Get ready, think big
Ten of Harvard’s great minds gathered at Sanders Theatre on Thursday (Feb. 17) for the second annual Harvard Thinks Big, a student-organized discussion in which 10 speakers each took 10 minutes to explore a topic near and dear to their hearts. The night included discussions of everything from democracy to the dimensions of the universe to moral reasoning to music. Professor of Law Lawrence Lessig focused on his fears for the future of American democracy. In the words of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he told the crowd, we have to “convince a reluctant nation to wage a war to save democracy.” Professor of Law Lawrence Lessig discussed his fears for the future of American democracy. He worried that members of Congress are neglecting their constituents, spending too much time raising money for re-election. In the words of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he told the crowd, we have to “convince a reluctant nation to wage...