Theater, Democracy, and the Making of an American Culture War
James Shapiro discusses his book-in-progress about the rise and fall of the Federal Theater.
Fellow Spotlight: Margaret Weir
Political scientist Margaret Weir asks, "Why does place continue to impose burdens on opportunity?"
Fellow Spotlight: James Shapiro
James Shapiro is writing a book about the only federal theater ever founded in the United States.
Presentation of the Spring 2024 Class of Fellows
The Academy's traditional opening of the new academic semester.
The Human Use of Human Beings: Why Artificial Intelligence Is Only Part of the Problem
Panel discussion on the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
On Character: What It Is and Why it Matters
In this talk, Daniel H. Weiss looks at character as an idea from Socrates and the ancient Greeks through Cicero and the Enlightenment to the present environment of fake news and post-truth.
Governing AI: Who Can, Who Should, and to What End
The panel addresses the main challenges for regulating artificial intelligence and asks what policies can foster innovation while alleviating existing harms and biases and preventing future ones.
Fellow Spotlight: Stuart Kirsch
Kirsch uses ethnographic methods to analyze emerging standards for tracking and measuring greenhouse gas emissions.
Cannon Fodder: The Human Rights of Soldiers
Saira Mohamed looks at how the notion of expendability influences legal rules regarding conscription and the duty of subordinates to disobey illegal orders.