Kathleen Hall Jamieson discusses the presidential election of 2016 and how Russian "trolls" and "hackers" exploited social media to effect the results.; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 163, No. 2 (June 2019)
Marina Abramovic and Doug Aitken are among the most daring and innovative artists to explore new ways of thinking about art and museums. They will be joined by Glenn D. Lowry in a conversation about their work, which has ranged from long-duration performance to a nationwide rolling “museum,” and the different ways contemporary art and the museum can, and must, engage each other.
Jehane Ragai discusses the scientific tools used to detect forgery in paintings.; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 157, No. 2 (June 2013), pp. 164-175
Henry La Barre Jayne Lecture; Seamus Heaney gives the Henry La Barre Jayne Lecture on the meaning of place while using the examples from ancient Greek theater and 1980s Ireland.
What are the obligations of those of us who are affluent in the face of global poverty? 1 billion people live well below the poverty standards, with no access to basic needs. Their life expectacy is an average of 48;10 million children a year die of preventable diseases. What do we do, as rich nations?
Prof. Orcutt's lecture on oceanography discusses what the oceans can tell us about the Earth's past and future, and how human activity has created climate change.
Gary Nash talks about the beginning of the American Philosophical Society. He discusses the contested start dates (1927 and 1943) and why the men involved started the society.
