Interviews

The Big Bang: Science or Scientism?

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:46:36 GMT

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.

An Astronomer Attempts to Explain Spirituality

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:02:52 GMT

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.

Neuroscience Enlightens Leadership

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:53:35 GMT

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.

Peace Talk: Effie Eitam, MK

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:56:34 GMT

Middle East scholar David Hulme interviews MK Effie Eitam, whose new proposal highlights cooperation between Israel, Jordan and Egypt in Middle East conflict.

The Lost Relationship: Fathers and Daughters

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:51:15 GMT

Linda Nielsen, interviewed recently by Vision’s Gina Stepp, is a psychologist and professor of adolescent psychology and women’s studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Author of Embracing Your Father: How to Build the Relationship You Always Wanted with Your Dad (2004), Nielsen also teaches a “Fathers and Daughters” course, the only one of its kind in the United States for nearly 20 years.

Meeting the Challenge of Rescue and Rehabilitation

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:40:38 GMT

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.

Maria Suarez: Enslaved and Abused

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:18:31 GMT

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.

Beatrice Fernando: Former Slave in Lebanon

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:57:42 GMT

Vision contributor Bill Butler interviews Beatrice Fernando about her experience of being sold into servitude in Lebanon.

On Abolishing Slavery (Again)

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:06:02 GMT

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.

Small Steps to Giant Leaps: The Micro Road Out of Poverty

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:07:05 GMT

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.