May 19, 2023
Author Quentin Skinner visits Google to discuss his book
“Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction.”
Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared
to do evil so that good may come of it, and his name has been a
byword ever since for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister
reputation deserved?...
Dec 16, 2022
Jake Dell and Evan Bloom visit Google to discuss what makes a Jewish Deli, the role delis play in American culture, and how Evan and Jake maintain the food traditions of their ancestors while operating modern businesses. Will Katz Deli ever give up their ticket system? Can there be more than one great Jewish Deli...
Nov 4, 2022
Archaeologist Ian Hodder visits Google to discuss the origins of
settled life in the Middle East.
Recent archaeological discoveries have upturned our theories about
the origins of agriculture and the dawn of settled life. While
climate change and economic adaptation have long been seen as prime
causes, recent work at...
May 24, 2022
Acclaimed author Joy Kogawa visits Google to discuss her lifelong career as a writer, her experience as a child growing up in a Japanese internment camp during WW2, and her thoughts about how we can prevent similar human rights abuses in the future.
Joy Kogawa is an author of novels, children's books, a memoir, and...
Feb 4, 2022
Belva Davis is a history-maker, an award-winning journalist, and a pioneering feminist. She has traveled the world reporting on politics, terrorism, racial and gender issues, and the role of art and culture in increasing human understanding. From her hardscrabble beginnings in the Deep South during the...