Framed through the personal lens of friends and family, it’s a story of loss, love, and courage in the face of unspeakable tragedy. This film has earned 10 Best Documentary and Audience Choice Awards from film festivals worldwide, including the Audience...
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Today, Europe's fastest growing Jewish population is in Berlin.. Germany is considered one of the most democratic societies in the world, assuming the position of moral leader in Europe as it embraces hundreds of thousands of refugees. None of these developments could have been imagined in 1945. Through personal stories Germans & Jews explores the country’s transformation from silence about the Holocaust to facing it head on. Unexpectedly, a nuanced...
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Gain clear perspectives on which up-and-coming technologies you should consider adopting and why.
Get a rundown of the latest tech trends from our very own LinkedIn staff instructors. Whether you're a software engineer wondering if a new feature or update is worth your time-or a technology manager determining which services or products to adopt-this course offers the information you need to quickly assess emerging trends. Each video works as a stand-alone...
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In 1937, the science fiction writer H. G. Wells imagined a “World Brain” containing all of the world’s knowledge, accessible to all people, that would be “so compact in its material form and so gigantic in its scope and possible influence” that it could transcend even nation states and governments. Seventy years later, Google set about realizing Wells’ vision, launching a massive project to scan millions of books from university library...
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Lead effectively-right from the start. In this course, adapted from the podcast How to Be Awesome at Your Job, executive coach Pam Fox Rollin teaches the rules for rising leaders.
As a new leader, you have to hit the ground running. In this course, adapted from the popular podcast How to Be Awesome at Your Job, host Pete Mockaitis and executive coach Pam Fox Rollin explore the rules for rising leaders. Learn how to switch the story from "me" to "us":...
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Season two hits the road with a new roster of Southern ingredients. Vivian and Ben open a second restaurant, plant heirloom apple trees, go pier fishing, hunt ramps and pick up pecans. We'll tag along as Vivian prepares something special for 400 food writers and chefs down in the Delta, fixes holiday meals to meet her family's high standards, and returns to New York City to cook the meal of her career at the James Beard House.
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While discussing politics at their dinner table, filmmaker Julie Winokur’s 17-year-old son called her ‘one of the most intolerant people he had ever met.’ The accusation stopped Winokur in her tracks and made her realize that she actually wasn’t listening to people with different political views. In fact, she was as much to blame for the divisive tone of politics in America as the people whom she blamed. So rather than continue to be a part...