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Artists Talk: Aspen Mays

This month features Aspen Mays discussing her work from the exhibition From the Office of Scientists, which focuses on the office cubicle.

Recorded on 1.31.2010
Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State

In Bomb Power, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills reveals how the atomic bomb transformed the United States down to its deepest constitutional roots.

Recorded on 1.27.2010
Flying and Falling with Icarus

Suzanne Ross and Sandor Goodhart lead a post-show discussion of the Icarus myth  in this World Premiere Lookingglass Original.

Recorded on 1.23.2010
Heart of Chicago Reading

Winners of the Heart of Chicago Writing Contest read from their submissions in the lobby of the Smart Museum.

Recorded on 1.14.2010
T.C. Boyle

T.C. Boyle, one of the most acclaimed American writers of today, reads from and discusses his new collection of stories, Wild Child: and Other Stories.

Recorded on 2.1.2010
Great Chicago Planning Disasters

Most urban planning works roughly as intended, however sometimes it misses the target or backfires. Professor Bruegmann examines Chicagoland planning "mistakes".

Recorded on 1.27.2010
Iran, Turkey and the U.S.: Power Triangle of the 21st Century

Author, former New York Times bureau chief and Northwestern University lecturer Stephen Kinzer speaks on this new "power triangle" and its strategic importance.

Recorded on 1.26.2010
Rediscovering Values: A Moral Compass for the New Global Economy

A discussion on how the economic crisis has presented us with an opportunity to revisit and reevaluate our core values as citizens of a global community.

Recorded on 1.21.2010
Reflecting on the Anti-Apartheid Movement: South African and U.S. Perspectives

Retired South African Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs and activist Prexy Nesbitt discuss the history of the anti-apartheid movement.

Recorded on 1.18.2010
Marrying schools and after-school time

Education experts discuss the value of utilizing after-school time, especially in Chicago where the school year is ten days shorter than national average.

Recorded on 1.21.2010
Borders: Film Screening and Discussion

Borders is part of the Center for Black Diaspora’s Winter Quarter film series "Cinema: Transnational Subjects, African & Black Diaspora Immigrant Experiences".

Recorded on 1.20.2010
Atomic Age Food

Barbara Kuck presents how how the mass marketing and automobile culture of the 1950s changed the way America cooked and ate in the years after World War II.

Recorded on 1.17.2010
When Will the U.S. Win the World Cup? A Story of Globalization and Knowledge Networks

Author and Financial Times Sports Columnist Simon Kuper is interviewed by Jamie Trecker, Senior Writer and Columnist for the Fox Sports/Fox Soccer Channel.

Recorded on 1.12.2010
Artist Talk: Jason Salavon

Jason Salavon discusses his exhibition Spigot, which experiments with the artistic possibilities of information technology and unconventional source materials.

Recorded on 1.10.2010
The Encyclopedia Show Presents! Series 2, Volume 5: Obsolete Diseases

The Encyclopedia Show showcases visual art, comedy, music and spoken word on a wide variety of subjects related to a chosen topic. This month: Obsolete Diseases.

Recorded on 1.6.2010
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