Podcasts

James Heckman

webmaster@ciweb.org (Chautauqua Institution) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:41:57 PDT

In this podcast, Sherra Babcock, director of the department of education at Chautauqua Institution, is joined by Dr. James Heckman, Nobel Prize winner in economics and advisor to the Obama Administration. Heckman discusses his specialized field of economics in social problems, focusing on the increasing amount of children who are growing up in poor environments that cause lifetime biological, social, and economic consequences. He also shares his thoughts on the current political administration when it comes to investments in early childhood in order to promote healthy human psychological development.

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Cuba: Enigma and Neighbor

webmaster@ciweb.org (Chautauqua Institution) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:18:19 PDT

Chautauqua President Thomas Becker and Joan Brown Campbell, director of the Department of Religion, discuss the importance of week eight on Cuba. Themed “CUBA: Enigma and Neighbor,” the week will demand that U.S. and Cuban governments collaborate in order to bring exciting lecturers to the grounds for the first time in 50 years. They also talk about the great partnerships that are occurring throughout the season and the opening of the Jewish Life Center, complimenting the various denominational houses that have been on the grounds since the very beginning.

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2009 Preseason Update

webmaster@ciweb.org (Chautauqua Institution) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:56:26 PDT

Chautauqua President Thomas Becker and Joan Brown Campbell, director of the Department of Religion, discuss the importance of the upcoming 2009 summer season.

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Roger Rosenblatt

webmaster@ciweb.org (Chautauqua Institution) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:07:52 PDT

Chautauqua Institution President sits down with Roger Rosenblatt for our first video podcast. Recorded during the week Roger Rosenblatt and Friends On Writing, the pair discusses the lecturers and also Roger’s novel, Beet.

Dennis Ross

webmaster@ciweb.org (Chautauqua Institution) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:51:25 PDT

In this conversation with Tom Becker, president of Chautauqua Institution,Ambassador Dennis Ross recounts what struck him most on his recent trip tothe Middle East with Senator Barack Obama. They further delve into theinterconnected web of diplomacy issues in the Middle East. Lastly, theydiscuss the conflict between Georgia and Russia then in the first few daysof fighting.

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Mattias Klum

webmaster@ciweb.org (Chautauqua Institution) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:06:12 PDT

Swedish photography and documentary filmmaker Mattias Klum has provided several cover stories for National Geographic. In this conversation he talks about his early love of nature and one of his heroes, Carl Linnaeus.

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Spencer Wells

webmaster@ciweb.org (Chautauqua Institution) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:42:08 PDT

Director of National Geographic’s Genographic Project, Dr. Spencer Wells is a population geneticist combining his interests in science and history in the most comprehensive genetic study of human migration. His research led to the advancement of genetic research which allows the identification of specific genetic markers, illustrating the migration pattern in an individual’s history, going back thousands of generations.

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Kenneth Miller

webmaster@ciweb.org (Chautauqua Institution) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:34:51 PDT

Noted biologist Kenneth Miller is a professor at Brown University. As a Catholic, he is often questioned on how he can reconcile his faith and his scientific knowledge. In this conversation with The Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, Dr. Miller discusses his views of a God in concert with science, advisory stickers on evolution which have been placed on the biology textbooks he has authored, and the dangers of politicizing science.

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Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan

webmaster@ciweb.org (Chautauqua Institution) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:13:46 PDT

The Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell engages in conversation with two Jesus Seminar fellows, Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan. They discuss background on the Seminar and the Bible’s denunciation of empire. Critics argue that the United States is an empire. If so, what are Christians in this country to do?

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Barbara King

webmaster@ciweb.org (Chautauqua Institution) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:55:43 PDT

Anthropologist Barbara King teaches at the College of William and Mary. Through her research on apes, Dr. King theorizes that religion stems from an evolutionary need for belonging. In this conversation with The Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, they discuss insights anthropology brings to evolution. Does the manner in which humans have evolved indoctrinate us with responsibilities for the planet and the life we share with the planet?

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