Bill McKibben on Climate Change
Author Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org, the first worldwide grassroots climate change organization, delivered the opening keynote address at a climate change conference at the Universi…
1,005 viewsAuthor Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org, the first worldwide grassroots climate change organization, delivered the opening keynote address at a climate change conference at the Universi…
1,005 views350.org founder Bill McKibben joined a panel of authors, journalists, and activists at a climate change conference at the University of California in Irvine.
377 viewsElection system vulnerabilities were the focus of a discussion at a conference on hacking and voting technology. The registrars of voters for Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California sh…
322 viewsA Microsoft senior cryptographer along with computer science professors were part of a discussion on some of the newest technologies to safeguard against election hacking. The forum was part…
571 viewsFormer Justice and Defense Department officials from the Obama and George W. Bush administrations spoke about the potential for Russia and other foreign adversaries to hack U.S. elections. T…
423 viewsJames Carville, campaign strategist for former President Bill Clinton, was the keynote speaker at a conference on U.S. election hacking. He discussed foreign interference in U.S. elections a…
2,929 viewsJudges, journalists, and law professors reviewed the 2016-17 Supreme Court term. Topics included key decisions from the recent year, the impact of President Trump’s appointment of Justice Ne…
1,345 viewsA panel of legal experts, gun violence prevention advocates, and public health officials discussed the legal and social outcome of gun violence, including recent police-involved shootings of…
1,100 viewsPresident Obama delivered the commencement address to the 2014 University of California-Irvine graduating class in Angel Stadium in Anaheim. It was the 50th anniversary of the dedication of …
16,519 viewsPresident Lyndon B. Johnson spoke at a dedication ceremony on the Irvine Ranch for the site of the future campus of the University of California, Irvine.
288 viewsProfessor Peter Navarro talked about his book, The Coming China Wars: Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be Won. He described the internal and external challenges facing China as it …
847 viewsChildren of U.S. and Soviet Cold War leaders reflected on their experiences during the era. Mr. Eisenhower talked about his grandfather, Dwight D. Eisenhower, about whom he has written exten…
146 viewsElias Khoury talked about his novel Gate of the Sun: Bab al-Shams, first published in 1998 in Arabic. The translation by Humphrey Davies was published by Archipelago Books. In his novel, Pr…
634 viewsStudents at the University of California-Irvine discussed the Persian Gulf war and the reactions of members of their institution to the hostilities. They also discussed the peace movement am…
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