John Cochrane, a Hoover senior fellow and a professor at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, discusses, with EconTalk host Russell Roberts, his experiences in teaching a massive open online course (MOOC). Topics include the mechanics of preparing the online class; Cochrane’s perception of the advantages and disadvantages of a MOOC relative to an in-person classroom; and the potential for MOOCs to disrupt the traditional education. Roberts also discussed MOOCs, technology, and education at the Hoover Institution fall retreat; find the audio for Robert’s talk here.

Hoover senior fellow Michael McFaul discusses US-Russia relations on the John Batchelor Show. Topics include defining “Putinism,” China-Russia relations, and the possibility of Russia invading eastern Ukraine.

John Christy of the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Kerry Emanuel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology talk about climate change with EconTalk host Russell Roberts. Topics include what we know and don’t know about global warming, trends in extreme weather such as hurricanes, rising sea levels, and the likely change in temperature in the next century. This episode was recorded before a live audience at the College of Business Administration at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Hoover research fellow Michael Petrilli discusses college attendance on the Lars Larson Show. Topics include low-income students, the stigma of not going to college, and college preparation.