JBS Haldane Lecture 2018 : Prof. John Tresch - Barnum, Bache and Poe.
JBS Haldane Lecture 2018 : Prof. John Tresch - Barnum, Bache and Poe: Forging Science in a Media Revolution.
The Department of Science and Technology Studies holds its second JBS Haldane Lecture of 2018 with Professor John Tresch of The Warburg Institute, discussing the history of PT Barnum, Alexander Dallas Bache, and Edgar Allen Poe - their relation to developments in science during that era, and the similarities with present-day America.
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Abstract:
Today’s scientific and political institutions face severe challenges, nowhere more visibly than in the USA— where scientific evidence of climate change is scorned by a media-obsessed president whose heroes include the nativist demagogue Andrew Jackson and the con-artist P.T. Barnum. This lecture returns to the 1830s and 1840s, the era of Barnum, Jackson, and a communications revolution, to explore competing visions of the cosmos and of the relation between science and the demos in a moment of turmoil. Two opposed tendencies characterised antebellum public culture: first, a sharp increase in printed communication, with periodicals, audiences, styles, and authors exploding in number and diversity; second, a coordinated movement by educated elites to control knowledge through centralised and hierarchical institutions. In the sciences, the Lyceum movement and Barnum’s “American Museum” typified the first, while the U.S. Coast Survey, directed by Benjamin Franklin’s great grandson, the West Point-educated polymath, Alexander Dallas Bache, exemplified the second.
The work of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was shaped by both tendencies. Trained at West Point, Poe wrote frequently about the sciences, even as he invented new forms of literary sensationalism. He “forged” American science and letters in two senses: by supporting projects to establish a unified and regulated intellectual infrastructure, and by crafting believable fakes which fed popular uncertainty about authority over knowledge. Poe thus offers astute, prophetic, and dramatically conflicted commentary on science, its publics, and the stories it tells.
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Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,475. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of the United Kingdom.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes, bringing the total population to 118,398. The city is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area which includes Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene and Nelson counties.
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00:03:32 1.1 Etymology
00:04:00 1.2 Before European settlement
00:05:20 1.3 Colonial period
00:08:16 1.4 Antebellum period
00:10:11 1.5 Civil war and after
00:11:05 1.6 20th century through 1968
00:13:09 1.7 1968 and after
00:14:18 1.7.1 Development and promotion
00:17:21 2 Geography
00:18:23 2.1 Cityscape
00:18:31 2.1.1 Architecture
00:22:54 2.1.2 Tallest buildings
00:23:02 2.1.3 Neighborhoods
00:23:50 2.1.3.1 Central Baltimore
00:25:14 2.1.3.2 North Baltimore
00:26:20 2.1.3.3 South Baltimore
00:27:20 2.1.3.4 Northeast Baltimore
00:28:08 2.1.3.5 East Baltimore
00:28:44 2.1.3.6 Southeast Baltimore
00:29:32 2.1.3.7 Northwest Baltimore
00:30:07 2.1.3.8 West Baltimore
00:31:12 2.1.3.9 Southwest Baltimore
00:32:21 2.2 Adjacent communities
00:32:36 2.3 Climate
00:35:30 3 Demographics
00:35:38 3.1 Population
00:37:28 3.2 Characteristics
00:38:28 3.3 Income and housing
00:39:33 3.4 Life expectancy
00:39:59 3.5 Religion
00:40:28 3.6 Languages
00:40:59 4 Crime
00:45:40 5 Economy
00:47:42 5.1 Port
00:49:26 5.2 Tourism
00:51:29 6 Culture
00:55:16 6.1 Cuisine
00:56:35 6.2 Local dialect
00:57:36 6.3 Performing arts
01:00:54 7 Sports
01:01:02 7.1 Baseball
01:03:02 7.2 Football
01:04:52 7.3 Other teams and events
01:08:05 8 Parks and recreation
01:08:52 9 Government
01:09:54 9.1 City government
01:10:02 9.1.1 Mayor
01:11:51 9.1.2 Baltimore City Council
01:12:41 9.1.3 Law enforcement
01:15:32 9.1.4 Baltimore City Fire Department
01:16:20 9.2 State government
01:17:07 9.2.1 State agencies
01:17:15 9.3 Federal government
01:18:47 10 Education
01:18:55 10.1 Colleges and universities
01:19:19 10.1.1 Private
01:19:51 10.1.2 Public
01:20:11 10.2 Primary and secondary schools
01:21:08 11 Transportation
01:21:44 11.1 Roads and highways
01:25:17 11.2 Transit systems
01:25:25 11.2.1 Public transit
01:27:28 11.2.2 Intercity rail
01:29:05 11.3 Airports
01:30:23 11.4 Pedestrians and bicycles
01:32:53 11.5 Port of Baltimore
01:35:25 12 Environment
01:35:55 12.1 Trash interceptors
01:38:03 12.2 Other water pollution control
01:38:53 13 Media
01:40:45 14 Notable people
01:40:54 15 Sister cities
01:41:16 16 See also
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Baltimore ( BAWL-tim-or) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the 30th most populous city in the United States, with a population of 602,495 in 2018 and also the largest such independent city in the country. Baltimore was established by the Constitution of Maryland as an independent city in 1729. As of 2017, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be just under 2.802 million, making it the 21st largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington-Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the fourth-largest CSA in the nation, with a calculated 2018 population of 9,797,063.Baltimore is also the second-largest seaport in the Mid-Atlantic. The city's Inner Harbor was once the second leading port of entry for immigrants to the United States. In addition, Baltimore was a major manufacturing center. After a decline in major manufacturing, heavy industry, and restructuring of the rail industry, Baltimore has shifted to a service-oriented economy. Johns Hopkins Hospital (founded 1889) and Johns Hopkins University (founded 1876) are the city's top two employers.With hundreds of identified districts, Baltimore has been dubbed a city of neighborhoods. Famous residents have included writers Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Hamilton, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ogden Nash, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dashiell Hammett, Upton Sinclair, Tom Clancy, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and H. L. Mencken; musicians James Eubie Blake, Billie ...
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00:01:33 1 History
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00:02:50 1.2 Civil War years
00:03:49 1.3 Reconstruction Era
00:04:07 1.4 History, 1878–1960
00:04:48 1.4.1 Segregation and Jim Crow laws
00:06:43 1.5 Black social life during segregation
00:06:59 1.6 Recent history
00:08:57 1.7 Religious history
00:09:40 2 Geography
00:10:24 2.1 Climate
00:10:44 3 Demographics
00:13:40 3.1 Crime
00:14:41 4 Economy
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00:16:21 4.2 Breweries
00:17:03 5 Attractions and culture
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Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville and officially named the City of Charlottesville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 2016, an estimated 46,912 people lived within the city limits. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. This means a resident will list Charlottesville as both their county and city on official paperwork. It is named after the British Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Charlottesville with the County of Albemarle for statistical purposes, bringing its population to approximately 150,000. Charlottesville is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area, which includes Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson counties.
Charlottesville was the home of two Presidents, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. During their terms as Governor of Virginia, they lived in Charlottesville, and traveled to and from Richmond, along the 71-mile (114 km) historic Three Notch'd Road. Orange, located 26 miles (42 km) northeast of the city, was the hometown of President James Madison. The University of Virginia, founded by Jefferson and one of the original Public Ivies, straddles the city's southwestern border. Monticello, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of the city, is, along with the University of Virginia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, attracting thousands of tourists every year.
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, other senior Obama Administration officials and civic education, government, business and philanthropy leaders gather to discuss the importance of civic learning and engagement in democracy for the 21st century. The event marks the release of A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy's Future, a new report to the Department of Education from leading civic scholars and practitioners, as well as the Department's own report, Advancing Civic Learning and Engagement in Democracy: A Road Map and Call to Action. The event will also highlight the new American Commonwealth Partnership, which aims to bring together thousands of universities, colleges, community colleges, schools and other civic partners to promote civic education, civic mission and civic identity throughout all of education in the United States. January 10, 2012.
Baltimore | Wikipedia audio article
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Baltimore () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.
Baltimore was established by the Constitution of Maryland and is an independent city that is not part of any county. With a population of 611,648 in 2017, Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States. As of 2017, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be just under 2.808 million, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about 40 miles (60 km) northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington-Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the fourth-largest CSA in the nation, with a calculated 2017 population of 9,764,315.Founded in 1729, Baltimore is the second-largest seaport in the Mid-Atlantic. The city's Inner Harbor was once the second leading port of entry for immigrants to the United States, when most were coming from Europe. It was also a major manufacturing center. After a decline in major manufacturing, heavy industry, and restructuring of the rail industry, Baltimore has shifted to a service-oriented economy. Johns Hopkins Hospital (founded 1889) and Johns Hopkins University (founded 1876) are the city's top two employers.With hundreds of identified districts, Baltimore has been dubbed a city of neighborhoods. Famous residents have included writers Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Hamilton, Frederick Douglass, and H. L. Mencken; jazz musician James Eubie Blake; singer Billie Holiday; actor and filmmaker John Waters; and baseball player Babe Ruth. During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner in Baltimore after the bombardment of Fort McHenry. His poem was set to music and popularized as a song; in 1931 it was designated as the American national anthem.Baltimore has more public statues and monuments per capita than any other city in the country, and is home to some of the earliest National Register Historic Districts in the nation, including Fell's Point, Federal Hill, and Mount Vernon. These were added to the National Register between 1969–1971, soon after historic preservation legislation was passed. Nearly one third of the city's buildings (over 65,000) are designated as historic in the National Register, which is more than any other U.S. city.
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia (often abbreviated as UVA, UVa, Virginia, or The University) is a research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Its initial Board of Visitors included U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe. UVA's campus and original course offerings were conceived and designed entirely by Jefferson, and established in 1819. President Monroe was the sitting President of the United States when the university was founded, and previously owned the land and original buildings of Brown College, a residential college at the university.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wikipedia audio article
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
00:04:07 1 History
00:15:14 2 Geography
00:15:23 2.1 Topography
00:17:18 2.2 Cityscape
00:17:27 2.2.1 City planning
00:20:00 2.2.2 Architecture
00:22:50 2.3 Climate
00:26:46 2.3.1 Air quality
00:28:12 3 Demographics
00:39:12 3.1 Religion
00:40:31 3.2 Languages
00:41:51 3.2.1 Dialect
00:42:46 4 Economy
00:46:18 5 Education
00:46:27 5.1 Primary and secondary education
00:48:52 5.2 Higher education
00:50:17 6 Culture
00:52:14 6.1 Arts
00:54:43 6.2 Music
00:57:08 6.3 Cuisine
00:58:46 7 Sports
01:03:21 8 Parks
01:04:18 9 Law and government
01:05:37 9.1 Courts
01:07:53 9.2 Politics
01:11:52 9.3 Crime
01:15:23 10 Media
01:15:32 10.1 Newspapers
01:17:18 10.2 Radio
01:18:50 10.3 Television
01:20:49 11 Infrastructure
01:20:58 11.1 Transportation
01:22:51 11.1.1 Airports
01:23:54 11.1.2 Roads
01:27:00 11.1.3 Bus service
01:27:43 11.1.4 Rail
01:29:25 11.1.5 Walk Score ranks
01:30:18 11.2 Utilities
01:34:02 12 Notable people
01:34:12 13 Sister Cities
01:35:49 14 Gallery
01:36:03 15 See also
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Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, within the Northeast megalopolis. The Delaware Valley's population of 7.2 million ranks it as the eighth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.William Penn, an English Quaker, founded the city in 1682 to serve as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony. Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the American Revolution as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress, and the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Several other key events occurred in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War including the First Continental Congress, the preservation of the Liberty Bell, the Battle of Germantown, and the Siege of Fort Mifflin. Philadelphia was one of the nation's capitals during the revolution, and served as temporary U.S. capital while Washington, D.C., was under construction. In the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and a railroad hub. The city grew from an influx of European immigrants, most of whom came from Ireland, Italy and Germany—the three largest reported ancestry groups in the city as of 2015. In the early 20th century, Philadelphia became a prime destination for African Americans during the Great Migration after the Civil War, as well as Puerto Ricans. The city's population doubled from one million to two million people between 1890 and 1950.
The Philadelphia area's many universities and colleges make it a top study destination, as the city has evolved into an educational and economic hub. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Philadelphia area had a gross domestic product of US$445 billion in 2017, the eighth-largest metropolitan economy in the United States. Philadelphia is the center of economic activity in Pennsylvania and is home to five Fortune 1000 companies. The Philadelphia skyline is expanding, with a market of almost 81,900 commercial properties in 2016, including several nationally prominent skyscrapers. Philadelphia has more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city. Fairmount Park, when combined with the adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park in the same watershed, is one of the largest contiguous urban park areas in the United States. The city is known for its arts, culture, cuisine, and colonial history, att ...
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The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 8,622,698 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass and one of the world's most populous megacities, with an estimated 20,320,876 people in its 2017 Metropolitan Statistical Area and 23,876,155 residents in its Combined Statistical Area. A global power city, New York City has been described uniquely as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and exerts a significant impact upon commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports. The city's fast pace has inspired the term New York minute. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy.Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of the State of New York. The five boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898. The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. New York City is home to more than 3.2 million residents born outside the United States, the largest foreign-born population of any city in the world. In 2017, the New York metropolitan area produced a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of US$1.73 trillion. If greater New York City were a sovereign state, it would have the 12th highest GDP in the world.New York City traces its origins to a trading post founded by colonists from the Dutch Republic in 1624 on Lower Manhattan; the post was named New Amsterdam in 1626. The city and its surroundings came under English control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country's largest city since 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to the Americas by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is a world symbol of the United States and its ideals of liberty and peace. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance, and environmental sustainability, and as a symbol of freedom and cultural diversity.Many districts and landmarks in New York City are well known, with the city having three of the world's ten most visited tourist attractions in 2013 and receiving a record 62.8 million tourists in 2017. Several sources have ranked New York the most photographed city in the world. Times Square, iconic as the world's heart and its Crossroads, is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. The names of many of the city's landmarks, skyscrapers, and parks are known around the world. Manhattan's real estate market is among the most expensive in the world. New York is home to the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia, with multiple signature Chinatowns developing across the city. Providing continuous 24/7 service, the New York City Subway is the largest single-operator rapid transit system worldwide, with 472 rail stations. Over 120 colleges and universities are located in New York City, including Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller University, which ha ...
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Baltimore () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.
Baltimore was established by the Constitution of Maryland and is an independent city that is not part of any county. With a population of 611,648 in 2017, Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States. As of 2017, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be just under 2.808 million, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about 40 miles (60 km) northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington-Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the fourth-largest CSA in the nation, with a calculated 2017 population of 9,764,315.Founded in 1729, Baltimore is the second-largest seaport in the Mid-Atlantic. The city's Inner Harbor was once the second leading port of entry for immigrants to the United States, when most were coming from Europe. It was also a major manufacturing center. After a decline in major manufacturing, heavy industry, and restructuring of the rail industry, Baltimore has shifted to a service-oriented economy. Johns Hopkins Hospital (founded 1889) and Johns Hopkins University (founded 1876) are the city's top two employers.With hundreds of identified districts, Baltimore has been dubbed a city of neighborhoods. Famous residents have included writers Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Hamilton, Frederick Douglass, and H. L. Mencken; jazz musician James Eubie Blake; singer Billie Holiday; actor and filmmaker John Waters; and baseball player Babe Ruth. During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner in Baltimore after the bombardment of Fort McHenry. His poem was set to music and popularized as a song; in 1931 it was designated as the American national anthem.Baltimore has more public statues and monuments per capita than any other city in the country, and is home to some of the earliest National Register Historic Districts in the nation, including Fell's Point, Federal Hill, and Mount Vernon. These were added to the National Register between 1969–1971, soon after historic preservation legislation was passed. Nearly one third of the city's buildings (over 65,000) are designated as historic in the National Register, which is more than any other U.S. city.
Formal 06/24/14 - Norfolk City Council
04:02 PH-1 PUBLIC HEARING on the application of Old Dominion University, for the closing vacating and discontinuing a portion of 50th Street from the eastern line of Hampton Boulevard
04:20 PH-2 PUBLIC HEARING on the application of Handsome Biscuit, for change of zoning to modify the conditions attached to property zoned conditional C-2 (Corridor Commercial) on property located at 2511 Colonial Avenue
05:20 PH-3 PUBLIC HEARING on the application of the City Planning Commission, to amend the City's General Plan, plaNorfolk2030, to establish development criteria related to landscaping, setbacks, and parking to encourage a mix of uses and enhanced pedestrian activity along the southernmost sections of Colonial Avenue and Granby Street in the Park Place neighborhood
06:25 PH-4 PUBLIC HEARING to hear comments on the conveyance of a GEM Lot to Martha E. Cooper on property located 1720 Todd Street
07:02 PH-5 PUBLIC HEARING to hear comments on approving a Lease Agreement with Stumpy Lake Golf Course for operation of Lambert's Point Golf Course
11:18 PH-6 PUBLIC HEARING on the application of Talbot Hall West, LLC, a) to amend the City's General Plan, PlaNorfolk2030 from Institutional to Single Family Suburban; b) to amend the Zoning Ordinance to add Section 27-39, Talbot Hall Residential Planned Development (PD-R Talbot Hall) District and c) for a change of zoning from IN-1 (Institutional) to PD-R Talbot Hall on property located at 600 Talbot Hall Road
07:46 R-1 Accepting a 2013 Supplemental Local Emergency Management Performance Grant in the amount of $9,300.00 from Virginia Department of Emergency Management for the City's Office of Emergency Management and appropriating and authorizing the expenditure of the grant funds for the Sheltering Capability Program
08:12 R-2 To amend and reordain Sections 15-2, 15-3, 15-5, 15-8 and 15-9 of the Norfolk City Code, 1979 SO AS TO conform with the Stormwater Design and Construction Manual Incorporated in Chapter 41.2
08:36 R-3 To amend Ordinance Number 45,072, which permits 401 Granby Street, L.L.C. to add two blade signs to the encroaching structure
09:12 R-4 Permitting Greg Gruszeczka to encroach into Fearer Avenue right of way at 2701 Davis Street with a paved driveway approximately 10' by 115' in length
09:34 R-5 Permitting Seaboard Building, L.L.C. to encroach into W. Plume Street and Randolph Street rights of way at 100 W. Plume Street with existing canopy, roof cornices and awnings
09:55 R-6 To amend the Norfolk City Code, SO AS TO add one Trustee who may be a Retiree to the Board of Trustees of the Employees? Retirement System
10:28 R-7 Acknowledging and concurring with the May 21, 2014 Resolution of Norfolk Public Schools electing the employer certified contribution rate of 11.12% on behalf of employees who are members of the Virginia Retirement System effective July 1, 2014
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