晚上好各位 good evening, everybody
欢迎来到哈佛Thank Big讲座 welcome to Harvard Thinks Big
首先 我想对Peter Davis和Zacri Wanter I want to start by acknowledging the efforts
的付出表示感谢 of Peter Davis and Zacri Wanter
他们提出了这个想法 并且实现了 who have thought this up and produced it
大家应该祝贺他们 and you'll be proud of them
因为他们 我们才有机会 prouding and hearding the faculty
在这里听到学者们的演讲 down blow in the green room.
对于在座的各位 包括我 it's really fun for everybody here including me
对聆听各位学者的思想是很感兴趣的 to hear colleagues think about their big ideas.
通常在我们的课程和文章里 often in our courses in our writings
必须要紧紧围绕学术 we have to focus on the academic maneuver
来证明我们的工作 to prove our cases
但是其实 but in the end
是那些伟大的思想改变了 it's the big ideas that matter to the world
我们思维方式 that change the way we think
而哈佛常常因为这些思想为荣 and that Harvard is proud of this stuff.
当我考虑该给谁终生教授荣誉的时候 When I chair tenure cases
我最看重的是 one of the things always comes up is
这个人对世界 what big idea has this person
贡献了哪些伟大的思想 contributed to the world
因为少了他的思想 how would we not be thinking today of
我们会缺少什么 this person won't hear
最终是这些伟大的思想 and in the end it's these big ideas
创造了人们的思想框架 that create frameworks
改变了我们 that alter the way we think about
思考的方式 things had matter most
也使得哈佛成为大众的焦点 that makes Harvard most interesting
也最让我们对同僚感到自豪 and make us most proud of our colleagues
让我把话筒交给Zacri和Peter so with that let me turn the program over to
他们来介绍 Zacri and Peter who are going to
今天要进行演讲的我的同事们 introduce my faculty colleagues
大家好 欢迎来到Harvard thing big系列二 hello everyone welcome to Harvard think big 2
我们是今晚的主持人 we are your host for the evening
我是Zacri Wanter I'm Zacri Wanter
我是Peter Davis and I'm Peter Davis
我十分高兴欢迎你们 I'm very glad to welcome you to the
来到第二年度Harvard think big second annual Harvard thinks big
两年以前 two years ago
我们开始了一个计划 we started with a dream
在某一晚 that on one night we could have
我们开始一个新的Harvard传统 a new Harvard tradition
在这里 十位Harvard的学者 where ten big Harvard thinkers
一一来展示他们的伟大的思想 present their ten big ideas
更神奇的话，Harvard的教授们 and in the miracle for Harvard professor
会把他们的演讲控制在10分钟以内 keep it to under 10 minutes
这个梦想在去年成为现实 and it became reality last year
很高兴每年 and we are glad that we have
都有承办组织 a annual reminder that made this horrid host
我们每年都要举办这个活动 we have every year reminder that
追求伟大思想 ideas and pursued of them
思考、辩论它们 and thinking about them, and debating them
使用或者反对它们 employing them and working against them
并理解它们 and for them.
思想是在Harvard求学的核心 ideas are at the center of Harvard experience
今晚你们将机会倾听 so tonight you'll have the privilege of
来自最有影响力的100人之一 hearing from a member of the Time 100
埃及当前形势机构的专家 the expert on the current situation in Egypt
很多首要演讲人 numerous head presenters
当然还有众多畅销书作者 and of course numerous best selling authors
在有请他们之前 and before we bring out our ten big thinkers
我知道有人 I've heard that did anyone
参加了black and white活动 get a black and white program
有没有人？ Anyone?
有的话请鼓掌 那里有 clap if you did right there OK
我们对Harvard讽刺画小组 We would like to thank
对这些活动的关注表示感谢 the Harvard lampoon for those programs
很高兴我们能 we are very glad that we could
给他们提供 give them opportunity to pick you back on
回顾我们这是个学者成功经历的机会 the successes on our ten big thinkers
因为我们知道在最近10年 cause we know in recent decades
Blank and White在原创内容上遇到了困难 they have trouble producing original content
不再多说 and without further due
请出我们的十位学者 we bring out our ten big thinkers
来自历史学院 so from the history department
为我们带来逃离象牙塔 talking about escaping the ivory towel
Caroline Elkins教授 Professor Caroline Elkins
来自经济学院 from the economic department
演讲的内容关于城市的胜利 talking of the triumph of the city
Edward Glaeser教授 Professor Edward Glaeser
来自物理学院 from the physics department
带来大思想源自小思考 talking about thinking big by thinking small
Elisa Rondon教授 Professor Elisa Rondon
来自肯尼迪政治学院 From the Kennedy school of government
讨论当下的大环境是否为民主做好了准备 asking are the air ready for democracy
Tumaskisud教授 Professor Tumaskisud.
来自生命科学院， From life sciences
带来关于从眼睛到思想的讨论 discussing from eye to mind
科学与艺术的结合 affirming the union of science and art
教授Robert Lue Professor Robert Lue
Harvard的冒险家 Harvard adventurer
Harvard基金会主任 and steam director of the Harvard Foundation
谈论信守承诺 talking about keeping a promise
达到目标 and obtaining a goal
Esalen Countor教授 Professor Esalen Countor
来自英语系的 From the English department
带来美丽与公正的演讲 talking about beauty as a call to justice
Elaine Scarry教授 Professor Elaine Scarry
来自心理系 from the psychology department
帮我们看清道德边界 asking us to go beyond point and shoot morality
Joshua Green教授 Professor Joshua Green
来自音乐系 From the music department
为我们带来在音乐中体会时间的讨论 discussing experiencing time in music
Richard Beaudoin教授 Professor Richard Beaudoin
来自哈佛法律学院 and from the Harvard law school
我们第一个演讲者 our first speaker
题目是民众 presenting Citizens
Lawrence Lessing教授 Professor Lawrence Lessing
让我们聆听这十位智者 let's hear for the ten big thinkers
请其他9位教授入座 as our 9 professors take their seat