How the United States Created Putin (Vladmimir Pozner)

On September 27, 2018, Yale’s Program in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, and the Poynter Fellowship for Journalism hosted Vladimir Pozner, the acclaimed Russian-American journalist and broadcaster. Pozner spoke on the impact of US foreign policy towards Russia after the Soviet Union has been disbanded, and shared his opinions on a range of issues …

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Telos-Paul Piccone Institute

The Telos-Paul Piccone Institute develops new ideas for addressing the challenges of modernity worldwide through the resources of particular communities and traditions. Centered around a unique international group of scholars and practitioners, the Institute combines critical analyses of issues of modernity with a sense for alternative approaches in order to create innovative policy ideas. At …

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Night Raids: Victims of CIA-Backed Afghan Death Squads Known as “Zero Units” Demand Accountability (Democracy Now)

We speak with journalist Lynzy Billing, whose investigation for ProPublica details how CIA-backed death squads, known as Zero Units, have yet to be held accountable for killing hundreds of civilians during the U.S. War in Afghanistan. The Afghan units, which were routinely accompanied by U.S. soldiers, became feared throughout rural Afghanistan for their brutal night …

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Listen to Awol Arba, Afar’s President.

Ethiopian Breaking News , The president of Afar region Mr. Awol Arba Big Quastion for PM Abiy Ahmed. Afar Pannel meeting | “Ethiopia will prevail” | Awol Arba | Daniel kibret | Andargachew TSige | Bereket Geberewa | Dr, Mihretab | Afar Pannen Meeting. [Awol Arba is correct and my goal in my lecture series …

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Human Extinction (Sabine Hosenfelder)

Correction to what I say at 11 mins 50 seconds: A super volcano eruption ejects more than 1000 cubic kilometers of matter (not 1000 cubic meters). Sorry about that! What do we know about the risks of human going extinct? In today’s video I collect what we know about the frequency of natural disasters and …

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Where is the Origin of Life on Earth (SETI Institute)

To answer the iconic question “Are We Alone?”, scientists around the world are also attempting to understand the origin of life. There are many pieces to the puzzle of how life began and many ways to put them together into a big picture. Some of the pieces are firmly established by the laws of chemistry …

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The Four Pilars of Decentralised Societies (Johann Gevers)

his talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. What if we could rebuild our society in a way that works for everyone? Epochal changes are now underway that are radically transforming how society operates. Johann will describe this revolution, and how it will create vast new economic opportunities …

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