Next Big Question 2011
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Next Big Question
Is there one thing in your research area that you would like to have an answer for?
Clyde Hertzman
Successful Societies
Is there one thing in your research area that you would like to have an answer for?
Irene Bloemraad
Is there one thing in your research area that you would like to have an answer for?
Alexander Haslam
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Who Are You?
You are your citizenship
You are what your genes experience
You are the groups you belong to
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Q&A with the Presenters
How do you think most people would answer the question 'Who am I"?
Why is your approach to identity not more influential?
How much freedom do people have to choose the groups they belong to? What happens when there is no choice?
How has your research affected your understanding of your own identity?
Is there one thing in your research area that you would like to have an answer for?
Technology allows people to live with less social interaction. What are the effects of this reality?
What are the latest brain studies revealing that will be empowering for individuals?
Do you have any insights into the increasing prevalence of dual nationality?
Does being a "global citizen" diminish the idea that national citizenship is how our identity is shaped?
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CIFAR's Big Questions
What makes a great leader?
What is the fate of the Universe?
Can we build a brain?
What does your genome say about who you are?
How do microbes rule the world?
Where can quantum computing carry us?
What does the future hold for our planet?
What makes a society resilient?
Can we create superconductors that work at room temperature?
Why is destiny not in our genes?
Can we sustain the Information Revolution?
How can political institutions best promote peace and prosperity?