Drawing from contemporary events as well as recent discoveries in genetics and cosmology that redefine our place in the universe, John Phillip Santos, producer, journalist and author of Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation, will discuss the destiny of identity in an era of globalization. The worldwide rise of murderous nationalisms testifies to the destructive role that cultural identity can play in world affairs. For many minorities though, these same times have offered the first chance to celebrate their own neglected heritages. What will we make of this poignant contradiction? How can we guard against the violent excesses of identity? What do our identities tell us about who we are as humans, as members of an emerging global polity?