http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/Podcasts.html As part of its work, Disarmament Insight is holding events throughout 2007 bringing together people from our target audiences in multilateral disarmament diplomacy. The idea is to inspire them with some useful out-of-the-box perspectives and prompt them to discuss obstacles and challenges in human security-related work in new, more productive ways. We don’t report on the discussions between participants at those invitation-only events. But we’re pod casting some of the presentations as we reckon they’re too good not to share. Standard weasle-word disclaimers apply of course: what speakers say in their pod casts is their sole responsibility and doesn’t necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the United Nations, UNIDIR, Geneva Forum, their staff members or sponsors. With that out of the way, get prepared to be inspired too! If you like our pod casts, you can subscribe to download presentations as they become available by clicking on the ‘Subscribe’ link. iWeb 1.1.2 http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/http%3A/www.mac.com/st/1/sharedassets/1.1/Common/Templates/Freestyle/About%20Me/navfill-v2.jpg http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/Podcasts.html 60 no Disarmament Insight Disarmament Insight disarmamentinsight@gmail.com As part of its work, Disarmament Insight is holding events throughout 2007 bringing together people from our target audiences in multilateral disarmament diplomacy. The idea is to inspire them with some useful out-of-the-box perspectives and prompt As part of its work, Disarmament Insight is holding events throughout 2007 bringing together people from our target audiences in multilateral disarmament diplomacy. The idea is to inspire them with some useful out-of-the-box perspectives and prompt them to discuss obstacles and challenges in human security-related work in new, more productive ways. We don’t report on the discussions between participants at those invitation-only events. But we’re pod casting some of the presentations as we reckon they’re too good not to share. Standard weasle-word disclaimers apply of course: what speakers say in their pod casts is their sole responsibility and doesn’t necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the United Nations, UNIDIR, Geneva Forum, their staff members or sponsors. With that out of the way, get prepared to be inspired too! If you like our pod casts, you can subscribe to download presentations as they become available by clicking on the ‘Subscribe’ link. UNIDIR/Geneva Forum en http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/64762B81-7864-4EB9-A9CE-4AC0E40C239D.html http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/64762B81-7864-4EB9-A9CE-4AC0E40C239D.html Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:59:07 +0200 <a href="http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/64762B81-7864-4EB9-A9CE-4AC0E40C239D_files/Philip%20Ball%20on%20Complexity.m4a"><img src="http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/Images/320,0,1335,1335b8de3adf_9ecb307e_8ef443ab.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>How groups of people make decisions, form opinions, and determine social norms has traditionally been the focus of sociology, anthropology and political science. But physics too has a long tradition of studying systems of many interacting components and has developed tools for understanding how such systems can generate collective behaviours that can't be anticipated by studying their components or their interactions in isolation. In this talk for <a href="http://www.disarmamentinsight.blogspot.com">Disarmament Insight</a> on 25 September 2007, <a href="http://www.philipball.com/">Dr. Ph</a> no Disarmament Insight 00:52:54 How groups of people make decisions, form opinions, and determine social norms has traditionally been the focus of sociology, anthropology and political science. But physics too has a long tradition of studying systems of many interacting components and h How groups of people make decisions, form opinions, and determine social norms has traditionally been the focus of sociology, anthropology and political science. But physics too has a long tradition of studying systems of many interacting components and has developed tools for understanding how such systems can generate collective behaviours that can't be anticipated by studying their components or their interactions in isolation. In this talk for Disarmament Insight on 25 September 2007, Dr. Philip Ball, author of the best-selling book "Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another", talks about the pros and cons of such approaches, and how arms control practitioners might benefit. Slides accompany audio on this podcast. http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/611798DC-53D6-404E-A267-99FA15112246.html http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/611798DC-53D6-404E-A267-99FA15112246.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:19:21 +0200 In these concluding off-the-cuff remarks from our 25 May Disarmament Insight symposium on ‘Human Security, Human Nature and Trust-building in Negotiations’, John Borrie talks about what he calls “cognitive ergonomics” and the relevance of the concept in thinking about the structures and procedures in multilateral negotiations. Not to mention Jimi Hendrix, the Who and Formula One and World Rally Car racing ... John Borrie leads UNIDIR’s project on Disarmament as Humanitarian Action: Making Mult 00:11:04 In these concluding off-the-cuff remarks from our 25 May Disarmament Insight symposium on ‘Human Security, Human Nature and Trust-building in Negotiations’, John Borrie talks about what he calls “cognitive ergonomics” and the r In these concluding off-the-cuff remarks from our 25 May Disarmament Insight symposium on ‘Human Security, Human Nature and Trust-building in Negotiations’, John Borrie talks about what he calls “cognitive ergonomics” and the relevance of the concept in thinking about the structures and procedures in multilateral negotiations. Not to mention Jimi Hendrix, the Who and Formula One and World Rally Car racing ... John Borrie leads UNIDIR’s project on Disarmament as Humanitarian Action: Making Multilateral Negotiations Work and is a co-founder of the Disarmament Insight initiative. Information about the Disarmament as Humanitarian Action project can be accessed here. http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/232EDE31-626F-401A-B1FE-7001B2B0B381.html http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/232EDE31-626F-401A-B1FE-7001B2B0B381.html Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:44:10 +0200 In the second half of this edited two-part podcast, Paul Seabright discusses perspectives from behavioural economics and neuroscience of potential help in understanding violence as part of a presentation entitled "How have human beings tamed our warring instincts?". Slides accompany audio on this podcast. This podcast is an edited recording of Professor Seabright’s presentation at a Disarmament Insight symposium on ‘Human Security, Human Nature and Trust-building in Negotiations’ held near Gen 00:31:25 In the second half of this edited two-part podcast, Paul Seabright discusses perspectives from behavioural economics and neuroscience of potential help in understanding violence as part of a presentation entitled "How have human beings tamed our warring i In the second half of this edited two-part podcast, Paul Seabright discusses perspectives from behavioural economics and neuroscience of potential help in understanding violence as part of a presentation entitled "How have human beings tamed our warring instincts?". Slides accompany audio on this podcast. This podcast is an edited recording of Professor Seabright’s presentation at a Disarmament Insight symposium on ‘Human Security, Human Nature and Trust-building in Negotiations’ held near Geneva on 25 May 2007. Part 1 (‘Warring instincts: what do we know about levels of violence’) is accessible here. Paul Seabright is Professor of Economics at the University of Toulouse, France. He is author of The Company of Strangers: a Natural History of Economic Life (Princeton University Press, 2004). You can visit Paul Seabright’s webpage here and read a brief interview about his views on the emergence of human co-operation here. http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/F45C9688-AE50-4370-9DB6-3C2CBAB44B7D.html http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/F45C9688-AE50-4370-9DB6-3C2CBAB44B7D.html Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:37:48 +0200 In the first half of this edited two-part podcast, Professor Paul Seabright discusses what’s known about levels of violence since prehistoric times as part of a presentation entitled "How have human beings tamed our warring instincts?". Audio on this podcast is accompanied by slides. This podcast is an edited recording of Professor Seabright’s presentation at a Disarmament Insight symposium on ‘Human Security, Human Nature and Trust-building in Negotiations’ held near Geneva on 25 May 2007. P no Paul Searbright - Disarmament Insight 00:28:49 In the first half of this edited two-part podcast, Professor Paul Seabright discusses what’s known about levels of violence since prehistoric times as part of a presentation entitled "How have human beings tamed our warring instincts?". Audio on t In the first half of this edited two-part podcast, Professor Paul Seabright discusses what’s known about levels of violence since prehistoric times as part of a presentation entitled "How have human beings tamed our warring instincts?". Audio on this podcast is accompanied by slides. This podcast is an edited recording of Professor Seabright’s presentation at a Disarmament Insight symposium on ‘Human Security, Human Nature and Trust-building in Negotiations’ held near Geneva on 25 May 2007. Paul Seabright is Professor of Economics at the University of Toulouse, France. He is author of The Company of Strangers: a Natural History of Economic Life (Princeton University Press, 2004). You can visit Paul Seabright’s webpage here and read a brief interview about his views on the emergence of human co-operation here. http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/1AF148EA-7988-4323-A30B-3C6680433D8A.html http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/1AF148EA-7988-4323-A30B-3C6680433D8A.html Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:22:22 +0200 <a href="http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/1AF148EA-7988-4323-A30B-3C6680433D8A_files/de%20Waal.m4a"><img src="http://web.mac.com/john_borrie/iWeb/Disarmament%20Insight%20pod%20cast%20site/Podcasts/Images/320,0,1335,1335b8de3adf_9ecb307e_8ef443ab_1.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>Professor Frans de Waal, one of the world’s foremost primatologists, explores what multilateral practitioners can learn from our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, including the chimpanzee and the bonobo, about negotiating, the nature of conflict and reconciliation. Professor de Waal is Director of the Living Links Center &amp; C. H. Candler Professor of Primate Behavior at Emory University's Department of Psychology. He has written many books, including Chimpanzee Politics, Peacemaking no Disarmament Insight 00:48:39 Professor Frans de Waal, one of the world’s foremost primatologists, explores what multilateral practitioners can learn from our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, including the chimpanzee and the bonobo, about negotiating, the nature of conf Professor Frans de Waal, one of the world’s foremost primatologists, explores what multilateral practitioners can learn from our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, including the chimpanzee and the bonobo, about negotiating, the nature of conflict and reconciliation. Professor de Waal is Director of the Living Links Center &amp; C. H. Candler Professor of Primate Behavior at Emory University's Department of Psychology. He has written many books, including Chimpanzee Politics, Peacemaking Among Primates, The Ape and the Sushi Master and Our Inner Ape. You can visit the Living Links Center site by clicking here. This podcast is an edited recording of Professor de Waal’s presentation at a Disarmament Insight symposium on ‘Human Security, Human Nature and Trust-building in Negotiations’ held near Geneva on 25 May 2007.