Black Lives Matter Protests: Hope for the Future?
In the last few weeks, our country has been rocked by nationwide protests following the killing of George Floyd, and many other black people, at the hands of police. To be true to the mission of our s...
18 Juni 202040min
What Historic Pandemics Could Teach Us About Coronavirus, with Ada Palmer
What happens to the world after a pandemic? Lots of experts have been talking about what we may be able to expect after COVID-19 from the 1918 Spanish flu and The Black Death. But, as any historian wi...
8 Juni 202029min
A Crisis Management Expert’s Advice on Handling Coronavirus
Our society has always relied on leaders to effectively manage crises. But with the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging society, it’s more important than ever to understand what effective leadership should loo...
21 Maj 202027min
How Students and Schools Can Recover From Coronavirus, with Elaine Allensworth
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on our students. As we move into the summer, schools will need to understand the best way to address these issues.To understand what students have lost and ho...
12 Maj 202019min
Trump, Coronavirus and the Cost of Ineffective Government, With William Howell
The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the most profound challenges in our world. One of the most prominent has been governmental dysfunction. As director for the Center For Effective Government at th...
30 Apr 202027min
How Coronavirus Is Exposing Our Racial Disparities, with Monica Peek
One of the most tragic aspects of the coronavirus outbreak has been the disproportionate effect COVID-19 has had on communities of color in cities around the country. Assoc. Prof. Monica Peek of the U...
21 Apr 202017min
Coronavirus Shows Why We Need To Rethink Health Care, with Kate Baicker
The coronavirus outbreak has devastated many sectors of our society, and brought many of the issues we were facing before the pandemic to the forefront. This is especially true of health care. Prof. K...
3 Apr 202015min
What Rats Can Teach Us About Empathy and Racism, with Peggy Mason
Why do we feel empathy for some people, but not others? Where does this feeling of empathy come from? These questions have been the focus of one University of Chicago neurobiologist’s career. And to f...
10 Mars 202020min
