CONVERSATIONS WITH BIG THINKERS

Past Events

2025/2026 Season

Ambassador Gerónimo Gutierrez: U.S. - Mexico Relations at a Crossroads

Ambassador Gerónimo Gutierrez: U.S. – Mexico Relations at a Crossroads

Angie Hobbs: The Threat to Democracy: Plato Speaks to Our Time

Angie Hobbs: The Threat to Democracy: Plato Speaks to Our Time

Adam Frank: Are We Alone?

Adam Frank: Are We Alone?

Branka Panic: Is AI Coming in Peace? Harnessing Technology to Prevent Conflict

Branka Panic: Is AI Coming in Peace? Harnessing Technology to Prevent Conflict

Sherri Goodman: Threat Multiplier: Climate and Global Security in the 21st Century

Sherri Goodman: Threat Multiplier: Climate and Global Security in the 21st Century

2024/2025 Season

Achieving Healthy Longevity with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 5PM

Achieving Healthy Longevity with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 5PM

The Road Ahead for American Democracy with Hedrick Smith, Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 5PM

The Road Ahead for American Democracy with Hedrick Smith, Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 5PM

“Seeding a Better World” with Pat Mitchell, Thursday, December 12, 2024, 5PM

Space: A brave new world? Or the wild, wild west? with Nancy Hayden, Tuesday, January 14, 2025 5 PM

Space: A brave new world? Or the wild, wild west? with Nancy Hayden, Tuesday, January 14, 2025 5 PM

The Monarch Butterfly Migration, Its Rise and Fall with Monika Maeckle, Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 5PM

The Monarch Butterfly Migration, Its Rise and Fall with Monika Maeckle, Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 5PM

Sheinbaum: Implications for Democracy and US/Mexico Relations with Carlos Bravo Regidor, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 5PM

Sheinbaum: Implications for Democracy and US/Mexico Relations with Carlos Bravo Regidor, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 5PM

2023/2024 Season

The 43 Disappeared: Mexico’s Legacy of Impunity, with John Gibler. Oct. 10, 2023

The 43 Disappeared: Mexico’s Legacy of Impunity, with John Gibler. Oct. 10, 2023

In the Mouth of the Wolf: The Murder of Regina Martínez and the State of the Free Press in Mexico, with Katherine Corcoran. Nov. 7, 2023

In the Mouth of the Wolf: The Murder of Regina Martínez and the State of the Free Press in Mexico, with Katherine Corcoran. Nov. 7, 2023

Water in the World, in Mexico, and here in San Miguel, with Dylan Terrell. Dec. 5, 2023

Water in the World, in Mexico, and here in San Miguel, with Dylan Terrell. Dec. 5, 2023

Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World, <br>with Wade Davis. Jan. 9, 2024

Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World,
with Wade Davis. Jan. 9, 2024

Busting Nutritional Myths, with Nina Teicholz. Feb. 13, 2024

Busting Nutritional Myths, with Nina Teicholz. Feb. 13, 2024

How the Supreme Court Lost the American Public, with Linda Greenhouse. Mar. 5, 2024

How the Supreme Court Lost the American Public, with Linda Greenhouse. Mar. 5, 2024

2019/2020 Season

ERIK VANCE: Suggestible You – The Mind's Power to Deceive & to Heal, Tuesday, September 10, 2019

ERIK VANCE: Suggestible You – The Mind’s Power to Deceive & to Heal, Tuesday, September 10, 2019

DAVID LIDA: When “Bad Hombres” Cross the Border, Tuesday, October 08, 2019

DAVID LIDA: When “Bad Hombres” Cross the Border, Tuesday, October 08, 2019

ROB DUNN Unseen Life: In Us, On Us, and All Around Us Wednesday, November 20, 2019

ROB DUNN Unseen Life: In Us, On Us, and All Around Us Wednesday, November 20, 2019

PAMELA RONALD: The Future of Food, Thursday, December 12, 2019

PAMELA RONALD: The Future of Food, Thursday, December 12, 2019

MARYN MCKENNA: Antibiotic Resistance – A Global Health Threat Tuesday, January 14, 2020

MARYN MCKENNA: Antibiotic Resistance – A Global Health Threat Tuesday, January 14, 2020

HEDRICK SMITH: Reforming Our Ailing Political System, Tuesday, February 04, 2020

HEDRICK SMITH: Reforming Our Ailing Political System, Tuesday, February 04, 2020

2018/2019 Season

JAMES E. PALOMBO: Truth to Logic - Crime, Criminal Justice and Ideology in the American Experiment August 20, 2018

JAMES E. PALOMBO: Truth to Logic – Crime, Criminal Justice and Ideology in the American Experiment August 20, 2018

DR. GEORGIA EDE: Preventing Alzheimer’s Is Easier Than You Think: The Surprising Science of Food and the Brain, October 9, 2018

DR. GEORGIA EDE: Preventing Alzheimer’s Is Easier Than You Think: The Surprising Science of Food and the Brain, October 9, 2018

Vicente Fox

VICENTE FOX: Mexico/U.S. Relations in the Time of Trump, November 12, 2018

ASHTON APPLEWHITE: This Chair Rocks - How Ageism Warps Our View of Long Life January 7, 2019

ASHTON APPLEWHITE: This Chair Rocks – How Ageism Warps Our View of Long Life January 7, 2019

JOHN "Economic Hit Man" PERKINS: Economic Colonialism and the Redemptive Power of Indigenous Cultures Tuesday, February 5, 2019

JOHN “Economic Hit Man” PERKINS: Economic Colonialism and the Redemptive Power of Indigenous Cultures Tuesday, February 5, 2019

JOHN D. LIU: Healing the Earth Tuesday, March 5, 2019

JOHN D. LIU: Healing the Earth Tuesday, March 5, 2019

2017/2018 Season

DR. NORA DISIS: The End of Cancer? October 21, 2017

DR. NORA DISIS: The End of Cancer? October 21, 2017

EMMA MARRIS: How to Think More About Nature in Our Post-Wild World, December 16, 2017

EMMA MARRIS: How to Think More About Nature in Our Post-Wild World, December 16, 2017

LISA COVERT: The Best City in the World: San Miguel’s Devil’s Bargain March 17, 2018

LISA COVERT: The Best City in the World: San Miguel’s Devil’s Bargain March 17, 2018

WHAT'S IN YOUR WATER? Co-hosted with Caminos de Agua and Center for Global Justice, March 22, 2018

WHAT’S IN YOUR WATER? Co-hosted with Caminos de Agua and Center for Global Justice, March 22, 2018

FLORENCE REED: Farmers Are Our Future (How campesinos can save our world), April 21, 2018

FLORENCE REED: Farmers Are Our Future (How campesinos can save our world), April 21, 2018

BILL PLANTE: How We Got to Now—Understanding the Political Landscape, June 15, 2018

BILL PLANTE: How We Got to Now—Understanding the Political Landscape, June 15, 2018

2016/2017 Season

Vicente Fox

VICENTE FOX: Mexico and the U.S. Going Forward

HEDRICK SMITH: What Caused the Political Earthquake of 2016?

HEDRICK SMITH: What Caused the Political Earthquake of 2016?

DIRECTOR JEFFREY BROWN: Presents his Movie <i>SOLD</i> <br/>August 12, 2017

DIRECTOR JEFFREY BROWN: Presents his Movie SOLD
August 12, 2017

FOOD EVOLUTION: Film Screening September 29, 2017

FOOD EVOLUTION: Film Screening September 29, 2017