ASSU Speakers Bureau Stanford University
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The ASSU Speakers Bureau is a student-run organization that brings a wide variety of well-known speakers from fields such as politics, service, entertainment, technology, the arts, and academia to Stanford.
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The End of the War on Terrorism
Senator Joseph Lieberman discusses the idea that the War on Terrorism can most successfully be fought not through militant means, but instead through ending extremist ideology by teaching ethical, moral, and tolerant ideals. (November 30, 2009)
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Art, Politics, Judaism, and the Mind of David Mamet
A unique voice in contemporary letters, David Mamet is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright as well as a director, novelist, poet and essayist. (January 28, 2009)
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Journey From the Psychology of Evil to the Psychology of Heroism [Contains Explicit Content: Images and Language]
Why do good people turn evil? How important is the nature of the "apples" vs. the "barrels" in which they are stored? In what sense are evil and heroism comparable? Philip Zimbardo attempts to answer some of these questions. (October 9, 2008)
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Homelessness in Perspective (Video)
The San Francisco Chronicle's Kevin Fagan and Brant Ward, contributors to the "Shame of the City" series, discuss their work on homelessness, its effects, and what can be done to curb the problem of homelessness nationwide. (October 30, 2007)
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Homelessness in Perspective
The San Francisco Chronicle's Kevin Fagan and Brant Ward, contributors to the "Shame of the City" series, discuss their work on homelessness, its effects, and what can be done to curb the problem of homelessness nationwide. (October 30, 2007)
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An Evening with Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz, esteemed author, lawyer, and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and related debate on college campuses. (May 13, 2007) l