Stanford University Middle East specialist Joel Beinin discusses the results of the Egyptian elections. What is their significance for the future of the Arab Spring movement in Eqypt? In the region? What impact will the election results have on Egypt’s relations with Israel and with the Palestinian people?
+ recorded January 22, 2012 +
This program is funded in part by Mass Humanities.
Co-Sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace, Boston
Biographer Laurence Bergreen retraces the voyages of Christopher Columbus, placing the 15th century explorer into the context of the Age of Discovery.
What were the political, moral, and economic costs of his four voyages? How significant was his achievement in his own time? What accounts for his lasting fame?
Recorded November 2, 2011
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Princeton historian and cultural commentator Sean Wilentz explores the place that legendary artist Bob Dylan holds in America. How is he the product of his time and place? What are the roots of his continuing influence?
Recorded October 27, 2011
Michael Nielsen, a pioneer of quantum computing, discusses the need to change the way scientific research is conducted and the way data is handled in the modern scientific era. How is technology revolutionizing the way scientific problems are solved? How can a system traditionally based on individual discovery adapt to support collaboration and teamwork?
Wednesday, November 9 @ 7pm
The Ron Burns Memorial Forum on Science and Technology is co-sponsored by Janet Burns and the Harvard Book Store
Author Gregory Maguire has re-imagined the stories of Oz beginning with Wicked which took the viewpoint of one of the wicked witches. With the recent publication of Out of Oz, the fourth and final volume of the series, he looks back on his journey of imagination.
What is the relationship between the original and the story-teller’s retelling? What are the satisfactions in re-imagining a beloved tale? What are the pitfalls?
Former National Security Agency insider Joel Brenner explores the chilling future of espionage and warfare in the digital matrix that bounds our world. The threats, he argues, are more serious than acts of identity theft and Wikileaks that we are familiar with. Do the laws and protocols that govern “real” world crime apply to digital crime as well? How can this new world “disorder” be regulated?
Recorded 2011
Political activist and consumer advocate Ralph Nader discusses his latest book Only the Super Rich Can Save Us! Described as a work of imagination, but not of fiction, Nader’s newest book challenges our vision of the American dream. How does Nader’s provocative message resonate with American voters as an economic recession drags on? Recorded May 5, 2011
Poet and environmentalist Wendell Berry is joined by journalist Bill McKibbenin a conversation about writing and civil disobedience. Both men follow in the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau, using the power of the word and acts of civil disobedience to defend fragile ecosystems and preserve threatened communities from degradation. PEN-New England honors Wendell Berry with its Howard Zinn “People Speak” Award.
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Recorded October 20, 2011
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In 1998, Reverend Peter J. Gomes, author of The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart spoke at the Forum about what he saw as a revival of spirituality in American society and he reflected on the joy and inspiration religious practice can bring to everyday life.
