Season 2019
Technology to Combat Authoritarianism
Localization Lab’s Dragana Kaurin on protecting refugees, journalists, and activists.
Technology to Combat Authoritarianism
Charles Graeber on “The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer.”
The Race to Cure Cancer
Seth Fletcher on his new book “Einstein's Shadow” and the quest to see the black hole.
Einstein and the Unseeable
Cailin O'Connor and James Owen Weatherall on their new book "The Misinformation Age.
The Misinformation Age
South Carolina U.S District Judge Richard Gergel on his new book "Unexampled Courage.”
Justice and Jurisprudence
Investigative journalist Anna Merlan on her new book "Republic of Lies” and conspiracy.
Republic of Lies
The Responsibility of Moral Capitalism
Executive Barie Carmichael on jobs, corporate stewardship, and the new social landscape.
The Responsibility of Moral Capitalism
You’re Not Entitled to Your Own Facts
News Literacy Project CEO Alan Miller on equipping students to discern fact from fiction
You’re Not Entitled to Your Own Facts
Preserving, Protecting, and Defending Democracy
Common Cause Electoral Reform director Pam Wilmot on the National Popular Vote
Preserving, Protecting, and Defending Democracy
Cyber Diplomacy or Mr. Robot Dystopia?
Former State Department Advisor Chris Painter on digital security and foreign policy.
Cyber Diplomacy or Mr. Robot Dystopia?
The Case for Economic Affirmative Action
Harvard Professor of Education Anthony Jack discusses his new book “The Privileged Poor"
The Case for Economic Affirmative Action
Demos President Sabeel Rahman on the future of the Democratic Party, and progressivism.
Showdown 2020
Civility of Morals and Manners
Novelist and Hutchins Center fellow ZZ Packer on civil rights, disobedience, and society
Civility of Morals and Manners
Digital War, Espionage, and Dirty Tricks
Annenberg Public Policy Center's Kathleen Hall Jamieson on political hacking and trolls.
Digital War, Espionage, and Dirty Tricks
Sally Kohn on her book “The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity.”
How to Unlearn Hate
Joy Buolamwini of Algorithmic Justice League on facial recognition and AI technology.