Brotopia
Emily Chang described the culture for women in Silicon Valley.
1,151 viewsGarry Kasparov talked about his book Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins, in which he discusses the future of artificial intelligence and how it…
1,144 viewsRichard Dawkins talked about his book Science in the Soul: Selected Writings of a Passionate Rationalist, in which he makes an argument for the “scientific way of thinking” over relying on…
1,341 viewsSamLeila Janah talked about her book Give Work, in which she discusses a business model designed to lift poor communities out of poverty. She spoke with Professor Laura Tyson.
874 viewsPanelists talked about private and public prisons and their impact on incarceration and society. Mother Jones sent reporter Shane Bauer, who was part of the panel discussion, to Louisiana…
294 viewsSteven Druker talked about his book Altered Genes, Twisted Truth: How the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived…
1,196 viewsAdam Lashinsky talked about his book Wild Ride: Inside Uber’s Quest for World Domination, in which he reports on the rise of Uber, the richest Silicon Valley startup, and it’s CEO Travis…
497 viewsDavid Davenport talked about his book Rugged Individualism: Dead or Alive?, in which he talks about the history of American individualism and questions whether it can survive in the country…
1,216 viewsP.J. O’Rourke talked about his book How the Hell Did This Happen?: The Election of 2016, in which he reflects on the 2016 election.
2,190 viewsTia Hatton and her attorneys spoke about climate change policy. A group of 21 American students, aged 9 - 19, was suing President Trump over the U.S. government’s climate change policy,…
320 viewsPolitical scientist David Brady talked about the future of America’s political parties with Melissa Caen, a political and legal analyst for KPIX-TV in San Francisco. Mr. Brady conducts…
331 viewsDriverless vehicle technology experts and government consultants talked about driverless, shared and electric vehicles-- and the future of transportation. The discussion took place shortly…
244 viewsLeland Faust talked about his book A Capitalist’s Lament: How Wall Street Is Fleecing You and Ruining America, in which he argues that regular Americans are being fleeced and exposed to…
999 viewsLaw professor Lorraine Bannai talks about her book, Enduring Conviction: Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice, in which she discusses her role in the overturning of the landmark Supreme Court Case…
226 viewsCarla Power talked about her book, If the Oceans Were Ink, a memoir on her experiences getting to know and discussing religion with a Muslim cleric, and the lessons Westerners could learn…
511 viewsHarvey Schwartz talked about his book, Building the Golden Gate Bridge: A Workers' Oral History. He showed pictures of the laborers and spoke about their testimonies of harsh weather,…
314 viewsKermit Roosevelt talked about President Theodore Roosevelt’s evolving vision of the Constitution and the national debate over how to define American democracy. He spoke about moments when…
434 viewsPanelists talked about the impact of “disruptive” technology on government and politics. “Disruptive” technology is something that displaces an established technology, creating a new…
151 viewsKatrina Vanden Heuval, Robert Reich, Van Jones, and others talked about inequality in America. Among the topics they covered were voter turnout, wealth distribution, the 2016 presidential…
1,107 viewsDavid Brock talked about his book, Killing the Messenger: The Right-Wing Plot to Derail Hillary and Hijack Your Government, about his evolution from conservative to liberal, and the battle…
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