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On this edition of Conversations with History, UC Berkeley’s Harry Kreisler discusses the role of the World Bank in private sector development with Nemat Shafik, the Vice President of the organization.
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Kishore Mahbubani, author of Beyond the Age of Innocence: Rebuilding Trust between America and the World and Can Asians Think? joins Conversations host Harry Kreisler for a discussion about America and the world.
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UC Berkeley’s Harry Kreisler and Juan Guzman, Chief judge, Court of Appeals, Santiago, Chile, discuss human rights and the Chilean justice system.
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UC Berkeley’s Harry Kreisler interviews Princeton Professor Gananath Obeyesekere about the ideas and influences that have shaped his research in anthropology.
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Conversations host Harry Kreisler speaks with Harold T. Shapiro, former president of Princeton and of the University of Michigan about the changing role of university presidents.
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Host Harry Kreisler welcomes neurobiologist Christof Koch for a discussion of what biology can tell us about consciousness. He discusses the framework for defining the problem which he developed with Nobel Laureate Francis Crick. He reflects on the ongoing revolution in our understanding of the brain and how technology is impacting the transformation of our neuronal correlates of consciousness. He also discusses the implications of his research for our understanding of man’s place in the universe.
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Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, a compelling and influential voice in the contemporary theatre of Middle Eastern politics, has been a central player in the struggle for a Palestinian homeland.
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On this episode of Conversations with History, UC Berkeley’s Harry Kreisler talks with Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, about U.S. foreign policy and the change after 9/11.
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Conversations with History host Harry Kreisler welcomes Daniel Pipes, Director of the Middle East Forum, for a discussion militant Islam, the impact of 9/11, and the factors shaping the debate on the U.S. role in the Middle East.
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One of the significant Irish poets and scholars of our time, Maire MacEntee, discusses the influences that led to her becoming a poet.
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