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STORY IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE

Thursday, May 22nd

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Jamie Metzl NEW

Humanity's ability to create artificial intelligence, to decode the human genome, and to engineer organisms are, individually, signature achievements. But Jamie Metzl says where these three technologies intersect lies great hope and challenge for all of humanity.

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Elizabeth Melampy NEW

Harvard-educated lawyer and animal rights advocate Elizabeth MeLampy discusses animals and their relationships with people in her new book "Forget the Camel: The Madcap World of Animal Festivals and What They Say About Being Human."

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Elizabeth Melampy NEW

Harvard-educated lawyer and animal rights advocate Elizabeth MeLampy discusses animals and their relationships with people in her new book "Forget the Camel: The Madcap World of Animal Festivals and What They Say About Being Human."

Friday, May 23rd

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Samina Ali NEW

In her new book, "Pieces You'll Never Get Back: A Memoir of Unlikely Survival," author Amina Ali pens a harrowing and redemptive memoir, in which a new mother must reconstruct her shattered mind, her relationship to her religious upbringing, and her life's purpose.

Wednesday, May 28th

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Marietje Schaake NEW

Scholar and former Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake describes how tech companies are, increasingly, taking on the functions of government and threatening the health of democracies around the world.

Thursday, May 29th

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Alia Dastagir NEW

As children we learned the that "stick and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." But Alia Dastagir says it's not true - online attacks with words produce real physical and mental health consequences for their victims.

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Hanif Abdurraqib NEW

Award-winning author, poet, and social critic Hanif Abdurraqib takes readers of his new book, "There's Always This Year" on an emotional journey that blends the worlds of basketball, celebrity, and the places we call home.

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Hanif Abdurraqib NEW

Award-winning author, poet, and social critic Hanif Abdurraqib takes readers of his new book, "There's Always This Year" on an emotional journey that blends the worlds of basketball, celebrity, and the places we call home.

Friday, May 30th

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Keon West NEW

Most of us can probably point to examples of people who suffered from racism, or who overcame racism. But Keon West reminds us all that "the plural of anecdote is not data" and that science actually has a lot to say about the reality of racism today, if we take the time to consider it and really understand.

Tuesday, June 3rd

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Tim Gray NEW

The end of World War in Europe meant mothers with sons and husbands at war could celebrate the end of the war there, even as they worried about the possibility their loved ones might be heading to the invasion of Japan. Historian Tim Gray has made his life's work about telling the stories of those heroes, their sacrifices, and their legacy.

Thursday, June 5th

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Eric Schitzgebel NEW

It's possible that we live inside a simulated reality or a pocket universe embedded in a larger structure about which we know virtually nothing. And consciousness may be a physical matter, or it might require something extra, something nonphysical. Philosopher Eric Schitzgebel says the answers to these and other fundamental questions about our existence lie beyond our powers of comprehension.

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Frank Lowenstein NEW

As Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations in the Obama administration, Frank Lowenstein practiced American diplomacy at the highest levels. Now, he turns his experienced eye to the challenges facing the United States in the second Trump administration.

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Frank Lowenstein NEW

As Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations in the Obama administration, Frank Lowenstein practiced American diplomacy at the highest levels. Now, he turns his experienced eye to the challenges facing the United States in the second Trump administration.

Friday, June 6th

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Kimberly Clausing NEW

In the first months of his second administration, the president has used tariffs and the threat of tariffs in an attempt to compel trade concessions even while roiling markets. Scholar Kimberly Clausing helps us unpack the rhetoric from the reality around tariffs.

Tuesday, June 10th

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Abigail Leonard NEW

Award-winning journalist and author Abigail Leonard dives into her new book, "Four Mothers: An Intimate Journey through the First Year of Parenthood in Four Countries."

Wednesday, June 11th

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Elizabeth Melampy NEW

Harvard-educated lawyer and animal rights advocate Elizabeth MeLampy discusses animals and their relationships with people in her new book "Forget the Camel: The Madcap World of Animal Festivals and What They Say About Being Human."

Thursday, June 12th

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Hanif Abdurraqib NEW

Award-winning author, poet, and social critic Hanif Abdurraqib takes readers of his new book, "There's Always This Year" on an emotional journey that blends the worlds of basketball, celebrity, and the places we call home.

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Nicole Karlis NEW

It's not unusual for friends, family members, and even good bosses to tell us, "practice some selfcare." Author Nicole Karlis says there are physical and emotional benefits to practicing care for others, too.

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Nicole Karlis NEW

It's not unusual for friends, family members, and even good bosses to tell us, "practice some selfcare." Author Nicole Karlis says there are physical and emotional benefits to practicing care for others, too.

Friday, June 13th

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Frank Lowenstein NEW

As Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations in the Obama administration, Frank Lowenstein practiced American diplomacy at the highest levels. Now, he turns his experienced eye to the challenges facing the United States in the second Trump administration.

Saturday, June 14th

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Nicole Karlis NEW

It's not unusual for friends, family members, and even good bosses to tell us, "practice some selfcare." Author Nicole Karlis says there are physical and emotional benefits to practicing care for others, too.

Tuesday, June 17th

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Michael Corkery NEW

As Finance Editor of The New York Times, Michael Corkery helps lead one of America's great newspapers as it tells the story of President Trump's second administration.

Wednesday, June 18th

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Mikkael Sekeres

In his new book, "Drugs and the FDA: Safety, Efficacy, and the Public's Trust," nationally renowned oncologist and scientist Mikkael Sekeres discusses how the FDA was shaped by public health crises.

Thursday, June 19th

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Louise Story and Ebony Reed

The myth is that anyone who works hard, saves their money, and makes good decisions, can develop wealth in the United States. But Louise Story and Ebony Reed document the long and painful history of the structures, policies, and practices that have resulted in a profound wealth gap between Black and White Americans.

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Michael Corkery NEW

As Finance Editor of The New York Times, Michael Corkery helps lead one of America's great newspapers as it tells the story of President Trump's second administration.

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Michael Corkery NEW

As Finance Editor of The New York Times, Michael Corkery helps lead one of America's great newspapers as it tells the story of President Trump's second administration.

Friday, June 20th

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Sean Carberry

The last 25 years have produced plenty of conflict and a seasoned community of journalists who have moved towards the sound of fighting. Journalist Sean Carberry documents the personal costs of those reporters, producers, photographers, and videographers who, in documenting the worst of humanity, have paid a price with their physical and emotional health.

Saturday, June 21st

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Ray Suarez

Immigration has been a contentious issue in American politics for generations. Yet immigrants keep coming to the United States, overcoming obstacles, and working for better opportunities for themselves and their families. In his new book, journalist Ray Suarez shares the stories of recent immigrants in their quest to find a home.

Tuesday, June 24th

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Michael Sobolik

For decades, strategists and political leaders have warned about the challenge of a powerful China to the United States. Author Michael Sobolik argues the two countries are already locked in a new cold war, and the United States is losing.

Wednesday, June 25th

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Leah Umansky

Celebrated New York City poet, artist and designer Leah Umansky writes about life in a divided America today and offers hope in her new collection, "Of Tyrant."

Thursday, June 26th

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Ruth Ganesh

Whether the natural world and humanity can coexist is one of the great questions of the modern era. Creative conservationist Ruth Ganesh says, "yes," emphatically, and explains how and why.

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Sean Carroll

Many of us grapple with big questions of the meaning of human existence, our place in space, time, and the forces that bind us together. Author and physicist Sean Carroll invites us to explore these questions and believes the concepts of physics should be accessible to everyone.

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Sean Carroll

Many of us grapple with big questions of the meaning of human existence, our place in space, time, and the forces that bind us together. Author and physicist Sean Carroll invites us to explore these questions and believes the concepts of physics should be accessible to everyone.

Friday, June 27th

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Dean-David Schillinger

In his book "Telltale Hearts," physician and public health advocate Dr. Dean-David Schillinger provides a powerful meditation on what he has learned from his patients and what they can teach us about listening, healing, and public health.