stanford on iTunes
April 2nd, 2006
I listened to these two downloadable talks (AAC format) about the physiological effects of stress on the human body about a week ago, and if you’ve got an hour of downtime in the car or the plane, I highly recommended you check them out. Sometimes listening to audio transcripts is a boring chore, but not in this case — Richard Sapolsky is a genuinely engaging speaker, and the insight he imparts about stress is something every working American should hear:
…and kudos to Stanford on iTunes for such innovative and convenient use of the iTunes Music Store download model. This style of “open-source-styled” internet media distribution is without doubt the future of education, and any school that isn’t starting to think hard about how to integrate the web and downloadable course materials in their curriculum is already way behind the curve.
~jeff