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History & Contributions of Afro-Descendant… duration 12 minutes 11 seconds History & Contributions of Afro-Descendant… History & Contributions of Afro-Descendant Communities in the Amazon	History & Contributions of Afro-Descendant Communities in the Amazon This lecture examines the history and lasting contributions of Afro-descendant communities in the Amazon region. Learn how enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas as part of the Columbian… culture +6 More From SDG Academy 1 plays
Impacts of European Colonization on Amazonian… duration 7 minutes 54 seconds Impacts of European Colonization on Amazonian… Impacts of European Colonization on Amazonian Populations (1492-19th century)	Impacts of European Colonization on Amazonian Populations (1492-19th century) This lecture highlights how the arrival of Europeans, especially Portuguese and Spanish, led to violence, diseases, religious domination, enslavement, dispossession, and ultimately to a demographic… colonization +4 More From SDG Academy 0 plays
Indigenous Peoples before European Colonization duration 6 minutes 56 seconds Indigenous Peoples before European Colonization Indigenous Peoples before European Colonization	Indigenous Peoples before European Colonization Indigenous peoples possess a wide array of knowledge, traditions, and cultures, which have played a crucial role in the shaping, conservation, and sustainable management of Amazonian ecosystems for… history +4 More From SDG Academy 1 plays
Conversation with David Daokui Li, China's… duration 46 minutes 16 seconds Conversation with David Daokui Li, China's… Conversation with David Daokui Li, China's World View	Conversation with David Daokui Li, China's World View Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and economist David Daokui Li as they discuss Professor Li’s brilliant new book, China's World View: Demystifying China to Prevent Global Conflict. Listen in… book club +10 More From SDG Academy 250 plays Date Uploaded 5 February, 2024
Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States… duration 58 minutes 12 seconds Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States… Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States Think	Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States Think Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist John Mearsheimer as they discuss Professor Mearsheimer’s latest book, How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy. Hailed as the… book club +6 More From SDG Academy 1,311 plays Date Uploaded 7 November, 2023
Conversation with Bruce Cumings, The Korean War duration 53 minutes 15 seconds Conversation with Bruce Cumings, The Korean War Conversation with Bruce Cumings, The Korean War	Conversation with Bruce Cumings, The Korean War Professor Jeffrey Sachs speaks with Professor Bruce Cumings, renowned historian and expert in East-Asian history, to discuss Cuming’s book The Korean War. Together, they discuss the factors… korea +4 More From SDG Academy 72 plays
Case studies: Behaviour change and COVID-19 duration 4 minutes 8 seconds Case studies: Behaviour change and COVID-19 Case studies: Behaviour change and COVID-19	Case studies: Behaviour change and COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic was and is a complex global challenge. It is one of the most recent examples in history where a big change in behaviour was made by a large audience. There are many examples… case study +6 More From SDG Academy 3 plays
Conversation with Casey Michel, American… duration 55 minutes 10 seconds Conversation with Casey Michel, American… Conversation with Casey Michel, American Kleptocracy	Conversation with Casey Michel, American Kleptocracy Jeffrey Sachs speaks with journalist Casey Michel, author of American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History. Jeffrey Sachs and Casey… book club +7 More From SDG Academy 497 plays
Conversation with Corey Robin: The Reactionary… duration 56 minutes 44 seconds Conversation with Corey Robin: The Reactionary… Conversation with Corey Robin: The Reactionary Mind	Conversation with Corey Robin: The Reactionary Mind During this session, the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs discussed The Reactionary Mind: From Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump by Corey Robin.In the book, Robin traces conservatism back to… history +8 More From SDG Academy 219 plays
Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding duration 56 minutes 33 seconds Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding	Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding During this session, the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs discussed The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution by Pulitzer Prize-winner Eric Foner. In his… history +8 More From SDG Academy 273 plays
Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not… duration 59 minutes 11 seconds Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not… Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not "a Nation of Immigrants"	Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not "a Nation of Immigrants" This meeting of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs took place on August 26, 2021. Prof. Sachs met with renowned historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to discuss her newest book Not "a Nation of… migration +8 More From SDG Academy 201 plays
Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred… duration 57 minutes 7 seconds Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred… Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine	Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine This conversation with Rashid Khalidi took place on March 24, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Khalidi's book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine and the… palestine +9 More From SDG Academy 623 plays
Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with… duration 1 hour 0 minutes Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with… Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with Armageddon	Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with Armageddon This conversation with Martin Sherwin took place on January 28, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Sherwin's book Gambling with Armageddon and its fascinating… conflict +9 More From SDG Academy 499 plays
Automation, Work and Wellbeing: Lessons from… duration 10 minutes 51 seconds Automation, Work and Wellbeing: Lessons from… Automation, Work and Wellbeing: Lessons from History	Automation, Work and Wellbeing: Lessons from History This lecture is about long run trends in automation and technological change and its impacts on work and well being for the population. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license. sdg8 +9 More From SDG Academy 11 plays
The history of epidemics and their impact on… duration 43 minutes 6 seconds The history of epidemics and their impact on… The history of epidemics and their impact on society	The history of epidemics and their impact on society This is the first lecture in the course "The Covid-19 Pandemic: Virology, Public Health, and Economics," taught by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University. The course offers a… covid +5 More From SDG Academy 395 plays Date Uploaded 8 October, 2020
The SDG Index: An Overview duration 9 minutes 22 seconds The SDG Index: An Overview The SDG Index: An Overview	The SDG Index: An Overview In this video, Dr. Guido Schmidt-Traub, Executive Director of the SDSN, introduces the SDG Index and Dashboards, reviewing its history and development since 2015, and the unique role it plays in… measurement +9 More From SDG Academy 53 plays