Lectures tagged "Plant Life"


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Raj Patel: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
Raj Patel: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
Raj Patel
January 11, 2010
00:55:45
Activist Raj Patel discusses his new book, The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy, with radio's On Point producer, John Wihbey.
Belinda Rathbone: Tea with Miss Rose
Belinda Rathbone
December 17, 2009
00:35:31
Belinda Rathbone, co-author of Tea with Miss Rose, talks about the life and times of Rose Nichols, the Bostonian spinster who gathered a regular crowd at her townhouse on Beacon Hill in the 1950s to discuss art, politics, and world affairs over a cup of Hu-Kwa.
Al Gore: A Plan to Solve the Global Climate Crisis
Al Gore
November 7, 2009
01:07:40
Former US Vice President and climate change activist Al Gore discusses his new book Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Global Climate Crisis.
Alicia Silverstone: Sexiest Vegetarian Alive
Alicia Silverstone: Sexiest Vegetarian Alive
Alicia Silverstone
October 24, 2009
00:39:30
Alicia Silverstone, perhaps best known for her generation-defining role in Clueless, is a dedicated advocate for the planet and its animals, and was voted "Sexiest Vegetarian Alive" in 2004.
National Parks: America's Best Idea
Ken Burns
September 10, 2009
00:50:31
Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan discuss their new six-part PBS documentary series The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
Claude Monet's Water Lilies
David Brenneman
June 6, 2009
00:50:40
Dr. David Brenneman, director of collections and exhibitions and Frances B. Bunzl, family curator of European Art, explores the impact of Claude Monet's Water Lilies on the history of modern art.
Connecting Corals and Climate Change
Kim Cobb
May 12, 2009
00:34:29
Kim Cobb, Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, describes what corals can tell us about climate change. Cobb spent two years at the California Institute of Technology in the department of geological and planetary sciences, after earning her doctorate in oceanography in 2002.
Sea Turtles as Sentinels of Ecological Health
Alonso Aguirre
May 4, 2009
00:59:03
Dr. Alonso Aguirre, vice president for Conservation Medicine at Wildlife Trust, discusses the new field of conservation medicine, which links wildlife medicine to ecosystem health. In this field, Dr.