The Innovators
Walter Isaacson talked about his book, The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution, in which he tells the story of the people who created the c…
869 viewsWalter Isaacson talked about his book, The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution, in which he tells the story of the people who created the c…
869 viewsThe United Nations Security Council held a meeting on Israeli-Palestinian relations and to vote on a peace agreement proposal, which would call on Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian…
1,206 views“Q&A” is 10 years old! And to mark a decade of compelling conversations, we’re featuring one interview from each year of the series over the holiday season. Wednesday / today, Nancy Gibbs an…
24 viewsNancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy discussed The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity, their history of private and public relationships among modern American presidents …
1,910 viewsPanelists talked about the future of fresh water and clean water policy. American Rivers President Bob Irvin said there was a fresh water crisis in the U.S. and around the world. A promotion…
263 viewsA group of scientists talked about climate change and the current state of knowledge in climate science. They used slides as they discussed the increasing number of Category 4 hurricanes, st…
353 viewsRobert Egger delivered the keynote address at the Community Action Partnership 50th Anniversary Convention. He spoke about the importance of community-level leadership. Mr. Egger is the form…
717 viewsMilitary veterans gathered at the U.S. Navy memorial in Washington, DC in November for a conference honoring their service. Among the speakers were members of the legendary “Doolittle Raider…
6 viewsVice President Joe Biden spoke at the White House College Opportunity Summit, which focused on improving public schools' preparations of students for college and helping more students comple…
131 viewsPresident Obama spoke at the White House College Opportunity Summit, which focused on how public schools can better prepare students for college and how to help more students complete degree…
619 viewsA group of education innovators from around the country recently spoke at Chicago Ideas Week about the future of education, experiential learning and the “end of School”. Speakers discuss re…
19 viewsEducation researchers, neuroscientists, and authors spoke at Chicago Ideas Week about the future of education and alternatives to traditional teaching. Topics included replacing traditional …
670 viewsGoldie Blumenstyk talked about the rising cost of higher education in the U.S. Among the topics she discussed were reasons for the cost increases; government aid reductions; student financia…
807 viewsJohn Foubert talked about efforts by students, faculty, and administrators to prevent sexual assault on college campuses, and efforts to raise awareness of the issue. Topics included the fac…
344 viewsSteve Berkowitz talked about issues affecting colleges with major sports programs, including reforms suggested by college and governmental policymakers. Topics included the movement to union…
319 viewstelephone lines were open for viewer responses to the question,"What is your top story of 2014?"
289 viewsHeadlines from the day’s newspapers were read and telephone lines were open for viewer responses to the question,"What is your top story of 2014?"
382 viewsJoseph Genetin-Pilawa talked about the role of Native American visitors and residents in 19th century Washington, D.C. This interview was part of a series of five interviews American His…
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