Leading Matters

Stanford University

  1. 06/02/2011

    Music, Memory, and (Gulp) Aging

    Jonathan Berger discusses the pervasive, often obsessive connection between music and human behavior. Looking at the associations with music and salient life events, he explores the features, curses, and possible benefits of music that arise. (May 7, 2011)

    3 sec

  2. 06/01/2011

    Entrepreneurship as an Extreme Sport

    Tom Byers and Tina Seelig demonstrate how they encourage their students to take life lessons from entrepreneurship even if their students are from a seemingly unrelated field. (May 7, 2011)

    3 sec

  3. 05/26/2011

    Democratic Winds, Nuclear Nightmares: Iran's Nuclear Program and the Development of Democracy in Iran and the Middle East

    Abbas Milani believes that Iran's nuclear program will have incredible effects on the democratic aspirations of the population of Iran and the rest of the Middle East. (May 7, 2011)

    3 sec

  4. 05/26/2011

    Personalized Medicine: Prescribing the Right Drugs Based on Your Genes

    Professor of Bioengineering Russ Altman discusses personalized medicine and his new discoveries in the field. He presents his research in applying computing technology to basic molecular biological problems of relevance to medicine. (May 7, 2011)

    3 sec

  5. 05/26/2011

    Water: The New Oil?

    Jenna Davis and Jeff Koseff lead a discussion in which they detail the current state of the world's freshwater sources. Growing needs and increasing variability in resources are driving research to determine how we can ensure an adequate water is available. (May 7, 2011)

    3 sec

  6. 05/26/2011

    Do Politics and Economics Mix in School Policy?

    Eric Hanushek and Michael Kirst discuss educational reforms in the United States and specifically in California and how they believe these reforms can be improved in the future. (May 7, 2011)

    3 sec

  7. 05/26/2011

    The Future of the American West: A History

    David Kennedy talks about the development of the American West as a region as well as the issues that need to be solved in order to create a successful future, specifically water management. (May 7, 2011)

    3 sec

  8. 05/26/2011

    The DragonFly Effect: How Ideas Take Flight

    Social psychologist and marketer Jennifer Aaker gives a presentation which draws on psychological insights on happiness, storytelling principles, and design thinking methodology to reveal why some ideas and brands take off quickly. (May 7, 2011)

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Information

  • Creator
    Stanford University
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2011
  • Episodes
    106
  • Show Website
    Leading Matters

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