[Mitworld] New: Greg Mitchell on the War and the Press, V. Ramanathan on the Science of Climate Change

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[SO WRONG FOR SO LONG:
 HOW THE PRESS, THE PUNDITS AND THE PRESIDENT FAILED ON IRAQ]

Greg Mitchell has found both comedy and tragedy in what he calls the
shameless and near-universal complicity between the American press and
the Bush Administration around the Iraq war and occupation.

SPEAKER:
Greg Mitchell
Editor, Editor and Publisher Magazine


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/590/>

[QUOTE]
"Reporters weren't skeptical enough when Cheney talked about aluminum
tubes and when Bush linked Saddam to 9/11 and WMDs -- and these were the
greatest reporters."
-- Greg Mitchell


EVENT HOST: Center for International Studies <http://web.mit.edu/cis/>

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[GLOBAL AND REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE:
 UNDERLYING SCIENCE AND EMERGING RIDDLES]

Veerabhadran Ramanathan recaps 35 years of key findings, and brings his
audience up to date on the latest climate data, models, and observations
which together demonstrate how CO2 is but one piece of a complex puzzle.

SPEAKER:
Veerabhadran Ramanathan
Distinguished Professor of Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Scripps
Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Director, Center for Clouds, Chemistry and Climate


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/589/>

[QUOTE]
"The whole discussion now is we shouldn't let the planet warm more than
2 degrees because climate tipping elements will come into play. My
analysis shows that's in our rear view mirror. We're driving fast."
-- Veerabhadran Ramanathan


EVENT HOST: Center for Global Change Science
<http://web.mit.edu/cgcs/www/>

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MIT Sloan School of Management
Back to the Classroom 2008 presents

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Software Innovation -- Do You Think the Last 20 Years Were Exciting?
The Next 20 Years Will Blow Your Mind

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