Videos
They Can Play/ Colby Communications
Gay athletes come out—and help change Colby culture. Read the article at http://www.colby.edu/colby.mag/issues/64/article/1456/they-can-play/
For Argument's Sake / TEDxColbyCollege
Dan Cohen is a Colby Alumnus and philosophy professor. He is an expert in argumentation theory, the philosophy of metaphors and language theory.
On Febrary 23, 2013, TEDxColbyCollege explored new ideas through the lens of failure, with perspectives from across the academic spectrum and beyond. In our society, success is prized above all while failure is seen as an embarrassment, is taboo. But success and failure are inextricably bound; to laud one while hiding the other ignores that fundamental link. How can we live and work with the concept of failure looming above us? Does fear of it lower our potential? What can it teach us and contribute to our lives? Success and failure are two possible progressions of the attempt, and one is as valuable as the other.
This video has more than 1.4 million views on the TEDTalks website: http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_h_cohen_for_argument_s_sake.html
Fire and Ice / Field Research in Iceland and Greenland
In the summer of 2011 I went on a geology research trip to Iceland and Greenland with the University of Miami. Each student on the trip undertook a topic of study; my topic was "Rates, Mechanisms, and the Significance of Ice Loss in Greenland." This video is full of spectacular sights and sounds in mystifying places in which few people have traveled.
Erik Quist is Back On His Feet/ Colby Communications
A cutting-edge prosthetic device has wounded Marines and soldiers returning to the battlefield. Colby College alumn Capt. Erik Quist, U.S.M.C. beats the odds. For the complete story, go tohttp://www.colby.edu/erikquist.