Past Lectures
November 2008
Challenges to Islam, Christianity and Judaism in Today’s Global Crisis
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Science and Religion
Hans Küng, President, Global Ethic Foundation
Speakers: Hans Küng, President, Global Ethic Foundation; Welcome by Reverend Brad Braxton, Senior Minister, The Riverside Church; Introduction by Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University; Discussion Moderated by Robert Pollack, Director, The Center for the Study of Science and Religion
October 2007
Global Health Equity
Paul Farmer, MD
Maude and Lillian Presley Professor of Anthropology, Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School Co-Founder, Partners In Health
April 2007
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Jared Diamond
Professor of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
November 2006
Humanitarian Relief in the Crossfire: Technological Revolution-Moral Standstill
Jan Egeland
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations
February 2006
The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures
Daniel Hillel
Senior Research Scientist, Center for Climate Systems Research, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
February 2006
Slash and Burn Agriculture: The Search for Alternatives
Pedro A. Sanchez
Director, Tropical Agriculture, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Cheryl A. Palm
Senior Research Scientist, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
November 2005
Understanding the Global Warming Forecast: Our Past and Future Climate
Peter deMenocal
Associate Professor, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute at Columbia University