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ECOpreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet Before Profits In this Wisconsin Book Festival event held on October 17, 2008, Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko discuss prosperity in an emerging "ecopreneurial" economony. The annual book festival is presented in Madison by the Wisconsin Humanities Council. Kivirist and Ivanko, leaders in the green business movement, ask what role businesses can play in the restoration and preservation of Wisconsin's environment. They share inspirational stories of people blending dedication to the environment with creative ways of making a living.view the video [1 hr. 1 min.] | transcript |
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Young and Muslim: How Does it Feel to be a Problem? In this Wisconsin Book Festival event held on October 16, 2008, writers Moustafa Bayoumi and Amitava Kumar share the stage. The annual book festival is presented in Madison by the Wisconsin Humanities Council. Through the stories of seven young Arab and Muslim Americans in Brooklyn, New York, Bayoumi sheds light on the misunderstandings that frame or even define their lives in "How Does it Feel to be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America." Among those he meets are an Arab Christian who served as a Marine in Iraq and a woman detained by the FBI and released with no explanation. In his latest work, "A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb," Indian-born writer and journalist Kumar reports on the global war on terror. view the video [44 min.] | transcript |
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Social History and the Natural Landscape This presentation is part of the "Human Interaction with Wisconsin's Natural Landscape" series, a project of the Wisconsin Humanities Council’s Wisconsin: Making it Home Initiative. The event, hosted by UW-Baraboo, took place on September 25, 2008. Author and journalist Michael Goc looks at social, economic and technological change on Wisconsin landscapes. His discussion considers the European-American transformation of the Sauk Prairie farm grassland to farmland in the mid-1800s; the birth of a conservation ethic in response to dust bowl conditions in the 1930s; and the evolution of a sanctuary for grassland birds on the idled grounds of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant since the 1970s. Goc has authored or edited more than 70 books on Wisconsin history, including the award-winning Powder, People and Place. view the video [1 hr. 7 min.] | transcript |
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The Past and Future of American International Leadership This presentation is an "Academy Evening" that was delivered at UW-Fox Valley in Menasha, Wis., on October 7, 2008. "Academy Evenings" are organized by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. If the 20th century was the "American Century," what will the 21st century bring? How can the United States maintain its international leadership and build a better world? Jeremi Suri addresses these questions, drawing on his extensive historical research about foreign policy and domestic politics. Named one of the nation's "top young historians" (History News Network) and a "top young innovator" in the arts and sciences (Smithsonian Magazine), Suri is a professor of history at the UW-Madison and a senior Fellow at the UW Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy. view the video [1 hr. 15 min.] | transcript |
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Alzheimer's and More: Halting the Progression of Neurological Diseases This presentation is an "Academy Evening" that was delivered at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in Madison, Wis., on October 14, 2008. "Academy Evenings" are organized by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. Discover the role oxidative stress plays in the development of many chronic neurodegenerative diseases and learn about ways we might prevent or cure such diseases. UW-Madison pharmacy professor Jeff Johnson discusses new therapeutic approaches to treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's and ALS. view the video [1 hr. 23 min.] | transcript |
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The Voter and the 2008 Presidential Election Campaign This presentation is part of the "Academy Evening" series Getting to Purple: Beyond the Red and Blue of Partisan Politics. It was delivered at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wis., on September 24, 2008. "Academy Evenings" are organized by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. What role do individual voters play in the current presidential election campaign? UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden leads a UW research team recently awarded a U.S. Election Assistance Commission grant to improve the state's ability to collect accurate election returns. He talks about partisan polarization and voter turnout, and outlines a toolkit for repair of the electoral process. view the video [1 hr. 6 min.] | transcript |
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Wisconsin as America's Laboratory of Democracy This presentation is part of the "Academy Evening" series Getting to Purple: Beyond the Red and Blue of Partisan Politics. It was delivered at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wis., on September 17, 2008. "Academy Evenings" are organized by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. Progressive governors and legislators in Wisconsin have historically engaged in a wide range of institutional and policy experiments designed to invigorate the state's political institutions and improve the social and economic conditions for all. George Mason University professor James Conant, author of Wisconsin Politics and Government: America's Laboratory of Democracy, discusses restoring Wisconsin's status as a laboratory of democracy. view the video [1 hr. 12 min.] | transcript |
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