From left, Professor of Theology and Ethics, Ron Cole-Turner, and O'Toole Family Professor at Miami University of Ohio's Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Kate de Medeiros, speak on the negative connotations that surround the ideas
Geriatrician and epidemiologist, Linda P. Fried, dean of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health speaks about the challenges of increased life spans Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in the Amphitheater. VISHAKHA GUPTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Though life
University of California Berkely Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences Amani Allen talks about the effects of socioeconomics and race on health quality of life and life expectency, and what people can do
Stanford University professor and founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, Laura Carstensen, speaks about aging societies during the Morning Lecture on Monday, July 15, 2019 in the Ampitheater. MHARI SHAW/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER In the 20th
On Friday morning, Heather Koldewey shared with her audience a photo she described as fragile, extraordinary and strangely beautiful. It was a seahorse clutching a cotton swab with its tail — an image that’s remarkable,
Kevin Hand zoomed out and put planet Earth in cosmic context to tackle one of the universe’s oldest and most profound questions: Is anybody out there? Hand, astrobiologist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer, addressed that question
Having grown up in cities, Rae Wynn-Grant attributes her career interests in wildlife to the television shows she watched as a child. Although she steered away from her dreams of hosting a National Geographic nature show,
After photographing the remains of the Titanic, standing alone in King Tut’s tomb and suction-cupping cameras to humpback whales, Corey Jaskolski is convinced he scored the “coolest job in the world.” Jaskolski, an engineer,
Steve Winter didn’t choose big cats, big cats chose him. Ironically, his fascination with cats began with a bird. Winter was in the mountains of Guatemala photographing the plumed quetzal when a black panther approached
Eric Klinenberg, author of Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life, speaks Friday, July 5, 2019 in the Amphitheter. VISHAKHA GUPTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Eric Klinenberg
Buffalo Silver Band performs for the Festival of Brass 2013, Toronto, Ont There are 660 registered brass bands in England. In New York, there are only two. One of the two, the Buffalo Silver Band, will
Risa Goluboff waits before speaking on the process of living and rebuilding Charlottesville, North Carolina after the white supremacist rallies in August 2017 during her speech titled, "After Charlottesville," on Thursday, July 4, 2019 in
Anna Clark believes Flint, Michigan, was harmed by the “danger of the single story.” As the chronicle of its water crisis was told again and again, she said the community was reduced being portrayed as “nothing
The Rev. Jeffrey Brown shares stories of his time as s pastor in the Boston community which caused him to become the co-founder of Boston TenPoint Coalition. SARAH YENESEL/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Hailed as a hero in the
Former Ohio governor, John Kasich, opens week two of the morning lecture series, designed around the theme of ‘Uncommon Ground: Communities Working Toward Solutions’, on Monday, July 1, 2019 in the Amphitheater. VISHAKHA GUPTA/STAFF
President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, William J. Burns returns to the Chautauqua Amphitheater on Friday, June 28, 2019 to discuss the current geopolitical climate and follow up on his discussion regarding U.S.-Russia