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Design in a Nutshell 7 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
Gothic Revival was one of the most influential design styles of the 19th century. Revivalists adhered to the romantic notion that stuff could and should look more...
Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea 3 Jul 2013 | 05:09 pm
Governments today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they...
Endless War, Radical Presidential Power, and a Rotted Political Culture 21 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
Guardian columnist and best-selling author Glenn Greenwald spoke on “Endless War, Radical Presidential Power, and a Rotted Political Culture” and then participated in a roundtable conversation moderat...
Feeding Frenzy 20 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
Can we feed a population that will grow to nine billion by 2050? Are we running out of land and water? Can we rely on free markets...
Multispecies World 19 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
This conference concerns the recent innovations and insights for the study of ontologies and socialities engendered through the “species turn” – that is, the intellectual turn to,...
Why 30 Is Not the New 20 18 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
Clinical psychologist Meg Jay has a bold message for twentysomethings: Contrary to popular belief, your 20s are not a throwaway decade. In this provocative talk, Jay says...
Quantum Journey 17 May 2013 | 09:20 pm
D-Wave Systems builds the world’s first and only commercial quantum computers. The scientists, engineers and executives here are among the many people who have contributed to this...
Liberty and Security: For All or the (Privileged) Few? 16 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
Distinguished human rights lawyer, barrister and academic, Professor Conor Gearty argues that a new vision of universal freedom is urgently required. In his latest book Liberty and...
How to Escape Education’s Death Valley 15 May 2013 | 09:23 pm
Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish – and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk...
The Zeitgeist Movement Interview 14 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
Cenk Uygur (The Young Turks) sits down with Peter Joseph, founder of the Zeitgeist movement and creator of Zeitgeist, The Movie. The Zeitgeist movement’s goal is to...
