Podcasts about Curie

CAPTION 1868 FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, JULES VERNE.CONTENTS -JOHN-BATCHELOR-SHOW-9-17-2026 Foreign Conflicts Escalate Global Energy CrisisAnatol Lieven and Jonathan Guyer, co-authors of the report The Iran Trap, discuss interconnected conflicts in Ukraine, Iran, and Yemen threatening critical global energy infrastructure and driving up global diesel costs. Houthis disrupt Red Sea maritime routes while damaged Russian oil refineries reduce worldwide fuel exports. Public polling conducted by the Institute for Global Affairs reveals dropping support for foreign military interventions as four in five Americans connect overseas wars to rising living costs. Their report underscores public fatigue over escalating militarism and growing anxiety regarding unmonitored military artificial intelligence applications. The analysts argue that restoring diplomatic dialogue with China and reasserting congressional war powers remain essential steps toward resolving these compounding geopolitical crises. (1)Supreme Court Rejects Postal Voting RegulationRichard Epstein discusses the Supreme Court's refusal to permit the U.S. Postal Service to implement new mail-in voting regulations ahead of federal elections. Justice Kavanaugh concurred, emphasizing that election administrators lack sufficient time and software systems to process millions of mail-in ballots without causing severe delays. Epstein criticizes the rule as an insidious abuse of government monopoly power, comparing selective ballot inspection to an unconstitutional poll tax. Epstein asserts that presidential efforts to bypass Congress and override state voting authorities breach constitutional separation of powers and fiduciary obligations owed to the public. (2)Brazilian Election Scandal Shakes Supreme CourtMary Anastasia O'Grady reports Brazil's presidential campaign between incumbent Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro has tightened significantly amidst mounting financial and judicial scandals. Flavio Bolsonaro initially suffered in polling after soliciting movie funding from jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro of collapsed Banco Master. However, police investigations revealed text messages from Vorcaro seeking advice from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, whose wife received a $25 million contract with Banco Master. Moraes previously led efforts to vacate Lula's conviction and silence political opponents. Exposure of judicial influence peddling leaves conflicted voters facing a critical October runoff. (3)Early Solar System Magnetism Shaped PlanetsCauê Borlina and David Livingston: Purdue Professor Borlina analyzed pristine Antarctic meteorites, notably DOM 08006, to investigate the early solar system's magnetic history. By studying calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs)—the oldest known solids formed 4.5 billion years ago—researchers discovered preserved primordial magnetism locked within iron-nickel minerals as they cooled below their Curie temperature. Measurements revealed ancient magnetic field strengths between 150 and 600 microteslas, exceeding Earth's current field strength. This confirms that magnetic forces worked in tandem with gravity to ionize gas and transport nebula mass. Borlina advocates for extensive future sample return missions across asteroids and Mars. (4)Grim Human Reality Of Hiroshima BombingCharles Pellegrino, author of Ghosts of Hiroshima, explores the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, detailing military logistics and human tragedy. Radar engineer Jacob Beser helped calibrate the detonation altitude, while Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets performed a sharp escape maneuver to avoid the explosion. On the ground, intense thermal radiation disintegrated citizens instantly or flash-fossilized human bodies at temperatures vastly higher than volcanic eruptions. Pellegrino details survivors like Kenshi Hirata and Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who astonishingly survived both Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. The account illuminates horrific phenomena such as shadow people, shock cocoons, and fatal radiation sickness in children. (5)Latin American Political Instability And SecurityEvan Ellis assesses complex geopolitical shifts across Latin America. In Venezuela, opposition leader María Corina Machado struggles to return home as the U.S. navigates high-stakes oil deals alongside interim leaders Delcy and Jorge Rodríguez. Meanwhile, non-traditional U.S. counter-narcotics reporting reflects shifting diplomatic relations with Colombia and Venezuela. In Brazil, a close presidential election between Flavio Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva highlights deep polarization, judicial corruption controversies, and competing U.S.-China strategic interests. Additionally, Argentine President Javier Milei leverages historical Falkland Islands sovereignty claims to navigate domestic economic pressures and international political dynamics. (6)

Ep 324 Peacewarts: Morphological Peace 101 – The Afterlife of Walls: Turning Borders into Bridges (Class 5) We examine the physical mechanics of border transformation, tracing how dividing walls, military buffer zones, and fortifications are redesigned into shared spaces of cross-cultural encounter, local commerce, and ecological stewardship. Using the Nicosia Master Plan in Cyprus, the German and European Green Belts, and the 1998 Ecuador-Peru border settlement as historical anchors, we explore how to dismantle barriers and return divided land to the civic commons. Homework: Look up the history of the Nicosia Master Plan in Cyprus and summarize how municipal planners utilized the UN buffer zone for joint urban restoration. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Reflect on a physical barrier, wall, or administrative dividing line in your region. Journal about how its architecture could be redesigned to serve cross-community exchange and ecological restoration. Books: If you would like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation by Eyal Weizman and The Green Belt of Europe: From Vision to Reality edited by Andrew Terry, Karin Ullrich, and Uwe Riecken. Learning Topics: Border Architecture; Spatial Seams; The Nicosia Master Plan; European Green Belt; National Ecological Reserves; Ecological Stewardship; Re-Commoning. Join the Community / Get the Books: https://www.AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

1917 PRINCESS OF MARSEarly Solar System Magnetism Shaped PlanetsCauê Borlina and David Livingston: Purdue Professor Borlina analyzed pristine Antarctic meteorites, notably DOM 08006, to investigate the early solar system's magnetic history. By studying calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs)—the oldest known solids formed 4.5 billion years ago—researchers discovered preserved primordial magnetism locked within iron-nickel minerals as they cooled below their Curie temperature. Measurements revealed ancient magnetic field strengths between 150 and 600 microteslas, exceeding Earth's current field strength. This confirms that magnetic forces worked in tandem with gravity to ionize gas and transport nebula mass. Borlina advocates for extensive future sample return missions across asteroids and Mars. (4)

Ep 323 Peacewarts: Morphological Peace 101 – Military Base to Parkland: Reclaiming Occupied Ground (Class 4) We examine the physical mechanics of base conversion, tracing how military perimeters and closed installations are transformed into ecological preserves, public parks, and community housing. Using the Presidio of San Francisco, the BRAC conversion process, and post-Cold War Western Group of Forces garrison restorations in Germany as historical anchors, we explore how to dismantle enclosures and return occupied land to the civic commons. Homework: Look up how the 1972 Golden Gate National Recreation Area legislation set the stage for the Presidio's transition, and write down how the 1996 Presidio Trust Act changed its administrative management. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Reflect on a closed military base, airfield, or industrial enclave in your region. Journal about how its land use could be redesigned to serve ecological restoration and community housing. Books: If you would like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are War and Architecture by Lebbeus Woods and The Presidio: From Army Post to National Park by Lisa M. Benton. Learning Topics: Geographic Enclosure; Base Conversion; The Presidio of San Francisco; BRAC Commission; Ecological Restoration; Perimeter Deconstruction; Re-Commoning. Join the Community / Get the Books: https://www.AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Ep 322  Peacewarts: Morphological Peace 101 – Following the Money: The Peace Dividend (Class 3) We examine the financial mechanics of the peace dividend, tracing how public capital moves from military line items into community institutions. Using the 1969 Mansfield Amendment, municipal conversion ordinances, and post-Cold War budget reallocation debates as historical anchors, we explore how to audit public subsidies and build transparent financial frameworks for peace. Homework: Look up the history of the 1969 Mansfield Amendment and summarize its primary restriction on federal research funding. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Reflect on your local municipal budget or community infrastructure. Journal about one public service that is currently underfunded and how redirected public capital could structurally improve it. Books: If you would like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are The Defense Economy: Conversion of Industries and Occupations to Civilian Needs by Seymour Melman and The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes by Zachary D. Carter. Learning Topics: Financial Path Dependence; The Mansfield Amendment; Seymour Melman; Defense Conversion Ordinances; Public Capital Reallocation; Municipal Budgeting; Re-Commoning. Join the Community / Get the Books: https://www.AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Ep 320 Peacewarts: Morphological Peace 101 – From Weapon to Tool: Converting the War Machine (Class 2) We examine the industrial mechanics of defense conversion, moving from ordnance to output. Using the Ford Willow Run transition, the 1976 Lucas Aerospace Workers' Plan, the 1993 Pentagon "Last Supper" consolidation, and the post-Cold War Technology Reinvestment Project as historical anchors, we explore how to audit industrial path dependence and protect workforces during structural peace shifts. Homework: Look up the history of the 1976 Lucas Aerospace Workers' Plan at lucasplan.org.uk and name two of the six product categories proposed by the workers. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Reflect on a machine, vehicle, or tool you rely on daily. Journal about the industrial supply chains required to produce it and how that same manufacturing base could serve peace over preparation for war. Books: If you would like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew Crawford, an insightful reflection on manual crafts, trade skills, and our physical relationship with machines, and The Permanent War Economy: American Capitalism in Decline by Seymour Melman, a foundational text detailing the structural mechanics of military-dependent economies. Learning Topics: Defense Industry Conversion; Industrial Path Dependence; Lucas Aerospace Plan; Telechiric Machines; Seymour Melman; Defense Consolidation; Re-Commoning. Join the Community / Get the Books: https://www.AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Ep 319 Peacewarts: Morphological Peace 101 – Orientation & The Architecture of Cruelty (Class 1) We enter the builder's studio to launch the Department of Morphological Peace, establishing how structural shape determines civic flow. Using London anti-homeless stud removals, the Camden bench, Seneca Village, Grants Pass v. Johnson, and local shelter litigation in Chico as historical anchors, we explore how to audit defensive urban design and convert hostile architecture into spaces of rest and contact. Homework: Look up the design of the 2012 Camden bench and identify two specific physical features built into its concrete shape to deter specific human behaviors. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Walk through your local town or neighborhood. Take note of one spot where hostile architecture is present and journal about how that space could be redesigned to offer contact and rest instead of dispersal. Books: If you would like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Callous Objects: Designs Against the Homeless by Robert Rosenberger, an essential examination of how public space is engineered to exclude vulnerable populations, and The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. Whyte, a classic observational study detailing how specific physical design choices either draw human beings together or drive them apart.   Learning Topics: Hostile Architecture; Defensive Urban Design; Camden Bench; Seneca Village; Grants Pass v. Johnson; Warren v. City of Chico; Re-Commoning. Join the Community / Get the Books: https://www.AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Sound effects: Pixabay  

Strunę do gitary elektrycznej wynalazł polski szlachcic!? Zanim wynaleziono technologię owijania strun cienką warstwą metalu, z nowożytnych instrumentów - takich jak lutnie - bardzo trudno było wydobyć czyste, głębokie, basowe dźwięki. I chociaż ten pomysł absolutnie zrewolucjonizował muzykę, otwierając drogę nawet do dzisiejszych strun gitar elektrycznych i basów, aż do niedawna muzykolodzy nie wiedzieli, czyja to zasługa. Przełom przyniosła dr Emily Peppers, która dzięki badaniom w archiwach Oxfordu i Warszawy opisała historię Olbrychta Góreckiego - polskiego szlachcica, weterana walk z powstaniem Chmielnickiego, protestanta który szukając bezpieczeństwa religijnego wyjechał do Anglii... i wynalazcy, w środowisku Uniwersytetu Oxfordzkiego, nowoczesnej struny owiniętej srebrną nitką. Pracująca na UW w ramach Stypendium Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie badaczka opowiada o swojej pracy - po angielsku - Bartoszowi Pergołowi w kolejnym odcinku podcastu Kampus Nauka.

Ep 318 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 – From Reactant to Catalyst (Class 14) Episode Summary: In our final session, we explore the transition from being a reactant to a catalyst. Using Václav Havel's "living in truth," the Peace People of Northern Ireland, and JFK's 1963 American University speech as anchors, we define the power of co-regulation and the final protocols of the Peace Scholar. Homework: Research Václav Havel's "living in truth." Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Final Journal Entry on the 14-class journey. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions areThe Power of the Powerless by Václav Havel, a profound essay on personal integrity and how individual alignment with truth destabilizes authoritarian systems, and Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh, an essential guide on cultivating a calm, luminous presence capable of transforming hostile environments. Learning Topics: Reactant vs. Catalyst; Co-regulation; The Velvet Revolution; JFK's American University Speech (1963); The Peace People of Northern Ireland; Living in Truth. · Join the Community / Get the Books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com ·  Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez "I am late, madame Curie" https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Ep 316 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 – The Invisible Ingredient: Grief (Class 13) We examine the thermodynamics of emotion, identifying unexpressed grief as the primary fuel for reactive anger. Using the Weimar Republic's Dolchstoßlegende, the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, and the TRC's witness containment models as anchors, we explore the clinical requirements for the expression of collective pain. Homework: Look up the Stab-in-the-back myth and find one specific piece of propaganda from the 1920s that illustrates how defeat was reframed as betrayal. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Reflect on a time you felt reactive anger. Can you identify a hidden loss or grief that was actually driving that reaction? Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Lossby Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler, a classic guide on processing deep personal loss (though modern bereavement research emphasizes that grief is a non-linear process rather than ordered steps), and The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World by Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu, an insightful examination of how collective truth-telling, mourning, and forgiveness restore fractured communities after historical trauma. Learning Topics: Unexpressed Loss; Revanchism; Dolchstoßlegende; The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo; TRC Witness Briefers; Nomonde Calata; Non-Linear Grief. · Join the Community / Get the Books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com · Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Aquí lo que importa es que sea fresco del día, en nuestro caso, de la quincena. En Radio Curie te ofrecemos una selección de novedades musicales del circuito alternativo internacional hecho con amor y todo el rigor posible. Durante una hora repasamos lo último de lo último, desde el folk a los sonidos más eclécticos de la electrónica, pasando por el postpunk o el hiphop. Aquí cabe casi todo. 1) Souly Had - playing field 2) Nick Ward; Glenn Gould - Piano (feat. Glenn Gould) 3) THAO; Neko Case - Catch As Catch Can 4) Sarah Meth - Don't touch me you're my hero 5) Eilis Frawley - Guilt 6) Stef Chura - Thunder and Lightning 7) Friendly Fires - Lose All Your Friends 8) Wishy - Sensational 9) The Black Tones - Bombs 10) Little Hag - BABIES 11) Marital Bed - Ghost 12) Gash - data master 13) Omni - Coliseum - Demo 14) Death Valley Girls - Basic Witch 15) 2nd Grade - Anywhere Girls 16) Westside Cowboy - Paperchains 17) Friko - Necessary 18) Los Bitchos; Ambrose Kenny-Smith - Holding Cell 19) Spread Joy - Iambic Pentameter 20) Sex Mask - Lockjaw 21) Total Wife; Full Body 2 - make.it.last.x.full.body.2.recovery 22) untitled (halo) - aimee lou wood freestyle

Ep 315 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 – Listening as a Solvent (Class 12) Episode Summary: We examine the neurobiology of ideological positions and how active, non-judgmental listening acts as a solvent to dissolve the ego-shield. Using the Highlander Folk School, the Quaker Clearness Committee, and the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission as anchors, we explore the clinical protocols of Silent Presence and Emotional Labeling. Homework: Look up Carl Rogers' Active Listening research and identify the three core conditions he believed were necessary for psychological growth. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Research Rosa Parks' July 1955 workshop at the Highlander Folk School. How did her time in the Highlander learning circles influence her perspective just months before the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are On Becoming a Person by Carl R. Rogers, a foundational psychological masterpiece detailing how unconditional positive regard and active listening dissolve emotional defensiveness, and Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen, a practical guide from the Harvard Negotiation Project on navigating high-stakes interpersonal conflicts through empathetic listening and curiosity. Learning Topics: Listening as a Solvent; The Ego-Shield; Amygdala vs. Prefrontal Cortex; Carl Rogers; Highlander Folk School (1955); Quaker Clearness Committees; Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC); FBI Behavioral Change Stairway. Join the Community / Get the Books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com · Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Ep 314 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 – The Two-Body Problem (Class 11) Episode Summary: We examine why social stability is best achieved through the dyad rather than the crowd. Using the 1985 Geneva Summit fireside meeting and the Camp David "Grandchildren" tactic as anchors, we explore how reducing audience pressure through the "Two-Body" protocol enables high-stakes peace-making. Homework: Look up the Geneva Summit of 1985 and find primary source accounts of the "fireside" pool house meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev.How did moving away from their advisors change the tenor of their discussion? Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Research Martin Buber'sI and Thou  How does he distinguish between seeing someone as an "It" (a category) versus a "Thou" (a person)? Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are I and Thou by Martin Buber, the foundational philosophical work exploring how direct, unmediated human encounter transforms relational chemistry, and Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Robert F. Kennedy, a vivid first-hand account detailing how private, isolated channels and two-body conversations averted catastrophic global escalation. Learning Topics: The Two-Body Problem; Deindividuation Models; The Social Engagement System; Geneva Summit (1985); Camp David Accords (1978); The Hallway Effect; Labor "Side Room" Negotiations. · Join the Community / Get the Books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com · Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Ep 313 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 – Sleep, Hunger, and War (Class 10) Episode Summary: We examine the biological foundations of stability, focusing on how sleep deprivation and hunger degrade the prefrontal cortex and amplify threat perception. Using the 12-Step framework of HALT, executive fatigue during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the French Revolution, we explore why regulated bodies are a prerequisite for sustained peace. Homework: Look up the 2007 sleep deprivation study by Dr. Matthew Walker and colleagues (Yoo et al., Current Biology). Identify the percentage increase in amygdala reactivity found after one night without sleep. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Research the physical condition of S. Executive Committee participants during the Cuban Missile Crisis. How did extreme sleep deprivation impact decision-making during the thirteen days? Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, Ph.D., an influential and widely read account of how sleep loss impacts emotional regulation, though parts of it have been challenged for accuracy, and Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis by Graham Allison and Philip Zelikow, a classic political science study analyzing the crisis through three competing models of governmental decision-making. Learning Topics: The HALT Protocol; 12-Step Recovery Frameworks; Executive Fatigue in Crisis; Hunger as an Accelerant; Heat and Aggression; Cognitive Limits in Statecraft. · Join the Community / Get the Books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com · Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Ep 311 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 – The Intoxicated Empire (Class 9) Episode Summary: We examine the neurobiology of addiction and how substance-induced hypofrontality bypasses the rational prefrontal cortex. Using six historical cases and contemporary global statistics, we explore how chemical saturation—from illicit drugs to widespread prescription use—defines the modern background environment of decision-making. Homework: Look up Norman Ohler's work inBlitzed regarding Pervitin in WWII. How was methamphetamine initially used by German troops during the Blitzkrieg, and why did military leaders eventually try to restrict it? Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Research James Schlesinger's actions during the final days of the Nixon administration. Why did he consider it necessary to alter nuclear command procedures? Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté, M.D., a compassionate and widely read examination of how trauma and biology drive addiction, and Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler, a widely discussed account of drug use in the Third Reich detailing how chemical dependence distorted decision-making and military volatility. Learning Topics: Hypofrontality; Prefrontal Cortex Regulation; Norman Ohler (Blitzed); The Modern Saturation; Russian State-Monopoly Economics; Procedural Safeguards; The Sobriety of Statecraft. · Join the Community / Get the Books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com · Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Ep 310 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 – The Chemistry of Shame (Class 8) Episode Summary: We examine the neurobiology of humiliation and its role as a primary accelerant for aggression. Using the clinical research of Dr. James Gilligan, the records of Abu Ghraib, and the manufactured national humiliation surrounding Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, we explore the protocols for preserving dignity to prevent the shame-to-violence bypass. Homework: Look up Dr. James Gilligan's work on shame and violence. How does unacknowledged shame act as the primary emotional driver behind violent behavior? Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Look up Article 231 of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. How was this legal clause reframed into theKriegsschuldlüge (war guilt lie) to drive national humiliation? Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic by James Gilligan, M.D., the landmark clinical study mapping the direct relationship between experienced humiliation and extreme violent behavior, and Why People Obey the Law by Tom R. Tyler, a foundational work on procedural justice showing how perceived dignity and fairness drive public compliance over punishment. Learning Topics: Humiliation as an Accelerant; Neurobiology of Social Rejection; James Gilligan (Prisons Research); The Taguba Report (2004); Article 231 & Manufactured Shame; Procedural Justice. · Join the Community / Get the Books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com · Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Series: Rethinking Informality Episode 1 In the first episode of “Rethinking Informality”, hosts Miria Gambardella and Daniela D'Urso (MSCA PRESILIENT) are joined by Alena Ledeneva, political sociologist at UCL and founder of the Global Informality Project, whose work has fundamentally reshaped the comparative study of informal practices. The conversation retraces Ledeneva's intellectual journey into informality, exploring how the concept evolved from the study of everyday practices in the Soviet and post-Soviet context into a broader analytical lens for understanding governance, trust, power, and economic life across societies. The episode examines the ambivalences of informality, its porous boundaries with formality, and its capacity to illuminate how people reproduce and transform existing social and political orders. It also reflects how informality could evolve as an analytical category, asking whether it still retains its critical purchase in a rapidly changing world and what new directions may shape the field in the years to come.     Guest Alena Ledeneva is a Professor of Politics and Sociology at University College London and founder of the Global Informality Project. She authored a trilogy: Russia's Economy of Favours (1998), How Russia Really Works (2006), and Can Russia Modernize? (2013) and edited three volumes of The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality (2018; 2024). Alongside her academic work, she is a conceptual, mixed-media artist working on informal power and social complexity. In 2019, she participated in the Palace of Ritual, parallel program of the 58th Venice Biennale, at Palazzo Donà Brusa, San Polo. Her first solo exhibition The System Made Me Do It took place at the Galerie de Buci in Paris (2024). Her performances are available at www.alenaledeneva.com.     Hosts Miria Gambardella is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Researcher at the Centro per la Cooperazione Internazionale (CCI) and a PhD candidate in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Her research explores informal and autonomous economic practices through long-term ethnographic fieldwork with European social movements and Zapatista communities in Chiapas, focusing on the ethics and politics of coffee circulation. She is part of PRESILIENT, a Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network (Grant Agreement ID 101073394) investigating informality through collaborative research globally.   Daniela D'Urso is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie research assistant at the University of Latvia and PhD student at Ku Leuven. She is part of PRESILIENT (EC/MSCA-DN Grant Agreement ID 101073394), a large network committed to exploring informality in 15 different countries. Her work focuses on urban informality in Morocco, examining how different urban spaces regulate, enable, and shape informal practices.

Ep 308 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 - The Humanizing Formula (Class 7) Episode Summary: We examine "Empathy Mechanics" and how to collapse the monster images that form during high-stress conflict. Using Mo Mowlam's 1998 visit to the Maze Prison as a historical anchor, we explore the protocols for restoring human scale to an opponent through physical cues, ordinary details, and breaking the villain script. Homework: Look up Mo Mowlam and find out why she was called “the people's peacemaker.” Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Practice identifying "ordinary details" to de-escalate an internal monster image. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute, an essential manual on overcoming heart-at-war mindsets and dismantling objectifying caricatures during conflict, and Intractable Conflicts: Socio-Psychological Foundations and Dynamics by Daniel Bar-Tal, an insightful study detailing how intractable conflicts rely on socio-psychological barriers and how humanizing interventions disrupt demonization. Learning Topics: The Monster Image; Villain Scripts; Mo Mowlam (1998); Empathy Mechanics; Ordinary Details; Scale Protocols. · Join the Community / Get the Books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com · Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Aquí lo que importa es que sea fresco del día, en nuestro caso, de la quincena. En Radio Curie te ofrecemos una selección de novedades musicales del circuito alternativo internacional hecho con amor y todo el rigor posible. Durante una hora repasamos lo último de lo último, desde el folk a los sonidos más eclécticos de la electrónica, pasando por el postpunk o el hiphop. Aquí cabe casi todo. 1) Kate Davis - mama 2) 7ebra - I Have to Buy Stuff 3) Vanishing Twin - Sugar Stone 4) Grace Cummings - Bloodhorse! 5) Lael Neale - Slip Away 6) The Heaven - Adore 7) Dummy - Full Spectrum Dominance 8) Fujiya & Miyagi - Lowest Common Denominator 9) Gurriers - Party Lines 10) Perennial - Ready! Steady! Go! 11) Sailor Honeymoon - Extinction 12) Young Knives - Everything's a PsyOp. 13) CZARFACE; Frankie Pulitzer - All it Takes is One Bad Day 14) Koteri - Thani 15) Ryan Hemsworth - One Step 16) No Bra - 18th floor 17) megiapa - on the spaceway (frfr) 18) Blood Lotus; Voidhood - Algae 19) Everything Is Recorded; Jah Wobble - Cut Off Your Nose 20) Those Holy - Bruises 21) Adult DVD - Real Tree Lee

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Ep 307 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 - The De-escalator's Posture (Class 6) Episode Summary: We examine Threat Math—how the primitive brain calculates danger based on body geometry. Using Nelson Mandela's transition of power in 1994 and the 1960 Nashville sit-ins as historical anchors, we explore the protocols for signaling biological safety through physical posture and the Open Angle. Homework: Look up Nelson Mandela's 1994 inauguration gestures or John Lewis's 1960 Rules of Conduct. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Practice the Open Angle and Open Palms in a conversation. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are What Every BODY is Saying by Joe Navarro, an essential guide by a former FBI counterintelligence agent on reading nonverbal threat signals and projecting calmness, and The Definitive Book of Body Language by Barbara Pease and Allan Pease, a comprehensive breakdown of human postural geometry, spatial dynamics, and power signals. Learning Topics: Threat Math; The Primitive Brain; 1994 South African Transition; 1960 Nashville Sit-Ins; James Lawson & John Lewis; The Open Angle; Safety Signaling. · Join the Community / Get the Books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com · Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Le banconote dell'euro cambieranno nei prossimi anni, e la cosa più sorprendente è un'altra: il disegno si può votare. Raffaele e Matteo guardano i due temi in gara — i personaggi famosi della cultura europea oppure i fiumi e gli uccelli — e scoprono che sulle banconote di oggi non c'è nessun edificio vero. Nella seconda parte si scende a Genova, la tappa italiana della crociera: i caruggi, la Lanterna, una bomba che non è esplosa e un piatto di vetro verde che qualcuno chiama Santo Graal. Trascrizione interattiva e Vocab Helper Support Easy Italian and get interactive transcripts, live vocabulary and bonus content: easyitalian.fm/membership Parole della settimana il faccione — Una faccia grande. In italiano il suffisso -one rende le cose più grandi: da faccia nasce faccione. Si usa spesso per i ritratti grandi, quelli sui manifesti o, appunto, sui soldi. Nell'episodio è la posizione di Raffaele su come devono essere fatte le banconote: "sono vecchia scuola, sono abituato ad avere i faccioni delle persone sui soldi". English: a big face; here, a large portrait il sorteggio — Quando si sceglie a caso, senza decidere, per esempio con i bigliettini o con i numeri. Il verbo è sorteggiare, ma nell'episodio Raffaele usa anche estrarre e pescare. A Genova serviva per una cosa molto seria: decidere quale famiglia doveva ospitare un re o un papa. English: a draw, a drawing of lots Note dell'episodio È metà agosto e si sente: Raffaele ha le finestre spalancate in una città mezza vuota, Matteo si è chiuso in una stanza al piano di sopra perché a casa ci sono ospiti con bambini, e spera di non diventare "una pizza" con il sole che batte sui vetri. Prima di cominciare, una nota per Cristina: il suo messaggio vocale è arrivato ma non si sente niente, è un messaggio muto — e siccome il podcast è solo audio, non c'è modo di capirlo. Per favore, Cristina, rimandacelo. Poi si parla di soldi, con una precisazione subito corretta: "non parliamo dei nostri soldi... o meglio, parliamo dei nostri soldi. Dell'aspetto dei nostri soldi". Le banconote in euro cambieranno nei prossimi anni e la Banca Centrale Europea lascia votare il disegno. È questa la parte che stupisce Matteo: "sono stupefatto quasi dall'Unione Europea". I temi in gara sono due, e non è ancora stato scelto niente. Il primo sono i personaggi famosi della cultura europea. Il secondo è la natura, e in particolare i fiumi e gli uccelli: l'idea è bella, perché in Europa un fiume nasce in un Paese, ne attraversa altri e finisce in mare in un altro ancora, quindi unisce invece di dividere, e gli uccelli migratori fanno la stessa cosa. Raffaele però non riesce a immaginarseli nel portafoglio: gli uccelli si somigliano troppo, "sarebbe difficile dire 'il 5 euro è quello dove c'è il picchio, mentre invece il 10 euro è quello in cui c'è il martin pescatore'" — e Matteo, che è "pro uccelli", risponde che è un ottimo modo per imparare. Il rischio, dice Raffaele, è ripetere l'errore di adesso: sulle banconote di oggi ci sono archi e ponti in sei stili, dal classico all'Art Nouveau, e sono tutti edifici inventati, così nessun Paese poteva sentirsi escluso. Il risultato? "Se chiedi all'uomo della strada cosa è rappresentato sul 5 euro, ti dice 'boh, un edificio'". Se invece vincesse il primo tema, le facce sarebbero sei: Maria Callas sul 5, Beethoven sul 10, Marie Curie sul 20, Cervantes sul 50, Leonardo da Vinci sul 100 e, sul 200, un nome che i due non conoscevano: Bertha von Suttner. Tre donne e tre uomini, e quasi tutti appartengono a due Paesi insieme — Callas nasce cittadina americana da famiglia greca e diventa italiana, Curie è polacca naturalizzata francese, "più europea che francese o polacca". Von Suttner è stata la prima donna a vincere il Premio Nobel per la pace e ha scritto Giù le armi nel 1889: "non ha portato bene, perché dopo sono scoppiate due guerre mondiali". "Ci ha provato." Con Leonardo arriva anche un quiz sulla lira: su quale banconota era? Non sulle 1.000 — quello era Marco Polo, dice Raffaele, ma non ne è sicuro — e nemmeno sulle 10.000: era sulle 50.000. Le monete, invece, non cambiano: ne parleranno un'altra volta. Nella seconda parte si scende a Genova, la tappa italiana della crociera della settimana scorsa. Matteo ci è stato due volte e la trova molto simile a Napoli; il dispiacere è lo stesso per tutti e due, la strada sopraelevata davanti al mare, "come se ci fosse una cicatrice in mezzo", anche se nessuno dei due vuole girare il dito nella piaga dei genovesi. Poi però c'è tutto il resto: il porto industriale da una parte e dall'altra il porto antico rifatto da Renzo Piano, i palazzi con i portici, la Lanterna che è il simbolo della città, e i caruggi, cioè i vicoli stretti e pieni di vita del centro storico. Nella Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, a strisce bianche e nere, ci sono tre storie in una: le ceneri di San Giovanni Battista ("ce l'hanno tutti", commenta Matteo), il Sacro Catino, un piatto di vetro verde di duemila anni fa che secondo alcuni è il Santo Graal, e una bomba della Seconda Guerra Mondiale caduta lì dentro e mai esplosa — l'originale è stato disinnescato, dentro la chiesa c'è una copia. C'è anche la casa di Cristoforo Colombo, che era genovese. E si chiude con le Strade Nuove e i Palazzi dei Rolli, patrimonio UNESCO, costruiti tra Cinquecento e Seicento con i soldi dei mercanti: siccome non c'era un palazzo solo per gli ospiti importanti, le famiglie erano divise in categorie e quando arrivava un re, un imperatore o un papa se ne estraeva una a sorteggio. Da quel momento quella famiglia ospitava a nome di tutta la città. È anche il periodo in cui la Repubblica di Genova diventa quasi un'oligarchia. Nella sala VIP si continua con l'Acquario. Trascrizione Matteo: [0:24] Buongiorno. Raffaele: [0:26] Buongiorno a te, Matteo. Come stai e dove stai? Matteo: [0:30] Tutto bene e sono dove ero settimana scorsa, ma al piano di sopra. Raffaele: [0:39] Alla ricerca di un po d'aria fresca? Matteo: [0:42] No, non proprio: alla ricerca di uno spazio in cui posso registrare senza disturbare, mettiamola così, mettiamola al contrario. Raffaele: [0:52] O essere disturbato, dai, diciamola tutta. ... 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Ep 305 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 - The Belonging Bond (Class 5) We explore how shared rituals trigger oxytocin to override the biological "Fight" response. Using the Freedom Songs of the 1960s and restorative justice circles as historical anchors, we discuss how synchronization and shared vessels create the "Belonging Bond" necessary for peace. Homework: Look up the role of singing in the Albany Movement (1961). Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Introduce a "Check-in Ritual" to a group meeting and observe the results. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home by Toko-pa Turner, a profound exploration of how shared connection and community ritual restore our ancestral roots of inclusion, and Tribal Leadership by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright, an insightful work on how shared culture and language elevate group dynamics from defensive competition to collaborative fusion. Learning Topics: Oxytocin and Social Bonding; The Belonging Bond; Freedom Songs (1960s); Restorative Justice Circles; Synchronization Rituals; Shared Meals. Join the Community / Get the Books:www.AvisKalfsbeek.com· Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Ep 304 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 - The Stabilizing Crystal (Class 4) We explore the concept of emotional contagion and how a single regulated nervous system can stabilize a group. We analyze the clinical calm of Dr. John Snow during the 1854 cholera outbreak and Ernest Shackleton's management of his crew's internal environment in 1916. This class introduces the protocol for becoming a biological anchor in a panicked room. Homework: Look up Dr. John Snow's mapping of the 1854 cholera outbreak. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Practice Vagal Anchoring in a high-stress social situation. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, a fascinating look at neurological regulation and emotional entrainment, and Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing, the classic historical account detailing how disciplined personal composure and steady leadership kept a stranded crew united and alive under extreme pressure. Learning Topics: The Seed Crystal Metaphor; Emotional Contagion; Biological Entrainment; Dr. John Snow (1854); Ernest Shackleton (1916); Vagal Anchoring; Low-Frequency Modulation. Join the Community / Get the Books:www.AvisKalfsbeek.com· Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

durée : 00:33:16 - Toute une vie - César marche à travers Rome, de sa maison jusqu'à la Curie. Deux hommes intercèdent pour le prévenir du complot, puis Antoine est écarté sur les marches de la Curie. Comment le meurtre du dictateur s'est-il transformé en scène fondatrice de notre imaginaire de la tyrannie et du régicide ? Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

durée : 00:28:14 - Toute une vie - À 11 h 30 environ, ce 15 mars de l'an 44 avant notre ère, Jules César franchit le seuil de la Curie, siège du Sénat romain. Tandis que Trebonius retient Antoine à l'extérieur, le piège se referme sur le dictateur. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Marie Curie was one of the most remarkable scientists in history. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win two, and the only person ever to earn Nobel awards in separate fields of science. Today we explore the life and legacy of Marie Curie with the science writer Dava Sobel. Dava is the author of prominent and best-selling science history books, including Longitude, Galileo's Daughter, The Planets, A More Perfect Heaven, and The Glass Universe. Today's conversation is based on Dava's latest book, entitled, The Elements of Marie Curie, How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science.

Elena Lappostato was complaining of mouth pain in September of 2025 and just a couple of weeks later, she was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma when she was 3 years old. Since that time , Elena has undergone difficult treatment including 2 autoglous stem cell transplants and is now doing well and has recently begun the next phase of her treatment which is Post Consolidation.

Ep 303 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 - The First 90 Seconds (Class 3) We examine the "Cortisol Tint"—the ninety-second biological window at the start of an interaction that dictates the tone of the entire meeting. Using the failure of the "Willy-Nicky" telegrams and the successful de-escalation of the 1996 Atlanta standoff by FBI negotiator Gary Noesner, we explore how to use "Orientation as Intervention" to stabilize the initial chemical spike. Homework: Look up the initial contact protocols used by Gary Noesner in the 1996 Atlanta standoff. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Practice using an "Orientation Statement" in your next interaction. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Molecules of Emotion by Candace B. Pert, a foundational text explaining the immediate biological mechanics of emotional chemical floods and how hormonal shifts dictate human perception before cognitive reasoning takes over, and The Nervous System Reset by Jessica Maguire, a practical guide on understanding nervous system states, regulating the acute physiological stress response, and navigating the initial 90-second chemical wave. Learning Topics: The Cortisol Tint; The 90-Second Chemical Spike; Willy-Nicky Telegrams (1914); Gary Noesner & 1996 Atlanta Standoff; Cold Openings; Orientation as Intervention. Join the Community / Get the Books:AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Ep 301 Peacewarts Social Chemistry 101 - Temperature Before Truth (Class 2) Episode Summary: We examine the law of thermal dominance in social interactions. This class explores why facts fail in high-heat environments and introduces the "ER Rule" of stabilizing the nervous system before introducing the truth. We analyze the failure of the 1905 "Red Sunday" and the environmental escalation of the 1968 Chicago Convention. Homework: Look up the basic priorities of ER Trauma Protocol (Stabilization vs. Diagnosis). Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal about the "fuel effect" of facts during high-heat conflict. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy by Deb Dana, an accessible clinical guide on how physical nervous system states dictate emotional temperature and safety before logical processing can occur, and The Chimp Paradox by Steve Peters, a practical mind-management model detailing how to recognize when emotional arousal has hijacked the brain and how to restore calm before attempting rational communication. Learning Topics: Thermal Dominance; The Sequence of Truth; 1905 Bloody Sunday; 1968 Chicago Convention; The Validation Buffer; The Truth Embargo; The ER Rule. Join the Community / Get the Books:www.AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Pour écouter les émissions en une fois, sans pub et avec les bonus, pour 2€ par mois :https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Aujourd'hui 5 août 1884, l'histoire d'un tube qui va faire un tube. Ce mardi 5 août 1884, donc dans un coin d'Allemagne, un chimiste du nom d'Emil Erlenmeyer affine ce qui va devenir l'un des objets les plus banals et pourtant les plus fondamentaux du laboratoire moderne, le tube à essai. C'est pas n'importe qui notre Emil Erlenmeyer, il est professeur de chimie à l'école polytechnique de Munich, membre de l'académie des sciences de Bavière, président de la société allemande de chimie et il est déjà connu pour avoir conçu quelques années plus tôt un autre récipient célèbre, le flacon conique qui porte d'ailleurs son nom le flacon Erlenmeyer. Mais le tube à essai, ce petit cylindre de verre fin, transparent, au fond arrondi, il paye pas de mine. Mais dans le monde des sciences, c'est une révolution discrète. Le XIXe siècle est le siècle des sciences, des laboratoires. La science jusque-là souvent artisanale se structure, elle s'équipe, on ne fait plus des expériences sur la table de la cuisine mais dans des lieux spécialisés avec des instruments calibrés, du matériel fiable et surtout du verre. Le verre, c'est la matière reine du labo. Il résiste à la chaleur, à l'acide, à la pression et dans les mains d'un verrier habile, il devient bécher, ballon, burette, colonne ou tube. Le tube à essai d'Erlenmeyer n'est qu'un chaînon mais un chaînon décisif, pratique, facile à chauffer à la flamme. Il permet l'expérimentation rapide en petite quantité et surtout il standardise. On peut désormais comparer, reproduire, mesurer. La science gagne en méthode. Derrière cette innovation, ce sont les grandes figures de l'époque qui vont avancer, Pasteur avec ses germes, Mendeleïev avec sa table des éléments, Kekulé, Curie, Berthelot, tous travaillent avec du matériel devenu plus qu'un outil, un prolongement de l'intelligence scientifique. Le 5 août 1884, avec un simple tube de verre, Erlenmeyer n'invente pas une idée, il invente un geste, celui du chercheur penché sur sa table, œil attentif, feu réglé, goutte à goutte. Et ce geste-là, il traverse les siècles. Le 5 août 1884, Emil Erlenmeyer n'a pas inventé la science, il lui a juste donné un écran. A demain dans TIME SHOT pour une nouvelle Minute Histoire. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Ep 300 Peacewarts Social Chemistry 101 - The Cracked Cauldron (Orientation & Class 1) We open the Department of Social Chemistry with an orientation on the alchemy of connection and the dangers of the toxic brew of righteousness. We explore how high-stress biology narrows human perception through the auditory gate and tunnel hearing. Using the contrast between the 1853 Crimean Crisis and the 1896 Battle of Adwa, we examine how to stabilize volatile reactions by addressing biology before logic. Homework: Look up the term auditory gating and its relation to stress. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal about a personal experience with tunnel hearing or perception narrowing. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, an essential landmark work detailing how high-arousal stress causes cognitive narrowing and shifts processing away from logical analysis, and The Chemistry of Connection by Judith E. Glaser, an insightful exploration of how neurochemistry dictates social trust, communication barriers, and relational stability under pressure. Learning Topics: The Alchemy of Connection; Empathy as a Scientific Tool; The Auditory Gate and Tunnel Hearing; The Trap of the Toxic Brew; The 1853 Crimean Crisis; The Battle of Adwa (1896). Join the Community / Get the Books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Ep 299 Peacewarts Resonant Charms 101 - The Exit Strategy (Class 14) In the final class of the series, we examine the structural exit. Using the Good Friday Agreement and Nelson Mandela's 1992 negotiations as models, we discuss how to end difficult conversations without destroying the possibility of future connection. We cover the three-part exit protocol, the without prejudice formula, and the Final Five-Percent micro-practice. Homework: Look up the Good Friday Agreement and the use of the without prejudice formula. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal about a three-part exit for a personal conflict. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions areSet Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab, a cultural phenomenon that offers clear strategies for establishing crisp, definitive operational boundaries without escalating conflict or burning down relationships, and The Evolution of Cooperation by Robert Axelrod, a classic text on game theory that mathematically proves how the way you exit a transaction dictates whether future cooperation is possible. Learning Topics: The Resonant Exit; The Good Friday Agreement (Without Prejudice); Nelson Mandela's 1992 Exit; The Three-Part Exit Protocol; The Two-Door Technique; The Final Five-Percent Rule. Join the Community / Get the Books:AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/

Ep 297 Peacewarts: Resonant Charms - Apology as Engineering (Class 13) Episode Summary: In class 13, we treat apology as a structural repair. We examine the South African TRC's focus on specificity, the importance of the restitution calendar as seen in the fixed timeline for the Civil Liberties Act implementation, and the German post-war model of material debt. We provide a five-point blueprint for verbatim apologies that avoid the "non-apology" trap of the Ford Pinto case. Homework: Look up the 1988 Civil Liberties Act or the Luxembourg Agreement for material repair examples. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal a three-sentence engineered apology for a personal fracture. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are On Apology by Aaron Lazare, which provides an exhaustive structural analysis of what makes an apology succeed or fail by breaking down the exact psychological engineering required for social repair, and Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Hurts and Everyday Betrayals by Harriet Lerner, a clear, insightful look at the anatomy of non-defensive, verbatim apologies that actually mend fractured relationships. Learning Topics: The South African TRC (Specificity); Coca-Cola Classic Reversal (The Calendar); West Germany 1952 (Material Repair); Ford Pinto Case (The Non-Apology); The Witness Clause; The But-Removal Practice. Join the Community / Get the Books:AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of CURiE Conversations, host Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with Dr. Veronia Fahmy and Dr. James S. Welsh about their published work, "Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder With Concurrent High-Grade Prostate Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature."The discussion explores the management of this rare synchronous malignancy, the rationale for bladder-preserving chemoradiotherapy, the role of hypofractionated radiation and the clinical decision to use MRI surveillance instead of prophylactic cranial irradiation. They also reflect on how reviewing the limited literature surrounding rare cancers helped guide treatment.Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. Read the full article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/502342-small-cell-carcinoma-of-the-bladder-with-concurrent-high-grade-prostate-cancer-a-case-report-and-review-of-the-literature

Ep 296 Peacewarts: Resonant Charms - The False Consensus Detector (Class 12) In class 12, we provide a toolkit to identify "Astroturfing" and protect dissenting voices. We compare the "Minority Opinion" in Alcoholics Anonymous—a structural safeguard against mob rule—with the manufactured consensus of the Global Climate Coalition. We cover the "Three Signatures" of artificiality and introduce tactical room defenses like "Round-Robin Speaking" and the "Right of Appeal." Homework: Look up AA's "Right of Appeal" or the history of "Operation Earnest Voice." Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal about the experience of being a minority voice in a group. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions areThink Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons by David Bollier, which outlines how true community consensus operates and provides an excellent lens for spotting artificial, corporate, or manufactured enclosures of agreement, and Toxic Sludge Is Good for You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry by John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton, a foundational, sharp look at how public relations firms systematically manufacture fake grassroots movements. Learning Topics: Astroturfing; AA's Minority Opinion; The Right of Appeal; The Global Climate Coalition; The Three Signatures of Manufacture; The Micro-Majority Illusion; Operation Earnest Voice. Join the Community / Get the Books:AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/

Ep 295 Peacewarts: Resonant Charms - The Weight of Metaphor (Class 11) Episode Summary: In class 11, we explore the dual nature of war metaphors. While "The War on Cancer" helped rally vital resources, we examine how martial language can unintentionally increase patient guilt and normalize aggression in social policy. We introduce "Ecology Metaphors" and "Stewardship" as alternatives that maintain commitment without the violent side effects. Homework: Look up research on "Militarized Metaphors in Healthcare" for alternative framings. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal about reframing a personal "battle" as a "navigation." Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, a foundational linguistic masterpiece that reveals how our everyday conceptual frameworks unconsciously dictate human thought and behavior, and Illness as Metaphor by Susan Sontag, a brilliant and searing critique that exposes how militarized, punitive language inflicts deep psychological harm on patients navigating complex health conditions. Learning Topics: The "War on Cancer" Case Study; Metaphors as Policy Engines; The "Hero" Trap in Nursing; The Portuguese Health Shift; The Metaphor Replacement Lab; Combat vs. Cultivation. Join the Community / Get the Books:AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/

Ep 293 Peacewarts: Resonant Charms - The Ask Behind the Mask (Class 10) In class 10, we study "The Ask Behind the Mask," focusing on the five primary needs hidden by aggression: safety, dignity, belonging, control, and grief. We explore real-world cases from Detroit union lines to Oslo transit disputes to show how "mis-filed requests" can be translated into shared values. We provide micro-practices like the "Protective Question" and the "Dignity Prefix." Homework: Look up the CNVC Needs List and identify which of the "five asks" resonates with you today. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal about translating an aggressive comment using the "Protective Question." Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg, which serves as the definitive manual on looking past aggressive masks to identify unmet universal human needs through actionable communication practices, and High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley, an insightful examination of how people get stuck in toxic conflict loops that highlights the specific tool of looping as a powerful validation micro-practice to break out. Learning Topics: The Five Asks (Safety, Dignity, Belonging, Control, Grief); Validation vs. Agreement; The Detroit Union Case; The Oslo Bus Driver Case; The Protective Question; The Dignity Prefix. Join the Community / Get the Books:AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/

Ep 292 Peacewarts Resonant Charms 101 - Rumor Immunology (Class 9) In class 9, we explore Rumor Immunology and the lumos charm. Using the 2017 Mosque Fire and the 2014 Ebola response as case studies, we discuss how to separate image heat from factual context. We cover the dangers of accidental amplification and provide tactical tools like the One-Step Rule, reverse image searching, and identifying language tripwires. Homework: Look up the 2017 Mosque Fire case or Finland's Media Literacy curriculum and find one "social speed bump" they suggest. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal about the difference between private verification and public debunking. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath, which explores the exact anatomy of urban legends and rumors while providing the sticky psychology needed to build cultural immunity against misinformation, and The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth by Jonathan Rauch, an academic powerhouse on how modern societies build robust, shared informational networks to verify facts and defend our collective understanding against panic. Learning Topics: Rumor Immunology; The Lumos Charm; The 2017 Mosque Fire Precedent; Verification vs. Amplification; The One-Step Rule; Reverse Image Searching; Language Tripwires. Join the Community / Get the Books:AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/

Ep 291 Peacewarts: Resonant Charms - The Power of the Pause (Class 8) In class 8, we analyze silence as a physical and diplomatic requirement for peace. We traverse history from Mandela's Robben Island council to the 1986 Reykjavik Summit and the Good Friday Agreement. We introduce a tactical syllabus of silence, including the 90-second window, the two-interpreter rule used by UN Blue Helmets, and the Japanese concept of Ma. Homework: Look up the Gottman Institute's 90-Second Rule or the Japanese concept of Ma and find how they use silence to show respect. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal about using the email delay or 90-second window in your own life. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions areThe Art of Communicating by Thich Nhat Hanh, which beautifully details the spiritual and practical power of absolute silence and deep listening as essential tools for clarity in family and community life, and Silence: In the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge, a brief, impactful text exploring how strategic pauses and quietude allow us to process truth and override reactionary reflexes. Learning Topics: The Silencio Charm; Mandela's Robben Island Rule; The 1986 Reykjavik Reset; The 90-Second Window; The Three-Breath Rule; The Two-Interpreter Rule; Japanese Ma; The Good Friday Agreement Adjournments. Join the Community / Get the Books: AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/

Ep 289 Peacewarts: Resonant Charms - The Vocabulary of Dignity (Class 7) In class 7, we explore the "Vocabulary of Dignity" and the three core needs: to be seen, heard, and safe. We analyze Nelson Mandela's micro-practices of respect, including his "Future Self" language and his refusal to use sarcasm or public shaming. We discuss how honorifics and formal address can lower threat chemistry and keep negotiations focused on solutions rather than egos. Homework: Look up Nelson Mandela's first meeting with President P.W. Botha and find one detail about the etiquette Mandela used to preserve Botha's dignity. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal about speaking to a difficult person's "Future Self." What is one sentence that protects their dignity while maintaining your truth? Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict by Donna Hicks, which explores the ten core elements of human dignity and focuses heavily on how preserving or violating face determines the ultimate success of high-stakes diplomacy, and Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, and their coauthors, a widely recognized staple on creating the necessary psychological safety so people can speak honestly and directly without stripping away each other's dignity. Learning Topics: The Three Dignity Needs; Mandela's Grammar of Respect; Saving Face vs. Saving Power; The Language of Future Selves; The Non-Sarcasm Rule; Red lines spoken softly. Join the Community / Get the Books:AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

Ep 288 Peacewarts: Resonant Charms - Common Ground Literacy (Class 6) In class 6, we define Common Ground Literacy as the skill of identifying shared values hidden beneath conflicting slogans. We introduce the "Two-Question Drill" to translate tribal language into human needs. Using the 2003 Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace, we discuss how shared values can override deep divides. We also cover the "False Common Ground Trap" and how to identify real shared interests. Homework: Look up the 2003 Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace and find one specific tactic they used to keep both Christian and Muslim women focused on their shared goal. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal about a current debate. Apply the two-question drill to both sides and find the shared value in the middle. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt, which explores the moral matrices that drive opposing ideological slogans and offers a literacy framework to find the core human values underneath, and Colossus: How the Corporation Changed America by Jack Beatty, which offers historical context on major institutional shifts, providing an essential grounding for looking beneath surface-level economic and social battle lines. Learning Topics: Common Ground Literacy; The Two-Question Drill; The Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace; Translating slogans into needs; The False Common Ground Trap; Shared values vs. tribal language. Join the Community / Get the Books: AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

durée : 00:03:28 - Les Matins de France Culture - par : Raphaël Laloum - En 1887, Maria Skłodowska n'est pas encore Marie Curie. Dans la Pologne des tsars, l'université lui est fermée. Pour financer les études de sa sœur à Paris, Maria décide de devenir institutrice dans un petit hameau. L'instruction devient son combat. - équipe : Thomas Beau Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Ep 287 Peacewarts: Resonant Charms - The Mirror Question (Class 5) In class 5, we explore the "Mirror Question" as a tool for de-compression and restorative justice. We discuss the Three Mirrors of content, feeling, and need, and the importance of the "impact before intent" sequence. We examine the Navajo Peacemaking Courts and the Oakland Unified restorative school model to see how reflection can replace retribution. Homework: Look up the "Oakland Unified Restorative Justice" model and find the three classic circle questions used to resolve a conflict. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal about a relationship or a specific conversation where using the "Did I get that right?" frame might change the outcome. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Changing Lenses: Restorative Justice for Our Timesby Howard Zehr, a foundational text written by the grandfather of modern restorative justice that details how to focus on community impact and repair rather than retribution, and A Way of Being by Carl Rogers, which deeply explores client-centered validation and the immense psychological de-compression that occurs when someone feels accurately mirrored. Learning Topics: The Three Mirrors (Content, Feeling, Need); Restorative Justice and the Oakland Unified model; Hózhó and the Navajo tradition; Impact before Intent sequencing; De-weaponizing paraphrase techniques. Join the Community / Get the Books: AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

durée : 00:33:16 - Affaires étrangères - César marche à travers Rome, de sa maison jusqu'à la Curie. Deux hommes intercèdent pour le prévenir du complot, puis Antoine est écarté sur les marches de la Curie. Comment le meurtre du dictateur s'est-il transformé en scène fondatrice de notre imaginaire de la tyrannie et du régicide ? Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

durée : 00:28:14 - Affaires étrangères - À 11 h 30 environ, ce 15 mars de l'an 44 avant notre ère, Jules César franchit le seuil de la Curie, siège du Sénat romain. Tandis que Trebonius retient Antoine à l'extérieur, le piège se referme sur le dictateur. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Ep 285 Peacewarts: Resonant Charms 101 - The Architecture of a Sentence (Class 4) In class 4, we analyze the "Pronoun Blueprint" and the internal structure of speech to understand how sentences can either bridge divides or ignite factions. We compare the distributive responsibility found in Lincoln's Second Inaugural and Nelson Mandela's 1994 inaugural address. We also introduce the Metaphor Temperature Test as a tool for identifying and cooling high-conflict rhetoric. Homework: Look up the final paragraph of Lincoln's Second Inaugural (1865) and a short passage from Mandela's Inaugural (1994). Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Review your last three emails or texts during a disagreement. Apply the Metaphor Temperature Test and rewrite one sentence to change its temperature. If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America by Garry Wills, a brilliant masterclass on sentence architecture and structural balance that demonstrates how deliberate rhetoric can reshape a fractured national identity, and Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela, which provides the essential global perspective on using balanced, inclusive language to distribute social responsibility and systematically mend a divided nation. Learning Topics: The Pronoun Blueprint (we/our vs. you/they); Distributed responsibility in leadership; Lincoln and Mandela as case studies; The Metaphor Temperature Test; Parallel structure as a de-escalation tool. Join the Community / Get the Books:AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

durée : 00:48:18 - Affaires sensibles - par : Fabrice Drouelle - Aujourd'hui dans Affaires sensibles : Marie Curie et Paul Langevin, un amour radioactif. - réalisation : Stéphane Cosme, Hélène Bizieau, Frédéric Milano, François Audoin, Valentine Chédebois, Franck Cognard, Rebecca Denantes, Claire Teisseire, Franck Cognard Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

durée : 00:04:54 - Les Matins de France Culture - par : Alexandra Delbot - Une nouvelle étude révèle que l'activité métabolique du cerveau pourrait prédire la survie des patients atteints de cancer du poumon. Cela illustre un tournant actuel de la recherche en cancérologie : ne plus regarder seulement la tumeur, mais l'organisme dans son intégralité. - invités : Irène Buvat Directrice de recherche CNRS et directrice du laboratoire Imagerie, radiothérapie innovante et médecine des systèmes (IRIS) à l'institut Curie. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

durée : 00:04:56 - Avec sciences - par : Alexandra Delbot - Une nouvelle étude révèle que l'activité métabolique du cerveau pourrait prédire la survie des patients atteints de cancer du poumon. Cela illustre un tournant actuel de la recherche en cancérologie : ne plus regarder seulement la tumeur, mais l'organisme dans son intégralité. - invités : Irène Buvat Directrice de recherche CNRS et directrice du laboratoire Imagerie, radiothérapie innovante et médecine des systèmes (IRIS) à l'institut Curie.