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Larry Summers is a former US Treasury Secretary (1999-2001), Chief Economist at the World Bank (1991-1993), and Director of the National Economic Council under President Obama (2009-2010). He also served as President of Harvard University (2001-2006). Currently, he is the Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University, and he sits on t…
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Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson are anthropologists based in America. Their partnership was central to the development of Dual-Inheritance Theory, a framework that applies Darwinian evolution to culture and explains how genes and culture have intertwined to shape our species. This is their first ever joint interview. Full transcript available at: j…
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ACB Conference and Convention ACB Banquet Thursday, July 11, 2024 ACB Banquet, Banquet Emcee: Sheila Young, Immediate Past President, Florida Council of the Blind, Orlando, FL Moment of Reflection Presentation of BOP Awards: Ned E. Freeman Excellence in Writing, Vernon Henley Media, and Hollis Liggett Braille Free Press Awards Presentation of ACB A…
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ACB Conference and Convention General Session Thursday, July 11 Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance - Durward K. McDaniel First-Timers ACB Business; ACB Sponsor recognition, corporate and individual sponsors. ACB Angels Presentations; Rhonda Nelson: Seatac, WA, Gary Austin: Branson, MS, Barbara Appleby: Maplewood, MN, Douglas Slotten: Chevy Chase, M…
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ACB Conference and Convention General Session Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance – Visually Impaired Veterans of America Singing of America the Beautiful - Lucy Arguijo, St. Augustine, FL ACB Business ACB Sponsor Recognitions - Corporate Sponsors Sponsorship Presentation - Diamond Sponsor Vispero - Ryan Jones, Vice Presiden…
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ACB Conference and Convention General Session Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance - JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows ACB Business; ACB Sponsor Recognitions - Corporate Sponsors Affiliate Roll Call, Denise Colley Presiding officer - David Trott, First Vice President, Talladega, AL International Guest – Kenneth Suratt, Executive…
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ACB Conference and Convention General Session Sunday, July 7, 2024 Call to Order – Deb Cook Lewis, ACB President, Clarkston, WA Moment of reflection Presentation of Colors: Naval Station Mayport Color Guard National Anthem – Brian O'Connell, National Sergeant-at-Arms, Blinded Veterans Association, Greenville, SC Welcome to Convention – Sheila Young…
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20240706 0800 Johnson & Johnson BreakfastOriginally Broadcasted July 6, 2024, on ACB Media Zoom Recorder Janssen, (a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson) invited participants to join them for breakfast and a panel discussion about various blindness journeys especially differing generational perspectives. Edited By: Doug Hunsinger…
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Lucy Turnbull is an urbanist, businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the first female Lord Mayor of Sydney, from 2003-4. From 2015-20, she was the inaugural Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission, tasked with delivering strategic planning for the whole of metropolitan Sydney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Bay State Council of the Blind2024 Spring Conference and Convention Agenda Grousbeck Center, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA Morning Session Welcome From Our Host, Perkins School for the Blind Opening Remarks David Kingsbury, President, BSCB Overview of Massachusetts Commission for the Blind ActivitiesJohn Oliveira , Commissioner, MCB P…
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Bryan Caplan is Professor of Economics at George Mason University. A bestselling author, his books include The Case Against Education, Open Borders, and Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Deregulation. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/bryan-caplan-155 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Re-experience the April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the sun through sound. Harvard University’s Astronomy Department welcomes those who are blind or have low vision to experience the total eclipse of the sun, through use of the LightSound device which uses a technique called sonification, the process of converting data, in this case light intensity in…
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20240406-3 Illinois Council of the Blind20240406-3 Banquet ICB Banquet:o guest speaker Kolby Garrisono Presentation of Awards & 50/50 Raffle Winner Presentedo Memorial Service - Remembering ICB members, friends and guide dogs who have passed since our last convention.Note: Memorial service started shortly after the conclusion of banquet Find out mo…
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20240224-1 American Council of the Blind of Maryland (ACBM)20240224-1 Daily Session Explore Today, Discover Tomorrow Welcome and Attendee Introductionso Facilitator: Susan Crawford, Convention Planning Chairo Presenter: Sandra Sermons, ACBM President What's New at Maryland's Office of Blindness and Visual Impairment Services (OBVS)o Facilitator: Pe…
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20240215-1 RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD VENDORS OF AMERICA(r)20240215-1 Morning Sessions CELEBRATING OVER FIFTY YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND ADVOCACYTeaming up to Tackle the ins and outs of Randolph-Sheppard business Moderator: Jerry House (TX), OIT Limited, Sagebrush Committee Member iPhone Updates and Apps:o Brad Snyder (TX), Vice-President, Blind Information T…
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20240214-2 RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD VENDORS OF AMERICA(r)20240214-2 Afternoon Sessions CELEBRATING OVER FIFTY YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND ADVOCACYTeaming up to Tackle the ins and outs of Randolph-Sheppard business Moderator: Scott Eggen (MN), RSVA(r) President Luncheon speaker - Teaming up to Tackle the ins and outs of Randolph-Sheppard business:…
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20240214-1 RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD VENDORS OF AMERICA(r)20240214-1 Morning Sessions CELEBRATING OVER FIFTY YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND ADVOCACYTeaming up to Tackle the ins and outs of Randolph-Sheppard business Moderator: Ardis Bazyn (CO), Bazyn Communications, RSVA(r) First Vice President, Sagebrush Committee Technologies benefiting BEP operators and VI st…
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20240213-2 RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD VENDORS OF AMERICA(r)20240213-2 Afternoon Sessions CELEBRATING OVER FIFTY YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND ADVOCACYTeaming up to Tackle the ins and outs of Randolph-Sheppard business Moderator: Jim Jirak (NE), Jirak Enterprises, RSVA(r) Board Member Are you listening to your machines?:o Kieth Severson (MN), Vending Technician M…
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20240213-1 RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD VENDORS OF AMERICA(r)20240213-1 Morning Sessions CELEBRATING OVER FIFTY YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND ADVOCACYTeaming up to Tackle the ins and outs of Randolph-Sheppard business Moderator: Randal Crosby (FL), Crosby's Café, Inc., Sagebrush Committee Member, RSVA(r) Board Welcome to Sagebrush:o Scott Eggen (MN), SVS Vending, …
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In this special episode, the tables are turned as I'm interviewed by a listener of the show, DJ Thornton from Sydney. We reflect on the progress of the show in 2023, what I learned from this year's guests, and what's in store for 2024. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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At a time when the Enlightenment is under attack from without and within, I bring together two of the most thoughtful defenders of progress and reason, for their first ever public dialogue. Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. I think of him as providing the strongest empirical defence of the Enlightenment (…
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