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Why do Jews play a "ridiculously disproportionate" role in the sciences?

Why do Jews play a "ridiculously disproportionate" role in the sciences?

FromTel Aviv Review


Why do Jews play a "ridiculously disproportionate" role in the sciences?

FromTel Aviv Review

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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Why do Jews play a "ridiculously disproportionate" role in the sciences?
Dr. Noah Efron, the founding chair of the Program in Science, Technology, Society at Bar-Ilan University, and a fellow TLV1 broadcaster, recently published in English by Hebrew Union College Press and John Hopkins University Press. He will give his original take on a generations long question: Why are Jews so smart?
 
 
Bombay: Exploring the Jewish Urban Heritage
 
Dr. Shaul Sapir is a geography professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the author of several books. His most recent book, 'Bombay: Exploring the Jewish Urban Heritage,' tells us the outcome of unprecedented and meticulous research into the relatively obscure history of the predominantly Iraqi Jewish community in the Indian city.
Released:
Oct 30, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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Showcasing the latest developments in the realm of academic and professional research and literature, about the Middle East and global affairs. We discuss Israeli, Arab and Palestinian society, the Jewish world, the Middle East and its conflicts, and issues of global and public affairs with scholars, writers and deep-thinkers.