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Amacad
by American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1780 has recognized and convened leaders across disciplines and divides. Together, these individuals examine new ideas, address major issues, and advance the common good.On Amacad, Academy President Laurie Patton speaks with Academy members about their lives and work, diving deep into the experiences that shape their approaches and perspectives.
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‘The Greeks said know thyself’—David Dunning on the psychology and humanity of blind spots
About the guest Professor David Dunning is the Mary Ann and Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Professor of the Study of Human Understanding, professor of psychology, an associate chair of the Department of Psychology, and faculty affiliate at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan....
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‘Repair, correct, improve, adapt, update, those are good ideas’—Jill Lepore on amending the Constitution
About the guest Professor Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. She is also a staff writer at The New Yorker. A prize-winning professor, she teaches classes in evidence, historical methods,...
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‘Empathy in leadership is not some soft, touchy-feely kind of thing—it is an essential attribute of building trust’—James Mattis on leadership
About the guest James N. Mattis is currently the Davies Family Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University where he lectures and writes on domestic and international security policy. In 2017-18 he served as the 26th Secretary of Defense. During his 43 years in the Marine...
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‘Weather is your mood and climate is your personality’—J. Marshall Shepherd on public intellectualism and getting out the facts
About the guest Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd is a leading international expert in weather and climate and is the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia. Dr. Shepherd was the 2013 President of American Meteorological...
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‘Folk music was the dominant carrier of cultural commentary for a long time’—Rhiannon Giddens on reckoning with history through music
About the guest Rhiannon Giddens co-founded the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, and she has been nominated for six additional Grammys for her work as a soloist and collaborator. Among her many diverse career highlights, Giddens has performed for the Obamas at the White House…
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‘The country was my patient’—Anthony Fauci on leading in crisis and navigating the West Wing
About the guest Anthony S. Fauci is a physician-scientist and immunologist who served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from 1984 to 2022. As the NIAID director, he oversaw an extensive portfolio of basic and applied research to prevent…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1780 has recognized and convened leaders across disciplines and divides. Together, these individuals examine new ideas, address major issues, and advance the common good.On Amacad, Academy President Laurie Patton speaks with Academy members about their lives and work, diving deep into the experiences that shape their approaches and perspectives.
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