2007.10.23-Business Opportunities in a Carbon Economy
Technology Tuesday was created to stimulate the interaction between our research and business communities. Gatherings are held 2-3 times per semester with the intent of providing a forum for open discussions about technology commercialization.
2007.04.27-Building Democracy: Challenging Corporate Power
Consumer advocate, lawyer, and author Ralph Nader offers his perspective on?keeping corporate power in check?to?foster?a healthy democracy.
2007.04.27-Building Democracy: Challenging Corporate Power
Consumer advocate, lawyer, and author Ralph Nader offers his perspective on?keeping corporate power in check?to?foster?a healthy democracy.
2007.03.25-Smart Power: Leadership in Today's World
Hinckley Institute of Politics Forum: Presented by Joseph Nye, Professor of Inernational Relations and former Dean of the Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and author of "The Powers to LEAD."
2007.03.15-Panama: Social Challenges, Political Responsibilities
His Excellency Federico A. Humbert Arias discusses Panama's economic growth, social challenges and opportunities;?the functioning of the Panama Canal under the U.S. Government compared to Panamanian control; and future plans for the Panama megaport.
2007.03.15-Panama: Social Challenges, Political Responsibilities
His Excellency Federico A. Humbert Arias discusses Panama's economic growth, social challenges and opportunities;?the functioning of the Panama Canal under the U.S. Government compared to Panamanian control; and future plans for the Panama megaport.
Economy of Scales – Can We Feed the World Without Wrecking the Oceans?
engineering, law, economics, environment, hunger, poverty, population, preservation, California, seafood, consumption, food insecurity, environment, fish farming, aquaculture, wild, tides, marine, waste, policy, offshore, pollution, Program on Food Securi
Presidential Politics and U.S. Foreign Policy
International, Defense, National, Security, Economic, Global, Islam, Terror, Diplomacy, Demographic, China, Europe, Russia, Japan, September 11, Iraq, Oil, America, Cooperation, Nuclear, Weapons, Trade, Interdependent, Bush, Kerry, Threat, War, Reconstruc
Black Politics in Suburbia
racial, group, identity, attachment, ethnic, African, American, cognitive utility, black, white, urban, belief, affective orientation, policy, affirmative action, candidate, behind the mule, linked, fate, Michael Dawson, discrimination, socioeconomic, ind
The Economics and Politics of U.S. Climate-Change Policy
Environment, Politics, Temperature, IPPC, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Anthropogenic Cause, Pollution, Hurricane, Ocean, Glacier, Science, Emission, China, California, International, National, Greenhouse Gasses, Global Warming, Kyoto Protoco
The Positive Impact of Entrepreneurship in the American Economy - Carl J. Schramm (Kauffman Foundati
Carl Schramm, President of the Kauffman Foundation, examines the vital role of entrepreneurship in the changing economy. He emphasizes how entrepreneurs have a positive influence on the American economy by creating ways to reinvent and innovate the rules of life. For example, half of the jobs created in 2007 are from firms less than five years old. Entrepreneurs teach us about human needs we did not know existed, create jobs that provide security for people, and generate social welfare, he says.
The Growth of Solar Ventures - Larry Bawden (Jadoo Power)
Larry Bawden is a co-founder of Jadoo Power, an innovative supplier of fuel cells, and Q1 Nanosytems, a next-generation photo-voltaics provider. Bawden addresses the new landscape in technology and energy and notes the pivotal role of newer technologies in the global economy. He talks about the four fundamental planetary crises - Global Warming, Peak Oil, Population Peak and Resource Depletion that are driving changes in world. Bawden also acknowledges the rise of third generation technology and
Concentrated Power in a Global Economy - David Rothkopf (Author)
David Rothkopf, CEO of Garten Rothkopf and author of Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They are Making, mulls over the research in his latest social macroeconomic tome. He iterates a wealth of trends and statistics on the ever-broadening gap between rich and poor, and how true global influence is the product of a shockingly small handful of global players.
Balancing Economy, Equity, and Ecology Through Design - William McDonough (Architect and Author)
How do we love all of the children of all species for all time? The unlikely answer comes from architect, materials designer, VC, and eco-efficiency expert William McDonough, who sees the challenge of cycling biological and technical "nutrients" as industry's ultimate goal.
Collaborative Innovation and a Pull Economy - John Seely Brown (Deloitte Center for Edge Innovation)
What can extreme surfing and World of Warcraft teach the enterprise? Independent Co-Chairman of the Deloitte Center for the Edge and former Xerox PARC Chief Scientist John Seely Brown holds them as examples of the power of frequent benchmarking and full industry info-share. He also uses them to show how the core ecosystem can be made stronger by sharing knowledge gathered from learning on the edge. In addition, Seely Brown touches upon his theory of a monumental economic shift from a push to a p
Torture Sexual Politics and the Ethics of Photography
Images, Al Qaeda, Iraq, Islam, military, government, war, interpretation, perspective, compulsory, frame, photojournalism, mandate, human suffering, Geneva Conventions, Donna Haraway, differential norm, visual, Abu Ghraib, national identity, brutality, nu
Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century Politics with an 18th-Century Brain
linguistics, thought, cognitive science, politics, philosophy, history, mind, liberal, conservative, minority rule, legislature, C4D, ballot initiative, constitution, neurocircuitry, structural frame, logic, reason, physical, abstract, brain, concept, rep
An Evening with Geoff Nunberg: The Paradox of Political Language
orwell, npr, radio, propaganda, history, socialism, state, cynic, totalitarianism, name, nature, euphemism, discourse, appeasement, word, communication, colloquialism, narrative, symbols, public, value, interest, corporate, freedom of contract, slave, civ
India’s Future as a Great Power
World economy, international relations, foreign policy, globalization, development, history, finances, government, growth, business, politics, peace, policies, policy-making, conflict, resources, efficiency, environment, military power, national interests
Nuclear Power Without Nuclear Proliferation
World economy, international relations, foreign policy, globalization, development, history, finances, government, growth, business, politics, peace, policies, policy-making, resources, efficiency, regulation, national interests, reactors, power, dependen
