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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 most influential foreign policy realist of his generation, Mearsheimer and co-author Prof. Sebastian Rosato provide a groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally?Professor Sachs and Mearsheimer discuss the book’s core idea: that states are…

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Consumption and Diets

This chapter discusses the current state of our diets and the dietary trends around the world. There are four things that are happening globally: people are consuming too many calories, those calories are of poor quality, diets are not very affordable, and they’re not sustainable. People are consuming more than they need to on average, but what they consumer is of poor quality, or “junk food.” Sugar consumption is on the rise, particularly with processed foods. Our diets cost…

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Transitioning from the Millennium Development Goals

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were launched in 2000 to address global development concerns in a comprehensive structure. They made a significant contribution to global development in areas of poverty reduction, access to education, gender equality and health & well-being. In this video, Mahmoud Mohieldin discusses considerable gaps between countries’ progress and many countries lagged behind in achieving such goals. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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What Are Human Rights and Why Do We Need Them?

Joshua Castellino addresses why the world needs human rights. He questions how the order that is created by governmental and social systems pays attention to justice. He traces the history of justice from Ancient Greece to the present day and outlines the four primary reasons that the world needs human rights. How can human beings access their rights? How do we prioritize rights? This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Markets and Supply Chains

Price fluctuations happen as a result of the storage process from seasonal harvests and the working of the markets and the supply chain, as these harvests need to be transported between production and consumption. In off-farm storage, there are issues of food safety, processing, and quality assurance. Seasonal price changes reflect the cost of storage because when simultaneous harvests occur across a huge area, prices are low, but after that, prices rise by exactly the cost of storage, or the…

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The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks

This chapter discusses anthropogenic greenhouse gases and climate forcing. It is important to note that carbon dioxide and other emitted gases mix with the atmosphere and have an effect on global atmospheric concentrations in a uniform way. Methane is emitted mainly from agriculture and landfills, or as escaped gas from natural gas pipelines’ nitrous oxide comes from fertilizer use and other industrial processes; HFCs and other industrial pollutants are used in such limited amounts that…

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The Diffusion of Growth

This lecture emphasizes the importance of diffusion in the relationship between countries in which endogenous economic growth is taking place and those that are experiencing catch up growth. It details the need for a ripple effect” of modern technology and growth from the world’s technological leaders to the areas in the world that are still experiencing stunted growth and extreme poverty from setbacks of the era of colonization. This video is not available under a Creative Commons…

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Reflection on Taking Action in the Anthropocene

This video is a collection of perspectives regarding tipping points and planetary boundaries. This course on planetary boundaries and human opportunities is the first time we summarize the latest science on our understanding of our human impacts on the Earth system, and combine it with the story of redefining sustainable development and a future where humanity prospers within a safe, just, and resilient Earth system. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Disasters and Public Health

Disasters of various kinds, including hurricanes, monsoons, earthquakes, and landslides, poses a public health emergency. In this video, Professor K. Sinrath Reddy addresses how these disasters affect health and how global public health can prepare for these emergencies, especially with the impending increase of natural disasters with the rise of climate change. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.