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Recent 2010 Events

Recordings available where noted.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - Click for video.
Seminar – Washington, DC
Scientists' Understanding of the Public
Welcome:

Alan Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Speakers:

Robert Fri, Visiting Scholar and Senior Fellow Emeritus, Resources for the Future
Chris Mooney, Science and Political Journalist


Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - Click for video.
Stated Meeting – Cambridge
Advances in Brain Science: Implications for Therapy
Moderator:

Emilio Bizzi, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Speakers:

Robert Desimone, Director, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Edward Scolnick, Director, Psychiatric Disease Program and the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute


Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - Click for audio.
Founders Day: A Celebration of the Academy’s 230th Anniversary
Lecture: Reflections on the Founding Period
Speaker:

Jack Rakove, W.R. Coe Professor of History and American Studies and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University

Concert:

Performance of 18th and 19th Century Music

Performers:

Edward Arron, cello; Ronald Arron, viola; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Jeewon Park, piano

Thursday, April 29, 2010
Meeting – Cambridge
The Challenges to Nuclear Energy in the Arab World
Introduction:

Steven Miller, Director, International Security Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Speaker:

Hamad Al Kaabi, Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, United Arab Emirates

Thursday, April 22, 2010
Congressional Briefing – Washington, DC
The Global Nuclear Future
Speakers:

Thomas Isaacs, Consulting Professor at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University, and Director of the Office of Planning and Special Studies at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Steven Miller, Director, International Security Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Robert Rosner, Professor, Departments of Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics, University of Chicago
Scott Sagan, Professor of Political Science, Codirector of Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation

Thursday, April 15, 2010 - Click for video.
Stated Meeting – Cambridge
Prospects for the Economy
Introduction:

James Poterba, Mitsui Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; President. National Bureau of Economic Research

Speaker:

John S. Reed, Retired Chairman and CEO, Citigroup; Retired Chairman, New York Stock Exchange

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - Click for video and audio.
Stated Meeting – Cambridge
The Supreme Court and Race
Welcome:

Lawrence Bobo, W.E.B Du Bois Professor of Social Sciences, Harvard University

Introduction:

Randall Kennedy, Michael R. Klein Professor of Law, Harvard University

Speaker:

Michael Klarman, Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law, Harvard University

Monday, February 22, 2010
Concert - Cambridge
An Evening with Thomas Zehetmair
Performer:

Thomas Zehetmair, leading Austrian violinist and chamber musician; Music Director, Northern Sinfonia

Monday, February 8, 2010 - Click for audio.
Meeting – Chicago
The Global Nuclear Future
In collaboration with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Speakers:

Steven Miller, Director, International Security Program, Harvard Kennedy School
Robert Rosner, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Professor of Physics, University of Chicago
Scott Sagan, Professor of Political Science and Co-director, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University

Thursday, January 28, 2010 - Click for audio.
Stated Meeting – Cambridge
A Conversation on Evolving U.S. Policy toward Russia
Location: House of the Academy
Speakers:

Robert Legvold, Marshall D. Shulman Professor Emeritus, Columbia University
Thomas Graham, former Senior Director for Russia, National Security Council

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