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Everywhere, Everyday: Democratizing Information about our Changing Planet
Mascaro, Joe ( 2015-10-08 )Planet Labs operates the largest fleet of earth-imaging satellites. As of June 2015, it had launched 87 satellites successfully and is operating in excess of two dozen spacecraft. By the end of 2015, the company will have ... -
The Evolution of Transboundary Water Politics in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria
Kibaroglu, Aysegul ( 2016-04-21 )The program will begin with a public address and keynote lecture by Aysegul Kibaroglu, world expert on Turkish water policy issues and the history of cooperation across political boundaries in the Euphrates-Tigris region. ... -
A Conversation on Academic Freedom in Turkey
Demirer, Yucel ( 2016-03-25 )This event will provide the occasion to share information on the Turkish situation and explore both the local roots and the international context of the assault on academic freedom (with comparisons to the recent crackdown ... -
The Nature of War: American Environments and World War II
Breyfogle, Nicholas ( 2016-02-26 )This workshop and the resulting edited volume will examine American involvement in World War II through an environmental lens, focusing on how the war reshaped American landscapes, institutions, and environmental thinking, ... -
Better than the Truth: Extra-factual Sources of Threat Conception and Proliferation
Greenhill, Kelly ( 2016-02-25 )When uncertainty is high, and verifiable facts are inconvenient or few, how do people learn about what to fear and how to respond the threats they have identified? Ironically, verifiable, fact-based data is often particularly ...