By explaining how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time, from globalization and social justice to terrorism and climate change, and how humans have been wrestling with these problems for centuries, James Salzman, professor a tDuke University, shows us how complex a simple glass of water can be. This event is sponsored by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and co-sponsored by the Departments of Economics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science, Environmental Studies and Environmental Science. It is also part of the Clarke Forum’s semester theme, Water.