During the 2016 presidential election, E.J. Dionne Jr. told NPR listeners he wanted a “Make America Empathetic Again” baseball cap. A week later, he was
Lectures
“In October of last year … I found myself in what is traditionally considered to be the tomb of Jesus Christ.” So began the first
Ten years ago, Barbara Williams-Skinner and the Rev. Douglas Birdsall could not have spoken to an audience on the topic of race. Williams-Skinner was too
When people imagine an engineer, they probably have a certain picture in their heads: Safe. Predictable. Stuck in a cubicle all day. What they are
It may seem hard to imagine, but E. J. Dionne Jr. believes politics is not supposed to be resentful and contentious. Dionne, a political columnist
The intrinsic value of archaeology is deep. In fact, it’s as deep as a Vasco da Gama shipwreck, an ancient castle of Tamerlane beneath a
Rabbi Arthur Waskow opened his talk with a song. He sang the final verse of “America the Beautiful” to begin his lecture “The Declaration of
In the nearly two decades that I’ve worked as an archaeologist and a journalist, I’ve been fortunate to experience and report on some really incredible
When people learn what Shah Selbe does for a living, their typical response is, “I wish I had such a worthwhile job.” “I do get
Tragedy brought Douglas Birdsall, a white Presbyterian minister, and Barbara Williams-Skinner, a black civic leader, together two years ago. Since then, a larger purpose has
The National Geographic Emerging Explorer Program recognizes trailblazers from every walk of life: “scientists, conservationists, storytellers and innovators” are all eligible for the acknowledgement, not
When James Joseph was the U.S. ambassador to South Africa, “an invitation to the American Fourth of July was one of the hottest tickets.” Joseph
Brian Skerry started diving before he started taking photos, but only barely. Compelled to share his experiences below the ocean’s surface with others, it was
On the steps of Smith Memorial Library on the Fourth of July, Rabbi Arthur Waskow read the Declaration of Independence aloud to Chautauquans. On Wednesday,
When Asha de Vos spotted blue whales off the south coast of Sri Lanka in 2002, it wasn’t just the sight of the creatures that
Big cats The main threats facing wildlife today are anthropogenic in nature, and these include poorly regulated hunting and fishing, human encroachment, habitat degradation and