John Naughton, “Thomas Kuhn: The man who changed the way the world looked at science” (2012)
August 18, 2021
“He singlehandedly changed the way we think about mankind’s most organised attempt to understand the world.” Read here.
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Ryan Coogler, Black Panther (2018)
August 18, 2021
“What happens now determines what happens to the rest of the world.” Watch trailer.
Anonymous, Celadon Box (no date)
August 18, 2021
“Over 500 years ago in Japan, a repair technique was developed that celebrated the beauty of imperfection.” Read here.
Senator Barbara Mikulski, “Helping You To Be You” (2021)
August 18, 2021
“Explain the mission. Where are we? How can I help you be you?” Watch here.
Jeff Orlowski, The Social Dilemma (2021)
August 18, 2021
“Social media isn’t a tool waiting to be used. It has its own goals.” Watch trailer here.
AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, “AIDS Protests at the NIH” (1990)
August 18, 2021
“One month after this protest, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the National Institutes for Health began directly including people with AIDS in determining policy on the drug trials.” Watch here.
Philip Yeagle, “The potent power of basic research” (2021)
August 18, 2021
“Why should we fund scientists to perform experiments…that at the time may seem to lack relevance to immediate societal issues?” Read here and read about Katalin Karikó’s research here.
Myisha Cherry, “What Does it Mean to Ask Blacks to Forgive and How Should They Respond?” (2016)
August 18, 2021
“To forgive…is to offer an appropriate, proportionate, and reasonable response to injustice.” Read here.
Toni Morrison, Wellesley Commencement Address (2004)
August 18, 2021
“The process of becoming an adult is not inevitable.” Listen here and read here.
Atul Gawande & PBS Frontline, “Being Mortal” (2015)
August 18, 2021
“What did we forego by consistently pursuing treatment…which made her sicker and sicker?” Watch here.