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Welcome to: THE JAMES BURKE CONNECTION NEWSLETTER 02 - FEB 2002: This newsletter and following ones will be available on-line as web pages at: www.fantasticplaces.com/jamesburke/burke_archive.html DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this newsletter comes from a wide variety of sources and is selected for publication solely by the newsletter's editor/creator Tom Palmer. Please be advised that James Burke does NOT necessarily endorse or associate himself with the information or organizations mentioned in the James Burke Connection website and periodic e-mail news updates. Likewise, the information contained in this publication does NOT necessarily represent the views and opinions of Mr. Burke. SITE NEWS --------- Greetings! First of all, I would like to thank all of you out there who signed up for the first newsletter during January. I hope that you found that issue of value and will likewise enjoy the ones to come. As always, feel free to contribute to the news update with any Burke info you think would be of interest. I can be contacted at "info@fantasticplaces.com". Secondly, after receiving so many comments from educators, I have renewed my interest in Mr. Burke's materials and have started to create a resource area on the James Burke Connection website. Over time, I am going to list all of the books from Mr. Burkes various bibliographies and all of the important people mentioned in the indexes. In addition, I will list all of the various episode and chapter titles and eventually outline the sequences in the "Universe" and "Connections" programs. Hopefully, this will answer a great many of the questions about Mr.Burke's programs that I am often written about. Please be patient and check back from time to time to see how I am doing. Okay! Take care, and now on with the news! -- Tom Palmer BURKE NEWS --------- UDPATE (Feb. 02, 2002) - Mr. Burke is still looking for help from Graduate Students and Academics to research biographies for his "Knowledge Web" project. Burke: "Thanks again for passing on those folks. It's extremely helpful. Always need more." If you want to volunteer your time to this amazing project, please contact me (Tom Palmer) and I will pass along your request. e-mail at: info@fantasticplaces.com ---------       As some of you may already be aware, Mr. Burke has contributed to a new book from the MIT Press called, "Inventing Modern America". Evidently Mr. Burke is not the primary author, but he has written several introductions within the book. It is available here.   TV SCHEDULE (UPCOMING) --------- Connections 2 - Discovery Science Channel - Now thru Feb. 23, 2002 -- click for schedule "Getting It Together" - "Photo Finish" - "Something For Nothing" - "Seperate Ways" - "Revolutions" - "Sentimental Journeys" - "High Time" - "Whodunit" Connections 3 - Discovery Science Channel - Now thru Mar. 01, 2002 -- click for schedule "In Touch" - "Feedback" - "What's In A Name" - "Drop The Apple" - "An Invisible Object" - "Life Is No Picnic" - "Elementary Stuff" - "A Special Place" - "Fire From The Sky" - "Hit The Water" --------- science.discovery.com SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS (UPCOMING) --------- 3-7-02: Veritas Conference & Incentive Management Services ( Cisco Systems - Networkers Conference - Brisbane, Australia ) -- click for info.   4-9-02: College of Arts & Sciences, University of North Carolina @ Greensboro -- click for info.   4-10-02: University of Minnesota ( James Ford Bell Trust )   4-11-02: Rice University -- click for info. "No special arrangements are necessary to attend the James Burke lecture. The lecture will begin at 8:00 p.m., but seating opens at 7:00 p.m. I would recommend getting to the lecture a little early in order to get a good seat."   5-18-02: Virginia Commonwealth University   --------- For information on scheduling James Burke for a future speaking engagement, please contact his lecture agent Royce Carlton. info@roycecarlton.com www.roycecarlton.com/speakers/burke.html SEARCH ENGINE ITEMS (CURRENT) --------- -- found with Google - Jan. 31, 2002: A review of "The Day The Universe Changed" www.ku.edu/~assoc/rocchi.htm A review of "The Pinball Effect" www.geocities.com/Athens/1401/bookrv45.html A review of "The Day The Universe Changed" www.exmormon.org/boards/honestboard/messages/4718.html Another info page about James Burke emceeing the ACM 97 conference www.acm.org/acm97/conference/burke_cerf.html A short review of "Connections" and "The Day The Universe Changed" www.lucifer.com/virus/books/konsler.html A page from MIT about the new "Inventing Modern America" book web.mit.edu/invent/www/ima/about.html Brief comments on "The Day The Universe Changed" from Kent State University www.jmc.kent.edu/mpc/lect04_universechanged.htm Kent State class notes on "The Day The Universe Changed" www.jmc.kent.edu/mpc/notes03_universechanged.htm Kent State study guide on "The Day The Universe Changed" www.jmc.kent.edu/mpc/sg_burke.htm Another Kent State page on "The Day The Universe Changed" www.personal.kent.edu/~glhanson/lectures/lecture05.htm Kent State study guide #2 on "The Day The Universe Changed" www.personal.kent.edu/~glhanson/studyguides/sg_burke.htm "The Literature of the Copernican Revolution" "The Day The Universe Changed" is listed among other interesting books home.nycap.rr.com/mismedia/WC.htm Veterinary Epidemiology - A course at the University of Illinois: Urbana - Champaign excepts from the "Health By The Numbers" episode of "The Day The Universe Changed" www.cvm.uiuc.edu/courses/VP350/cholera/cholera.html History of Science course at the University of Missouri - Rolla Contains links to study guides to all 9 chapters of "The Day The Universe Changed" www.umr.edu/~hje/History275/resource.html Educational use of "The Day The Universe Changed" program #8, "Fit To Rule" from the University of Florida www.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/05-SecondaryTeaching/NSF-PLANS/4-4_DARPOLRE.htm A page from Time Warner's Bookmark website www.twbookmark.com/authors/31/229/ A Rice University newsletter mentioning the upcoming James Burke lecture www.rice.edu/projects/reno/rn/20010906/Templates/pls.html "The Impact of Technology on Society" - a course from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Education Program uses "Connections" and "The Day The Universe Changed" as course resources ep.llnl.gov/bep/socsci/9/tImpact.html "Muslim Spain and European Culture" an essay supported by "The Day The Universe Changed" and "Connections" www.xmission.com/~dderhak/index/moors.htm An interesting page quoting from "The Day The Universe Changed" www.orangecomputers.cc/corispage/jmsburke.html "Engines of Our Ingenuity" - #909 & 910 University of Houston essays suported by "TheDay The Universe Changed" www.uh.edu/engines/epi909.htm www.uh.edu/engines/epi910.htm A listing of a James Burke lecture at the 1999 Bonneville "Electric Revolution" conference www.bpa.gov/Corporate/KCC/conferences/electric_rev/bios.shtml#jburke Includes comments by "Chipper" about Burke's TV programs web2.iadfw.net/chipper/tele.html "Seminar in History and Systems of Psychology" a course from Western Washington University using Burke's "Universe" www.ac.wwu.edu/~ericksen/481.html "Bridge To Freedom" - An interesting essay that includes some of Burke's thoughts www.bridgetofreedom.com/Signposts.htm An interesting tidbit about the mistaken time of "Creation" includes a possible error by Mr. Burke (???) freemasonry.bcy.ca/Writings/ussher/published_errors.html A mention about how James Burke has influenced an individual www.mikeleung.com/about/ A re-interpretation of some of Mr. Burke's works www.people.virginia.edu/~jwb3r/macpers/mp5.htm A James Burke interview by Educom Review - Winter 1998 www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/erm9866.html ??? streaming video for USF students to see Mr. Burke's TV programs??? www.netcast.usf.edu/Public/announce/Education/science_tech_society.htm --------- -- found with Alta Vista - Jan. 31, 2002: BBC TV Factual Programmes by Steve Goodey Brief notes on each episode of "The Day The Universe Changed" www.stevegoodey.com/day_the_universe_changed.htm BBC TV Factual Programmes by Steve Goodey Brief notes on each episode of "Connections" www.stevegoodey.com/connections.htm "Accent On Advocacy" - an essay supported by the "Universe" episode "Worlds Without End" www.garynull.com/Documents/AccentOnAdvocacy.htm --------- -- Other interesting finds: James Burke evidently has a newsgroup devoted to him. I found it to be relatively inactive, however. alt.fan.james-burke EBAY LISTINGS (CURRENTLY UP FOR SALE) --------- -- As found on eBay Jan. 31, 2002 --------- VIDEOS Connections 2 - 1 copy Connections 3 - 2 copies --------- BOOKS The Day The Universe Changed - 1 copy Connections - 5 copies The Pinball Effect - 1 copy The Knowledge Web - 1 copy DVD, VIDEO, BOOK, AUDIOBOOK LIST (ORDER ON-LINE) --------- DVDS Connections 1 Connections 2 Connections 3 --------- VIDEOTAPES Connections Connections 2 Connections 3 After The Warming --------- BOOKS The Axemaker's Gift: Technology's Capture and Control of Our Minds and Culture Circles: Fifty Round-Trips Through History, Technology, Science, Culture Connections - (out of print) The Day the Universe Changed The Knowlegde Web: From Electronic Agents to Stonehenge and Back--And Other Journeys Through Knowledge The Pinball Effect: How Renaissance Water Gardens Made the Carburetor Possible and Other Journeys Through Knowledge - (paperback) The Pinball Effect: How Renaissance Water Gardens Made theCarburetor Possible and Other Journeys Through Knowledge - (hardcover) Twin Tracks: The Unexpected Origins of the Modern World --------- AUDIOTAPES The Axemaker's Gift: A Double -Edged History of Human Culture Connections The Day the Universe Changed The Pinball Effect: Journeys Through Knowledge - The Extraordinary Patterns of Change That Link Past, Present, and Future --------- DIGITAL AUDIO CLIPS audible.com VISIT PALMER'S JAMES BURKE FAN COMPANION WEBSITE www.fantasticplaces.com/jamesburke SEND COMMENTS AND NEWS ITEMS TO: info@fantasticplaces.com PRODUCED BY PALMER ONLINE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS TAKE CARE UNTIL THE NEXT ISSUE - TOM P.