Cambridge Forum

Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Christopher Hedges
March 3, 2010
01:22:00
In Empire of Illusion, Chris Hedges argues that we now live in two societies: one, the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world, that can cope with complexity and can separate illusion from truth.
Danielle Ofri on Foreign Immigrants and US Health Care
Danielle Ofri
February 3, 2010
Writer and practicing internist Danielle Ofri discusses her newest book, Medicine in Translation: Journeys with My Patients. For 15 years, Dr. Danielle Ofri has cared for patients at Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in the country and a crossroads for the world's cultures.
Role of Citizen Action in Solving Global Warming
Ken Ward
January 28, 2010
00:58:55
Graphic designer Ken Ward and community organizer Andree Zaleska discuss how ordinary citizens can contribute to finding solutions to global warming.
Health Impacts of Global Warming
Kim Knowlton
January 28, 2010
00:43:52
Kim Knowlton, DrPH, who was among the scientists who participated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report, discusses "Global Warming: A Matter of Health". Dr.
Arctic Warming: Risks for Methane Emissions
Ronald Prinn
January 28, 2010
00:46:39
Dr. Ronald Prinn, TEPCO Professor of Atmospheric Science in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, shares the result of his project measuring the rates of change in atmospheric concentrations of trace greenhouse gases.
Garrison Keillor: Christmas Blizzard
Garrison Keillor
December 14, 2009
01:28:01
Garrison Keillor, author, and host of A Prairie Home Companion, reads from his new book, A Christmas Blizzard. A Christmas Blizzard is vintage Keillor, a wry, witty look at a contemporary Scrooge that is sure to please.
Storytelling in the Electronic Era (Part 2)
Maria Tatar
December 2, 2009
00:41:56
Storyteller Odds Bodkin and Harvard folklorist Maria Tatar explore the art of the story in the 21st century. Telling stories is an ancient art, a holdover from the pre-literate human past. How did the advent of the written word affect the art of storytelling and the stories themselves?
Storytelling in the Electronic Era (Part 1)
Maria Tatar
December 2, 2009
00:58:08
Storyteller Odds Bodkin and Harvard folklorist Maria Tatar explore the art of the story in the 21st century. Telling stories is an ancient art, a holdover from the pre-literate human past. How did the advent of the written word affect the art of storytelling and the stories themselves?