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"State-Firm Coordination and Upgrading: Reaching the Efficiency Frontier in Complex Industries" was given on February 28, 2019 by Angela Garcia Calvo, an M-RCBG Visiting Fellow. It was given as part of M-RCBG's weekly Business & Government Seminar Series. Transcript: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/centers/mrcbg/files/Angela%20Garcia%20Calvo%20on%20the%20State-Firm%20Coordination%2...

David Parkes from the John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences at Harvard University shares insights from a study exploring the use of tools from deep learning on revenue optimal, dominant-strategy incentive compatible auctions. To learn more about the Digital Initiative, check out digital.hbs.edu. Transcript: https://hbs.me/39LJRq4

Next month we'll sit down with Dr. Anupam Jena again to discuss his latest work. This week we are re-releasing our first conversation with him from 2017. Dr. Anupam Jena, of Massachusetts General Hospital, explains the intersection of economics and medicine, including why some physicians are more likely to purchase larger homes and how “defensive medicine” can drive the decision-making process dur...

Colin Mayer on The Purpose and Future of the Corporation This seminar was given on February 21, 2019 by Colin Mayer, Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies at the University of Oxford. Also participating in the conversation were John Ruggie, Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights and International Affairs at HKS and Linda Bilmes, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at...

In 2017, reports of hate crimes in the United States increased for the third consecutive year, according to the FBI. In addition to physical acts, such actions and other messages of racism, intolerance and extremism potentially impact large numbers of people online. In this Forum, experts tackled the painful and distressing spread of hate and racism. What social, political and psychological forces...

Jeffrey Sánchez, Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 15th Suffolk/Norfolk district (2003-2019) and current Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow, will be talking with Dr. Robert Blendon, Senior Associate Dean at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on Friday, February 15, 2019. Watch the webcast to hear from an experienced leader who is an expert at crafting...

This seminar was given on February 14, 2019 by Jonathan Wiener, William R. and Thomas L. Perkins Professor of Law, Professor of Environmental Policy and Professor of Public Policy at Duke Law School. It was given as part of the Regulatory Policy Program's weekly seminar series. Transcript: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/centers/mrcbg/files/Wiener_2.14.19.transcript.pdf

Companies shouldn’t just react to the inevitable hack, says Red Seal CEO Ray Rothrock—they should prepare for it Transcript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=6909

Rich Horgan is on an urgent mission to save his brother—and he might just revolutionize drug development along the way. Transcript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=6897

This seminar was given on November 29, 2018 by Nancy Rose, Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics at MIT as part of M-RCBG's weekly Regulatory Policy Program seminar series. Transcript: https://hrvd.me/1ef62

Rare cancers present doctors, researchers, and patients with a unique set of challenges. Rare cancers often are diagnosed at later stages. Patients typically have limited treatment options, in part because the small number of diagnoses makes gold-standard clinical trials difficult. The picture is further complicated by increasingly expensive cancer drug costs. Yet, promises of emerging technologie...

Each year in the U.S. more than 30,000 people are killed by guns—with two-thirds of those deaths being suicide. And there are tens of thousands non-fatal injuries. Yet research into preventing firearm violence remains limited and under-funded. In a special collaborative episode with Review of Systems we’re taking an in-depth look at gun violence in America: why we know so little about the toll of...

Lawrence S. Bacow, President of Harvard University, will be talking with Michelle Williams, Dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. Watch the webcast to hear from education experts on the present and future challenges facing higher education institutions and learn about President Bacow’s leadership journey from MIT to Tufts to Harvard. Transcript: https:/...

Climate change will mean more extreme weather, including heat waves. And Climate change will mean more extreme weather, including heat waves. And it’s not a distant threat—we’re already seeing the effects now in the United States. In this week’s episode, we explore the health threat posed by severe heat and how our society needs to adapt in the decades ahead. You'll hear from Augusta Williams, a d...

Wearable technology and robotics are two rehabilitation methods used to help those with limited mobility regain movement. Paolo Bonato, PhD, director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, discusses the role of innovative technology in rehabilitation. Transcript: https://hrvd.me/38s

Thinking about implementing a Culture of Health in your business, learning how business and public health intersect, or seeking to improve upon an existing model? “What CEOs Say” is a one-of-a-kind series of inspirational interviews centered around the real how-to’s of incorporating health for performance. Watch the inaugural webcast from Jan. 15, 2019 with Dan Houston, Chairman, President and CEO...

For many Americans, a visit with their doctor no longer requires an actual trip to the doctor’s office. More physicians are offering so-called “telemedicine” services, where they provide care to patients via smart phones, tablets, and computers. And while telemedicine is being more used more frequently across the U.S., it’s still relatively uncommon, according to a new study led by Michael Barnett...

Speaker: Stephen Owen, Harvard University Stephen Owen is a sinologist specializing in premodern literature, lyric poetry, and comparative poetics. Much of his work has focused on the middle period of Chinese literature (200-1200), however, he has also written on literature of the early period and the Qing. Owen has written or edited dozens of books, articles, and anthologies in the field of Chine...

Speaker: Stephen Owen, Harvard University Stephen Owen is a sinologist specializing in premodern literature, lyric poetry, and comparative poetics. Much of his work has focused on the middle period of Chinese literature (200-1200), however, he has also written on literature of the early period and the Qing. Owen has written or edited dozens of books, articles, and anthologies in the field of Chine...

Friday, October 26th the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, the Taubman Center for State and Local Government, the Program on Crisis Leadership, and the Institute of Politics hosted an event with San Juan, Puerto Rico Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. Taubman Center Executive Director Rafael Carbonell moderated. Transcript: https://hrvd.me/948f2

On Wednesday, October 17th, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and Black Student Union at Harvard Kennedy School hosted a discussion with Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney about the state of voting rights, including the restoration of voting rights for felons. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, moderated. Transcript: https:...

On Thursday, November 8, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and digital HKS hosted a discussion on European and American approaches to tech policy. The conversation featured Henri Piffaut, a senior advisor with the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission. Harvard Kennedy School’s Muriel Rouyer and David Eaves served as respondents. Transcript: https://hr...

Welcome to the latest episode Leader ReadyCast. This month, the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative marks its 15 year anniversary. In this episode we are looking back at the program’s greatest hits—and looking forward at what is next to come. Our guests are Dr. Leonard Marcus, founding co-director of the NPLI, and Rich Serino, a Distinguished Senior Fellow with the NPLI. Both have been wit...

Global Citizen Year founder Abby Falik on why kids need to find their purpose before freshman year Transcript: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=6881

Oral rehydration solution (ORS)—a mixture of water, sugar, and salt that is administered as part of oral rehydration therapy (ORT)—is credited with preventing tens of millions of deaths from cholera and other diarrheal diseases. In this week’s podcast you’ll hear from two scientists who helped bring this simple, low-tech, and cost-effective treatment into worldwide use. Richard Cash, senior lectur...