In season’s final lecture, Ella Al-Shamahi presents reasons for human dominion by Gabriel Weber on August 23, 2025
Ella Al-Shamahi to close season with cooperative story of humanity by Gabriel Weber on August 21, 2025
Sabrina Lynn Motley and Jeffrey Rosen discuss who tells story of history and why it matters by Gabriel Weber on August 21, 2025
Smithsonian Folklife lead Motley, NCC’s Rosen to offer argument for history’s study by Gabriel Weber on August 20, 2025
Morgan Freeman discusses creation of blues club, previews ‘Symphonic Blues’ by Liz DeLillo on August 19, 2025
MIT’s Ariel Ekblaw looks to the potential of cutting-edge space architecture in CLS by Nick Danlag on July 9, 2021
‘Living’ space as the newest frontier: MIT’s Ariel Ekblaw to focus on self-assembling space architecture and habitats in CLS by Annalee Hubbs on July 8, 2021
Alta Charo explores history, misconceptions, future and the ethics of genome editing by Nick Danlag on July 8, 2021
Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Kolbert examines humanity’s desire to control nature by Nick Danlag on July 7, 2021
Bioethics expert R. Alta Charo to explore ramifications of genome editing technology by Sarah Vest on July 7, 2021
Celebrated author Ted Chiang shares how ‘literature of change’ shapes idea of future by Nick Danlag on July 6, 2021
Intervening in Intervention: Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Elizabeth Kolbert to share ‘Under a White Sky’ for joint morning lecture, CLSC talk by Sarah Vest on July 6, 2021
Political scientist, author Dexter Roberts examines Chinese wealth gap between urbanites, rural migrant workers; delves into country’s economic future by Nick Danlag on July 2, 2021
Longtime policy adviser Michael Pillsbury discusses multiple questions Biden administration must consider in U.S.-China diplomacy by Nick Danlag on July 1, 2021
Political scientist Dexter Roberts to forecast China’s uncertain economic future by Nick Danlag on July 1, 2021
Ma Jian, translator Flora Drew to present ‘China Dream’ for Week 1 CLSC by Sarah Vest on July 1, 2021
Too Old, Too Few, Too Male: Pulitzer-winning reporter Mei Fong explores China’s long-term consequences of one-child policy by Nick Danlag on June 30, 2021
Hudson Institute fellow Michael Pillsbury to speak on U.S.-China relations by Nichole Jiang on June 30, 2021
With stories from the front lines of climate change, Somini Sengupta covers connected, competing national interests of China and the US in morning lecture by Nick Danlag on June 29, 2021
Human Rights Watch’s Fong to discuss China’s ‘radical experiment’ of one-child policy for CLS by Nick Danlag on June 29, 2021
