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Biology:

1. This Week in Virology "A netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick" Each weekly episode starts with a discussion and analysis of recent news stories or scientific papers regarding viruses, followed by an interview with one or more guests who are experts in a particular area of virology, followed by responses to emails from listeners. The hosts, Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier, do an awesome job of making Biology accessible to listeners from diverse educational backgrounds.
   
   
2. M.I.T. Open Courseware 7.012 Introduction to Biology Free audio and video recordings of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology undergraduate course in Biology. Covers Biochemistry, Genetics, Human Genetics, Molecular Biology, Gene Regulation, Protein Localization, Recombinant DNA, Cell Cycle/Signaling, Cancer, Virology/Tumor Viruses, Immunology, AIDS, Genomics, Nervous System, Stem Cells/Cloning, Molecular Medicine, Human Polymorphisms and Cancer Classifications, and the Future of Biology.  Taught by Professor Eric Lander, Professor Robert Weinberg, and Dr. Claudette Gardel.
   
   
3. Futures in Biotech One hour audio podcasts of interviews with top scientists in various fields of Biotechnology, covering both new, cutting edge research as well as perspectives from the scientists who made important discoveries in the last 50 years.
   
   
4. DNA Replication Video
   
   
5. Video showing how lagging strand of DNA is copied with Okazaki fragments
   
   

Economics and History:

1. The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World By Niall Ferguson A history of money, bonds, stock markets, insurance, real-estate, and investment bubbles. Great historical narratives on how the same innovations in finance can lead to prosperity in one country and poverty in another, how countries often ignore innovations in finance at their peril, and of how the cycle of financial bubbles and busts has repeated itself throughout the last 400 years of economic history.
   
   
2. Nietzsche and the Nazis Click here for my synopsis.
   
   
3. Empires: The Medici, Godfathers of the Renaissance
   
   
4. Frontline: From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
   
   

Psychology:

1. The Sociopath Next Door 1 in 25 people you know are sociopaths, people with no remorse or empathy. The author teaches you about the adverse effects these sociopaths have on the people around them, how to recognize these people, and why they must be avoided.
   
   
2. Scientific American 60-Second Psych A weekly one minute podcast on the latest news in Psychology. Although some of the experiments and conclusions are scientifically questionable, it makes great food for thought.
   
   

Programming Links:

1. "Parsing Techniques - A Practical Guide" IMHO, one of the best computer science books ever written
   
   
2. When and How to Use Dispose and Finalize in C#
   
   
3. ASP.NET Podcast
   
   
4. Windows Mobile 6 Ramp Up
   
   
5. Rory Does Windows Mobile Development
   
   
6. Three Ways to Inject Your Code into Another Process
   
   
7. SQL Server 2008 Virtual Labs
   
   
8. SQL Server 2005 Virtual Labs
   
   

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