More Interviews
In an interview with Vision’s Gina Stepp, researchers Bella DePaulo and Robert Milardo explore the importance of “collateral kin”—aunts, uncles and others who aren’t part of what we often term “immediate” family.
Maria Suarez was enslaved at the age of 16. Her captor, a 65- or 70-year-old man, abused her physically, emotionally and mentally every day for five years. A neighbor finally killed her captor but Maria was falsely accused of the murder and was imprisoned for more than 22 years until being pardoned by the governor or California. Vision interviewed her recently to see how she is coping with her freedom.
Vision interviews Laurie Kramer, associate dean and professor of applied family studies at the University of Illinois. It’s never too late to build healthy relationships between children or to mend a broken sibling bond, says Dr. Kramer.
Interview with Tony P. Hall on the subject of world hunger.
Clive Svendsen is director of the Regenerative Medicine Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Vision’s Dan Cloer asked him about the current direction in stem-cell research, and about the scientists who keep nudging the boundaries.
An interview with leadership expert Will Marré suggests that new approaches to over-complicated modern lifestyles will not only help people improve their personal effectiveness but will also yield immense interpersonal benefits.
Sir John Polkinghorne began his distinguished career as a physicist and ended it as an Anglican priest and the president of Queen’s College Cambridge. He talks to Vision’s Dan Cloer about some of the deficiencies of science without religion.
Astronaut Michael Massimino has traveled to space twice to help repair the Hubble Space Telescope. He talked to Vision about some of his experiences and about his views on (and of) our amazing planet.
Marine biologist Eric Montie studies the brains of marine mammals. In this interview, he discusses some of the challenges inherent in determining not only the presence of chemicals such as DDT in these animals, but also their long-term effect.
Wendy Freedman serves as director of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. From offices still located in Pasadena, Freedman oversees the development of major new telescopes at the Carnegie site in Las Campanas, Chile. Freedman recently spoke with Vision contributor Dan Cloer concerning her work and the next era of astronomy.
As Will Marré notes, sustainable relationships require a different outlook than the competitive worldview
In his semi-retirement from a long career that focused (literally) on other planets, scientist Robert Nathan has turned his attention back to Earth and to how we humans can extend our stay here.
In times of crisis, people look for someone to deliver them. Historically, those who stepped in to fill the role often made use of religious symbolism to establish and further their power. Italian author and historian Emilio Gentile discusses what happens when politics and religion mix.
Vision interviews Bill Albert, chief program officer for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, on the importance of healthy relationships.
Vision interviews Paul Ehrlich, whose dire predictions about the effect of a burgeoning world population never came to pass. He may have got the dates wrong, he says, but not the gravity of the problem.
Ruth Nemzoff is a resident scholar at Brandeis University. Vision interviewed her about her recent book covering parent and adult-child communication.
Deborah Tannen holds the esteemed rank of University Professor at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. A respected linguistics scholar who has written extensively within the scholarly community, she is also author of six books for popular audiences. Vision’s Gina Stepp talked with Tannen about some common misperceptions that can get in the way of effective communication.
Vision's Gina Stepp interviews Thomas J. Hoffman, professor of Political Science at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. Much of Hoffman's research focusing on teen pregnancy and child abuse has been pursued in collaboration with faculty from the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Dr. Hoffman also serves as an associate editor for The Social Science Journal.
Gina Stepp's conversation with Bill Albert (chief program officer for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy) leads to a discussion of the roles that family and media play in teen pregnancy rates.
Though recruiting children to serve in armed forces may violate the average person’s sensibilities, military organizations as well as non-state opposition groups in war-ravaged areas of the world often do just that.
Vision publisher
David Hulme interviews Boston University professor Charles L. Griswold who explores the subject of forgiveness: what it is, what it isn’t, and how it plays out in our politicized world as well as in our individual lives.
In 1996 brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor was on the fast track of her profession. But on December 10, 1996, the energetic brain scientist had a stroke. Her recovery took eight years, but it was anything but time lost.
Career diplomat Uri Savir has a passion for peace in the Middle East. This interview by publisher and Mideast scholar David Hulme is Savir’s second for Vision. The first (“Peace Talk”) appeared in the Spring 2000 issue.
In addition to plasma physics, Eric J. Lerner, president of Lawrenceville Plasma Physics, Inc., in New Jersey has written and done extensive research in the fields of cosmology and astrophysics. It is on the subject of cosmology that Vision contributor Dan Cloer recently interviewed him.
Is science opening the way to a new form of human spirituality that will transcend ancient ideas of a supernatural creator? Vision interviews one astronomer who seems to think so.
As research into the mind develops, we will see neuroscience being applied to more and more areas of human behavior. Most recently, international business consultant David Rock applied it to the art of leadership and coined the term neuroleadership.
Middle East scholar David Hulme interviews MK Effie Eitam, whose new proposal highlights cooperation between Israel, Jordan and Egypt in Middle East conflict.
Vision’s Gina Stepp interviews psychologist Linda Nielsen about her book Embracing Your Father: Build the Relationship You Always Wanted With Your Dad.
Jessica Donohue, the Director for the Trafficked Persons Assistance at YMCA International Services in Houston, Texas, discusses with contributing writer Bill Butler what is being done through coordinated efforts of key government and volunteer groups in Houston to rescue and rehabilitate those forced into human trafficking.
Vision contributor Bill Butler interviews Beatrice Fernando about her experience of being sold into servitude in Lebanon.
Kevin Bales is president of Free the Slaves in Washington, D.C., and a professor of sociology at Roehampton University in London. He is considered the world’s leading expert on contemporary slavery, and his book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy has become a recognized manual on the subject.
Vision interviewed Sam Daley-Harris at the 2006 Global Microcredit Summit. Daley-Harris is the visionary Microcredit Summit Campaign Director and President of the Results Educational Fund.
Stanford University’s William B. Hurlbut, a member of the President’s Council on Bioethics, discusses his proposed alternative to using embryonic stem cells in the controversial field of stem cell research.
In Bangladesh, a visionary professor turned the banking system upside down three decades ago. Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, tells Vision what effect this has had on the poor of his country.
The first experiment in changing the genetic instructions in a human embryo is now up for review at the National Institutes of Health. Twenty years from now, today's children will be able to go into a medical clinic to be screened for their entire genetic makeup; so prospective parents will know what their baby will look like genetically if the egg and sperm come together.
Vision publisher David Hulme interviews Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic Trends, about the sweeping changes the Information Age is bringing and the tough choices those changes demand of us.
Vision publisher David Hulme interviewed several scholars for his upcoming television program about the apostle Paul. On one question they were all in agreement.
David Hulme asks Jeremy Rifkin: "How do America and Europe compare on quality-of-life issues?"
“Greenhouse gases” may grab the headlines, but other factors are known to play important roles in climate change as well.
Sallie Baliunas says science doesn't support the popular view.
How much have humans contributed to the problem, and what should we do about it? Crispin Tickell says we need to act now to undo the damage.
What role will nationalism play in the developing global economy? Liah Greenfeld of Boston University offers her view.
Vision interviews two key players in the Middle East peace talks.
Vision interviews two key players in the Middle East peace talks.
Vision interviews a leading PLO representative for a Palestinian perspective on how Jerusalem can have peace.
Visioncontributor David Lloyd interviews scholar and author Susan Haskins on the subject of Mary Magdalene. She is the author of Mary Magdalen: Myth and Metaphor, published in hardback in 2004 by Konecky & Konecky.
Contributing writers David Lloyd and Peter Nathan discuss The Da Vinci Code, Mary Magdalene and Gnosticism with Dr. James M. Robinson. Dr. Robinson is General Editor of The Nag Hammadi Library; former director of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity andProfessor Emeritus of Religion, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California.
Vision speaks with Farrol Kahn, founder and director of the Aviation Medicine Institute, about health issues related to flying.
The family farm is all but disappearing from the American landscape, and with it a unique and vital breed: the independent farmer.
Vision Publisher David Hulme, together with three historians and a filmmaker, continue their roundtable talk on Hitler, the Holocaust and human nature.
Environmentalist Bill McKibben offers some succinct thoughts on our consumer age.
Vision contributor Rebecca Sweat interviews psychologist William Damon, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence, and a professor of education at Stanford University. Damon gives advice on raising children in today's society.
Contributing writer Rebecca Sweat interviews W. French Anderson, M.D., director of Gene Therapy Laboratories at the University of Southern California School of Medicine. He is the program coordinator for gene therapy at the school’s Institute of Genetic Medicine and has been involved in gene therapy research for nearly four decades.
Injustice takes many forms but at its simplest might be described as people treating others unfairly, or doing harm to others. In this interview with Jonathan Glover, which first appeared in the Summer 2001 issue, the British ethics professor addresses the human proclivity for cruelty.
Can the battle against AIDS in South Africa be won? Vision interviews author Clem Sunter on the subject. Sunter serves on the board of governors of the South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS.
Vision contributor Thomas Fitzpatrick interviews author Christina Hoff Sommers about the upbringing of boys.
Vision speaks with Malise Ruthven, a noted authority on Islam, about the events of September 11, 2001.
Vision contributor Robyn Page interviews author David Daniell about William Tyndale and the often overlooked importance of the 16th-century translator's work.
David H. Olson, president of Life Innovations, talks to Vision about the subject of marriage and discusses some of the challenges facing couples today.
Vision publisher David Hulme interviews theologian John Garr, president of Restoration Foundation for an upcoming television program Quest for the Real Paul.
Vision publisher David Hulme interviews Charles A. Pasternak, a noted British biochemist and the founding director of the Oxford International Biomedical Centre.
Vision speaks with cosmologist Sir Martin Rees, Britain's Astronomer Royal, about the main threats facing humanity.
William Dembski, a key proponent of intelligent design, talks with Vision publisher David Hulme and contributor John C. Anderson about some of the issues and challenges facing the movement.
James D. Tabor, chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a specialist in biblical studies, spoke with publisher David Hulme about the apostle Paul.
In an interview with Vision, historian Bernard Wasserstein offers a Jewish perspective on the importance of Jerusalem to the Jewish people and on the likelihood of a peaceful resolution of the "Jerusalem Question."
Vision publisher David Hulme interviews Afif Safiieh, a leading PLO representative, for a Palestinian perspective on how Jerusalem can achieve peace.
Vision publisher David Hulme spoke with military historian Sir John Keegan soon after 9/11. At the 10th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks, it’s instructive to revisit their discussion on the changing face of war.
Variations of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, referred to by Jeffrey Schwartz as the Four Steps program, have been successfully used by practitioners to treat a wide range of conditions, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, overeating, gambling, depression, sexual addiction and others.
Vision interviews brain researcher Jeffrey M. Schwartz.
As the world celebrates the centennial of the Nobel prizes, Vision interviews the foremost expert on the history of the coveted peace prize. Interview with Irwin Abrams.
Vision publisher David Hulme interviews Shimon Peres, former prime minister of Israel, member of the Knesset and founder of the Peres Center for Peace.
Author and early-church historian Paula Fredriksen discusses the life and times of the apostle Paul.
Will the European Dream supplant the American Dream as the dominant social force shaping the world? Vision publisher David Hulme puts the question to noted author and social critic Jeremy Rifkin.
Vision publisher David Hulme talks with three historians and a filmmaker about the Holocaust. How could it have occurred, and could it ever happen again?