On the night of September 26, 2014, in the town of Iguala in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero, 43 students disappeared. This is their story, with implications for governance in Mexico and other opaque regimes around the world. … Read more »
On April 28, 2012, Regina Martinez, a reporter for the magazine Proceso, was brutally murdered. Author and investigative journalist Katherine Corcoran investigated the murder and tells the story in her book, In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Coverup and the True Cost of Silencing the Press. Corcoran’s presentation will examine the meaning of the Martinez case and others like it for the prospects of a free press in Mexico. … Read more »
“Water is the next oil” is an oft-cited trope used to sum up the emerging geopolitical landscape. But the reality is more subtle and far more complex. More than a quarter of the world’s population, 2.2 billion people, lack access to clean water. Global groundwater resources are severely overexploited, some perilously so, and new classes of water contaminants that were once rare are now becoming far too commonplace — rendering even adequate water supplies unfit for human consumption. … Read more »
Western Culture, with its advanced technology, arts, and political systems, is widely regarded as the pinnacle of human cultural evolution. But one need not look beyond the calamities of climate change, biodiversity loss, pervasive inequality and other ills of modern society to see the lie in this myth. Wade Davis speaks with authority on indigenous cultures and other ways of being in the world—sustainably and with dignity—recounting along the way remarkable encounters and high adventure, in his trademark mesmerizing presentation style. … Read more »
The diet-heart hypothesis, which cautions against a diet high in fat—and especially saturated fat—has been a cornerstone of dietary guidelines and medical advice for decades. Yet this same period has seen a disturbing rise in type-2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Through careful research and insightful reporting, Teicholz has upended the diet-heart hypothesis in her New York Times bestseller, The Big Fat Surprise. … Read more »
Over many years, even as public confidence in other institutions of American government and society wavered, the Supreme Court managed to maintain high levels of public trust. Today, only seven percent of Americans have high confidence in the court. What are the implications of the collapse of the court’s reputation, and what can the court or anyone else do about it? … Read more »
Pat Mitchell charts her path to power, from an early childhood on a cotton farm to the front lines of social, political, and cultural change, where she navigated the halls of power in Washington DC and Hollywood, traveled to war zones with Eve Ensler and Glenn Close, pressed Fidel Castro into making historic admissions about the Cold War, and formed powerful alliances with fellow media leaders like Ted Turner and Robert Redford. … Read more »
Get to know your fellow i³ Patrons and get upfront and personal with award-winning journalist Hedrick Smith at an informal cocktail reception in his honor. … Read more »
Hedrick Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor and Emmy award-winning producer/correspondent, takes on some of the most vexing political issues of our times: economic inequality, dark money, voter rights, campaign financing and more. … Read more »
i3: ideas that inform & inspire patrons are invited to an exclusive brunch at Cesar Arias’s “Aldama 9” (formerly Posada Corazón). … Read more »
Award-winning investigative science journalist, Maryn McKenna, has taken a deep dive into the antibiotic crisis, and her findings are as chilling as they are illuminating. Her 2017 bestseller, Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats, traces chicken’s meteoric rise from scarce treat to ubiquitous global commodity, and reveals the astounding role antibiotics have played in industrial farming. … Read more »
Pamela Ronald, distinguished professor of Plant Pathology and Genetics at the University of California at Davis, knows that meeting the challenge of producing enough food to feed our growing population will take every trick in the book. Prof. Ronald investigates how food plants respond to environmental stresses, and develops strategies employing genetic techniques to help plants thrive. … Read more »
Evolutionary biologist Rob Dunn investigates microbes and their hosts in the places where we live. Our homes may be one of the most novel habitats on the planet, with diverse ecological niches—showerheads and toilets, doormats and pillows, freezers and stovetops, cats and dogs, cleaning products and bathtub rings—plus all manner of manmade materials and imported foodstuffs. We share our homes with hundreds of thousands of species, a large proportion of which are unnamed and previously unknown to science. … Read more »
Get to know your fellow i³ Patrons and get upfront and personal with i³ presenter David Lida at an informal cocktail reception in his honor. … Read more »
