IDEAS Boston 2004 Conference Series

Lectures curated from IDEAS Boston 2004 Conference showcasing New England as a unique center of innovation and creativity.

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Gloria White Hammond: Liberating Sudanese Slaves
Gloria White Hammond
June 7, 2004
00:19:50
Gloria White Hammond, inner city minister and pediatrician, discusses her work that helped liberate more than 9,000 Sudanese slaves as part of a ministerial coalition.
Julie Moir Messervy on the Toronto Music Garden
Julie Moir Messervy
June 8, 2004
00:20:43
Julie Moir Messervy, creator of inspirational gardens, talks about her collaboration with cellist Yo-Yo Ma on the Toronto Music Garden inspired by Bach.
Tracy Kidder: Adventures of an Author
Tracy Kidder
June 7, 2004
00:21:44
Tracy Kidder, a Pulitzer Prize winning author, delves into the human experience, including building a house, living in a small town, and changing health care in Haiti.
Barry Bluestone: Socio-Economics
Barry Bluestone
June 7, 2004
00:21:32
Barry Bluestone, founding member of the Economic Policy Institute, focuses on the economic conditions of low- and middle-income American families.
Rod Brooks: Thinking Robots
Rodney Brooks
June 7, 2004
00:20:12
Rodney Brooks, an artificial intelligence expert, explores ways for robots to actually "think" rather than just perform programmed tasks. Rod Brooks is director of the MIT CS and AI Lab, as well as CTO of iRobot.
Meet the Composer: Osvaldo Golijov
Osvaldo N. Golijov
June 8, 2004
00:21:16
Osvaldo Golijov discusses his work as a composer.
Arthur Ganson: Ingenious Mechanical Sculptures
Arthur Ganson
June 8, 2004
00:24:48
Arthur Ganson, an engineer at MIT, shares selections from his famous collection of machine sculptures. Ganson explains that animations and machines became important to him early in his life, because, when his words failed him, these creations allowed him to communicate with other people.
John Palfrey: Internet Privacy Specialist
John Palfrey
June 8, 2004
00:22:11
John Palfrey, an internet privacy specialist at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, discusses intellectual and technology law as it relates to electronic commerce, privacy issues, and governance.