The Aurora Forum at Stanford University
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The Aurora Forum at Stanford University is part of a history of free public programs that goes back to the University's founding. Leland Stanford Junior University opened in October 1891, and by December of that year President David Starr Jordan—an educator who believed that "the final end of education is not learning or official position, but service to humanity"—launched a fortnightly public lecture forum intended "to share the fine specialists on this campus and their knowledge with the community."
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Nature’s Economy: Population, Consumption, and Sustainability
Author: Paul Ehrlich, Anne Ehrlich, Gretchen Daily
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Environmental Science - Audio - Nature’s Economy: Population, Consumption, and Sustainability - Stanford conservation biologists Paul and Anne Ehrlich discuss three challenging global trends: increasing population, rising consumption, and growing political and economic inequalities. With Stanford biology professor and ecologist Gretchen Daily.
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Clean, Secure, and Efficient Energy: Can We Have It All?
Author: Sally Benson, Paul Ehrlich, Fred Krupp, George Shultz, JB Straubel, Amy Goodman (Moderator)
Mon, Sep 10, 2007
Environmental Science - Audio - Clean, Secure, and Efficient Energy: Can We Have It All? - (September 5, 2007) The race is on for commercialization of domestic fuels that shrink our carbon footprint, and change is in the wind: solar and wind power, biofuels, fuel cells, nuclear power, natural gas and "clean" coal are considered. But what about
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Spirituality and Social Change: An Interfaith Roundtable
Author: Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann (moderator), Prof. Susannah Heschel, Rev. Dr. Heng Sure, Imam Zaid Shakir, and Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Spirituality and Religion - Audio - Spirituality and Social Change: An Interfaith Roundtable - To celebrate the January 2007 publication of Advocate of the Social Gospel, volume VI of The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., and probe the meaning of Dr. King's preaching, we present an interfaith roundtable that focuses on the relation of spiritual pr
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America’s Jesus
Author: Richard Fox, Stephen Prothero, Thomas Sheehan
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Spirituality and Religion - Audio - America’s Jesus - Religious studies professors Thomas Sheehan (Stanford) and Stephen Prothero (Boston University) join historian Richard Fox, professor of history at the University of Southern California, for a lively conversation on the role of Jesus in the American imagi
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Esalen: Education for Life on the Edge
Author: Michael Murphy, Jeff Kripal, Mark Gonnerman (Moderator)
Mon, Dec 17, 2007
Spirituality and Religion - Audio - Esalen: Education for Life on the Edge - (December 6, 2007) The brainchild of two Stanford graduates, Michael Murphy and Richard Price, Esalen Institute on the Big Sur coast has had a profound influence on American religious history over the last half-century. Many of the practices and ideas th
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On the Pursuit of Happiness: An Evening with Robert Thurman and Pico Iyer
Author: Pico Iyer, Robert Thurman, and Mark Gonnerman (Moderator)
Wed, May 07, 2008
Spirituality and Religion - Audio - On the Pursuit of Happiness: An Evening with Robert Thurman and Pico Iyer - (April 24, 2008) Novelist and travel writer Pico Iyer joins Robert Thurman, Columbia University professor and founder of Tibet House in New York City, for a conversation on the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, education, life on the road, and things that contribute
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An Evening with Calvin Trillin
Author: Calvin Trillin, Alan Acosta
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Authors - Audio - An Evening with Calvin Trillin - Famous as America's "deadline poet," Calvin Trillin has been a gadfly in verse for The Nation since 1990, delighting readers with his rhyming observations on the news of the day. One of the most stylish and humorous of contemporary food writers, his artic
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An Evening with Thomas Jefferson
Author: Clay S. Jenkinson, Jack Rakove
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
History - Audio - An Evening with Thomas Jefferson - National Humanities medalist, Clay S. Jenkinson presents a peak into the life and times of Thomas Jefferson. With Stanford history professor, Jack Rakove.
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An Evening with Leonard Cohen and Philip Glass
Author: Leonard Cohen, Philip Glass, Alan Acosta (Moderator)
Thu, Jan 24, 2008
Fine Art - Audio - An Evening with Leonard Cohen and Philip Glass - (October 8, 2007) In anticipation of Stanford Lively Arts’ West Coast premiere of Book of Longing, the Aurora Forum and Lively Arts present Philip Glass and Leonard Cohen together in conversation about their lives, works, and this unique collaboration.
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The Beatles on the Brain
Author: Daniel Levitin, Nick Bromell, and Jonathan Berger
Tue, Mar 18, 2008
Fine Art - Audio - The Beatles on the Brain - (February 11, 2008) Forty years have passed since the Beatles released The White Album, introducing "Blackbird," "Rocky Raccoon," "Sexy Sadie," "Helter Skelter" and "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" into the cultural lexicon. Please join us for a conversation with thr
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Why Read Books?
Author: Seth Lerer, Leah Price and Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht (Moderator)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Culture - Audio - Why Read Books? - At a time when people express concern about the fate of the book, we join three virtuoso scholars—Seth Lerer, Leah Price, and Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht—who are intimately familiar with the life of the mind nurtured by the bound printed word.
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Simply Delicious
Author: Frances Moore Lappé, Alice Waters
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Culture - Audio - Simply Delicious - Join Alice Waters, pioneer of "California Cuisine", and Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet, for a conversation on food and social change as they discuss the ongoing "Delicious Revolution" they helped launch.
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National Pride, National Shame
Author: Angela Davis, Richard Rorty, Gordon Wood, Kathleen Sullivan
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Culture - Audio - National Pride, National Shame - Internationally known human rights advocate, Angela Davis, Stanford comparative literature professor Richard Rorty, and Pulitzer Prize winner Gordon Wood tackle the issue of pride and shame that comes with an acute national identity. Kathleen Sullivan,
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Democracy and Dissent
Author: Lewis Lapham, Pamela Karlan
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Culture - Audio - Democracy and Dissent - Harper's Magazine editor Lewis Lapham discusses his urgent new polemic about the stifling of the American public's capacity for meaningful dissent at the hands of a government and media increasingly beholden to our country's wealthy few. Pamela Karlan, pr
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The American Soul: Founding Ideals and the American Dream
Author: Jacob Needleman, Scotty McLennan
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Philosophy - Audio - The American Soul: Founding Ideals and the American Dream - Jacob Needleman, professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University urges attention to iconic figures such as Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Walt Whitman, who remind us of founding ideals which may inspire our act
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My Education in the Path of Nonviolence
Author: Arun Gandhi
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Philosophy - Audio - My Education in the Path of Nonviolence - Arun Gandhi, author and grandson of India's late spiritual leader discusses ways and means to improve our prospects for a less threatening future at home and abroad. Mark Gonnerman, director of the Auurora Forum, moderates.
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Doing Good Work
Author: Joanne Ciulla, Richard Rodriguez, Debra Satz
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Philosophy - Audio - Doing Good Work - Joanne Ciulla, author of The Working Life: The Promise and Betrayal of Modern Work, and Richard Rodriguez, award-winning PBS television essayist, discuss the American approach to work and its impact on our lives, idealogies and families. Stanford associa
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Democracy Matters
Author: Cornel West
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Philosophy - Audio - Democracy Matters - Cornel West, the Class of 1943 university professor of religion at Princeton University, discusses themes and ideas from his latest book, Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism.
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Conversations from the Edge: Vanishing Cultures and the Ethnosphere Project
Author: Wade Davis, Chris Rainier, and Mark Gonnerman (Moderator)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Social Sciences - Audio - Conversations from the Edge: Vanishing Cultures and the Ethnosphere Project - National Geographic Society explorer-in-residence Wade Davis, photographer Chris Rainier, and Aurora Forum director Mark Gonnerman discuss challenges posed to traditional cultures and ways a diverse ethnosphere (human ideas, visions, and myths) contribute
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Against Ignorance: Science Education in the 21st Century
Author: Richard Dawkins, Lawrence M. Krauss, Mark A. Kay (Moderator)
Mon, Apr 21, 2008
Teaching and Learning - Audio - Against Ignorance: Science Education in the 21st Century - (March 9, 2008) The rise of religiously motivated threats to scientific practice and instruction in American schools has motivated biologist Richard Dawkins and physicist Lawrence Krauss to engage in a public dialogue on strategies for science education i
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Is News Journalism Under Siege?: A Conversation with the Editors of Newsweek and Time
Author: Jim Kelly, Mark Whitaker, Richard Stolley
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Journalism - Audio - Is News Journalism Under Siege?: A Conversation with the Editors of Newsweek and Time - A conversation with Jim Kelly, managing editor of Time, and Mark Whitaker, editor at Newsweek, about democratic ideals in the age of consolidated corporate media. ASME Editors' Hall of Fame inductee, Richard Stolley, moderates.
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Public Life in a Wired World
Author: Lawrence Lessig, Pamela Samuelson, Geoffrey Nunberg
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Media - Audio - Public Life in a Wired World - Stanford law professor, Lawrence Lessig and UC Berkeley law professor Pamela Samuelson, discuss the role the Internet is playing in governing the way the public receive their current events and ideals. Geoffry Nunberg, Stanford linguistics professor, mod
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An Evening with the Kitchen Sisters
Author: Davia Nelson, Nikki Silva, Alan Acosta (Moderator)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Media - Audio - An Evening with the Kitchen Sisters - The Kitchen Sisters—Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva—have been producing radio programs since 1979. With Jay Allison, they are the creators of two Peabody Award-winning series on National Public Radio: Lost & Found Sound and The Sonic Memorial Project.
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American Media and the Culture of Fear
Author: James Bettinger, Barry Glassner, Jay Harris, Paul Saffo
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Media - Audio - American Media and the Culture of Fear - James Bettinger, journalism and communications professor at Stanford, Barry Glassner, professor of sociology at the University of Southern California, and Jay Harris, CEO of the Foundation for National Progress, discuss whether mainstream news media outle
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Restorative Justice: Reducing Crime by Reforming Prisoner Experience
Author: Michael Hennessey, Cathrine Sneed, Michael Krasny
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Public Policy - Audio - Restorative Justice: Reducing Crime by Reforming Prisoner Experience - Michael Hennessey, sheriff of San Francisco city and county and Cathrine Sneed, founder and executive director of The Garden Project, discuss the current state of affairs in the US prison system, as well as some practical and proven approaches to change t
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Arbitrary Convictions Capital Punishment in the United States
Author: Sister Helen Prejean, Lawrence C. Marshall, William F. Abrams (Moderator)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Public Policy - Audio - Arbitrary Convictions Capital Punishment in the United States - As of October 2004, 117 wrongfully convicted persons from twenty-five states have been released from America's death rows, and the number continues to grow. How do such serious mistakes occur in what some call the best court system in the world?
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The American Presidency: Character and Crisis
Author: Michael Beschloss, David Kennedy, Michael Krasny
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
United States Politics - Audio - The American Presidency: Character and Crisis - Michael Beschloss, historian of the Presidency, and David Kennedy, professor of history at Stanford and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, discuss the topic of character and its role in the American presidency. Michael Krasy, of KQED's Forum, moderates.
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Talking Right and Left: The Language of American Politics
Author: Deborah Tannen, Geoffrey Nunberg
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
United States Politics - Audio - Talking Right and Left: The Language of American Politics - Two linguists, Deborah Tannen of Georgetown University and Geoffrey Nunberg of Stanford, assess the state of political langueage and ask where it is headed. Alan Acosta, associate vice president and director of university communications at Stanford moder
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Onward! A Post-Election Town Hall Meeting
Author: Amy Goodman, Larry Diamond, David Dill, John McManus
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
United States Politics - Audio - Onward! A Post-Election Town Hall Meeting - This post-election Town Hall Meeting begins with forty-five minutes of conversation between Democracy Now host Amy Goodman; Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution; David Dill, Stanford professor of computer science; and John McManus, dire
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New Media and Political Campaigns
Author: Jonathan Alter, Dan Schnur, David Demarest (Moderator)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
United States Politics - Audio - New Media and Political Campaigns - (July 15, 2007) What are we to make of the increasing expression of politics as media experience? How are "new media" (mobile video, YouTube, blogs) influencing political campaigns? Join three experts on political messaging for a stimulating conversation
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True Colors: Myth, Magic, and the American Flag
Author: Carolyn Marvin, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Law - Audio - True Colors: Myth, Magic, and the American Flag - Carolyn Marvin, Yates Professor in communications at the University of Pennsylvania , reflects on her decade of research into the history, myth and magic of our nation's flag. With Hans Ulrich Gumbrect, professor of literature at Stanford.
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Your Body on the Line?
Author: Julia Butterfly Hill, Rebecca Solnit
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Social Activism - Audio - Your Body on the Line? - Writer, activist and founder of the Circle of Life Foundation, Julia Butterfly Hill talks about the limits that humans may reach in order to protect and celebrate the wild world that is our home. With Rebecca Solnit, Bay Area writer and culture critic.
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Title IX at 35: A Conversation with Billie Jean King
Author: Billie Jean King, LaDoris Cordell (Interviewer)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Social Activism - Audio - Title IX at 35: A Conversation with Billie Jean King - (April 28, 2007) “Title IX was passed in 1972 to provide equal rights for young men and women. Why are we still battling for this now?” Join Billie Jean King and LaDoris Cordell for a conversation that explores this and other questions.
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What Would Martin Say? An Evening with Clarence B. Jones
Author: Clarence B. Jones and Mark Gonnerman (Interviewer)
Wed, Feb 20, 2008
Social Activism - Audio - What Would Martin Say? An Evening with Clarence B. Jones - (January 17, 2008) Join us for an in-depth conversation with Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s counsel and draft speechwriter who is completing a memoir while in residence at Stanford’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute.
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The Truth of War
Author: Chris Hedges, Anthony Swofford, and David Spiegel (Moderator)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
International Security - Audio - The Truth of War - What are immediate and long-term effects of experiencing combat firsthand? In a conversation moderated by Stanford School of Medicine Professor David Spiegel, we probe this question as Chris Hedges, a veteran war correspondent, and Anthony Swofford, a for
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Preconditions for a Peaceful World
Author: James Gilligan
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
International Security - Audio - Preconditions for a Peaceful World - James Gilligan, director for the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the |