Past Lectures & Videos

Subject to Interpretation
Presented by Gemma New, Music Director, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra

Patient Engagement in Chronic Pain Research
Presented by Norm Buckley, Prof Anaesthesia, McMaster University

Hamilton on the Cusp
Presented by Richard Harris, Prof Geography, McMaster University

The Ruin of the Twentieth Century Returns: Brexit and the Revival of European Exclusionary Nationalism
Presented by Stephen Heathorn, Prof History, McMaster University

Canada and the Two Freedoms
Presented by Hugh Segal, Master, Massey College, Univ Toronto

Living Islands: Coping with sea-level rise and climate change in the Pacific Islands
Presented by Simon Donner, Prof Geography, Univ British Columbia

A City is not Great…Until it is Great for Everyone.
Presented by Paul Johnson, City of Hamilton

On-line Health Management Systems
Presented by Norm Archer, Prof. of Business, McMaster University.

What’s all the Fuss about the Early Years?
Presented by Jean Clinton, Prof. of Psychiatry, McMaster University

India’s Rise: Implications for Canada
Presented by Kasi Rao, Asia Pacific Fdn. of Canada, Toronto

From Shorthand to Smartphones: How the World of Journalists and their Craft is Changing
Presented by Janice Neil, Prof. of Journalism, Ryerson University

Fracking: its Character and Consequences
Presented by Bob McNutt, Prof. Emeritus of Geology, McMaster University.

The Elusive Pursuit of Integrated Care and Caring
Presented by Kevin Smith , President & CEO of St Joseph’s Health System.

An Innovation Agenda for the National Ballet of Canada
Presented by Barry Hughson, Executive Director of the National Ballet Canada.

Sticks and Carrots: Government and Labour in the Canadian Automotive Industry
Presented by Charlotte Yates, Provost at The University of Guelph.

The City We Need
Presented by Terry Cooke, President & CEO of The Hamilton Community Foundation.

Current and Future Applications of Robotics in Surgery
Presented by Mehran Anvari, Professor of Surgery at McMaster University.

Income Inequality: What Governments Can Do.
Presented by Bill Scarth, Professor of Economics at McMaster University.

The Future of Art Galleries
Presented by Louise Dompierre , President & CEO Art Gallery of Hamilton

Answering the University’s Critics
Presented by Patrick Deane, President of McMaster University

Human Stem Cells: Biology & Applications Toward the Clinic
Presented by Mickie Bhatia, Director Stem Cells & Cancer Research Inst., McMaster

Why Have Some Canadians Become Terrorists?
Presented by Lorne Dawson, Prof. of Sociology, Univ of Waterloo

Living in the City
Presented by Joe Berridge, partner Urban Strategies Inc., Toronto

Live Music in the 21st Century; Challenges & Opportunities
Presented by James Somerville, Music Director Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra

Understanding the European Economic Crisis
Presented by Martin Horn, Professor of History, McMaster University

High Hopes for Personalized Medicine
Presented by Jack Pasternak, Professor Emeritus of Biology, University of Waterloo

Religious Martyrdom in the Early Modern World: a 21st Century Perspective
Presented by Graham Roebuck, Professor Emeritus of English, McMaster University

What is the Universe Made of? New Evidence from the Very Large and Very Small
Presented by Cliff Burgess, Professor of Physics, McMaster University

The Social Media Revolution
Presented by Dan Dunsky, Executive Producer of TVO’s The Agenda

Sex Differences in the Brain: Their Consequences?
Presented by Sandra Witelson, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University