Bill McDonough, co-founder of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, argued it’s time to stop carbon releases and greenhouse gas emissions, because “a material in the wrong place is a toxin.”
“It took us 13 years to get lead out of gasoline because of our children’s brains. When are we going to get the carbon out of the atmosphere?” McDonough said. “It’s a toxin… It’s obvious to anybody with half a whit.”
“This is a fundamental issue of human rights and of intelligence for the future,” he added.
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“The challenge of free speech is when there’s speech you really don’t like,” Gutmann said. “We have to live up to the challenge and stand by free speech when it’s offensive speech, as well as when it’s speech we like.”
“The creative spirit comes alive when you can robustly argue with people and feel protected, and feel safe,” she added.
Gutmann said offensive free speech fosters more discussion, which can be a good thing.
“When the speech is offensive I feel we have a responsibility to respond,” Gutmann said.
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Davidson said happiness is a skill that can be continually developed.
“I talk about happiness as a skill. It’s actually something that can be cultivated,” he said. “Everything we’ve learned about the brain suggests it’s no different than learning the violin.. if you practice, you’ll get better at it.”
Richard Davidson, professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, touted the importance of being mindful, especially in the workplace.
“I think people in leadership positions are starting to understand the importance of [mindfulness practices],” Davidson said. “The cost of burnout is enormous, the cost of employee turnover is enormous.”
University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer spoke about his school’s bid for the Obama presidential library, saying it’d be more fitting for the establishment to go in Illinois than New York.
“Columbia [University] is a very good place, but Chicago’s a better place for this library,” Zimmer said.
“As you know the Obamas have very deep history with the community on the South side of Chicago,” he added. “It’s a reflection of their roots and what drove them. I think it’s a very natural place. Of course they decide, and we hope that’s what they decide.”
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