Charles Simonyi,
Institute Trustee and President and CEO, Intentional Software
Corporation. Space flight is still a very rare and exotic
experience that has only recently been opened to "tourists,"
officially known as spaceflight participants. Dr...
Nicola Di
Cosmo, Luce Foundation Professor in East Asian Studies, School
of Historical Studies. This lecture will provide an overview of the
production and characteristics of alien history in early China,
while acknowledging and attempting to gauge...
Prospects in Theoretical Physics is an intensive two-week summer
program designed for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars
considering a career in theoretical physics. The 2007 program was
held from July 16 to July 27. First held by the...
Michael Walzer,
Professor Emeritus, School of Social Science. This lecture attempts
to answer multiple questions: First, what is wrong with terrorism?
The question may seem easy, but it is often answered badly. Second,
how is terrorism chosen -...
Having assisted in the postwar transitions in Afghanistan and
Iraq, Lakhdar Brahimi, a Director's Visitor at the Institute in
2006-08, spoke in 2007 about the circumstances that led to the
current situations in Afghanistan and Iraq. He examined the...
