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Passion for Jazz / The Brain Trust /
The Philosopher
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A young musician joins The One O'Clock Lab Band, an elite musical group at the University of North Texas' famous Jazz Studies program. Passion for Jazz tells the story of this fabled department, whose alumni includes Norah Jones and some of the most successful musicians in the nation. Learn how profoundly music shapes its listeners, its participants, its creators and its society in this vibrant and brassy story.
Join some of the greatest minds in Texas in The Brain Trust. Every year, members of The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas gather to exchange ideas and share research findings. Their annual meetings break down traditional professional barriers and categories to forge more effective, wider-ranging collaborations to solve the greatest challenges we face.
Finally, the late Robert Solomon, a celebrated philosophy professor and author, talks about why philosophy is relevant to all of us. In this brief segment, The Philosopher, he discusses humans' search for meaning and belonging - and how this search profoundly affects our lives.
Length: 27 min.
Rating: TV-G
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Passion for Jazz
The University Of North Texas
Pati Haworth
The Brain Trust
The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas
The Philosopher
The University of Texas at Austin
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