The Remote Revolution: Drones and Modern Statecraft

67 Bay State Rd 67 Bay State Road, Boston

Join us for a discussion on how drones are reshaping modern politics and warfare.In The Remote Revolution, Erik Lin-Greenberg shows that drones are rewriting the rules of international security—but not in ways one would expect. Emerging technologies like drones are often believed to increase the likelihood of crises and war. By lowering the potential risks

Reading Sterne in Stalin’s Russia

S354, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

This talk discusses the critical juncture in the Russian reception of author Laurence Sterne.This talk discusses the 1920s and 1930s as a critical juncture in the Russian reception of Laurence Sterne, the author of Tristram Shandy and A Sentimental Journey. Drawing on extensive archival research, the book traces how an eighteenth-century Yorkshire writer was read

Bill Gurley: Thriving in a Career You Actually Love

The Commonwealth Club 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco

How can you avoid career regret? What can people at the top of their fields teach you about loving what they do? Hurley is your guide.If you believe life is a use-it-or-lose-it situation, should you try to spend it doing something you love? Venture capitalist Bill Gurley has set out to teach people his ideas

The United States at 250: A Tufts Faculty Panel

Eaton Hall (Room 260) 5 The Green, Medford

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary, Tufts faculty will reflect on our nation’s past and discuss the future of American democracy.As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, where are we as a nation and what's next? Join a diverse panel of Tufts faculty to reflect

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