In this talk, Professor Barberis will
discuss the role that irrational thinking
and decision-making may have played in
the development of the current economic
downturn. Drawing on ideas from both
social and cognitive psychology, he will
shed light on this relatively neglected
aspect of the crisis.

This lecture was delivered at the Association of Yale Alumni Reunion Weekend on June 5, 2009.

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Imagine a prosperous zero-carbon, zero-waste, non-toxic, pleasantly urban yet leafy green community. Thats where youll be living in 20 years, if we do our work right. A guest of the Visions of a Sustainable World Speaker Series at Yale, Alex Steffen shows how the tools to transform our cities and suburbs into sustainable communities are already emerging, and why that transformation will leave us better off. Steffen is Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Worldchanging and Editor of Worldchanging: A Users Guide for the 21st Century.

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Kofi Annan, then Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks at Yale about creating an inclusive globalization.

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Gareth Evans discusses Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea and urges a re-doubled commitment to the current non-proliferation regime. 26 September 2003. Full transcript available at:
http://www.yaleglobal.yale.edu /display.article?id=2584

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In an address at Yale University, Thomas L. Friedman, the foreign affairs columnist at The New York Times and author of "The Lexus and the Olive Tree," offered his personal assessment of the problems and prospects of the Middle East.

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In his Address to the graduating Yale College Class of 2009, Richard Levin, President of Yale University, reflects on the past four years at Yale: both the plentiful times and the more recent times of recession. President Levin offers his perspective on the world economy and what it means for university graduates today.

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Christopher Buckley ('75), the author and political satirist, addresses the Yale College Class of 2009 in this Class Day speech.

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An assistant professor of environmental history, Professor Sabins research and teaching focus on United States environmental history, energy politics, and political and economic history, including natural resource development in the American West and overseas. His book, Crude Politics, examines how politics and law shaped a growing dependence on petroleum in California and the nation. Professor Sabin talks about how history can prepare us for the climate crisis and energy transition.

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In the inaugural lecture of the Visions of a Sustainable World Speaker Series, Dr. Raskin presents a history from the future which describes a sustainable planetary civilization and how we got there. Dr. Raskin is the President and Founder of the Tellus Institute, the Founder of the Global Scenario Group, and a leader of the Great Transition Initiative. The Visions Lecture Series brings scholars and practitioners to campus to help articulate positive, concrete visions of a sustainable global future and road maps for getting there.

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The Elizabeth S. and A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science and Economics, Professor Roemers research concerns political economy and distributive justice. His books include "Racism, Xenophobia, and Distribution; Democracy, Education, and Equality; Political Competition"; "Equality of Opportunity"; and "Theories of Distributive Justice". Professor Roemer talks about the future of capitalism.

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An Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Professor Harms is a socio-cultural anthropologist with research interests in the study of urban and peri-urban life, and rural-urban transitions. He specializes in the political, economic, and social transformations engulfing the post-colonial "megacities" of Southeast Asia and has carried out extensive fieldwork in and around Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Professor Harms talks about his newest book, "Saigons Edge".

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A Professor of History and International and Area Studies, and Director of the Iranian Studies Initiative at the MacMillan Center, Professor Amanats teaching and research interests include modern Iran and the Middle East, Shi'ism, and apocalypticism. His principal publications include "Pivot of the Universe" and "Resurrection and Renewal". Professor Amanat talks about his newest book, "Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi'ism".

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