U.S.Policy Toward Iran: Problems and Prospects Karim Sadjadpour, Associate Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Conversations with History host Harry Kreisler welcomes the Carnegie Endowment's Karim Sadjadpour for a discussion of U.S.-Iran relations. Topics covered include: the recent Iranian elections, the divisions with the clerical power structure shaping the domestic political conflict, the Iranian nuclear program, the role of the Revolutionary Guards, Iran's strategic goals, its aims in negotiations with the U.S., the implications of the new U.S. policy of engagement, the role of Israel in shaping U.S. Iranian relations, and the dilemmas the Obama administration faces as it shapes a new U.S. foreign policy. http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/iis/Kreisler.html http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/

California Green Chemistry Workshop: Part 3 - Screens and Emerging Tests Indicative of Ecological Hazard Moderator: Megan Schwarzman, UC Berkeley School of Public Health and Center for Green Chemistry Assessing the Ecological Risk of Toxic Chemicals: A Framework for Testing in the 21st Century Gary Ankley, US Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Effects Research Laboratory Emerging 'Omic and Other Screens for Ecotoxicity Assessment Chris Vulpe, UC Berkeley Department of Nutrition Science and Toxicology

UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award-winning Physicist Richard Muller, whose expertise spans astrophysics, geophysics, ice ages and death stars, discusses "The Current Status of Climate Change" http://www.energybiosciencesinstitute.org

"Terrorism, Immigration and Security Since 911" Edward Alden Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Edward Alden of the Council of Foreign Relations for a discussion of his new book, "The Closing of the American Border." Alden, former Washington bureau chief of the Financial Times, discusses the Bush administration's response to 911 and the consequences for America's commitment to open borders and leadership of globalization. Pitting "cops" led by Attorney General John Ashcroft against "technocrats" led by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, Alden explains the bureaucratic power struggle that ensued. He details how a policy of smart borders and risk management is sacrificed as the bitter debates about immigration policy take center stage. http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/iis/Kreisler.html http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/