00:00 Introduction
02:00 Introduction from Rahman
09:00 Porter begins speaking
10:30 Quote from Philip Sidney
11:00 Discussion of the relevance of the quote to universities
12:00 Discussion of the nature of universities; enhancement of quality of life
13:00 Discussion the university as a community of scholars
14:00 Discussion of the effects of technological change; changes in rate of development
15:30 Discussion of the day getting longer
16:30 Discussion of the need for early warning systems for the Earth
18:00 Discussion of the major interaction between the university and its community
19:30 Discussion of the problem of pollution
20:30 Discussion of the study of alternate futures
27:00 Discussion of population growth
28:30 Discussion of the issue of what the goal of a university should be
30:30 Discussion of the tools involved in creating the future
31:30 Discussion of communication-oriented inventions
34:00 Discussion of positive feedback
35:00 Discussion of universities as having 'medieval keeps'
36:30 Discussion of inflation in relation to the university
38:30 Discussion of a conference in Guelph relating to population growth, climate change, food production
43:30 Discussion of politicians
44:30 Discussion of the size and horsepower of automobiles
45:30 Discussion of home insulation
46:30 Discussion of an impending protein crisis; destruction of eggs
48:30 Discussion of university budgets for research
50:00 Discussion of the need to increase social pressures on politicians
52:00 Discussion of the university and the community being interdependent
54:00 Discussion of the university where everyone is a student
55:00 Discussion of groups interested in future studies
57:30 Discussion of Skinnerian psychologists studying the future
58:30 Concluding remarks from Porter
01:00:00 Beginning of question period
01:00:30 Inaudible question; gap in audio
01:02:00 Audio resumes; answer pertaining to difficulties in the faculty
01:04:30 Inaudible question
01:06:00 Answer pertaining to how the university can assume a role as a critic of society and the government
01:15:00 Inaudible question; answer pertaining to incentives in academia
01:17:00 Inaudible question; answer pertaining to the obligations of a university
01:23:00 Inaudible question; answer pertaining to the structure of the university
01:27:30 Inaudible question; answer pertaining to tenure in Canadian universities
01:31:30 Inaudible question; answer pertaining to research and teaching
01:34:00 Brief announcement
01:34:30 Inaudible question; answer pertaining to career outcomes for university graduates
01:43:00 Inaudible question; answer pertaining to the semester-system
01:49:00 Conclusion of seminar
