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CLIMATE ONE: Law and Oil: Taking Climate Offenders to Court
The last several years have seen a big increase in the number of lawsuits focused on the climate crisis. Some lawsuits challenge governments for thei…
2 years, 8 months ago
Jennifer Pahlka: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age
Government at all levels has limped into the digital age, widening the gap between the policy outcomes we intend and what we get.
Jennifer Pahlka serv…
2 years, 8 months ago
CLIMATE ONE: Peter Gleick on Water Poverty, Conflict, and a Hope for the Future
No elemental force has done more to shape life on this planet than water, from originating the earliest forms of life, to sculpting our landscapes, t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Rachel Nuwer: Understanding MDMA (EXPLICIT)
Few drugs in history have generated as much controversy as MDMA—or held as much promise, according to some. Once vilified as a Schedule I substance t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Latest Developments in Alzheimer's and the AAPI, LGBTQIA+ Communities
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. It begins with mild memory loss and progresses to more severe effects, in some cases leading…
2 years, 8 months ago
GREG KING: RACISTS, "Greg King: Racists, Radicals and Real Estate in the California Redwoods (EXPLICIT)
Every year millions of tourists from around the world come to California to see our famous redwoods. Yet few understand how unlikely it is that these…
2 years, 8 months ago
CLIMATE ONE: Cory Booker: Taking on Big Ag & Going Big on Climate
Our food and agricultural systems are helping fuel the climate emergency. But climate isn’t the only harm; these systems also impact local economies,…
2 years, 8 months ago
Shiva’s Many Dances: The Tandava Nritya
Robert Del Bonta will share how Shiva’s Many Dances and the celebrated ‘Nataraja’ pose is a culmination of how the ultimate depiction of Shiva’s esse…
2 years, 8 months ago
Leah and Richard Rothstein: Challenging Segregation and the Color of Law
Six years ago, Richard Rothstein’s important book, Color of Law, made a powerful case that direct and indirect government action and policies at the …
2 years, 9 months ago
Sarafina El-Badry Nance: Discovering the Cosmos
As a child, Sarafina El-Badry Nance spent nearly every evening with her father gazing up at the flickering stars and pondering what secrets the night…
2 years, 9 months ago