http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/ Weekly update of new lectures on science, technology, politics, public affairs, arts and culture. http://forum.wgbh.org/images/forum_itunes_170x170.jpg http://www.wgbh.org/forum 60 http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4100 Fernanda Rossi provides a "before and after" style case study of Del Guercio's documentary in order to illustrate what elements make for great story structure. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4075 Emmett Price III examines the connections between jazz, hip hop and other music forms. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4028 Martin Wood sketches Fowler's career from his early work to the last major country house he decorated, showing the development of his style and taste. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4079 Judith Jones, discusses French cooking, the joys of eating, and the indefatigable Julia Child with Sheryl Julian. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3862 James Lipscomb and others involved in the 1971 film "Blue Water, White Death" host an intimate discussion and about sharks over coffee. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4096 Paul Holdengraber hosts an "Algonquin Roundtable" style discussion of war and place with Tom Brokaw and other thinkers of great merit aboard the Queen Mary 2. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4024 Robert Allison narrates a commemorative reading of the Boston Massacre Orations by local high school students on 283rd anniversary of the massacre. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4021 Charles Mann presents compelling evidence that the earliest Americans built and occupied cities that rivaled anything found in Europe at the time in "1941". http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4048 Ted Kennedy hosts a discussion about the challenges and solutions pertaining to the problem of crime in Massachusetts. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4020 Lobsang Sanjay explores Tibet's situation in order to illuminate the shortcomings and strengths in international law and politics. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4042 Helen Thomas gives a keynote address at the 2008 Women, Action, and the Media conference sponsored by the Center for New Words. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4030 Paul and Stephen Kendrick present a unique picture of these two men who challenged each other to greatness and altered the course of the nation. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4084 Alan M. Dershowitz and others explore how the issues which were part of the 19th century French trial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus still reverberate today. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4078 Sharon Robinson and Scott Simon pay tribute to Jackie Robinson during this 60th anniversary year of his having broken the color barrier in Major League Baseball. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4025 Alan M. Dershowitz and others explore how the issues which were part of the 19th century French trial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus still reverberate today. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4066 Experts discuss the adolescent literacy crisis and new research about effective literacy instruction for students beyond the primary grades. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4065 This discussion with leading print columnists explores the public's view of American education, and how this perspective is shaped by the news media. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4064 This forum, held in conjunction with the HGSE Student Research Conference, lluminates the principles guiding institutional decisions about educational research. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4076 Parker Palmer addresses the challenges of retaining integrity and courage in one's professional and public life. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3938 Parker Palmer addresses the challenges of retaining integrity and courage in one's professional and public life. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3988 Harvey Green explains how the Victorians focus on social and individual health led to the now familiar emphasis on physical fitness in sports and games. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4103 Dr. Haig discusses various genetic conflicts that transpire within the human womb and revisits the assumption that what's good for the mother is good for the fetus. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3835 Kathryn Lipson describes some of the newest diabetes research, including her own studies into the effects of cell stress on insulin regulation in diabetics. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3836 Howard Koh suggests many ways that society and individuals could take those first steps to quitting tobacco use. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3837 Dr. Andrew Cole illustrates current epilepsy treatments including drug therapeutics, imaging, and genetics. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4027 Janice Erlbaum reads from her new memoir, the story of her attempts to rescue a brilliant, homeless, nineteen-year-old junkie who reminded her of herself. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4045 Amiri Baraka gives a talk as a part of the 2008 Roxbury Discussion Series. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4022 Robert Strassler explores the many facets of this dazzling new translation, as well as the life and work of the man Cicero called 'the father of history'. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4039 Dorothy Prince brings leading African American poet and prolific novelist of the 19th century, Ellen Watkins Harper to life in this dramatic reading. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4015 Center for New Words celebrates Valentine's Day with E.J. Graff, Amy Hoffman, Marina Wolf Ahmad, Esther Cervantes and other local "sheroes". http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4111 June 23, 2008 McCain campaign call with Senator Lindsey Graham and senior policy advisor Doug Holtz-Eakin discussing Senator Obama and energy policy. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4112 June 24, 2008 McCain campaign call with Senator Richard Burr discussing Senator Obama's energy policy. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4104 David Cannadine explores the long and complex relationship between Winston Churchill and the United States. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4041 Amy Dockser Marcus and Dr. Daniel Pipes focus on United States diplomacy in this conflict, debating whether it has been part of a peace process or a war process. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4109 Ted Kennedy hosts a panel discussion exploring national and local perspectives on various aspects the burgeoning home foreclosure crisis. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4063 Arye Gross hosts an entertaining Passover holiday special celebrating the journey from slavery to freedom. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3870 Andrew Moore explores how Catholics came to terms with the dominant Protestant values in Alabama and Georgia after World War II. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3917 Kevin Merida and Michael Fletcher examine the irony of the nation's second African-American Justice finding himself a pariah in most of the black community. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3903 Vincent Cornell lectures on the Middle East and the sociohistoric nature of Islamic socieites. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3738 Franz Wright explores the idea of language as sacrament in the Christian scriptures. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4094 Katherine Burton Jones discusses how museums are serving and being shaped by new audiences, using Web 2.0 technologies. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4059 Scott Smyers covers the basic ecology of amphibians that congregate in vernal pools and the variability of amphibian communities across New England. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4095 Greg Graffin receives Harvard University's Humanist Chaplaincy's Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism and plays an acoustic set. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4058 Joe Cavanaugh explains how citizen science divers can help us to protect our marine resources. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3872 Kellman describes how diseases such as smallpox, anthrax, or ebola might be used for hostile purposes. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3930 Arnold Rampersad speaks about his new biography of Ralph Ellison, author of the acclaimed "Invisible Man". http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3989 Kevin Bales discusses his newest book, which lays out a detailed, comprehensive plan for ending slavery within a generation. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4081 Madeleine Albright discusses her new book, "Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership". http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4083 Danny Schechter explores the rapidly changing ways in which we receive our information. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3886 Georgia's Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle explores the outlook for Georgia's citizens and the health care they can expect. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3904 Lynn Gregory discusses how perceptions affect the media and how the media affect perceptions. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3623 Panelists discuss the producer's role in a successful narrative or documentary film and seminar participants ask a talented group of producers for advice. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4070 Quil Lawrence discusses the Iraq War's seldom-told success story, the rise of the Kurds of northern Iraq. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3851 Dr. R. Roosevelt Thomas, discusses strategies for maximizing organizational and individual potential through diversity management. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3824 Don Cheadle and John Prendergast discuss their new book about Darfur, "Not On Our Watch". http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4040 Joan Baez discusses her life as a musician and social activist with Steve Morse at the famous Club Passim in Cambridge MA as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3901 Atlanta's top news anchors discuss how the broadcasting industry has changed by giving us an insider's look into Atlanta's newsrooms. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3933 Alawode Oladele describes various weapons in the ongoing fight against AIDS worldwide. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4049 Christopher Pyle and Andrew Bacevich discuss new definitions of justice and national security in our post 9/11 world. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4026 Thomas Kellner discusses his Athenaeum series of photographs with Richard Wendorf. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3939 Nora Quinlan narrates as Dale Chihuly's "Glass Garden" is installed in the atrium of the Alvin Sherman Library at Nova Southeastern University. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3935 Adelaide Aitkin, reads from her mother's posthumously published novel "Afternoons with Emily" about a girl from Boston who befriends Emily Dickinson. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3857 Elaine Brown discusses the educational agenda of the Black Panther party and the legal agenda of the Michael Lewis Legal Defense Committee. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3850 Lunelle Siegel, an experienced Confederate Soldier researcher, discusses, step by step, the process of uncovering relatives involved in the Civil War. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3918 Jean-David Levitte and Klaus Scharioth examine the state of the world from their perspectives as ambassadors to the US. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=4035 Anita Hill receives the Ford Hall Forum's 2008 First Amendment Award and shares her thoughts on her life and work. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3970 Vicente Fox catalogs his many personal and professional achievements both during and following his tenure as Mexico's leader. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3821 David Kirp reveals the findings of a longitudinal study that shows the life-changing impact of preschool. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3951 Deborah Goldman discusses the state of her current project and thought process behind it, from her studio space at The Studios of Key West. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3910 Spelman College President Beverly Daniel Tatum examines some of the most resonant issues in American education and race relations.