In season’s final lecture, Ella Al-Shamahi presents reasons for human dominion by Gabriel Weber on August 23, 2025
Sabrina Lynn Motley and Jeffrey Rosen discuss who tells story of history and why it matters by Gabriel Weber on August 21, 2025
Morgan Freeman discusses creation of blues club, previews ‘Symphonic Blues’ by Liz DeLillo on August 19, 2025
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin shares how to look to past for perspective by Susie Anderson on August 18, 2025
Moment of peril, moment of opportunity: Thomas Friedman closes week by Cody Englander on August 16, 2025
‘Dear Sugar’ columnist Cheryl Strayed explores ways to craft more empathy by Nick Danlag on August 3, 2021
Former ‘New Yorker’ cartoon editor Bob Mankoff draws on career to talk visual humor by Nick Danlag on July 30, 2021
Yes, And Laughter Lab co-founder Caty Borum Chattoo talks science, impact of comedy by Nick Danlag on July 29, 2021
NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans charts Black representation in TV through decades by Nick Danlag on July 28, 2021
With NPR’s Eric Deggans, ‘SNL’ cast member Ego Nwodim discusses comedic journey, importance of representation in industry by Nick Danlag on July 27, 2021
Beginning again: Evoking James Baldwin, Princeton scholar Eddie S. Glaude explores need to accept truth of America’s racist past in joint lecture, CLSC presentation by Nick Danlag on July 23, 2021
Public opinion scholar Katherine Cramer explores rural resentment of urban communities, how listening disrupts cycles of demonizing by Nick Danlag on July 22, 2021
Author and journalist David French illustrates deep divisions and long road to heal hearts by Nick Danlag on July 21, 2021
Journalist and author Amanda Ripley shares keys to supporting good conflict by Nick Danlag on July 20, 2021
MIT’s Deb Roy analyzes divisions caused by social media-dominated world by Nick Danlag on July 16, 2021
‘Commentary’ writer Christine Rosen discusses fall of civil discussion and rise of cancel culture by Nick Danlag on July 15, 2021
‘The time is now’: Media scholar Meredith Clark outlines need for reparative journalism by Nick Danlag on July 14, 2021
Richard Edelman, creator of eponymous Trust Barometer, opens Week 3 by tracking trends in trust over past 20 years by Nick Danlag on July 13, 2021
MIT’s Ariel Ekblaw looks to the potential of cutting-edge space architecture in CLS by Nick Danlag on July 9, 2021
Alta Charo explores history, misconceptions, future and the ethics of genome editing by Nick Danlag on July 8, 2021
Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Kolbert examines humanity’s desire to control nature by Nick Danlag on July 7, 2021
