Comparing Health Care Systems in Both Countries. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Our panel compares the health care system in Canada with that in the U.S., national health insurance and health plan coverage and requirements from state to state; the quality, availability and cost of care and […]
What Do Canadians Think of the Insurrection (View from the North)
Are They Sympathetic or More Indifferent. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Our guest, a retired Canadian businessman, helps us understand how the Canadians feel about the Trump’s Big Lie, the Insurrection and the January 6 Committee in Congress. How do they feel about what is happening in […]
Why Do Central Americans Emigrate? (Global Connections)
Root Causes of Central America’s Crisis. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Carlos Juarez. Understanding the current migration crisis of Central Americans by exploring the root causes. This includes political upheaval in the region in the last decades of the 20th century that had a devastating human […]
The history of protest in America (History Lens)
May 2020 isn’t the first time. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Jon Davidann. Jon Davidann, history professor at Hawaii Pacific University, will help us understand the history of protest, including violent protest, in America and how the protests of May 2020 may differ from protests in […]
What’s America’s Grand Strategy – Part I (The Global Report)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com America’s woes with Middle East, China & Russia. How did America get to where it is with the Middle East, Russia and China. The host for this episode is Lily Ong. The guest for this episode is Adam Garfinkle, Ph.D. ThinkTech […]
Can we, should we have a national database on DNA (ThinkTech Tech Talks)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com What are the technological and ethical issues. A discussion of the possibility of designing and developing a national database on DNA, what is the state of the art in biochemistry and information technology. What would it take to do this, what […]
The Impact of Leadership in the Covid-19 Crisis (The Global Report)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Leaders – The Ones to Lift or Sink Us All in the Covid-19 Crisis. With more than 2 million sick and over 150,000 deaths, the decisions of world’s leaders will have a direct impact on the trajectory of these numbers. From […]
How is the Coronavirus Affecting and Changing our Government (Community Matters)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Are these changes temporary or permanent. Polticial Science professor Colin Moore will help us understand how the Coronavirus is affecting and changing our government, and whether those changes are temporary or permanent. These changes would include emergency powers, extraordinary funding bills, […]
War Talk in U.S.-Iranian Relations, pt. 2 (History Lens)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 601(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Diving into US-Iranian history in second half of 20th century. Why do deep tensions exist between the U.S. and Iran, How has the recent history of relations between the two countries contributed to these tensions. The host for this episode is […]
The new Trump U.S. China Trade Deal (Global Connections)
Is it real? The U.S., China Trade Agreement Phase I, will be signed and be effect Wednesday, January 15, 2020. The key issues will be the American Intellectual Property Rights, Infringement of Copyrights & Licensing Fees and China’s purchase of an additional $200 billion of Agricultural Products. The Deal provides that China has 90 days […]