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A Livable Future?
Length: 32 minutes
Moderator: Adam Falk
Presenters: Yash Gupta, Robert Lawrence, Catherine Norman
How can we balance the demands of a growing global population with limited (if not dwindling) resources? From deforestation and desertification to climate change, the increasing urbanization of populations, and the scramble for clean water, Hopkins experts discuss what “life as we know it” might look like for future generations.
Recorded March 1, 2008, in South Florida at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
America and Europe: Looking Ahead
Length: 33 minutes
Moderator: Sir Christopher Meyer
Presenters: Mark M. Blyth, Erick Jones, John E. McLaughlin
From fissures in the “special relationship” with the United Kingdom to questions about the role and reach of American power across the continent, Johns Hopkins experts examine the changing political landscape of American-European relations and what role the November 2008 elections may play.
Recorded October 11, 2008, in London at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
China Rising
Length: 58 minutes
Moderator: Jessica Einhorn
Presenters: David Brown, Robert Daly, Kellee Tsai
What are the economic, political, and military ramifications of China’s emergence as a global powerhouse?
Recorded May 6, 2006, in New York at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
Classical Elements, Modern Challenges
Length: 37 minutes
Moderator: Nicholas P. Jones
Presenters: John C. Malone, Gerald J. Meyer, Kellogg J. Schwab, R. David Simpson
As local, national, and international conversations continue about energy, natural resources, and sustainability, attendant questions arise about economics, human health, politics, and what the future holds. Join experts for a discussion about one of the most important issues of our time.
Recorded May 4, 2008, in Denver at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
Countering the Nuclear Threat
Length: 1 hour, 2 minutes
Moderator: Steven Knapp
Presenters: Steven David, Jonathan Links, Lawrence Scheinman
How likely—and imminent—is a nuclear attack on U.S. soil? What are the most promising strategies and tactics for countering this threat?
Recorded March 11, 2006, in San Francisco at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
Extreme Exploration
Length: 1 hour
Moderator: Nicholas Jones
Presenters: Jonathan Bagger, Mark Perry, Louis Whitcomb
What happened in the moments after the Big Bang? What secrets are robots revealing about the deep sea? What ingenious thinking went into the New Horizons Pluto probe?
Recorded March 25, 2006, in Los Angeles at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
Extreme Exploration: How is satellite imagery helping disease forecasters track viruses?
Length: 17 minutes
Presenter: Gregory Glass
What can deep-diving robots reveal about the remotest reaches of the sea? How is satellite imagery helping disease forecasters track viruses? What ingenious thinking factored into the New Horizons Pluto probe?
Recorded April 8, 2006, in Philadelphia at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
Global Health
Length: 57 minutes
Moderator: Robert S. Lawrence
Presenters: Robert Wm. Blum, Ruth R. Faden, Gregory Glass, Keith P. West Jr.
Rock star activists and billionaire philanthropists are leading crusades to alleviate disease and despair. The U.N. is making a frontal assault on the world's deadliest scourges. What role is Hopkins playing? What progress are we making?
Recorded June 10, 2006, in Boston at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
Health Care and Its Discontents
Length: 19 minutes
Moderator: Ruth R. Faden
Presenters: Alan W. Partin, Patricia A. Thomas, Cornelia Liu Trimble, Hugh Waters
Health care, regardless of who pays for it, is not cheap. In Europe and North America, people are living longer thanks to strong health care infrastructure, increasingly effective medicine, and the ever-expanding utility of technology. But it may not be time to declare victory just yet. Johns Hopkins experts discuss the real challenges facing industrialized nations in the delivery of health care.
Recorded October 11, 2008, in London at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends
Human Rights and National Security
Length: 55 minutes
Moderator: Steven Knapp
Presenters: Michael Berkow, James Mann, Jonathan Marks, Ruth Wedgwood
Since 9/11, the U.S. has revolutionized the ways it gathers intelligence, defines threats, and treats prisoners. Are we safer today? Whether yes or no, at what price?
Recorded March 25, 2006, in Los Angeles at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
Looking East
Length: 42 minutes
Moderator: Jessica Einhorn
Presenters: Rina Agarwala, Gilbert Burnham, Donald Oberdorfer, Jeffrey Sharkey
Asia is emerging (some would say reemerging) on the world state, but this rise is more complex than headlines suggest. Within the region—and even within nations—there is tremendous economic growth and persistent poverty, increased engagement with the West and growing nationalism, a nascent civil society and single-party rule. As some countries struggle to provide citizens with basic services, others are positioning themselves as centers of artistic capital. Hopkins scholars offer regional snapshots and provide insight into what to expect in coming decades.
Recorded September 23, 2007, in Atlanta at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
Medical Horizons
Length: 28 minutes
Moderator: David Nichols
Presenters: Jennifer Elisseeff, Douglas Kerr, William Nelson
Johns Hopkins clinicans, researchers, and educators are breaking new ground in top-priority fields like cancer, the brain sciences, computational medicine, and pediatrics. Experts discuss the ways that medicine and technology are being used to improve, and ultimately save, lives.
Recorded September 23, 2007, in Atlanta at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
Mysteries of History
Length: 1 hour, 3 minutes
Moderator: Steven Knapp
Presenters: Betsy Bryan, Michael Johnson, Kyle McCarter
Is a newly discovered etching the oldest Hebrew inscription ever found? How is U.S. history shaped by slave revolts that didn’t happen? What secrets does the temple of a powerful queen reveal about the role of women in ancient Egyptian religion?
Recorded April 22, 2006, in Chicago at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
National Security in the Age of Terrorism
Length: 58 minutes
Moderator: John McLaughlin
Presenters: Daniel Deudney, Sheldon Greenberg, Marguerite Littleton-Kearney, Gerald Masson
Since 9/11, the U.S. has revolutionized the ways it gathers intelligence, defines threats, and treats prisoners. Are we safer today? Whether yes or no, at what price?
Recorded April 8, 2006, in Philadelphia at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
The Science, Politics, and Promise of Stem Cells
Length: 1 hour
Moderator: William R. Brody
Presenters: Jim Economou, John D. Gearhart, John W. McDonald III, Jeremy Sugarman
How is stem cell R&D changing the practice of medicine? How is this work complicated by bioethical dilemmas and political brinkmanship?
Recorded March 25, 2006, in Los Angeles at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
The State of the Arts
Length: 55 minutes
Moderator: Elam "Ray" Sprenkle
Presenters: Mark Katz, Lawrence Manchester, Matthew Robbins
How are emerging technologies, extreme audience segmentation, and other factors changing the way music and film artists create, perform, and market their work?
Recorded May 6, 2006, in New York at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
Urban Renewal for Cynics
Length: 52 minutes
Moderator: Sandra Newman
Presenters: Edward Bouwer, Mariale Hardiman, Martha Hill, Aaron Miripol
Urban decay is a perpetual problem for U.S. cities—and revitalization a perennial goal. What are the policies—and politics—of real and lasting urban uplift?
Recorded April 22, 2006, in Chicago at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.
U.S. Health Care Crisis
Length: 1 hour, 2 minutes
Moderator: William R. Brody
Presenters: Gerard Anderson, Ruth Faden, Douglas Hough, Michael Klag, Kathleen White
Affordable, accessible health care is moving further out of reach for most Americans. What are the root problems? What are the most promising strategies for tackling them?
Recorded April 8, 2006, in Philadelphia at a gathering of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends.