<head><style>body{font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;color:black;}p{margin:0px;}</style></head><body>Cambridge Forum<br>Program Schedule<br>Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. **(unless otherwise noted)<br>First Parish in Cambridge<br>3 Church Street, Harvard Square<br>Cambridge, MA 02138<br>www.cambridgeforum.org<br><br>For further information: 617-495-2727 or email: director@cambridgeforum.org<br> <br> <br><b>Fall 2013</b><br><br>Leadership<br><br>Where have all the leaders gone? What personal qualities make for a great leader? What role do circumstances play in developing leaders? This fall Cambridge Forum is examining the concept of “leadership.” Speakers discuss the traditional topics of political and military leadership, and also explore “the power behind the throne,” the moral leader, the charismatic leader, and the technocratic leader. What impact have modern communications technology and“crowd-sourcing,” the fragmentation and multiplication of sources of information, had on leadership? How does a modern leader work with an ever more powerful and vocal crowd? How does s/he accomplish results under the intensified scrutiny of the public eye?<br><br><b> <br>September 18 Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era*</b><br><br><b>Joseph Nye</b> of the Harvard Kennedy School examines the foreign policies of 20th century American presidents and assesses the effectiveness and ethics of their choices. He identifies two main types of presidential temperaments – transformational and transactional– and argues that both types were important in the development of the nation’s international power. What lessons from the American Century can we take into the unstable international arena of the early 21st century?<br><br>Book: <i>Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era</i> (Princeton)<br><b><br><br>October 2 Lee Kuan Yew: the Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World*</b><br> <br>Harvard’s <b>Graham Allison</b> discusses his new biography (co-authored with Robert Blackwell) of Lee Kuan Yew, “the power behind the throne” in modern Asian political leadership. The 89-year-old founding father of modern Singapore, Lee has been a mentor to every Chinese leader since Deng Xiaoping, and has counseled every U.S. president since Nixon. This concise book extracts the essence of Lee Kuan Yew’s visionary thinking about the critical global issues of our time, including the future of China, the fate of U.S.-China relations, India’s murky prospects, and Europe’s deep problems. How is leadership exercised from the position of advisor that Lee occupies?<br><br>Book: <i>Lee Kuan Yew: the Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World</i><br><br><br><b>October 9 Taiwan: Island of Contention</b><br><br>Award-winning filmmaker <b>Will Tiao </b>addresses one of the thorniest balancing acts in global politics -- the role of Taiwan in U.S. relations with China. The United States does not recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation, and maintains a "One-China" policy. But the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, passed after the U.S. established diplomatic relations with Beijing, pledges to help defend the island if it is attacked by China. Tiao discusses the history behind these relations, its importance to global politics, and explores how the people of Taiwan negotiate this complex web of history, language, and politics on a daily basis. <br><br><br><b>October 23 Cancer in America: From Lab to Life</b><br><br>Two noted cancer researchers, <b>Dr. Vincent Tuohy</b> of the Cleveland Clinic and <b>Dr. Beatriz Pogo</b> of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discuss the torturous path that a medical treatment or procedure or device takes from the scientist’s imagination to clinical implementation with actual human patients. Dr. <b>Kathleen Ruddy</b> and Dr. <b>Sasha Helper</b> address the impact that the hurdles and delays in the long process have on both treating physicians and their patients. What are the steps in developing and perfecting cancer treatments? What are the steps in the approval process for new treatments? Why does the American medical system focus on treatment rather than prevention of cancer? How can this predisposition be altered? <br><br> <br><b>October 30 Breaking New Ground: A Personal History*</b><br><br>International renowned environmental “guru”<b> Lester Brown </b>recounts his life story. What paths did he follow to become the powerful and respected voice for environmental issues that he is today? Has he ever felt like a voice, lost in the crowd of our materialistic culture? How has he used data and science to speak convincingly to the emotional ties binding us to the status quo?<br><br>Book: <i>Breaking New Ground: A Personal History</i><br><br>Co-sponsored by Tim Weiskel.<br><br><b><br>November 13 The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience*</b><br><br>Musician and author <b>Stephen Wade</b> takes an in-depth look at the ordinary people who recorded live music for the Library of Congress during the 1930s and 40s. Who were these folk musicians and what role did music play in their lives? What impact did their participation in the field recording projects have on them? How did they contribute to our understanding of American folk culture?<br><br>Book: <i>The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience</i><br><br>Co-sponsored by Passim.<br><br><br><b>Monday<br>November 18 The App Generation*</b><br><br>Famed Harvard psychologist<b> Howard Gardner</b> and <b>Katie Davis</b> of the University of Washington’s Information School discuss the ways in which digital media are changing the way young people learn and relate to the world. Focusing on adolescents, they explore what it means to be “app-dependent” versus “app-enabled.” How does life for this generation differ from life before the digital age? What downsides do they see to young people’s deep involvement with apps? What benefits?<br><br>Book: <i> The App Generation: How Today’s Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World</i> (Yale)<br><br> <br><b>December 11 Bunker Hill and the Crisis of Leadership in Revolutionary America*</b><br><br><b>Nathaniel Philbrick,</b> author of <i>Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution</i>, shares a conversation with <b>J.L. Bell</b> on the bloody battle in Charlestown on June 17, 1775, which exposed leadership problems for both British and American forces and stirred up bitter arguments that echoed for decades. Even as the fighting took place, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia was choosing a new commander. What qualities did George Washington bring to the American army licking its wounds outside Boston?<br><br>Book: <i>Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution</i> <br><br>Co-sponsored by the National Park Service, Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, and the Friends of the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters.<br></body><pre>
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