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Jumps In Natural Gas Prices: Implications For Infrastructure, Charles F. Mason, Neil A. Wilmot

Charles F Mason

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Getting (And Keeping!) A Graduate Assistantship At U Of I, School Of Information Sciences, Aisha Conner-Gaten

Aisha Conner-Gaten

Graduate assistantships are a great way to fund your education while obtaining real world experience in the field. Join us for a panel of hiring supervisors for assistantships at U of I and ask your questions about hiring, daily tasks, and skill development in these positions.

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Learning From Las Vegas: Addiction, Limbic Capitalism, And Pleasure Meccas, David T. Courtwright

David T. Courtwright

In this Gaming Research Colloquium talk, Courtwright (Presidential Professor, Department of History, University of North Florida) discusses three overlapping features of modern history: the global spread of potentially addictive pleasures, limbic capitalism (the production of goods and services that stimulate pleasure and emotional responses in the brain), and the rise of pleasure meccas. He traces the economic, social, technological, and ideological changes that led to the rise of the meccas, and several potential challenges to them.