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The University of California, Berkeley presents the Graduate Lectures. Seven lectureships comprise the Graduate Lectures, each with a distinct endowment history. These unique programs have brought distinguished visitors to Berkeley since 1909 to speak on a wide range of topics, from philosophy to th…

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    Forging a New Political System 2024 and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 89:40


    Historian and political commentator Heather Cox Richardson joins UC Berkeley professor of law and history Dylan Penningroth in a timely conversation about the reshaping of the United States' two major political parties. A professor of 19th century American history at Boston College, Richardson provides an incisive perspective on current politics to the more than three million readers of her nightly newsletter, Letters from an American. She has written for the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Guardian, and is the author, most recently, of the best-selling book "Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America." Penningroth is the author of the award-winning "Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights." Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 40424]

    The Arc of Energy Justice: A Pursuit to Ensure Affordable Reliable and Clean Energy for All

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 52:13


    We are at a critical moment in our society. While we advance efforts to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis, across the globe, millions are experiencing issues of energy affordability, reliability and equitable access to modern energy technologies. In this program, Tony Reames, Professor of Environmental Justice at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, explores the intricate intersection of energy, class, race and place, shedding light on inequities in access to and the distribution of energy resources. Reames discusses how various factors, including socio-economic conditions, policy landscapes and environmental characteristics contribute to energy inequities. The talk underscores the importance of understanding and addressing these issues in the pursuit of energy justice, emphasizing the need for inclusive scholarship, policies and funding that empower marginalized communities. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 40223]

    Do Cash Transfers Save Lives?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 71:51


    Does giving cash up front improve the health and wellbeing of people in poor communities? In this program, Edward (Ted) Miguel, professor of economics and co-director of the Center for Effective Global Action at UC Berkeley, talks about his work in Kenya on the impact of cash transfers on infant mortality, leveraging a unique large-scale census of local households' birth histories. The findings provide novel evidence on the broader impacts of cash transfers on wellbeing of a poor rural population, and illustrate the value of the experimental approach in development economics for public policy. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 40309]

    The Search for Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 74:21


    This program explores the decolonizing potential of Indian aesthetic-social philosophy by challenging two entrenched colonial prejudices: the supposed radical dissimilarity and inferiority of pre-modern Indian traditions compared to modern social theory. Through an analysis of the Upanishads and Vaisnava theology and poetry, Sudipta Kaviraj, professor of Indian Politics and Intellectual History at Columbia University, examines conceptions of paradise as a life without suffering, arguing that divergent ideas of paradise have shaped Indian aesthetic thought. Central to this philosophy is the interdependence of cognitive curiosity and aesthetic enjoyment, seen as essential for fully accessing and understanding the universe. Kaviraj suggests that these traditions offer valuable insights for modern secular thinkers reflecting on the human condition. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40222]

    Character and Agency

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 77:28


    What defines a person's character, and how does it shape who they are? In this lecture, Susan Wolf, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina, challenges traditional ideas about character. She argues that character is more than just a set of traits or values an individual endorses—it can include aspects of ourselves we may not even recognize or approve of. Wolf explores how a deeper understanding of character, rooted in active intelligence and thoughtful reflection, can reshape how we view agency, moving beyond just actions and intentions. This thought-provoking talk offers fresh insights into what makes us who we are and how we navigate the complexities of identity and selfhood. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40221]

    The Deadly Trade in Oil and Gas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 87:32


    Oil and gas are the most traded commodities on the planet; they are also the chief causes of the most grievous harm our species has yet faced, the burgeoning climate crisis. Bill McKibben is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College and a founder of Third Act, which organizes people over the age of 60 to work on climate and racial justice. He examines how the export of hydrocarbons, in particular, has become an enormous threat to efforts to rein in greenhouse gasses. It explores the role that America – the world's biggest exporter of gas – plays in this ongoing catastrophe. And it looks at the role that non-tradeable commodities – sunshine and wind – play in easing this crisis. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 40220]

    The Status Quo Loves To Say No: Disability Rights and the Battle Against Structures of Exclusion with Judith Heumann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 88:31


    Metrics in Action: Lessons Learned from 30 Years of the Global Burden of Disease Study with Christopher Murray

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 75:28


    The Demarcation Problem for Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 115:42


    The Fork in the Road: Adolescence Education Economic Fatalism and Populism with Caroline Hoxby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 109:39


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    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 85:07


    Deep Soul: Twentieth-Century African American Freedom Struggles and the Making of the Modern World with Waldo Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 88:25


    On Uncertainty: Wittgenstein: Habits of Thought and Thoughts of Habit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 88:48


    Progress in the Sciences and in the Arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 97:31


    Shaping a 21st Century Workforce – Is AI Friend or Foe?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 70:35


    Souls in Other Selves and the Immortality of the Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 84:42


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