In a relatively brief 150 years, human demands on natural systems have, perhaps irrevocably, brought us to an inflection point – the implications of which we do not yet fully understand. Meeting these new and increasingly complex challenges will require massive, coordinated efforts linking academia, industry, and governments.
Watch the video of Crow's lecture (72 minutes)
In an SFI Community Lecture July 31 in Santa Fe, Michael Crow explained why conventional interdisciplinary approaches might not be sufficient, then suggested a new kind of academic enterprise that enhances our ability to cope with tomorrow’s challenges.
Crow is President of Arizona State University. Since 2002 he has guided the transformation of ASU into one of the nation's leading public metropolitan research universities -- a model he terms the "New American University."
Hear Michael Crow's interview about the lecture on the Santa Fe Radio Cafe (21 minutes, July 30, 2013)
Read the article in the Santa Fe New Mexican (July 30, 2013)
Read the Albuquerque Journal article about the lecture (July 27, 2013)
NEW IN 2013: You can participate in SFI's 2013 Community Lecture live online. To watch this lecture as it happens, visit SFI's YouTube page. To participate in the live Twitter feed or ask questions of the speakers, @sfi_live or #sfi_live.
The 2013 SFI Community Lecture Series is made possible through the generous support of Los Alamos National Bank.
Next lecture:
Wednesday, August 14, 7:30 p.m., On Moral Progress: Reason and Logic or Empathy and Emotion. Psychologist and author Steven Pinker and philosopher and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein survey the history of moral progress in human society (more).
SFI Community Lectures are free and open to the public, but seating is limited.
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