Counterculture – From the Hippies to Veganism

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In the seventh salon of the Ideas Shape the World - An Introduction to Social Movements series, hosted by Robert Nemeth, we will discuss counterculture and how it appears today’s world. Special guests: Mark Taylor, Alethea Harnish The hippies, the green movement, polygamists and feminists – all of these started as countercultural movements, whose values…

$20.00

The Benefits of “Parental Laziness”: The Future of Motherhood With Laetitia Vitaud

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Join host Crystal Duan for an intimate talk with writer and speaker Laetitia Vitaud discussing how we see childcare in today's global society. "Women’s work, whether paid or unpaid, is valued less. Yet there would be no productivity without the care and support of largely female work. It’s high time we learned to value it…

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Anti-Capitalism – From the Luddites to Occupy Wall Street

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In the eighth salon of the Ideas Shape the World - An Introduction to Social Movements series, hosted by Robert Nemeth, we will discuss anti-capitalism, its origins, and how it appears in today’s world. Anti-capitalism is a political ideology and movement encompassing a variety of attitudes and ideas opposing and criticizing capitalism. From the earliest…

$20.00

Improving the Funding and Practice of Good Science – Fireside Chat with Stuart Buck

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Join Stuart Buck, philanthropist and founder of the Good Science Project, to explore issues with funding agencies and actionable strategies for improving the funding and practice of science. A members-only fireside chat, moderated by Nicky Buttigieg. "Funding agencies should engage in bold experimentation to reduce bureaucracy, fund new ideas, and speed up innovation. Moreover, they…

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The Civil Rights Movement – From Rosa Parks to Black Lives Matter

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In the tenth salon of the Ideas Shape the World - An Introduction to Social Movements series, hosts Robert Nemeth and Ferenc Laczo will discuss the civil rights movement and its impact and importance in today’s world with community organizer and consultant LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter. The civil rights movement was a…

$20.00

The Alt-Right Movement

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In the 11th salon of the Ideas Shape the World – An Introduction to Social Movements series, hosts Robert Nemeth and Ferenc Laczo will discuss the alt-right movement, its origins and transformations, and its importance in today’s world with Elisabeth Zerofsky. The alt-right movement is a 21st century phenomenon. Its origins, however, trace back decades, and its…

$20.00