Under the Mat: A Dark History Podcast

Episode 2: Universities


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  • Anthony, A. (2024). ‘Eugenics on steroids’: the toxic and contested legacy of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/28/nick-bostrom-controversial-future-of-humanity-institute-closure-longtermism-affective-altruism
  • Ermakov, A. (2022). Legends and myths of Moscow University. Kot Shryodingera. https://kot.sh/zakony-svobody/tpost/sf5xe66ob1-legendi-i-mifi-moskovskogo-universiteta
  • Langevin, L.A. (n.d.). Mikhail Lomonosov: Russian author and scientist. Brittanica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mikhail-Vasilyevich-Lomonosov
  • Levine, R. (2018). From heartbreaking letters to triumphant trophies: 12 objects that tell the story of U of T during the Great War. U of T News. https://www.utoronto.ca/news/heartbreaking-letters-triumphant-trophies-12-objects-tell-story-u-t-during-great-war
  • Lomonosov Moscow State University. (2021). https://openday.msu.ru/en/history#:~:text=Lomonosov%20Moscow%20State%20University%20is,Lomonosov%20(1711%2D1765)
  • New World Encyclopedia. (n.d.). Moscow State University. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Moscow_State_University
  • Omer, N. (2020). The dark and dirty legacy of racism at Oxford University. https://gal-dem.com/legacy-of-racism-oxford-university-rhodes/
  • Scott, A. (2007). Behind Enemy Lines: U of T grads John Kenneth Macalister and Frank Pickersgill trained as spies during the Second World War. An unlucky break brought their lives to a tragic end. University of Toronto Magazine. https://magazine.utoronto.ca/campus/history/u-of-t-world-war-two-stories/
  • Spiers, A. (2023). Oxford’s Ghostly Tales and Spooky Histories. Oxford Scholastica Academy. https://www.oxfordscholastica.com/blog/oxfords-ghostly-tales-and-spooky-histories/
  • The Archaeologist. (2023). Oxford's Dark Past: Uncovering The Most Violent City Of Medieval England. https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/oxfords-dark-past-uncovering-the-most-violent-city-of-medieval-england
  • University College Toronto. (2024). Our Ghost Story: The Legend of Reznikoff and Diabolos. https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/our-ghost-story
  • University of Oxford. (2024). https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history

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Under the Mat: A Dark History PodcastBy Aubrianna Snow