TitleLecturerYear
American Thanatocracy vs Abolition Democracy: On Cops, Capitalism, and the War on Black Life Robin D. G. Kelley2024
American Democracy and the Crisis of Majority Rule Daniel Ziblatt2023
Creating Equality of Opportunity: New Insights from Big Data Raj Chetty2023
A Liberalism That Builds Ezra Klein in Conversation with Amy Lerman2023
Self-Consciousness and ‘I’ – Anscombe and Sartre in Dialogue Béatrice Longuenesse2023
Slavery in the Economy of the Anthropocene Kevin Bales2023
Constructing a Republican Executive Michael W. McConnell 2023
The Demarcation Problem for Philosophy Stephen Yablo2022
Time, Einstein, and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe William D. Phillips2022
A New Measure: The Revolutionary, Quantum Reform of the Modern Metric System William D. Phillips2022
“The Status Quo Loves To Say No”: Disability Rights and the Battle Against Structures of Exclusion Judith Heumann2022
21st Century Global Health Priorities Christopher J.L. Murray2022
Metrics in Action: Lessons Learned from 30 Years of the Global Burden of Disease Study Christopher J.L. Murray2022
The Social Safety Net as an Investment in Children Hilary Hoynes2022
Counterfactuals, Compatiblism, and Rational Choice Robert Stalnaker2021
Weaponizing Narratives: Why America Wants Gun Control But Doesn’t Have It Gary Younge2020
State Courts and School Desegregation: New Perspectives on Judicial Federalism and the Myth of Parity Associate Justice Goodwin Liu2019
The Assault on Empathy: The Promise of a Friction-Free Life Sherry Turkle2019
The Assault on Empathy: The Promise of Artificial Intimacy Sherry Turkle2019
The Moral Economy: Why Good Incentives are No Substitute for Good Citizens Samuel Bowles2019
Progress in the Sciences and in the Arts Philip Kitcher2019
Prison Abolition, and a Mule Paul Butler2019
DEEP SOUL: Twentieth-Century African American Freedom Struggles and the Making of the Modern World Waldo E. Martin, Jr.2019
On Uncertainty: Wittgenstein: Habits of Thought and Thoughts of Habit Jane Taylor2019
In the Shadow of Slavery: Africa’s Food Legacy in the Atlantic World Judith Carney2019
Why Do People Reject Good Science? Eugenie C. Scott2018
Shaping a 21st Century Workforce – Is AI Friend or Foe? Jennifer Granholm2018
Neoliberalism’s Scorpion Tail: Markets and Morals Where Democracy Once Was Wendy Brown2018
Identity and Social Bonds Joseph Raz2018
Evolution and Creationism as Science and Myth Eugenie C. Scott2018
Investing in People–(Update: This Event has been Cancelled) Michael Tubbs2018
Defending Liberty in the Age of Trump: Lessons from the Front David Cole2018
Souls in Other Selves, and the Immortality of the Body Marilyn Strathern2018
American Identity in the Age of Trump George Packer2017
Conversations on the Small Screen: Talking over Social Media Deborah Tannen2017
The Language of Friendship: The Role of Talk in an Understudied Relationship Deborah Tannen2017
Strangers in Their Own Land: Challenges Climbing the “Empathy Wall” Arlie Hochschild2017
Food Politics and the Twenty-First Century Food Movement Marion Nestle2017
Cicero’s De Officiis – Stoic Ethics for Non-Stoics Gisela Striker2017
The Cost of Color: The Health and Social Consequences of Skin Color for People Today Nina Jablonski2017
The Real ‘Skin in the Game’: The History of Naked, Sweaty, and Colorful Skin in the Human Lineage Nina Jablonski2017
Animal Selves and the Good Christine M. Korsgaard2016
Contemporary Climate Change as Seen Through Measurements Ralph J. Cicerone2016
Why We Have Effective Agreements to Protect the Ozone Layer But Not to Stabilize Climate Ralph J. Cicerone2016
The Intrigue of Wine, Gold, and California Today Frances Dinkelspiel2016
Embodied Souls — Lessons from Neurology V.S. Ramachandran2016
Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination Annette Gordon-Reed2016
Can We Create Good Institutions? Ann Swidler2016
The Creative City Paul Goldberger2015
Healthcare 2024 Kathleen Sebelius2015
Women’s Work in the World Economy: A Personal & Political Perspective from Laura Tyson Laura Tyson2015
The Philosophy of “As If” Kwame Anthony Appiah2015
The Switch: Reinventing American Freedom John Fabian Witt2015
Immortality of the Soul – An Ancient Egyptian Invention? Jan Assmann2015
The Challenges of Science Communication: Lucy Jones2015
Imagine America without Los Angeles: Applying science to understand the vulnerability of modern society to natural disasters Lucy Jones2015
Federalism, Localism, and the Shape of Constitutional Conflict Daniel B. Rodriguez2015
The Generic City Paul Goldberger2015
A Neanderthal Perspective on Human Origins Svante Pääbo2014
The Children of the Revolution Yuri Slezkine2014
Were the Framers Right About Constitutional Design? The US Constitution in Comparative Perspective Tom Ginsburg2014
Where the Wild Genes Are Aihwa Ong2014
The Theoretical Impulse in Plato and Aristotle Sarah Broadie2014
The First U.S. ‘War on Terror’: The 1798 Sedition Act and Constitutional Politics in the Age of Jefferson Charles McCurdy2014
How Can Telomeres Cause Age-Related Disease? Carol Greider2014
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined Steven Pinker2014
Telomeres and Telomerase: Past, Present and Future Carol Greider2014
The Elephant in the Room: The Psychology of Innuendo & Euphemism Steven Pinker2014
Do Babies Matter? Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower Mary Ann Mason2013
Fulbright and the Importance of International Education Harriet Mayor Fulbright2013
Considering Dogs Alexandra Horowitz2013
Reason, Genealogy, and the Hermeneutics of Magnanimity Robert Brandom2013
The Riddle of Sustainability: A Surprisingly Short History of the Future William Cronon2013
Island Landscapes, Or Sauer Among the Polynesians Patrick V. Kirch2013
Why White People Are Called ‘Caucasian’ (Illustrated) Nell Painter2013
The Quest for Heaven is Local: How Spiritual Experience is Shaped by Social Life Tanya Luhrmann2013
Happiness and Ultimate Good Peter Singer2012
Obama, the Tea Party, and the Future of American Politics Theda Skocpol2012
A Passion for Waiting: Messianism, History, and the Jews Leon Wieseltier2012
Intelligence and the Brain: Recent Advances in Understanding How the Brain Works Jeff Hawkins2012
Income Inequality: Evidence and Implications Emmanuel Saez2012
Living with Direct Democracy: The California Supreme Court and the Initiative Power — 100 Years of Accommodation Kathryn M. Werdegar 2012
Death and the Ancient Philosophers Jonathan Barnes2012
Intelligence and Machines: Creating Intellligent Machines by Modeling the Brain Jeff Hawkins2012
Aftershock: The Next Economy and America’s Future Robert Reich2011
Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet Steven Squyres2011
Diffusion, Deflection and Diversity: A Geographic Perspective on Contemporary Immigration Marie D. Price2011
The Future of Planetary Exploration Steven Squyres2011
The American Experiment: A 21st Century Assessment Rogers M. Smith2011
Sharia in the West? What Place for Religious Legal Systems in America and Other Democracies John Witte, Jr.2011
Everyday Life and Learning Jean Lave2011
Mission Blue: Protecting the Blue Heart of the Planet Sylvia Earle2011
Exploring the Deep Frontier Sylvia Earle2011
War Veterans and American Democracy James Wright2010
From Salvation to Spirituality Susumu Shimazono2010
Environmentalism: From the Control of Nature to Partnership Carolyn Merchant2010
A Forum on the Experience of Veterans in American Society James Wright2010
Japanese American Incarceration Reconsidered: 1970-2010 Roger Daniels2010
Entering the RNA World Sidney Altman2010
Ribonuclease P: A Small Step in the RNA World Sidney Altman2010