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Story in the Public Square

“Story in the Public Square” is a year-round initiative to study and celebrate public storytelling. It features an annual conference, lectures, awards and student contests, as well as original scholar... Read more

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Examining the Historical Bias in the Algorithms Shaping our World with Meredith Broussard

Examining the Historical Bias in the Algorithms Shaping our World with Meredith Broussard

The myth is that technology is unbiased, but says the truth is more complex and explains how bias and discrimination cre... Read more

2 Aug 2023

27mins

Ranked #2

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Examining Gender Inequality Through the Lens of American Sports

Examining Gender Inequality Through the Lens of American Sports

For all of the excitement and glamour, professional female athletes still lag well behind their male counterparts in ter... Read more

25 Jul 2023

28mins

Ranked #3

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Power and Accountability in America’s Justice System with Elie Honig

Power and Accountability in America’s Justice System with Elie Honig

Justice is supposed to be blind.  But Elie Honig says that individuals blessed with power, fame, and money have advantag... Read more

19 Jul 2023

29mins

Ranked #4

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Combatting Polarization and Charting A Way Forward with Peter T. Coleman

Combatting Polarization and Charting A Way Forward with Peter T. Coleman

Political polarization is at epidemic levels in the United States—shaping national politics, friendships, and even famil... Read more

11 Jul 2023

28mins

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Exploring the Urgent Issues of Our World Through Poetry with Joshua Bennett

Exploring the Urgent Issues of Our World Through Poetry with Joshua Bennett

Poetry comes in many forms. Dr. Joshua Bennett explores the history of “spoken word” and its expansion of the contours o... Read more

28 Jun 2023

28mins

Ranked #6

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Shafo Sahil and Matt Waters on The Bond of the Battlefield

Shafo Sahil and Matt Waters on The Bond of the Battlefield

Soldiers know what it means to keep the faith—a character trait valued in others given the grim realities of fighting on... Read more

21 Jun 2023

28mins

Ranked #7

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Life Beyond Traumatic Brain Injury with Jamie MoCrazy

Life Beyond Traumatic Brain Injury with Jamie MoCrazy

Anyone who has ever enjoyed watching sports will typically concede that part of the appeal is absolute wonder at the ski... Read more

13 Jun 2023

28mins

Ranked #8

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Examining America’s History Through Story with Ilyon Woo

Examining America’s History Through Story with Ilyon Woo

It’s been said that the history of an era is written in the countless acts of individuals, doing their best to live thei... Read more

13 Jun 2023

27mins

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Exploring Human Displacement as a Result of Climate Change with Jake Bittle

Exploring Human Displacement as a Result of Climate Change with Jake Bittle

The pantheon of writers focused on climate change ranges from scientists and scholars to poets lamenting the loss of our... Read more

31 May 2023

28mins

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Azar Nafisi on the Power of Literature in Our World Today

Azar Nafisi on the Power of Literature in Our World Today

So much of our modern life is built upon simplifying the complex. We reduce social interactions to likes and follows on ... Read more

16 May 2023

28mins

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