History of Laughter
Historian Peter Jones on three theories of laughter, humour as a way of doing politics and how laughter was pe...
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history
March 24, 2020
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Impact
December 17, 2017
Post-Truth
Philosopher and sociologist of science Steve Fuller on the blurred distinction between true and false, fake ne...
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history
July 27, 2017
The Conservatism of Edmund Burke
Historian Richard Bourke on the French Revolution, Marxism-Leninism, and the defense of liberty
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history
June 14, 2017
The Concept of Sovereignty
Historian Richard Bourke on political community, history of political philosophy, and the modern struggle over...
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economics
June 10, 2017
Perceptions of Economic Inequality
Political scientist Daniel Treisman on Aristotle, revolutions, and misperceptions of levels of inequality
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economics
December 27, 2016
Game Theory
Political Scientist Steven Brams on cooperative games, the Prisoner’s Dilemma, and win-win solutions in our da...
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economics
December 26, 2016
Consequences of Decentralization
Political Scientist Daniel Treisman on political decentralization, tax breaks for businesses, and Russia's bud...
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November 24, 2016
Actor-Network Theory: Machines and Authority
Communication scholar Grant Kien on intercontinental ballistic missiles, critical geography, and John Locke
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history
September 30, 2016
Feminism in the U.S.
Historian Annelise Orleck on gender inequality, the fight for equal rights, and "Jane Crow" laws
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anthropology
October 4, 2015
Ethnicity in Afghanistan
Anthropologist Thomas Barfield on the role of ethnicity in state-building, nationalism and practical politics ...
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history
August 27, 2015
Problems of Modernization in Russia
Historian of science Loren R. Graham on the mistakes Russian leaders make, intellectual property and risky inv...
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sociology
August 25, 2015
Religion and Immigration
Sociologist Peter Kivisto on differences in the treatment of immigrant populations in Western Europe and the U...
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