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Summary: The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across media, politics, technology, the arts and all realms of civic life.
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Podcasts:
"In Silico” documentarian Noah Hutton discusses the project to simulate the human brain on a supercomputer.
University of Minnesota sociologist Michael Walker discusses his new book "Indefinite: Doing Time in Jail."
UC San Diego political scientist Barbara Walter discusses American political tribalism and civil unrest.
"Punishment Without Trial" author Carissa Byrne Hessick discusses a culture of plea bargaining in the U.S. legal system.
Author Steve Olson discusses the Manhattan Project and the future of nuclear weapons, and their relevance to the pandemic.
Digital ethicist Carissa Véliz discusses corporate invasion of personal data and the continued U.S. failure to regulate Big Tech.
U.S Army Colonel (Ret.) Robert Cassidy discusses the Biden Administration’s foreign policy challenges and national morale.
Israeli politician Einat Wilf discusses contemporary Western anti-Zionism, the advent of Arab Zionism, and the future of anti-Semitism.
Keene State Holocaust and Genocide Studies scholar Jim Waller discusses the rise of identity-driven violence in the United States.
Science author and historian Brandy Schillace discusses coping with a generation of death.
ER physician Jeremy Faust discusses the state of the pandemic and disparities between vaccinations and testing.
Emory University medical ethnobotanist Cassandra Quave discusses potential coronavirus cures and her new book “The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature's Next Medicines.”
Louisville Association for Community Economics president Cassia Herron discusses grassroots organizing for food security and innovation.
Center for Rural Strategies national programs director Whitney Kimball Coe discusses the diversity of American rural communities and the aspirations of women.
Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute executive director Anton Dahbura and senior security engineer Joseph Carrigan discuss hacking, ransomware, and vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure.
