Podcasts about chair professor

With GE2025 set to take place in early May, many property buyers and investors are wondering how the market will respond. While property values are a reflection of the asset itself and to some extent the quality of the surrounding neighbourhood, election periods often bring a degree of uncertainty. As it is, the global storm brought on by the onslaught of US tariffs has raised upheaval in stock markets and recession fears. How have past elections traditionally affected property markets and economic confidence, and will this year’s event drive real estate prices and sales activity? Joining Lynlee Foo on The Afternoon Update is Professor Sing Tien Foo, Provost's Chair Professor from the Department of Real Estate at the NUS Business School, to share more insights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This talk explores the potential consequences of the end of global population growth, examining various scenarios for a world with no growth. With global population growth likely to cease within the next 60 years, some view this shift as a relief from ecological pressures, while others fear it may lead to labor shortages, government fiscal collapse, and aging populations lacking adequate care. Countries with extremely low fertility rates—such as Italy, Japan, and South Korea—could even face the risk of national extinction within a few generations. This talk will investigate these contrasting perspectives, considering whether this shift will be a boon or a doom for the future. Speaker Jack A. Goldstone, Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Chair Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Center for Social Change, George Mason University

Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help.   "It's  such social injustice to expect people to use English like native English speakers, whichever country they're in." We dive into this and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) with Jennifer Jenkins.  Jennifer Jenkins is a British linguist and academic. She was Chair Professor of Global Englishes at the University of Southampton until her retirement in 2019. She is a leading figure in the study of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), and is an expert on communication in English between non-native speakers. She has published and lectured widely and is a founder editor of the Journal of English as a Lingua Franca. In this episode, Jennifer tackles: what English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) is native speakers vs local speakers why she was shunned from many rooms for her views the cultural and linguistic bias in language testing  how tests are not predictive of academic success the myth that ELF lowers English standards the role of adjusting language rather than mimicking it  having a pioneer mindset even when people dismiss you how international universities have hypocritical linguistic standards  the future of English as a global language    FOR MORE FROM JENNIFER JENKINS: 1. Her Google Scholar page 2. Her page at the University of Southampton  3. Accommodation in ELF: Where from? Where now? Where next?   Thank you for listening. Your support has been overwhelming and we couldn't do what we do without you. We hope this podcast serves as an effective CPD tool for you. If you have a comment or question about today's show, we'd love to hear from you: info@learnyourenglish.com    RESOURCES TO HELP YOU: 1. Book a free 1:1 chat with us to strategize your teaching business.  2. Follow the LYE YouTube Channel 3. Learn how to monetize your teaching skills with TAP  4. Download our free guides for teacherpreneurs. 

African leaders have called for slavery reparations from former colonial powers at the 38th AU Summit in Ethiopia. From the 15th to the 19th century, at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped, forcibly transported by mostly European merchants, and sold into slavery.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in an address to the summit that the bitter fruit of the transatlantic slave trade and colonial exploitation is having a lasting impact on the continent.How can Africans and people of African descent secure the justice they're calling for? And what forms could reparations for slavery take?Host Zhao Ying is joined by Dr. He Wenping, Africa expert and Senior Research Fellow at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Adams Bodomo, Chair Professor of African Linguistics and Literatures, University of Vienna; William Worger, Professor Emeritus, Department of History, UCLA.

The Hoover Institution held an event titled, "India's Policy Landscape: Insights from the Survey of India," on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025, at 12 p.m. PT in the Annenberg Conference Room, George P. Shultz Building, and online (via Zoom). This event discussed India's current policy landscape, using the Hoover Institution's inaugural edition of the Survey of India as a foundation for the discussion. The Survey of India is a comprehensive volume that provides an overview of developments in India across various policy arenas, including foreign policy, demography, economics, and education. Each of its eight chapters offers a panoramic view and an authoritative account of specific policy issues that are collectively shaping India's trajectory. ​ FEATURING - Šumit Ganguly, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Director of the Huntington Program on Strengthening the US-India Relationship. - Jack A. Goldstone, Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Chair Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University. - Dinsha Mistree, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Research Affiliate at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and at the Neukom Center for the Rule of Law at Stanford Law School. - Nirvikar Singh, Co-Director of the Center for Analytical Finance at UCSC and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economics, Management and Religion.

“A capitalist economy requires constant imperialist wars because it has to constantly suppress prices and wages and reorganize production in the global south around accumulation in the core. That is ultimately the system that we have to overcome.” Jason Hickel, who won our hearts a while back by accepting MMT, talks with Steve about the burning issue of our time. (No, not the US election, though they touch on the electoral system.) As much as Gaza is dominating social media, we must continue to stress its place in the capital order. Jason points us to Israel's true role: sowing chaos and instability in the region. The conversation covers the historical and ongoing imperialistic strategies of the U.S. and its reactions to the mid-century liberation movements of the Global South, placing US support for Israel's actions as part of a broader capitalist agenda to maintain control over the world's resources and labor markets. Jason looks at China's domestic successes and how they have led to the US virtually declaring war. He also touches on recent news about BRICS. Jason compares the history of the state of Israel to that of apartheid S. Africa. They used many of the same tactics and rationalizations. When it comes to the future for Israelis and Palestinians, S. Africa again provides a model: “What is the actual solution for this region? And I think we have to be clear. The alternative is democracy. The alternative to apartheid is democracy. Democracy and equal rights for all people in the land of Palestine, from the river to the sea... “We have to start thinking about what this means... This is exactly what South Africa did after they abolished apartheid... They disestablished the apartheid state. They disestablished the apartheid institutions. They ensured equal rights and democracy for all within the territory.” Dr. Jason Hickel is an economic anthropologist, author, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is Professor at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Visiting Senior Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics, and Chair Professor of Global Justice and the Environment at the University of Oslo. Health. Jason's research focuses on global political economy, inequality, and ecological economics, which are the subjects of his two most recent books: The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions (Penguin, 2017), and Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World (Penguin, 2020), which was listed by the Financial Times and New Scientist as a book of the year. @jasonhickel on Twitter

China's healthcare policies have not kept up with its rapidly ageing population, since its hospital-centric approach to care makes it difficult to manage an increasingly large number of patients.  Moreover, a shortage of doctors – exacerbated by low pay making the profession unattractive – has led to endemic corruption.  Singaporean Professor Wong Tien Yin is looking to transform China's healthcare problems.  So how exactly is he doing it?  On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Professor Wong Tien Yin, Chair Professor & Senior Vice-Chancellor, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University; Vice Provost, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; and Senior Advisor at SingHealth & Singapore National Eye Centre, to find out more.   To read more, do also check out The Straits Times article:  How a Singaporean doctor-scientist is transforming China's healthcare systemhttps://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/how-a-singaporean-doctor-scientist-is-transforming-china-s-healthcare-system  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Delhi winter used to be something everyone looked forward to. But over the past decade, Delhiites have come to dread the winter months due to toxic air quality, which have been linked to a spate of health issues.   The government has developed a Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), and a Winter Action Plan to tackle air pollution. But these measures --- seasonal and crisis-oriented in nature -- have failed to improve the air quality beyond the ‘poor' level in the October to January period. This year, Delhi's air quality is expected to be even more toxic compared to previous years due to climate-related factors and meteorological phenomena such as a delayed La Nina.   What is the link between climate change and air quality in Delhi? Is an emission-focussed approach feasible any longer? And what new strategies and policies are needed so that northern India doesn't suffocate every winter?   Guest: Dr Gufran Beig, Chair Professor at NIAS (IISc) and Founder Project Director, SAFAR Host: G. Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu. Edited by Jude Francis Weston

In the first of three daily episodes we're producing from the RCGP annual conference Emma speaks to college chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne.Kamila talks about the RCGP council's recent vote to oppose a role for physician associates in general practice, why funding for general practice needs to change to better reflect deprivation and the current challenges new GPs are facing finding work.She also explains her views on whether the new Labour government will make a positive difference to general practice, what the college wants to see happen to improve GP retention and whether incentives for continuity of care are a good idea.GPonline is the media partner for the RCGP annual conference, which takes place in Liverpool on 3-4 October. For all the latest news from the event visit www.gponline.com/rcgpSupported by CoppaFeel!These special episodes of Talking General Practice at the RCGP annual conference have been supported by Coppafeel!CoppaFeel! are the UK's only youth focused breast cancer awareness charity and they're on a mission to get every 18-24 year old checking their chest. They educate people on the signs of breast cancer and encourage them to check their chests monthly, so that if they notice something unusual for them they are empowered to contact their GP and advocate for themselves. They provide resources and e-learning to health professionals to support them in encouraging breast awareness with their patients. For more information visit https://coppafeel.org/This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.Useful linksFull coverage from the RCGP annual conferenceRCGP votes to oppose role for physician associates in general practiceDetails of GP ARRS plans revealed in updated network contract DES Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 852 of CXOTalk, host Michael Krigsman explores enterprise AI strategy with guests Anindya Ghose, Professor at NYU Stern School of Business, and Ravi Bapna, Chair Professor at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.What You'll Learn:The "House of AI" Framework: Understand the foundational pillars—data engineering, descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, causal analytics, and prescriptive analytics—that form the basis of successful AI strategies.Building a Strong AI Foundation: Learn why allocating 70% of resources to data cleaning and preparation is crucial for AI success.Overcoming Barriers to AI Adoption: Discover how to address the "three I's"—inertia, ignorance, and lack of imagination—that hinder AI implementation in organizations.Leveraging AI for Competitive Advantage: Explore techniques like transfer learning and fine-tuning to maximize AI benefits, even with smaller datasets.Addressing AI Ethics and Bias: Gain insights into proactive measures for de-biasing AI models and ensuring fairness and equity in AI outputs.Cultivating an AI-Ready Workforce: Find out how to upskill your team and foster a culture that bridges the gap between technical capabilities and business leadership.Learn from two leading academics collaborating on AI initiatives with over 200 companies globally.Stay Connected:

Can music teach us how to live? In this interview Evan Rosa invites Daniel Chua—a musicologist, composer at heart, and Professor of Music at the University of Hong Kong—to discuss his latest book, Music & Joy: Lessons on the Good Life.Together they discuss the vastly different ancient and modern approaches to music; the problem with seeing music for consumption and entertainment; the ways different cultures conceive of music and wisdom: from Jewish to Greek to Christian; seeing the disciplined spontaneity of jazz improvisation fitting with both a Confucian perspective on virtue, and Christian newness of incarnation; and finally St. Augustine, the worshipful jubilance of singing in the midst of one's work to find rhythm and joy that is beyond suffering; and a final benediction and blessing for every music lover.Throughout the interview, we'll offer a few segments of the music Daniel discusses, including Beethoven's Opus 132 and the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th symphony, and John Cage's controversial 4'33”—which Daniel recommends we listen to every single day, and which we're going to play during this episode toward the end.Show NotesMusic and Joy: Lessons on the Good Life by Daniel Chua (https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300264210/music-and-joy/)Can music teach us how to live?The emotional relationship we have with musicEveryone identifies with musicHow did you come to love music and write on it?MusicologistThe Sound of Music soundtrack (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeSQLYs2U8X0nTi15MHjMAWim3PxIyEqI)Listening to music at a young ageLove of Beethoven as a childWhat about Beethoven in particular spoke to you? Do you have memories of what feeling or challenges or thoughts or kind of ambitions were there?Beethoven as harder to listen to and sit through as it is quite disruptive and intellectual in styleBeethoven and Freedom by Daniel Chua (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beethoven-freedom-daniel-k-l-chua/1126575597)What pieces in particular, or what about Beethoven's composition was particularly moving to you?Beethoven's final string quartets (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qaq881bwRI)“It's very strange. It's like the most complex and the most simple music. And somehow they speak very deeply to my soul and my heart. And you just want to listen to them all the time.”A Minor String Quartet, Opus 132 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUob2dcQTWA)A piece of thanksgiving to GodMessages sent by music as a young person about how things come togetherMusic interacts with usPlaying to understand how it is that a piece worksHow do we replicate what music communicates in our daily lives?Beethoven's Ode to Joy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0EjVVjJraA)Stephen Pinker - music is auditory cheesecake“If music is joy, then what is it? What kind of joy is it?”Consuming music is not the same as joy; music is not simply entertainmentThe fanfare of terror in Ode to Joy“Humans are strange. We are very sinful creatures so we tend to weaponize whatever we have to weaponize and we weaponize music too.”“Whatever we do with music as humans, there is something more in music that speaks beyond out puny human point of view of music.”Our view of music and joy today are too human; music is cosmicWe tune ourselves, our virtues, our wisdom to the rhythm of the universe.Joy as something we obey, we listen to.“Music isn't human. Music is actually creation.”Music, the Logos, and WisdomMusic as something that teaches us how to live.Wisdom taking delight, joy, in the universe.Music is deeply beautiful; there is profound goodness to itA lesson in flourishing found in music, in the tuning of ourselvesMusic is truthful; Christ as an instrument and salvation as being in tuneSheet music v performance as an analogy for incarnationMusic as an event that is happeningHarmony and coming together - finding one's place within the turn; Taoist and Confucian traditions“Jazz offers this fantastic expression of a different kind of wisdom born through suffering and grief.”Improvisation in jazz; an exuberance - the weird and the spontaneous alongside the orderedMusic as an opportunity for emotion and a way to communicate and understand; spirituals and slave hymns“The order of the cosmos is basically tragic. It's a bad, bad world. And music is a kind of consolation in that.”“Music can't help but be meaningful.”4'33" by John Cage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWVUp12XPpU)Whatever we are, music is there.Using music to make sense of things; really attend to the world and its music.Augustine's Book of Music “De Musica” (https://archive.org/details/augustine-on-music-de-musica/page/159/mode/2up)The spontaneous music of the worldDefiant joy in the music of slave hymns; a joy that will not be crushedA robust understanding of joyMusic tells us something about the world, the cosmos, of creation - Music reflects the heart of God.About Daniel ChuaDaniel K. L. Chua is the Chair Professor of Music at the University of Hong Kong. Before joining Hong Kong University to head the School of Humanities, he was a Fellow and the Director of Studies at St John's College, Cambridge, and later Professor of Music Theory and Analysis at King's College London. He is the recipient of the 2004 Royal Musical Association's Dent Medal, an Honorary Fellow of the American Musicological Society, and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. He served as the President of the International Musicological Society 2017-2022. He has written widely on music, from Monteverdi to Stravinsky, but is particularly known for his work on Beethoven, the history of absolute music, and the intersection between music, philosophy and theology. His publications include The ‘Galitzin' Quartets of Beethoven (Princeton, 1994), Absolute Music and the Construction of Meaning (Cambridge, 1999), Beethoven and Freedom (Oxford, 2017), Alien Listening: Voyager's Golden Record and Music From Earth (Zone Books, 2021), Music and Joy: Lessons on the Good Life (Yale 2024), ‘Rioting With Stravinsky: A Particular Analysis of the Rite of Spring' (2007), and ‘Listening to the Self: The Shawshank Redemption and the Technology of Music' (2011).Image Credit: “Beethoven with the Manuscript of the Missa Solemnis”, Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820, oil on canvas, Beethoven-Haus, Bonn (Public Domain, Wikimedia Link)Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: iii. “Heilige Dankgesang eines Genesenden an die Gottheit” (”Holy song of thanks of a convalescent to the Divinity”), Amadeus Quartet, 1962 (via Internet Archive)Ludwig van Beethoven, The Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125 "Choral" (1824), Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer, Live Performance, 17 May 1956 (via Internet Archive)Traditional Chinese Music, Instrument: Ehru, “Yearning for Love” Remembering of The Xiao on The Phoenix Platform (via Internet Archive)John Coltrane, “The Inch Worm”, Live in Paris, 1962 (via Internet Archive)4'33”, John Cage, 1960trThe McIntosh County Shouters perform “Gullah-Geechee Ring Shout” (Library of Congress)

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Christopher Walter Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley is a British public speaker and hereditary peer. FORMER SPECIAL ADVISOR, UK PRIME MINISTER MARGARET THATCHER. He is known for his work as a journalist, Conservative political advisor, UKIP political candidate, and for his invention of the mathematical puzzle Eternity. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr Piers Robinson is a political scientist. He is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, co-editor of Propaganda in Focus and was previously Chair/Professor in Politics, Society and Political Journalism at the University of Sheffield. X: @PiersRobinson1

On today's show, Dr Piers Robinson & Prof. Glenn Diesen discusses breaking political news.  GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Dr Piers Robinson is a political scientist. He is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, co-editor of Propaganda in Focus and was previously Chair/Professor in Politics, Society and Political Journalism at the University of Sheffield. X: @PiersRobinson1 https://piersrobinson.com/ GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Prof. Glenn Diesen is a Norwegian academic and political scientist. He's professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway and an associate editor at the Russia in Global Affairs journal. Prof. Diesen's main research focus is Russian foreign policy, geoeconomics, conservatism, and Eurasian integration.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: John Hulsman, author of The Last Best Hope: A History of American Realism, is the President and Managing Partner of John C. Hulsman Enterprises, a prominent global political risk consulting firm. Literally, the sun never sets on John's political risk analysis: He is Senior Columnist for City AM, the newspaper of the city of London, while also writing regular columns on geopolitics, macroeconomics, and politics for Arab News in Riyadh, The Hill newspaper in Washington, Aspen in Rome, and various outlets in New Delhi. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr Piers Robinson is a political scientist. He is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, co-editor of Propaganda in Focus and was previously Chair/Professor in Politics, Society and Political Journalism at the University of Sheffield. Dr. Piers Robinson is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, convenor of the Working Group on Syria, Media and Propaganda, associated researcher with the Working Group on Propaganda and the 9/11 Global ‘War on Terror', member of Panda and BerlinGroup21. He researches and writes on propaganda, conflict and media and was Chair/Professor in Politics, Society ad Political Journalism, University of Sheffield, 2016-2019, Senior Lecturer in International Politics (University of Manchester 2010-2016) and Lecturer in Political Communication (University of Liverpool, 1999-2005). X: @PiersRobinson1

On today's show, Jacqui Deevoy will discuss her new film, "Playing God." GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Dr. Piers Robinson is a political scientist and the co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies. He also co-edits Propaganda in Focus and previously served as Chair/Professor in Politics, Society, and Political Journalism at the University of Sheffield. You can find him on Twitter at @PiersRobinson1. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Jacqui is a UK investigative journalist, filmmaker, and presenter. She has contributed to major UK newspapers and produced the documentary film "A Good Death" in collaboration with Ickonic. This film examines deaths in the UK related to euthanasia and the drug Midazolam. You can watch the trailer for her film "Playing God"here. To support the crowdfunding campaign for "Playing God," visit: Crowdfunder  

More from our coverage of the 18th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA 2024) The Network for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management, Haemostasis and Thrombosis (NATA) is a global independent medical association dedicated to advancement and promotion of best clinical practise in the management of anaemia and iron deficiency, critical bleeding, and thrombosis. Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen speak to Jens Meier, Professor, Head of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Kepler University Hospital as well as Chair Professor of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria. For more go here: https://nataonline.com/

On today's show, Dr Piers Robinson discusses propaganda wars. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Dr Piers Robinson is a political scientist. He is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, co-editor of Propaganda in Focus and was previously Chair/Professor in Politics, Society and Political Journalism at the University of Sheffield. X: @PiersRobinson1 GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Troy A. Miller, a senior executive with more than 30 years of management and business experience, was elected as President & CEO of NRB in July 2022. He previously served as the interim CEO of NRB since March 2019. Miller is also currently President & CEO of NRBTV, where he has served since June 2005. During Miller's tenure, NRB has formed robust partnerships that serve to strengthen relationships between the Christian community and the Jewish people, especially through the NRB International Christian Media Convention.

As China's lawmakers and political advisors gather in Beijing to discuss significant issues concerning the country's future development, host Tu Yun joins Michael Woo Kim-kong, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body, Josef Mahoney, Professor of Politics and International Relations, East China Normal University, and Victor Gao, Chair Professor at Soochow University for a close look at some of the most urgent challenges for the government to tackle on this episode of Chat Lounge.

In this episode, Professor Mohan Dutta speaks with Professor Viktor Chagas on humor in Brazilian politics. Professor Chagas offers a humor lens to Brazilian independence from Portugal, pointing out how Brazilian people made Portuguese people the butt of the jokes as a means to create a national identity. We hear about Professor Chagas' research into private far right WhatsApp group chats and the ethical and safety considerations that come with covert research methods. Professor Chagas and Professor Dutta also discuss the need to decenter the hegemony of political communications research and the challenges associated from the perspective of the Global South.Click here for the episode transcript FeaturingMohan DuttaViktor Chagas SponsorsThe Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University Qatar More from our guests:  Mohan Dutta Dean's Chair Professor of Communication | Journalism and Marketing Massey University | University of New Zealand Director, Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE)Twitter: @mjdutt; @CAREMasseyNZ Viktor ChagasAssociate Professor | Department of Cultural Studies and Media | Fluminense Federal UniversityDirector, Laboratory of Research on Communication, Political Cultures, and Collaborative Economy (coLAB)Twitter: @ombudsmanviktor Works referenced in episode:Jokes and Targets by Christie DaviesChagas, V. A cultura dos memes: aspectos sociológicos e dimensões políticas de um fenômeno do mundo digital. Salvador: EdUFBA, 2020.Chagas, V., Modesto, M., & Magalhães, D. O Brasil vai virar Venezuela: medo, memes e enquadramentos emocionais no WhatsApp pró-Bolsonaro. Esferas, 14, 2019. Chagas, V., Freire, F., Rios, D., & Magalhães, D. Political memes and the politics of memes: a methodological proposal for content analysis of online political memes. First Monday, 24, 2019.  Copy and Audio Editors:  Dominic BonelliTom Dixon

CGIAR SEMINAR SERIES Reforming Agricultural Policies and Farm Support to Advance Sustainable Food System Transformation Co-organized by IFPRI, CGIAR, and Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) 15:00 TO 16:45 CET FEB 29, 2024 - 9:00 TO 10:45AM EST In the recent COP28 Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action, world leaders affirmed that “agriculture and food systems must urgently adapt and transform in order to respond to the imperatives of climate change.” This declaration strengthens the growing global consensus that current food systems need urgent transformative change to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition and to make food production and delivery systems resilient and sustainable. Evidence-based policies are critical to steer such a transformation, which requires urgent action from governments around the world—both in the global North and the global South—to better align, reform, or repurpose current policies and public support to deliver better value for people, planet, and prosperity. Public investments and other expenditures help to create incentives for producers and other food system actors as they choose what, how, and where to produce food, as well as for consumers in their choices of what foods to eat. The seminar will highlight key IFPRI findings on the potential to repurpose existing agriculture policies and public support to accelerate the transformation of food systems to become more inclusive, resilient, sustainable, and healthy. Developing appropriate incentives to encourage producers to adopt technological innovations and sustainable practices, and consumers to make healthy and sustainable food choices, will help deliver desired food system outcomes, but doing so will require bold action through both international coordination and national-level policy reform. The seminar will present available evidence on promising technological innovations from CGIAR and elsewhere, identify associated tradeoffs, and examine how policies can shape greater uptake of such innovations. It will highlight global initiatives seeking to advance agricultural policy reform and assess the evidence base behind these initiatives, as well as examining country-level attempts at reform and the obstacles these reforms can face in both the global North and global South. Welcome and Opening Remarks Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI Jan Brix, Senior Policy Officer, Division of Agriculture and Rural Development, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Science for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems Loraine Ronchi, CGIAR Senior Advisor for Policy Impact, IFPRI Will Martin, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Panel 1: Global Initiatives for Agricultural Policy Reform Representative of the Presidency (Brazil) (Invited) Debbie Palmer, Director for Energy, Climate and Environment, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Sergiy Zorya, Lead Agriculture Economist and Global Lead for Policies and Public Expenditures, Agricultural and Food Global Practice, The World Bank Panel 2: Regional and National Policy Reform Experiences Alan Mathews, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin Shenggen Fan, Chair Professor, College of Economics and Management at China Agricultural University, CGIAR System Board member Patrick Ofori, Deputy Director, Head of M&E Division at Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Policy Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Directorate (PPMED) Moderator Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI More about this Event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/reforming-agricultural-policies-and-farm-support-advance-sustainable-food-system Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

On today's show, Dr Piers Robinson discusses propaganda wars. GUEST OVERVIEW: Dr Piers Robinson is a political scientist. He is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, co-editor of Propaganda in Focus and was previously Chair/Professor in Politics, Society and Political Journalism at the University of Sheffield. X: @PiersRobinson1

Airline executives, tourism officials and luxury store owners in America and Europe are disappointed as Chinese travelers, once the biggest spenders on overseas trips, are found drawing back from visiting those regions. Where have they gone? What has led to the lackluster rebound in China's outbound tourism? What does it take to win back Chinese tourists and win them back fast?Host Tu Yun joins Harvey Dzodin, Senior Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, Dr. Haiyan Song, Mr. and Mrs. Chan Chak Fu Professor in International Tourism, Associate Dean and Chair Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Dr. Glenn McCartney, Associate Professor in Integrated Resort and Tourism Management, University of Macau for a closer look at the issue on this episode of Chat Lounge.

On today's show, Dr. Piers Robinson discusses the question, "From 9/11 to Ukraine, Is the West losing narrative control?" GUEST OVERVIEW: Dr. Piers Robinson is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, convenor of the Working Group on Syria, Media, and Propaganda, and an associated researcher with the Working Group on Propaganda and the 9/11 Global 'War on Terror'. He is also a member of Panda and BerlinGroup21. Dr. Robinson's research focuses on propaganda, conflict, and media. He has held positions such as Chair/Professor in Politics, Society, and Political Journalism at the University of Sheffield (2016-2019), Senior Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Manchester (2010-2016), and Lecturer in Political Communication at the University of Liverpool (1999-2005).

On today's show, Piers breaks down his analysis of COVID-19, titled 'Understanding Covid-19 as a Structural Deep Event.' Later, Darren and Sophia announce an exciting new collaboration between The Light Newspaper and A Stand in the Park, which will result in a freedom festival in 2024. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Dr. Piers Robinson is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, convenor of the Working Group on Syria, Media and Propaganda, associated researcher with the Working Group on Propaganda and the 9/11 Global ‘War on Terror', member of Panda and BerlinGroup21. He researches and writes on propaganda, conflict and media and was Chair/Professor in Politics, Society ad Political Journalism, University of Sheffield, 2016-2019, Senior Lecturer in International Politics (University of Manchester 2010-2016) and Lecturer in Political Communication (University of Liverpool, 1999-2005). GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Darren Nesbitt is the founder of The Light Newspaper.

On today's show, researcher and lecturer Dr. Piers Robinson analyzes the shifting narratives since COVID and the unprecedented effect the propaganda surrounding Gaza is having on society. GUEST OVERVIEW: Dr. Piers Robinson is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, convenor of the Working Group on Syria, Media and Propaganda, associated researcher with the Working Group on Propaganda and the 9/11 Global ‘War on Terror', member of Panda and BerlinGroup21. He researches and writes on propaganda, conflict and media and was Chair/Professor in Politics, Society ad Political Journalism, University of Sheffield, 2016-2019, Senior Lecturer in International Politics (University of Manchester 2010-2016) and Lecturer in Political Communication (University of Liverpool, 1999-2005) https://piersrobinson.com/ https://piersrobinson.substack.com/ https://twitter.com/PiersRobinson1

On today's show, Charlie Downes discusses the Covid inquiry and shares his thoughts on its progress, as well as what it may bring in the future. Later, Natalie Bird, a former Lib Dem who is currently suing them, explains how and why her association with the Lib Dems ended this way. Additionally, Dr. Piers Robinson will join Lembit to discuss the trajectory of the Western Empire, a path that does not bode well for the West. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Charlie Downes is a freelance political commentator and a regular contributor to TalkTV, lotuseaters.com, and Wolves of Westminster. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Natalie has been a Lib Dem member since 2015 and stood as a prospective councillor in 2015, losing the seat to the head of the council's tory party by only a few hundred votes. In 2018 a complaint was made against her for raising concerns about the rights of vulnerable women; concerns that Transwomen were allowed access to women's refuges. This was in the context that she herself had left an abusive relationship, was living with her two boys with her mother, whilst being dragged through the family courts by her ex-partner. In this context Natalie believes that policies should focus on protecting vulnerable women. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Dr. Piers Robinson is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, convenor of the Working Group on Syria, Media and Propaganda, associated researcher with the Working Group on Propaganda and the 9/11 Global ‘War on Terror', member of Panda and BerlinGroup21. He researches and writes on propaganda, conflict and media and was Chair/Professor in Politics, Society ad Political Journalism, University of Sheffield, 2016-2019, Senior Lecturer in International Politics (University of Manchester 2010-2016) and Lecturer in Political Communication (University of Liverpool, 1999-2005).

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Washington recently in an effort aiming to save a bilateral relationship seemingly in a downward spiral. In the U.S. capital, Wang met with U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. After the trip, both sides said they agreed to work together toward a meeting between the two heads of state in San Francisco during this year's APEC meetings in November. How should we see these recent developments in the relationship between the U.S. and China? What expectations should we hold about this relationship moving forward? Host Liu Kun is joined by Victor Gao, Chair Professor at Soochow University; Bo Kong, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the OU Institute for U.S.-China Issues, University of Oklahoma; and Dr. Clifford Kiracofe, Washington-based author and former Senior Professional Staff Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

On today's show, Charlie Downes will discuss with Lembit socialists and far-left lawmakers saying that America should welcome the millions of refugees from Gaza. While Former Israeli minister, suggests that Palestinians in Gaza can live in ‘tent cities'. Later, Dr Piers Robinson will discuss with Lembit war propaganda and how relevant he thinks it is concerning Palestine and Israel's conflict. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Charlie Downes is a freelance political commentator and regular contributor to TalkTV, lotuseaters.com, and Wolves of Westminster. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr. Piers Robinson is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, convenor of the Working Group on Syria, Media and Propaganda, associated researcher with the Working Group on Propaganda and the 9/11 Global ‘War on Terror', member of Panda and BerlinGroup21. He researches and writes on propaganda, conflict and media and was Chair/Professor in Politics, Society ad Political Journalism, University of Sheffield, 2016-2019, Senior Lecturer in International Politics (University of Manchester 2010-2016) and Lecturer in Political Communication (University of Liverpool, 1999-2005).

Today we are discussing the National Indigenous Kidney Transplantation Taskforce, featured in the latest MJA supplement published on Monday 16 October 2023.   My special guests are the National Indigenous Kidney Transplantation Taskforce (NIKTT) deputy chair, Professor Jaquelyne Hughes, and NIKTT National Community Engagement Coordinator, Ms Kelli Owen. Read the supplement: https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2023/219/8/supplementWith MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 26 mins

Interview recorded - 11th of October, 2023On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with Didier Sornette - Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurial Risks at ETH Zurich; and Chair Professor and co-Dean of the Institute of Risk Analysis, Prediction, and Management (Risks-X) at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen.During our conversation we spoke about whether you can predict financial crises, how this was done during 2008, what Didier is seeing in current markets and how this may link to the current bond markets. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:41 - Can you predict financial crises?5:26 - Finding preluding indicators before crises?9:21 - What did Didier see during 2008 to see risk in the housing markets?16:21 - FED's trying to reduce risk as much as possible23:56 - Are we currently heading towards a crisis?36:00 - Bond market housing market comparison?42:01 - One message to takeaway from our conversation?Didier Sornette is Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurial Risks at ETH Zurich, and Chair Professor and co-Dean of the Institute of Risk Analysis, Prediction, and Management (Risks-X) at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen. Since his recent retirement from ETH Zurich, Professor Sornette has been working actively with the private sector on developing socially important products with clear applications in the medical field and in dynamic financial risk management.Professor Sornette is using data-driven mathematical statistical analysis to study the predictability and control of crises and extreme events in complex systems. His key contribution is to use nonlinear multi-variable dynamical settings that include both positive and negative feedback. The results obtained help us better understand the overall stability and instability of financial markets.Didier Sornette - Website - https://emeritus.er.ethz.ch/about-us/people/sornette.htmlPublications - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Didier-SornetteWTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

This episode is sponsored by MindStudio by YouAi. MindStudio is the best way to build an AI business. Start driving some serious revenue before everyone else. Mind Studio allows you to use conversational language to program incredibly powerful AI tools. No coding knowledge is needed to start your AI business. Sign up now- https://bit.ly/MindStudioEyeonAI On episode #139 of Eye on AI , Craig Smith sits down with Isabelle Guyon, a pioneer in the world of machine learning and pattern recognition, and Chair Professor at the University of Paris-Saclay. Isabelle Guyon, renowned for her groundbreaking work with Vladimir Vapnik and Bernhard Boser, has made significant contributions to support-vector machines (SVMs), artificial neural networks, and bioinformatics. In this episode, we delve into SVMs, a technique that efficiently classifies data by maximizing margins, with applications spanning image classification, text classification, and bioinformatics. We also explore maximum margin classifiers in the biomedical field, uncovering their unique approach to category distinction. Learn about weighted sum usage and their adaptability based on available data. Discover how maximum margin classifiers apply to labeled and unlabeled data, for both classification and regression tasks. We wrap things up by discussing the promising prospects of chatbots and language models. Isabelle Guyon shares valuable insights on data preprocessing, bias adjustment methods, and the fusion of SVMs with deep learning to address contemporary challenges.   Isabelle Guyon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelle-guyon-aa371170 Craig Smith Twitter: https://twitter.com/craigss Eye on A.I. Twitter: https://twitter.com/EyeOn_AI   (00:00) Preview (00:52) Introduction and MindStudio by YouAi (04:55) Machine Learning Techniques (15:15) Classification Methods in Biomedical Applications (22:40) Support Vector Machines and Kernel Methods (36:45) Future of Chatbots and Language Models (41:08) Unsupervised Learning in Deep Learning Importance (45:53) Outro and MindStudio by YouAi

Washington is attempting to intensify its sphere of influence within the United Nations. It intends to increase the number of Security Council permanent members to dilute the influence of China and Russia. How realistic is it? Germany, Japan, and India have been wanting a permanent membership of the Council for decades. Why haven't they succeeded? Host Tu Yun joins John Ross, Senior Fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, Victor Gao, Chair Professor at Soochow University, and Mario Cavolo, CEO of M Communications Group and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Center for China & Globalization on this episode of Chat Lounge to find out the answers.

Chair Professor and Dean of Research & Innovation joins host Sue Rocco for a conversation about why she wanted to leave her rural town in the south of France, how she discovered her calling in research, and how she dealt with gender bias that she faced in school and among her peers.Sylvie Lorente, Associate Dean for Research & Innovation in the College of Engineering at Villanova University, shared the story behind her title with us on September 6, 2023.Sylvie is also a Professor (Exceptional Class) at the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), University of Toulouse, France. In 2019, she joined Villanova University where she holds the position of College of Engineering Chair Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering.She was appointed Hung Hing-Ying Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Science and Technology at Hong Kong University (Hong Kong) in 2017. Sylvie Lorente is also an Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria (South Africa), and an Adjunct Professor at Duke University, USA. She is a member of the Academia Europaea.She is editor of the International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer and a member of several other editorial boards. Sylvie Lorente has a passion for flow architectures and works on thermal design, energy storage, vascularized structures, porous media, biological flow networks, urban design, and organisations. Together with her group, she uncovers the engineered and biological hierarchical flow pathways that endow complex systems with efficient properties and behaviors. She is the author of 7 books, 10 book chapters, and 200+ peer-reviewed international journal papers. She is listed amongst the 2% most cited scientists worldwide.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode, Dr. Rigoberto Advincula joins me on the podcast to discuss some of their work research on using image-driven machine learning (ML) to optimize the thermo-mechanical properties of 3D Printed Composites.  Dr. Advincula is a Governor’s Chair Professor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee. He is the Group Leader of […] The post Interview with Dr. Rigoberto Advincula – Discussing The Use of Machine Learning to Optimize the Properties of 3D Printed Composites first appeared on Composites Weekly. The post Interview with Dr. Rigoberto Advincula – Discussing The Use of Machine Learning to Optimize the Properties of 3D Printed Composites appeared first on Composites Weekly.

The title of this week's episode is taken from an article to be published in September's Monthly Review. The author, Jason Hickel, talks to Steve about the topic in his third visit to the podcast.Before we look at the double objective of ecosocialism we must analyze the double crisis we're facing – ecological and social. Both are caused by the same underlying issue: the capitalist mode of production.Capitalism creates an almost perfect circuit that begins and ends with commodification and enclosure. Well, actually, it ends with massive profits... and that double crisis we mentioned. With essential goods and services outside our control, we have no bargaining power when it comes to the cost of living. We are helpless in the face of artificial scarcity and price-gouging. Faced with the high price of necessities we are forced to work longer and harder in order to simply survive. And of course, the more we need to work, the less control we have over our wages. The capitalist class makes out at both ends.There are at least two undeniable problems with this system. It wreaks havoc on the environment and is inconsistent with democracy, if you care about that sort of thing.“This is where our analysis has to ultimately lead, and the underlying pathology is basically that capitalism is fundamentally not democratic.”Even those of us who live in the US, Europe, or other countries with nominally democratic electoral systems have no illusions about their undemocratic nature.“More importantly, when it comes to the system of production, which all of us are engaged in every day, on which our livelihoods and our existence depends, not even the shallowest illusion of democracy is allowed to enter.”After identifying the quagmire, Jason and Steve talk about a solution. Jason lays out the necessary policies that ecosocialism should provide: universal public services, a public works program, and the job guarantee. Jason even suggests the possibility of post-capitalist firms and post-capitalist markets, and describes how they might operate in such a system.We can't have a Jason Hickel episode without a discussion of degrowth and whether that concept applies to the exploitation of the Global South. Nor is there a means of achieving our goals without domestic and international class solidarity.“We can't underestimate the scale of the struggle that is really involved here. I think we have to take inspiration from successful social movements that have occurred in the past. There's this amazing line from Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso that goes 'we are the heirs of the world's revolutions'.Pretty much every good thing that we have is the result of revolutionary forces that fought to bring that to be. Everything from literally the minimum wage, as pitiful as it is, to the weekends, to whatever admittedly meager forms of democracy we get to exercise. These are all the benefits of revolutionary movements that have at least won some concessions in the past, and in some cases against extraordinary odds.”Dr. Jason Hickel is an economic anthropologist, author, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is Professor at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Visiting Senior Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics, and Chair Professor of Global Justice and the Environment at the University of Oslo. Health.Jason's research focuses on global political economy, inequality, and ecological economics, which are the subjects of his two most recent books: The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global...

The birth of generative AI application ChatGPT is transforming work and life, and how we perceive ourselves. Following ChatGPT, global tech giants have presented their own generative AI tools, offering more choices for users and all the while, as some say, unleashing an AI race. While some people are awed by how much the technology can facilitate productivity, others are worried about the risks it presents. Policymakers around the world have thus begun working on regulating AI. So can AI be regulated, and how? Host Liu Kun is joined by Professor Pascale Fung, Director of Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Chair Professor at Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering and Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Mengye Ren, Assistant Professor at Department of Computer Science and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University; Edward Lehman, Managing Director of LEHMAN, LEE & Xu Law Firm.

Andrii Portnov is a Ukrainian historian and essayist, the Chair Professor of Entangled History of Ukraine at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany, and one of the EU's rare professors of Ukrainian history. Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and chief editor of UkraineWorld, speaks to Andrii Portnov about stereotypes we need to overcome when looking at Ukrainian history, about the blind spots of the Ukrainian past, and the ideological diversity of Ukrainian intellectual history. UkraineWorld is brought to you by Internews Ukraine, one of the oldest Ukrainian media NGOs. The goal of the series Thinking in Dark Times is to make Ukraine and the current war a focal point of our common reflection about the world's present, past and future. We try to see the light through and despite the current darkness. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld. Support our humanitarian trips to the frontline areas: Paypal - ukraine.resisting@gmail.com

Robinson's Podcast #76 - Nora Boyd, Siska de Baerdemaeker, & Vera Matarese: The Philosophy of Astrophysics Nora Boyd is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Siena College. Siska de Baerdemaeker is a Researcher at Stockholm University. Vera Matarese is Assistant Professor in Philosophy of Science at the University of Perugia. Both Nora and Siska received their PhDs in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pittsburgh, while Vera received hers in the Philosophy of Science at the University of Hong Kong. Along with Kevin Heng, Chair Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich (and guest on episode #56), they are the editors of Philosophy of Astrophysics—an anthology on the philosophy of the same and the first of its kind—which will be released open access in early June 2023 (link below). In this episode, Nora, Siska, Vera, and Robinson discuss the origins of the project, as well as many of the topics it covers, such as black holes, dark matter, and whether astrophysics should even be considered a science at all. The Anthology: https://link.springer.com/book/9783031266171 Nora Boyd: https://facultyweb.siena.edu/~nboyd/ Siska de Baerdemaeker: https://www.siskadebaerdemaeker.com Vera Matarese: https://sites.google.com/view/veramatarese/home OUTLINE:  00:00 In This Episode… 00:54 Introduction 7:10 What is Astrophysics? 14:24 What Is the Philosophy of Astrophysics? 25:26 Is Astrophysics Science? 38:29 Astrophysical Models and the Tribunal of Experience 45:33 Data and Theory 1:01:32 Astrophysical Simulations 1:14:17 Fictional Objects  1:20:00 Black Holes and Dark Matter 1:28:01 Processes and Pseudoprocesses 1:34:08 Time 1:47:20 Ethical Issues 1:42:06 Evidence, Theory, and Cold Dark Matter Robinson's Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

"The world's future will depend on Africa having a good future." This week on International Horizons, Jack Goldstone, Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Chair Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and a Global Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center, discusses the role of age and demographics of social movements in the twenty-first century. Goldstone speculates about the possibilities of regime change in China associated with the role of the youth and their discontent with governments that are losing performance legitimacy, and the possibilities for a slight rise in authoritarianism in India as the growth of the working-age population slows. Goldstone also suggests why Africa will be the great resource of youth for the entire world for the next 20 years, despite the fact that the talent of young Africans is being held back by government corruption and ineffectiveness. International Horizons is a podcast of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies that brings scholarly expertise to bear on our understanding of international issues. John Torpey, the host of the podcast and director of the Ralph Bunche Institute, holds conversations with prominent scholars and figures in state-of-the-art international issues in our weekly episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

"The world's future will depend on Africa having a good future." This week on International Horizons, Jack Goldstone, Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Chair Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and a Global Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center, discusses the role of age and demographics of social movements in the twenty-first century. Goldstone speculates about the possibilities of regime change in China associated with the role of the youth and their discontent with governments that are losing performance legitimacy, and the possibilities for a slight rise in authoritarianism in India as the growth of the working-age population slows. Goldstone also suggests why Africa will be the great resource of youth for the entire world for the next 20 years, despite the fact that the talent of young Africans is being held back by government corruption and ineffectiveness. International Horizons is a podcast of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies that brings scholarly expertise to bear on our understanding of international issues. John Torpey, the host of the podcast and director of the Ralph Bunche Institute, holds conversations with prominent scholars and figures in state-of-the-art international issues in our weekly episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

"The world's future will depend on Africa having a good future." This week on International Horizons, Jack Goldstone, Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Chair Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and a Global Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center, discusses the role of age and demographics of social movements in the twenty-first century. Goldstone speculates about the possibilities of regime change in China associated with the role of the youth and their discontent with governments that are losing performance legitimacy, and the possibilities for a slight rise in authoritarianism in India as the growth of the working-age population slows. Goldstone also suggests why Africa will be the great resource of youth for the entire world for the next 20 years, despite the fact that the talent of young Africans is being held back by government corruption and ineffectiveness. International Horizons is a podcast of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies that brings scholarly expertise to bear on our understanding of international issues. John Torpey, the host of the podcast and director of the Ralph Bunche Institute, holds conversations with prominent scholars and figures in state-of-the-art international issues in our weekly episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

"The world's future will depend on Africa having a good future." This week on International Horizons, Jack Goldstone, Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Chair Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and a Global Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center, discusses the role of age and demographics of social movements in the twenty-first century. Goldstone speculates about the possibilities of regime change in China associated with the role of the youth and their discontent with governments that are losing performance legitimacy, and the possibilities for a slight rise in authoritarianism in India as the growth of the working-age population slows. Goldstone also suggests why Africa will be the great resource of youth for the entire world for the next 20 years, despite the fact that the talent of young Africans is being held back by government corruption and ineffectiveness. International Horizons is a podcast of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies that brings scholarly expertise to bear on our understanding of international issues. John Torpey, the host of the podcast and director of the Ralph Bunche Institute, holds conversations with prominent scholars and figures in state-of-the-art international issues in our weekly episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

"The world's future will depend on Africa having a good future." This week on International Horizons, Jack Goldstone, Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Chair Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and a Global Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center, discusses the role of age and demographics of social movements in the twenty-first century. Goldstone speculates about the possibilities of regime change in China associated with the role of the youth and their discontent with governments that are losing performance legitimacy, and the possibilities for a slight rise in authoritarianism in India as the growth of the working-age population slows. Goldstone also suggests why Africa will be the great resource of youth for the entire world for the next 20 years, despite the fact that the talent of young Africans is being held back by government corruption and ineffectiveness. International Horizons is a podcast of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies that brings scholarly expertise to bear on our understanding of international issues. John Torpey, the host of the podcast and director of the Ralph Bunche Institute, holds conversations with prominent scholars and figures in state-of-the-art international issues in our weekly episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Kellee Tsai, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Science and Chair Professor of Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, to discuss her recent articles “Structural Power, Hegemony, and State Capitalism: Limits to China's Global Economic Power,” published in Politics & Society, and “China's Party-State Capitalism and International Backlash: From Interdependence to Insecurity,” published in International Security.

Kevin Heng is Chair Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics of Extrasolar Planets at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. Before that, he was the director of the Center for Space and Habitability at the University of Bern in Switzerland. Robinson and Kevin discuss the search for planets outside our solar system and the importance of—as well as some problems surrounding—our investigations into their atmospheres, all before turning to his recent philosophical work. Kevin, along with three philosophers of science—Vera Matarese, Siska de Baerdemaeker, and Nora Boyd—are the editors of an upcoming anthology on the philosophy of astrophysics, for which Kevin composed an essay on the role of models in astrophysics. Kevin is also the author of Exoplanetary Atmospheres: Theoretical Concepts and Foundations, which is part of the Princeton Series in Atmospheres. Check out http://robinsonerhardt.com and stay up to date! OUTLINE 00:00 In This Episode… 00:29 Introduction 3:37 Kevin's Background in Astrophysics 6:53 How Do Astrophysicists Work? 12:34 An Astrophysicist's Tools in the Search for Exoplanets 22:06 False Color Images in Astrophysics 27:12 More Methods of Atmospheric Analysis 30:42 Kevin's Research 43:13 The Philosophy of Astrophysics Anthology 47:03 Philosophy and Scientific Models 1:04:19 An Unsolved Problem Concerning Turbulence 1:08:01 Kevin's Time in Culinary School 1:11:57 Fashion and Bottega Veneta Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

The new Khalifa International Award for Early Learning (KIAEL), funded by the United Arab Emirates, wants submissions from UK academics, projects, schools and nurseries displaying brilliance and innovation in the early education sector.Two winners in each of the categories “Best Research & Studies” and “Best Programmes & Teaching Practices” will receive $50,000. The recipients will be announced in June 2023.The KIAEL Awarding Committee, which features Professor Iram Siraj, Professor of Child Development and Education, University of Oxford, are looking for high-quality, evidence-based research and impactful programmes, methodologies, and advanced teaching practices. Early education is defined as anything aimed at children aged eight and under.Initiatives for children with disabilities are particularly welcome.The prize was founded by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister, and aims to improve the standard of early childhood education around the world.It is open to entrants from any country, including developing nations.There have already been more than 40 prize registrations from the UK, but the organisers want many more through January and February.“Our mission is to identify and reward research on early-childhood education, care that supports improvements in practice and exemplary programmes or teaching practices demonstrated to improve quality and/or the learning and development of young children,” says Professor Iram Siraj.Professor Siraj is one five internationally renowned early learning experts who make up the KIAEL Awarding Committee. They also include: Dr Steven Barnett, founding Co-Director of the National Institute for Early Education and Board of Governors Professor of Education at Rutgers University in the US; Dr Nirmala Rao, a Chair Professor at the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong and Serena H C Yang Professor in Early Childhood Development and Education; Fatma Ahmad Abdulla Al Bastaki, Cluster Manager, Emirates Schools Establishment, Ministry of Education, UAE; Dr Jana Fleming, Director, Early Childhood Development, Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, Abu Dhabi.Judging will place a firm emphasis on rigorous evaluation and impact to recognise initiatives and research in early childhood that can be globally inspirational due to measurable positive results.“All programmes submitted for consideration should have been subject to an evaluation of implementation or outcomes that provide strong evidence of current or potential impact,” said Professor Siraj.The deadline for entries is the 28 February 2023. Applications need to be submitted online at https://el.khaward.ae/.Nirmala Rao is a Serena H C Yang Professor in Early Childhood Development and Education, Chair Professor of Child Development and Education, and Director of the Consortium for Research on Early Childhood Development and Education (CORE), Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (HKU).She is a Developmental and Chartered (Educational) Psychologist by training and has conducted research on early childhood development and education in Asian cultural contexts. Professor Rao has published widely and serves on the Editorial Board for premier scholarly journals. She is a regular participant in high-level international meetings, written advocacy material, and undertaken consultancies for international organisations. Professor Rao has received awards for both research and teaching.

Dr. Aravind Chinchure is a renowned academician, a corporate strategist and an innovation leader. He is an expert in the formulation of corporate and governmental policies that influence innovation and research. He holds a PhD in Physics, and has an experience spanning 25 years in R&D, innovation, intellectual property, startup venture investment, policy, social development and teaching. Dr. Chinchure has worked with many global innovation thought leaders and Nobel laureates on projects of national and regional significance. He credits these associations for shaping his perceptions and expertise around results-driven innovations. He was part of Indian and global research organizations, and large multinational and Indian companies in diverse technology areas, driving innovation in technology as well as leading intellectual property-driven assets creation at workplaces. He is credited with designing and implementing India's first two-year residential and experiential MBA course on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune. Currently, Dr. Chinchure is the Chair Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Symbiosis International University, Pune, India.

Dr. Frank Dikötter is the Chair Professor of Humanities at the University of Hong Kong, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, and a Dutch historian specializing in modern China. Prior to this, he was a Professor of the Modern History of China at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. He is the author of a dozen books that have changed the way we look at the history of modern China and the winner of the prestigious BBC Samuel Johnson prize. His latest book is titled China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower.

Today's guest, Frank Dikötter, comes on to chat about the impact that Mao had on China and how the People's Republic of China has navigated the global political landscape since his death. Links from the show:* China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower* Connect with Frank* Connect with Ryan on Twitter* Subscribe to the newsletterAbout my Guest:Frank Dikötter is the author of the People's Trilogy, a series of books that document the impact of communism on the lives of ordinary people in China on the basis of new archival material. The first volume, entitled Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, won the 2011 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, Britain's most prestigious book award for non-fiction. The second instalment, The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution, 1945-1957, was short-listed for the Orwell Prize in 2014. The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 concludes the trilogy and was short-listed for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize in 2017. His last book is entitled China after Mao: The Rise of a Superpower.Frank has been Chair Professor of Humanities at the University of Hong Kong since 2006. Before coming to Hong Kong he was Professor of the Modern History of China at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.Born in the Netherlands in 1961, he was educated in Switzerland  and graduated from the University of Geneva with a Double Major in History and Russian. After two years in the People's Republic of China, he moved to London where he obtained his PhD in History from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 1990. He stayed at SOAS as British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow and as Wellcome Research Fellow before being promoted to a personal chair as Professor of the Modern History of China in 2002. His research and writing has been funded by over 2 US$ million in grants from various foundations, including, in Britain, the Wellcome Trust, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, The Economic and Social Research Council and, in Hong Kong, the Research Grants Council and the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation. He holds an honorary doctorate from Leiden University and is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.He has published a dozen books that have changed the ways historians view modern China, from the classic The Discourse of Race in Modern China (1992) to China before Mao: The Age of Openness (2007). His work has been translated into twenty languages. Frank Dikötter is married and lives in Hong Kong. Get full access to Dispatches from the War Room at dispatchesfromthewarroom.substack.com/subscribe

This is a party absolutely determined to maintain a monopoly of power and absolutely determined to crush any attempt by any group to suggest that there ought to be anything like separation of powers. No labor unions. No civil society. No freedom of press. No judicial independence. The mere suggestion of it seems to be so offensive that people end up in jail and that's a constant theme that runs throughout this entire period.Frank DikötterBecome a Patron!Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox.Order China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower by Frank Dikötter (Available in the UK now. Available in the US November 15th, 2022.)A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.Frank Dikötter is the author of three books about China under Mao called the People's Trilogy. He is currently the Chair Professor of Humanities at the University of Hong Kong. His latest book is China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower.Key HighlightsIntroduction - 0:52Life in China After Mao - 3:06How much did China Reform After Mao - 13:20What do the Chinese People Want from Reform - 25:38Is Political Reform Necessary for Deeper Economic Reforms - 29:33Why is China's Reform Overstated - 36:18Key LinksLearn more about Frank Dikötter at WikipediaThe People's Trilogy by Frank DikötterDemocracy Paradox PodcastSarah Cook on China's Expanding Global Media InfluenceSteven Levitsky and Lucan Way on the Durable Authoritarianism of Revolutionary RegimesMore Episodes from the PodcastMore InformationDemocracy GroupApes of the State created all MusicEmail the show at jkempf@democracyparadox.comFollow on Twitter @DemParadox, Facebook, Instagram @democracyparadoxpodcast100 Books on DemocracyDemocracy Paradox is part of the Amazon Affiliates Program and earns commissions on items purchased from links to the Amazon website. All links are to recommended books discussed in the podcast or referenced in the blog.Support the show