Computer and Information Science professors Michael Kearns & Aaron Roth discussed algorithm design, the issues they say current practices present, and potential solutions to those issues.
UC Berkeley computer science professor Stuart Russell opined about the potential threats artificial intelligence may pose to humans and what can be done to protect us.
Michael Rubin (AEI) and Brian Katulis (Center for American Progress) talked about instability in the Middle East and where U.S. actions against Iran may lead.
Paul Farmer talked about the devastation caused by the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti and took a critical look at the aid agencies which had been working there since. Dr. Farmer also talked about the past involvement of the U.S. and other countries in Haiti and argued that they have contributed to making the impact of the earthquake worse than it may have been. He was interviewed by Dr. LaPook and responded to questions from members of the audience.
Salena Zito, a columnist and national political reporter, talked about the 2020 election and her book, "The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics."
Andrea Chamblee, widow of slain Capital Gazette reporter/editor John McNamara, talked about his life and posthumously published book. She was joined by former colleagues and friends of John McNamara.
New York Times Magazine contributor Peggy Orenstein examined sexual culture and young male masculinity. She's interviewed by author Jared Yates Sexton.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to discuss her life and career as a part of a series of conversations beginning in the 1990s and continuing through today.
New York Times Magazine contributor Peggy Orenstein examined sexual culture and young male masculinity. She's interviewed by author Jared Yates Sexton.
New York Times Magazine contributor Peggy Orenstein examined sexual culture and young male masculinity. She's interviewed by author Jared Yates Sexton.
Lew Paper recounted the efforts of Joseph Grew, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan prior to the American entry into World War II, who attempted to seek a peace accord between the two countries prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
