Story in the Public Square

Interviews with storytellers about their creative processes and how their stories help shape public understanding of important issues.

Schedule

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    Story in the Public Square

    Sean Carroll

    Thursday
    Mar 27

    30 Minutes

    Author and physicist Sean Carroll.
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    Story in the Public Square

    Sean Carroll

    Thursday
    Mar 27

    30 Minutes

    Author and physicist Sean Carroll.
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    Story in the Public Square

    Andrew Holland

    Sunday
    Mar 30

    30 Minutes

    CEO Andrew Holland, Fusion Industry Association, talks about technology that produces vast quantities of energy with very small quantities of waste.
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    Marietje Schaake

    Thursday
    Apr 3

    30 Minutes

    Scholar and former European Parliament member Marietje Schaake talks about how tech companies take on the functions of government, threatening the health of democracies around the world.
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    Story in the Public Square

    Marietje Schaake

    Thursday
    Apr 3

    30 Minutes

    Scholar and former European Parliament member Marietje Schaake talks about how tech companies take on the functions of government, threatening the health of democracies around the world.
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    Alice Marwick

    Sunday
    Apr 6

    30 Minutes

    Media scholar Alice Marwick explains how traditional media has changed due to the rise of social media influencers.

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