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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Never mind the Buzzcocks - download lectures instead - Maxton Walker, The Guardian
Perhaps it's his unruly Einstein-style haircut, or his offbeat foreign accent, or maybe it's just his steady stream of laconic jokes. But, whatever the reason, a Dutch physics lecturer at the US university MIT has a become an unlikely global star, thanks to Apple's "iTunes university", where his hugely entertaining lectures have become a permanent fixture in the site's top 10 video downloads. And unlike Desperate Housewives or Lost, Professor Walter Lewin's lectures - over 50 hours of them - are free. They are all available on iTunes U, launched earlier this year to help US universities disseminate material to students. However, many institutions have opted to make their material freely available.
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