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MIT World — A Primary Source of Great Ideas on the Web Which ideas and innovations can change the world? MIT World™ answers that question by publishing key presentations by the MIT faculty and guest speakers who are shaping the future. These free, on-demand videos, available 24/7 to viewers worldwide, reflect and extend MIT’s educational mission—to provide the best education in science, technology, and related fields—to engaged learners anytime, anywhere. More a publication of thought leadership, and less a news site, MIT World aims to capture the pulse and excitement of the range of ideas discussed at MIT every day and share them with the world. A growing archive offers insights on topics ranging from architecture to innovation to technology and sustainability. Cumulatively, these presentations by world-class thinkers and doers map great ideas in the making.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoForeign Policy and the Next U.S. Administration | International Affiars | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoU.S.-Iran Relations | International Affiars | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoEthics and Enlightened Leadership | International Affiars | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoEntrepreneurship, Government, and Development in Africa | International Affiars | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoChallenges in Nation Building | International Affiars | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoThe Future of Science and Technology in Europe | International Affiars | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoBomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons | International Affiars | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoChomsky on Gaza | International Affiars | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoDarfur/Darfur: The Crisis | International Affiars | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoU.S.-Cuba Relations: The Beginning of a Long Thaw? | International Affiars | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoChina's Development and China-US Relations | International Affiars | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoThe Current Crisis in the Middle East | -- | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoThe War in Afghanistan: How to End It | British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urges the Afghanistan government to consider bringing Taliban supporters into its political system, telling an MIT audience that the prompt pursuit of a political deal among Afghanistan’s warring factions is nece | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoRebuilding Haiti | In the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake, four panelists with strong personal and professional ties to Haiti share their insights about the different paths to rebuilding and reconstructing the country. Erica James begins with a view of Haiti’s h | 4/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoThe Philosophy of Conflict Resolution | -- | 5/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoThe Interaction Between Poverty, Growth and Democracy | Alejandro Toledo has remained a passionate advocate of reform since departing the presidency of Peru in 2006. In his home country, he embodied the possibility of transformation, having risen from poverty in an Andean village to top political power, where | 6/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoFrom Relief to Reconstruction—Practical and Policy Challenges | As the United Nations and worldwide NGOs face the challenges of providing basic services to the survivors of the January 2010 Haitian earthquake, Oxfam’s Raymond Offenheiser scrutinizes what will ultimately be “crucial to the outcome, in the Haitian c | 6/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoPeace Meals | While breaking bread around the world with friends and families suffering through war and deprivation, Anna Badkhen managed to compile not just a vivid chronicle of lives under duress, but a cookbook. In this dialogue with MIT political scientist Fotini C | 12/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoRelaunching Growth in Europe | José María Aznar finds it difficult to witness the calamitous decline of Spain, a nation he led to robust economic health as prime minister from 1996 to 2004. The gains during his administration have vanished following the international financial crisis | 1/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoGaza in Crisis | Two speakers steeped in the ongoing crisis of the Middle East describe abominable conditions for Palestinians living inside Gaza, which has been blockaded by Israel since 2007. They demand urgent action for civilian victims, and condemn both the Israeli a | 3/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
