Ethics, Politics and Society Lecture Series - Science in a Democratic Society November 4, 2010
How should scientific conclusions -- the findings on which the scientific community comes to agree -- influence our social…
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Navy Global Influence and the Emerging Security Environment November 2, 2010
Admiral Gary Roughead, the 29th chief of naval operations in the U.S. Navy, was the first officer to command both classes of…
Arab Voices: What They are Saying to Us, and Why It Matters October 27, 2010
James Zogby, Ph.D., is the founder and president of the Arab American Institute and a senior adviser with the polling firm…
Why Design and Planning is so Difficult, and What to Do About It October 26, 2010
Knowledge-based decisions are made by engineers, scientists, economists, physicians and others. Indeed, people use reasoned…
Debt and Deficit: Long-term Fiscal Issues October 25, 2010
A leading voice for fiscal discipline, U.S. Senator Judd Gregg, R-N.H., is currently serving his third term in the Senate…
Baker Institute Student Forum: Grade the President October 22, 2010
With the 2010 midterm election rapidly approaching, the Baker Institute Student Forum presents a Rice University student-led…
Subway Culture and Advertising Culture October 18, 2010
This fall, the Baker Institute Transnational China Project unveils the results of 12 years of research on advertisements in…
Civic Scientist Lecture - Robert F. Curl Jr., Ph.D., and Sir Harry W. Kroto, Ph.D. October 13, 2010
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The Civic Scientist lectures are a series of talks by leading scientists from around…
Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future October 12, 2010
When the nation"s economy foundered in 2008, blame was directed almost universally at Wall Street. But University of…
How Things Really Work: Lessons From a Life in Politics October 6, 2010
Bill Hobby was elected lieutenant governor of Texas in 1972. As the longest-serving lieutenant governor in Texas history, a…