https://simplecast.com Ask a Harvard Professor A podcast presented by Harvard Magazine. Managing editor Jonathan Shaw sits down with some of the world’s most thoughtful scholars to discuss everything from academic ethics – to hip hop music and medical marijuana. 2019-2021 Harvard Magazine en Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:00:11 +0000 https://ask-a-harvard-professor.simplecast.com Ask a Harvard Professor https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3e08571e-e308-4b29-a58c-5fa68da6426c/34098607-b538-42a3-93db-a2d352ae5351/3000x3000/podcast-logo-aahp.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://ask-a-harvard-professor.simplecast.com episodic A podcast presented by Harvard Magazine. Managing editor Jonathan Shaw sits down with some of the world’s most thoughtful scholars to discuss everything from academic ethics – to hip hop music and medical marijuana. Harvard Magazine no https://feeds.simplecast.com/T77C9Dzv education, university, academics, hip hop, art, medicine, experts, academia, harvard, urban planning, ethics, photography Harvard Magazine niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu c8e66820-e269-462e-86bb-1349a9c01f1c Rudolph Tanzi: What Can People Do To Maintain Brain Health As They Age? Harvard Medical School professor of neurology Rudolph Tanzi discusses how lifestyle choices can help maintain brain health during a person’s lifespan. Topics include Alzheimer’s disease and other kinds of dementia, the role of genetics and environment in health, and the importance of sleep, exercise, and diet in controlling neuroinflammation.

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]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jonathan Shaw, Rudolph Tanzi) https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2021/rudy-tanzi Harvard Medical School professor of neurology Rudolph Tanzi discusses how lifestyle choices can help maintain brain health during a person’s lifespan. Topics include Alzheimer’s disease and other kinds of dementia, the role of genetics and environment in health, and the importance of sleep, exercise, and diet in controlling neuroinflammation.

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]]> Rudolph Tanzi: What Can People Do To Maintain Brain Health As They Age? Jonathan Shaw, Rudolph Tanzi 00:33:54 Harvard Medical School professor of neurology Rudolph Tanzi discusses how lifestyle choices can help maintain brain health during a person’s lifespan. Topics include Alzheimer’s disease and other kinds of dementia, the role of genetics and environment in health, and the importance of sleep, exercise, and diet in controlling neuroinflammation. Harvard Medical School professor of neurology Rudolph Tanzi discusses how lifestyle choices can help maintain brain health during a person’s lifespan. Topics include Alzheimer’s disease and other kinds of dementia, the role of genetics and environment in health, and the importance of sleep, exercise, and diet in controlling neuroinflammation. no full 8 4 3704a469-d311-448f-84ae-866bfc5e67be Makeda Best: What Does Landscape Photography Say About Our Politics? Makeda Best, curator of photography at the Harvard Art Museums and a visiting professor of Art, Film, and Visual Studies, shares her insights on landscape photographers, as well as photographers of war and protest, capture their historical moments, and what their work says about cultural history and politics. Topics discussed include Best’s research on Alexander Gardner, a Civil War photographer who was also active in the worker’s rights movement, her current book project on American landscape photography, and Devour the Land, the current exhibit she curated at the Harvard Art Museums.

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]]> Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Lydialyle Gibson, Makeda Best) https://harvardmagazine.com/2021/makeda-best Makeda Best, curator of photography at the Harvard Art Museums and a visiting professor of Art, Film, and Visual Studies, shares her insights on landscape photographers, as well as photographers of war and protest, capture their historical moments, and what their work says about cultural history and politics. Topics discussed include Best’s research on Alexander Gardner, a Civil War photographer who was also active in the worker’s rights movement, her current book project on American landscape photography, and Devour the Land, the current exhibit she curated at the Harvard Art Museums.

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]]> Makeda Best: What Does Landscape Photography Say About Our Politics? Lydialyle Gibson, Makeda Best 00:28:54 Makeda Best, curator of photography at the Harvard Art Museums and a visiting professor of Art, Film, and Visual Studies, shares her insights on landscape photographers, as well as photographers of war and protest, capture their historical moments, and what their work says about cultural history and politics. Topics discussed include Best’s research on Alexander Gardner, a Civil War photographer who was also active in the worker’s rights movement, her current book project on American landscape photography, and Devour the Land, the current exhibit she curated at the Harvard Art Museums. Makeda Best, curator of photography at the Harvard Art Museums and a visiting professor of Art, Film, and Visual Studies, shares her insights on landscape photographers, as well as photographers of war and protest, capture their historical moments, and what their work says about cultural history and politics. Topics discussed include Best’s research on Alexander Gardner, a Civil War photographer who was also active in the worker’s rights movement, her current book project on American landscape photography, and Devour the Land, the current exhibit she curated at the Harvard Art Museums. photography, harvard, politics no full 7 4 e033aace-4091-49af-a6ad-b5fc2ee8acee Claudia Goldin: Why Do Women Still Make Less Than Men? Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee professor of economics, shares the reason why working mothers still earn less and advance less often in their careers than men: time. Even with antidiscrimination laws and unbiased managers, certain professions pay employees disproportionately more for long hours and weekends, passing over women who need that time for family care. Goldin also discusses how COVID-19’s flexible work policies may help close the gender earnings gap.

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]]> Mon, 6 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Nancy Kathryn Walecki, Claudia Goldin) https://harvardmagazine.com/2021/claudia-goldin Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee professor of economics, shares the reason why working mothers still earn less and advance less often in their careers than men: time. Even with antidiscrimination laws and unbiased managers, certain professions pay employees disproportionately more for long hours and weekends, passing over women who need that time for family care. Goldin also discusses how COVID-19’s flexible work policies may help close the gender earnings gap.

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]]> Claudia Goldin: Why Do Women Still Make Less Than Men? Nancy Kathryn Walecki, Claudia Goldin 00:33:27 Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee professor of economics, shares the reason why working mothers still earn less and advance less often in their careers than men: time. Even with antidiscrimination laws and unbiased managers, certain professions pay employees disproportionately more for long hours and weekends, passing over women who need that time for family care. Goldin also discusses how COVID-19’s flexible work policies may help close the gender earnings gap. Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee professor of economics, shares the reason why working mothers still earn less and advance less often in their careers than men: time. Even with antidiscrimination laws and unbiased managers, certain professions pay employees disproportionately more for long hours and weekends, passing over women who need that time for family care. Goldin also discusses how COVID-19’s flexible work policies may help close the gender earnings gap. career, women in business, harvard university, gender inequity, harvard, pay equality no full 6 4 b7f54c29-f8f4-4d28-8bd8-501d57797d3f Jerrold Rosenbaum: Are Psychedelics an Effective Treatment for Mood Disorders? Jerrold Rosenbaum, director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics, discusses the potential of using psychedelics, such as MDMA and magic mushrooms, to treat treatment-resistant mood disorders like depression and anxiety. Topics include the effect of psychedelics on the brain, how psychedelic therapy is conducted, the legality of medicinal psychedelics, and current research findings. 

 

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]]> Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jerrold Rosenbaum, Nancy Kathryn Walecki) https://harvardmagazine.com/2021/jerrold-rosenbaum Jerrold Rosenbaum, director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics, discusses the potential of using psychedelics, such as MDMA and magic mushrooms, to treat treatment-resistant mood disorders like depression and anxiety. Topics include the effect of psychedelics on the brain, how psychedelic therapy is conducted, the legality of medicinal psychedelics, and current research findings. 

 

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]]> Jerrold Rosenbaum: Are Psychedelics an Effective Treatment for Mood Disorders? Jerrold Rosenbaum, Nancy Kathryn Walecki 00:44:46 Jerrold Rosenbaum, director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics, discusses the potential of using psychedelics, such as MDMA and magic mushrooms, to treat treatment-resistant mood disorders like depression and anxiety. Topics include the effect of psychedelics on the brain, how psychedelic therapy is conducted, the legality of medicinal psychedelics, and current research findings. Jerrold Rosenbaum, director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics, discusses the potential of using psychedelics, such as MDMA and magic mushrooms, to treat treatment-resistant mood disorders like depression and anxiety. Topics include the effect of psychedelics on the brain, how psychedelic therapy is conducted, the legality of medicinal psychedelics, and current research findings. mdma, psychedelics, anxiety, psychedelics and the brain, mass general, harvard, massachusetts general hospital, psilocybin, mental health, depression no full 5 4 24d548a9-e18d-4730-af93-1307a64261f8 Nicholas Stephanopoulos: Why Does Gerrymandering Matter So Much? Nicholas Stephanopoulos, a political scientist and legal scholar whose research focuses on gerrymandering, explains its effect on American democracy and how it might be stopped. Topics include recent state laws that limit voting, the voting-rights bills being debated in Congress, and the current state of “alignment” between voters’ wishes and government actions.

A note to our listeners: This episode was recorded on September 30, 2021. 

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]]> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Lydialyle Gibson, Nicholas Stephanopoulos) https://harvardmagazine.com/2021/nicholas-stephanopoulos Nicholas Stephanopoulos, a political scientist and legal scholar whose research focuses on gerrymandering, explains its effect on American democracy and how it might be stopped. Topics include recent state laws that limit voting, the voting-rights bills being debated in Congress, and the current state of “alignment” between voters’ wishes and government actions.

A note to our listeners: This episode was recorded on September 30, 2021. 

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]]> Nicholas Stephanopoulos: Why Does Gerrymandering Matter So Much? Lydialyle Gibson, Nicholas Stephanopoulos 00:27:38 Nicholas Stephanopoulos, a political scientist and legal scholar whose research focuses on gerrymandering, explains its effect on American democracy and how it might be stopped. Topics include recent state laws that limit voting, the voting-rights bills being debated in Congress, and the current state of “alignment” between voters’ wishes and government actions. Nicholas Stephanopoulos, a political scientist and legal scholar whose research focuses on gerrymandering, explains its effect on American democracy and how it might be stopped. Topics include recent state laws that limit voting, the voting-rights bills being debated in Congress, and the current state of “alignment” between voters’ wishes and government actions. gerrymandering, voter, election subversion, subversion, legislature, political science, harvard no full 4 4 74416714-c272-42c8-860b-a4bdb68045fa Emily Broad Leib: What Can be Done About Food Waste? Emily Broad Leib, founder and director of Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, discusses how to reduce food waste in the United States and abroad. Topics include the confusion caused by misleading date labels, the impact of COVID-19 on food waste, and the FLPC’s collaborations with governments and non-profit organizations to enact better food laws.

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]]> Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jacob Sweet, Emily Broad Leib) https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2021/emily-broad-leib Emily Broad Leib, founder and director of Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, discusses how to reduce food waste in the United States and abroad. Topics include the confusion caused by misleading date labels, the impact of COVID-19 on food waste, and the FLPC’s collaborations with governments and non-profit organizations to enact better food laws.

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]]> Emily Broad Leib: What Can be Done About Food Waste? Jacob Sweet, Emily Broad Leib 00:30:32 Emily Broad Leib, founder and director of Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, discusses how to reduce food waste in the United States and abroad. Topics include the confusion caused by misleading date labels, the impact of COVID-19 on food waste, and the FLPC’s collaborations with governments and non-profit organizations to enact better food laws. Emily Broad Leib, founder and director of Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, discusses how to reduce food waste in the United States and abroad. Topics include the confusion caused by misleading date labels, the impact of COVID-19 on food waste, and the FLPC’s collaborations with governments and non-profit organizations to enact better food laws. food labels, food waste, harvard, sustainability no full 3 4 245df920-88a2-4284-a5ad-df41c39bcbb0 Sandeep Robert Datta and Venkatesh Murthy: Why is Smell Such a Mystery to Scientists? Neurobiologists Venkatesh Murthy and Sandeep Robert Datta discuss what scientists know about our sense of smell, and what big mysteries remain. Topics include smell loss from COVID-19, experimental approaches to understanding olfaction, and the role of artificial intelligence in olfactory research.

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]]> Mon, 8 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Lydialyle Gibson, Venkatesh Murthy, Sandeep Robert Datta) https://harvardmagazine.com/2021/sandeep-robert-datta-and-venkatesh-murthy Neurobiologists Venkatesh Murthy and Sandeep Robert Datta discuss what scientists know about our sense of smell, and what big mysteries remain. Topics include smell loss from COVID-19, experimental approaches to understanding olfaction, and the role of artificial intelligence in olfactory research.

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]]> Sandeep Robert Datta and Venkatesh Murthy: Why is Smell Such a Mystery to Scientists? Lydialyle Gibson, Venkatesh Murthy, Sandeep Robert Datta 00:36:14 Neurobiologists Venkatesh Murthy and Sandeep Robert Datta discuss what scientists know about our sense of smell, and what big mysteries remain. Topics include smell loss from COVID-19, experimental approaches to understanding olfaction, and the role of artificial intelligence in olfactory research. Neurobiologists Venkatesh Murthy and Sandeep Robert Datta discuss what scientists know about our sense of smell, and what big mysteries remain. Topics include smell loss from COVID-19, experimental approaches to understanding olfaction, and the role of artificial intelligence in olfactory research. artificial intelligence, covid-19, education, smell loss, science, harvard university, harvard, smell, scientists, olfaction, olfactory research no full 2 4 c8ba7817-32b6-47e3-9cfc-f0c868a59566 Michael Mina: Why Do We Still Need Rapid Tests? Epidemiologist and immunologist Michael Mina discusses the use of rapid tests as public health tools. Topics include using rapid tests to protect gatherings of friends and family; the differences between rapid tests and PCR tests; and why rapid tests are useful even for people who are vaccinated—particularly the elderly.

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]]> Mon, 1 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Michael Mina, Jonathan Shaw) https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2021/michael-mina Epidemiologist and immunologist Michael Mina discusses the use of rapid tests as public health tools. Topics include using rapid tests to protect gatherings of friends and family; the differences between rapid tests and PCR tests; and why rapid tests are useful even for people who are vaccinated—particularly the elderly.

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]]> Michael Mina: Why Do We Still Need Rapid Tests? Michael Mina, Jonathan Shaw 00:32:22 Epidemiologist and immunologist Michael Mina discusses the use of rapid tests as public health tools. Topics include using rapid tests to protect gatherings of friends and family; the differences between rapid tests and PCR tests; and why rapid tests are useful even for people who are vaccinated—particularly the elderly. Epidemiologist and immunologist Michael Mina discusses the use of rapid tests as public health tools. Topics include using rapid tests to protect gatherings of friends and family; the differences between rapid tests and PCR tests; and why rapid tests are useful even for people who are vaccinated—particularly the elderly. covid-19, covid testing, harvard university, rapid test, harvard, corona virus, harvard magazine, ask a professor no full 1 4 5d60aa21-46bb-448e-9f80-29c339e1b6fe Preview: Ask a Harvard Professor, Season Four For more information about Harvard Magazine and this podcast, visit www.harvardmagazine.com/podcast and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:10:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jacob Sweet, Michael Mina, Emily Broad Leib) https://harvardmagazine.com/2021/preview-ask-a-harvard-professor-season-four For more information about Harvard Magazine and this podcast, visit www.harvardmagazine.com/podcast and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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]]> Preview: Ask a Harvard Professor, Season Four Jacob Sweet, Michael Mina, Emily Broad Leib 00:01:49 Each week, our editors will interview some of the world’s most prominent scholars, discussing subjects from gerrymandering to food waste to COVID-19.Join us for podcasts with Michael Mina, Sandeep Robert Datta and Venkatesh Murthy, Emily Broad Lieb, Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Jerrold Rosenbaum, Claudia Golden, Makeda Best, and Rudy Tanzi. Each week, our editors will interview some of the world’s most prominent scholars, discussing subjects from gerrymandering to food waste to COVID-19.Join us for podcasts with Michael Mina, Sandeep Robert Datta and Venkatesh Murthy, Emily Broad Lieb, Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Jerrold Rosenbaum, Claudia Golden, Makeda Best, and Rudy Tanzi. mushrooms, brain health, gerrymandering, photography, psychiatric treatment, harvard university, food waste, harvard, working women, loss of smell, harvard magazine, rapid tests, career challenges, ask a professor no trailer 4 58315f11-84f1-4978-bf7d-734dc8984546 Carrie Lambert-Beatty: What Happens When an Artwork Deceives its Audience? The term “parafiction” refers to an artistic performance or presentation that depicts fiction as fact. This idea has particular relevance for our current post-truth moment, in which Americans find themselves overrun with conspiracy theories, misinformation, and fake news.

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]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Carrie Lambert-Beatty, Lydialyle Gibson) https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/carrie-lambert-beatty The term “parafiction” refers to an artistic performance or presentation that depicts fiction as fact. This idea has particular relevance for our current post-truth moment, in which Americans find themselves overrun with conspiracy theories, misinformation, and fake news.

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]]> Carrie Lambert-Beatty: What Happens When an Artwork Deceives its Audience? Carrie Lambert-Beatty, Lydialyle Gibson 00:36:07 The term “parafiction” refers to an artistic performance or presentation that depicts fiction as fact. This idea has particular relevance for our current post-truth moment, in which Americans find themselves overrun with conspiracy theories, misinformation, and fake news. In this episode, art historian Carrie Lambert-Beatty explains how parafiction can actually help us sort out fact from fiction, and how reflecting on the experience of being tricked by a work of art can help train our minds to confront other kinds of information, both true and untrue, in the world around us. The term “parafiction” refers to an artistic performance or presentation that depicts fiction as fact. This idea has particular relevance for our current post-truth moment, in which Americans find themselves overrun with conspiracy theories, misinformation, and fake news. In this episode, art historian Carrie Lambert-Beatty explains how parafiction can actually help us sort out fact from fiction, and how reflecting on the experience of being tricked by a work of art can help train our minds to confront other kinds of information, both true and untrue, in the world around us. parafiction, artwork, harvard, art history, art historian, post-truth no full 7 3 12d9e86d-c352-4175-bc05-20ace8768eac Francesca Dominici: How Does Air Pollution Affect COVID-19? Discussing the link between air pollution and effects of COVID-19, and the importance of data for rapid public-health responses —with Francesca Dominici, professor of biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jacob Sweet, Francesca Dominici) https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/francesca-dominici Discussing the link between air pollution and effects of COVID-19, and the importance of data for rapid public-health responses —with Francesca Dominici, professor of biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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]]> Francesca Dominici: How Does Air Pollution Affect COVID-19? Jacob Sweet, Francesca Dominici 00:25:43 How does the air we breathe affect our body’s reaction to COVID-19? Early on in the pandemic Francesca Dominici, Gamble professor of biostatistics, population, and data science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, explored this question with her team. On this episode, she discusses the links between fine particulate matter in the air and COVID-19 outcomes. Dominici also discusses the pressure placed on scientists by government and media during public health crises—when answers are needed before conclusions exist. She concludes by describing how the government could help scientists reach conclusions faster, by collecting and releasing more (and better) data to scientists. How does the air we breathe affect our body’s reaction to COVID-19? Early on in the pandemic Francesca Dominici, Gamble professor of biostatistics, population, and data science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, explored this question with her team. On this episode, she discusses the links between fine particulate matter in the air and COVID-19 outcomes. Dominici also discusses the pressure placed on scientists by government and media during public health crises—when answers are needed before conclusions exist. She concludes by describing how the government could help scientists reach conclusions faster, by collecting and releasing more (and better) data to scientists. public health, covid-19, air pollution, covid, ask a harvard professor, harvard, francesca dominici, harvard magazine no full 6 3 6419f69a-661c-4270-a560-558c529ef944 Rebecca Henderson: Does Capitalism Need to be Reimagined? How to reform capitalism to confront climate change and extreme inequality, with economist and McArthur University Professor Rebecca Henderson

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]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Marina Bolotnikova, Rebecca Henderson) https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/rebecca-henderson How to reform capitalism to confront climate change and extreme inequality, with economist and McArthur University Professor Rebecca Henderson

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]]> Rebecca Henderson: Does Capitalism Need to be Reimagined? Marina Bolotnikova, Rebecca Henderson 00:39:37 Climate change is out of control, leading many people to question whether it isn't just fossil fuels, but our entire economic system, that needs to be replaced. In this episode, Harvard Business School economist Rebecca Henderson talks through her own efforts to reconcile the climate crisis with her faith in the ingenuity of capitalism. "I believe that at the moment, our capitalism is also neither free nor fair," she says. "The free market works when everyone can take part, and prices reflect real costs"—when polluters have to pay the cost of emitting fossil fuels. Henderson's smart, original vision for recalibrating capitalism to meet the linked crises of climate change and extreme inequality is a must-listen. Climate change is out of control, leading many people to question whether it isn't just fossil fuels, but our entire economic system, that needs to be replaced. In this episode, Harvard Business School economist Rebecca Henderson talks through her own efforts to reconcile the climate crisis with her faith in the ingenuity of capitalism. "I believe that at the moment, our capitalism is also neither free nor fair," she says. "The free market works when everyone can take part, and prices reflect real costs"—when polluters have to pay the cost of emitting fossil fuels. Henderson's smart, original vision for recalibrating capitalism to meet the linked crises of climate change and extreme inequality is a must-listen. economist, rebecca henderson, harvard business school, harvard, capitalism, harvard magazine, economy, climate change no full 5 3 91e5d2ac-970a-4bbe-ae72-dc013bab1c09 Jeannie Suk Gersen: Do Elite Colleges Discriminate Against Asian Americans? Harvard Law School professor Jeannie Suk Gersen breaks down the use of race in college admissions and the future of affirmative action at the Supreme Court. 

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]]> Mon, 9 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jeannie Suk Gersen, Marina Bolotnikova) https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/jeannie-suk-gersen Harvard Law School professor Jeannie Suk Gersen breaks down the use of race in college admissions and the future of affirmative action at the Supreme Court. 

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]]> Jeannie Suk Gersen: Do Elite Colleges Discriminate Against Asian Americans? Jeannie Suk Gersen, Marina Bolotnikova 00:37:17 Decades of Supreme Court precedent says colleges can use affirmative action in admissions—but the court's new composition could change all that. In this episode, Harvard Law School professor Jeannie Suk Gersen breaks down everything you need to know about the lawsuit alleging that Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans in admissions. She explains why the stakes of this case may be different from what you think, and why the question of whether Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans can be treated separately from affirmative action. And she speaks so poignantly about her own experience as an Asian-American in elite institutions: "At some point in my past," she says, "I might've been one of the students who might've been rated lower" by the "personal" score used in Harvard's admissions process. This is a moving, wide-ranging conversation that goes deeper than most analyses of the admissions lawsuit. Decades of Supreme Court precedent says colleges can use affirmative action in admissions—but the court's new composition could change all that. In this episode, Harvard Law School professor Jeannie Suk Gersen breaks down everything you need to know about the lawsuit alleging that Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans in admissions. She explains why the stakes of this case may be different from what you think, and why the question of whether Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans can be treated separately from affirmative action. And she speaks so poignantly about her own experience as an Asian-American in elite institutions: "At some point in my past," she says, "I might've been one of the students who might've been rated lower" by the "personal" score used in Harvard's admissions process. This is a moving, wide-ranging conversation that goes deeper than most analyses of the admissions lawsuit. harvard affirmative action, harvard law school, ask a harvard professor, affirmative action, jeannie suk gersen, harvard, supreme court, harvard magazine no full 4 3 35c290de-bc2f-4aa2-a58c-97f80432c9a5 Danielle Allen: What Do COVID-19 and Extreme Inequality Mean for American Democracy? In this episode, political philosopher Danielle Allen explains why the COVID crisis, extreme inequality, and undemocratic government are all connected—and how democracy in America can still be reinvigorated.

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]]> Mon, 2 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Marina Bolotnikova, Danielle Allen) https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/danielle-allen In this episode, political philosopher Danielle Allen explains why the COVID crisis, extreme inequality, and undemocratic government are all connected—and how democracy in America can still be reinvigorated.

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]]> Danielle Allen: What Do COVID-19 and Extreme Inequality Mean for American Democracy? Marina Bolotnikova, Danielle Allen 00:29:42 America's response to the COVID-19 crisis, says political philosopher Danielle Allen, represents "the biggest possible announcement one could have of the broken state of affairs" in our nation's democracy. Allen has helped lead one of the most authoritative national reports on the combination of testing and contact tracing needed to contain the pandemic, as well as an ambitious proposal for reinventing American democracy through an enlarged House of Representatives, ranked-choice voting, and more. In this episode, the political philosopher explains why the COVID crisis, extreme inequality, and undemocratic government are all connected—and how democracy in America can still be reinvigorated. "Failure with regard to democracy is, for me, simply not an option," she says. "I'm not an optimist, and I'm certainly not a pessimist. What I am is a not-an-optionist." America's response to the COVID-19 crisis, says political philosopher Danielle Allen, represents "the biggest possible announcement one could have of the broken state of affairs" in our nation's democracy. Allen has helped lead one of the most authoritative national reports on the combination of testing and contact tracing needed to contain the pandemic, as well as an ambitious proposal for reinventing American democracy through an enlarged House of Representatives, ranked-choice voting, and more. In this episode, the political philosopher explains why the COVID crisis, extreme inequality, and undemocratic government are all connected—and how democracy in America can still be reinvigorated. "Failure with regard to democracy is, for me, simply not an option," she says. "I'm not an optimist, and I'm certainly not a pessimist. What I am is a not-an-optionist." no full 3 3 d18fffde-508c-4c94-97e2-08b727d53806 Caroline Buckee: Can Mobile-phone Data Help Control the Spread of the Coronavirus? Can cellphone technologies play a role in controlling the coronavirus pandemic? Knowing how public health policies interact with people’s actual behavior, even at an anonymous population-level view, can help guide the decisions of leaders. Mobile phone location data can reveal large-scale patterns of activity and travel between regions. In this episode, associate professor of epidemiology Caroline Buckee explains how such data—carefully stewarded to ensure individual privacy—can even be used to help predict where outbreaks are likely to flare next. 

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]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jonathan Shaw, Caroline Buckee) https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/caroline-buckee Can cellphone technologies play a role in controlling the coronavirus pandemic? Knowing how public health policies interact with people’s actual behavior, even at an anonymous population-level view, can help guide the decisions of leaders. Mobile phone location data can reveal large-scale patterns of activity and travel between regions. In this episode, associate professor of epidemiology Caroline Buckee explains how such data—carefully stewarded to ensure individual privacy—can even be used to help predict where outbreaks are likely to flare next. 

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]]> Caroline Buckee: Can Mobile-phone Data Help Control the Spread of the Coronavirus? Jonathan Shaw, Caroline Buckee 00:30:33 Can cellphone technologies play a role in controlling the coronavirus pandemic? Knowing how public health policies interact with people’s actual behavior, even at an anonymous population-level view, can help guide the decisions of leaders. Mobile phone location data can reveal large-scale patterns of activity and travel between regions. In this episode, associate professor of epidemiology Caroline Buckee explains how such data—carefully stewarded to ensure individual privacy—can even be used to help predict where outbreaks are likely to flare next. Can cellphone technologies play a role in controlling the coronavirus pandemic? Knowing how public health policies interact with people’s actual behavior, even at an anonymous population-level view, can help guide the decisions of leaders. Mobile phone location data can reveal large-scale patterns of activity and travel between regions. In this episode, associate professor of epidemiology Caroline Buckee explains how such data—carefully stewarded to ensure individual privacy—can even be used to help predict where outbreaks are likely to flare next. public health, location data, covid-19, mobile phone, outbreaks, cellphone, harvard university, epidemiology, harvard, corona virus, pandemic, harvard magazine, data, ask a professor no full 2 3 550e4998-337f-4f21-9baa-67444acd818e Daniel Schrag and David Keith: Can solar geoengineering help fight climate change? Climate change may be the hardest problem the human race has ever confronted. In a single century, humans have set in motion events that will unfold on a geological timescale, ultimately redrawing coastlines around the globe as ice sheets melt and sea level rises. Can humanity agree to meet its energy needs with renewables such as wind and solar power? Is there a threshold beyond which the effects of greenhouse gases will become irreversible? Can solar geoengineering help stop this runaway train?  In this episode, Daniel Schrag, director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment and Sturgis Hooper professor of geology and professor of environmental science and engineering, and David Keith, the Gordon McKay professor of applied physics in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School discuss the ramifications of climate change and an engineered response.

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]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jonathan Shaw, Daniel Schrag, David Keith) https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/daniel-schrag-and-david-keith Climate change may be the hardest problem the human race has ever confronted. In a single century, humans have set in motion events that will unfold on a geological timescale, ultimately redrawing coastlines around the globe as ice sheets melt and sea level rises. Can humanity agree to meet its energy needs with renewables such as wind and solar power? Is there a threshold beyond which the effects of greenhouse gases will become irreversible? Can solar geoengineering help stop this runaway train?  In this episode, Daniel Schrag, director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment and Sturgis Hooper professor of geology and professor of environmental science and engineering, and David Keith, the Gordon McKay professor of applied physics in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School discuss the ramifications of climate change and an engineered response.

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]]> Daniel Schrag and David Keith: Can solar geoengineering help fight climate change? Jonathan Shaw, Daniel Schrag, David Keith 00:46:54 Climate change may be the hardest problem the human race has ever confronted. In a single century, humans have set in motion events that will unfold on a geological timescale, ultimately redrawing coastlines around the globe as ice sheets melt and sea level rises. Can humanity agree to meet its energy needs with renewables such as wind and solar power? Is there a threshold beyond which the effects of greenhouse gases will become irreversible? Can solar geoengineering help stop this runaway train? In this episode, Daniel Schrag, director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment and Sturgis Hooper professor of geology and professor of environmental science and engineering, and David Keith, the Gordon McKay professor of applied physics in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School discuss the ramifications of climate change and an engineered response. Climate change may be the hardest problem the human race has ever confronted. In a single century, humans have set in motion events that will unfold on a geological timescale, ultimately redrawing coastlines around the globe as ice sheets melt and sea level rises. Can humanity agree to meet its energy needs with renewables such as wind and solar power? Is there a threshold beyond which the effects of greenhouse gases will become irreversible? Can solar geoengineering help stop this runaway train? In this episode, Daniel Schrag, director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment and Sturgis Hooper professor of geology and professor of environmental science and engineering, and David Keith, the Gordon McKay professor of applied physics in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School discuss the ramifications of climate change and an engineered response. people, imagine, emissions, co2, problem, timescale, global warming, harvard university, david, harvard, solar, risk, geoengineering, technology, gigawatts, point, climate, harvard magazine, impacts, climate change, ask a professor, question, world, humans, years no full 1 3 dcfd3db1-7470-4ea8-8a84-6838df7ee94b Preview: Ask a Harvard Professor, Season Three For more information about Harvard Magazine and this podcast, visit www.harvardmagazine.com/podcast and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2020 16:36:53 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jacob Sweet, Daniel Schrag, Jeannie Suk Gersen) https://harvardmagazine.com/podcast/2020/preview-ask-a-harvard-professor-season-three For more information about Harvard Magazine and this podcast, visit www.harvardmagazine.com/podcast and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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]]> Preview: Ask a Harvard Professor, Season Three Jacob Sweet, Daniel Schrag, Jeannie Suk Gersen 00:01:54 We’re delighted to bring you Season Three of Ask a Harvard Professor. Each week, our editors, Jonathan Shaw, Marina Bolotnikova, and Jacob Sweet will interview some of the world’s most prominent scholars and discuss discuss everything from climate change to capitalism to COVID-19. Join us for podcasts with Daniel Schrag and David Keith on geoengineering and Jeanie Suk Gersen on the Students for Fair Admissions lawsuit against Harvard, among several others. We look forward to sharing these conversations with you. We’re delighted to bring you Season Three of Ask a Harvard Professor. Each week, our editors, Jonathan Shaw, Marina Bolotnikova, and Jacob Sweet will interview some of the world’s most prominent scholars and discuss discuss everything from climate change to capitalism to COVID-19. Join us for podcasts with Daniel Schrag and David Keith on geoengineering and Jeanie Suk Gersen on the Students for Fair Admissions lawsuit against Harvard, among several others. We look forward to sharing these conversations with you. admissions, harvard university, students, affirmative action, harvard, geoengineering, technology, supreme court, climate, harvard magazine, climate change, ask a professor, question no trailer 3 119de3cf-18fc-4755-a65e-724ddce237de Doug Elmendorf and Karen Dynan: How much can the federal budget and the deficit continue to grow? What should be done now about the federal budget and the deficit, with Doug Elmendorf, dean of the Harvard Kennedy School, and Karen Dynan, professor of the practice of economics.

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]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:00:18 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (jonathan shaw, doug elmendorf, karen dynan) https://harvardmagazine.com/podcast/2020/doug-elmendorf-and-karen-dynan What should be done now about the federal budget and the deficit, with Doug Elmendorf, dean of the Harvard Kennedy School, and Karen Dynan, professor of the practice of economics.

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]]> Doug Elmendorf and Karen Dynan: How much can the federal budget and the deficit continue to grow? jonathan shaw, doug elmendorf, karen dynan 00:26:38 EVEN BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS SHIFTED THE U.S. ECONOMY INTO LOW GEAR, demanding a massive stimulus in response, federal debt as a percentage of GDP was as high as it had been since the years following World War II. Simultaneously, given the nation’s aging population, spending on benefits for older Americans was and is expected to skyrocket. Should voters be worried? Why would curbing federal deficits now be a mistake? In this episode, recorded before the coronavirus arrived in the United States but perhaps even more pertinent now, Price professor of public policy Douglas Elmendorf, who is dean of the Harvard Kennedy School, and professor of the practice of economics Karen Dynan argue that this is the moment for the U.S. government to borrow. EVEN BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS SHIFTED THE U.S. ECONOMY INTO LOW GEAR, demanding a massive stimulus in response, federal debt as a percentage of GDP was as high as it had been since the years following World War II. Simultaneously, given the nation’s aging population, spending on benefits for older Americans was and is expected to skyrocket. Should voters be worried? Why would curbing federal deficits now be a mistake? In this episode, recorded before the coronavirus arrived in the United States but perhaps even more pertinent now, Price professor of public policy Douglas Elmendorf, who is dean of the Harvard Kennedy School, and professor of the practice of economics Karen Dynan argue that this is the moment for the U.S. government to borrow. harvard university, ask a harvard professor, harvard, harvard magazine, federal budget deficit, federal budget no full 7 2 f0a288f3-cb60-4b16-a529-25ca4c838c2f William C. Kirby: Is China ready for leadership on the global stage? CHINA IS THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY ON EARTH, and until a few hundred years ago, it was also the most economically powerful. Today, China is ascendant on the world stage. What does its government seek in its relationship with the United States? Do China and the U.S. share common goals with respect to nuclear North Korea? How far will China press to reunite with Taiwan? What are the country’s economic prospects, and is the perception that it is governed by engineers accurate? How is China coping with pressing issues of the day, from climate change to coronaviruses? In this episode, William Kirby, Chang professor of China studies and Spangler professor of business administration, considers China’s aspiration to lead internationally in the twenty-first century. 

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]]> Mon, 6 Apr 2020 11:00:15 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (marina bolotnikova, jonathan shaw, william c. kirby) https://harvardmagazine.com/podcast/2020/william-c-kirby CHINA IS THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY ON EARTH, and until a few hundred years ago, it was also the most economically powerful. Today, China is ascendant on the world stage. What does its government seek in its relationship with the United States? Do China and the U.S. share common goals with respect to nuclear North Korea? How far will China press to reunite with Taiwan? What are the country’s economic prospects, and is the perception that it is governed by engineers accurate? How is China coping with pressing issues of the day, from climate change to coronaviruses? In this episode, William Kirby, Chang professor of China studies and Spangler professor of business administration, considers China’s aspiration to lead internationally in the twenty-first century. 

For more information about Harvard Magazine and this podcast, visit www.harvardmagazine.com/podcast and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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]]> William C. Kirby: Is China ready for leadership on the global stage? marina bolotnikova, jonathan shaw, william c. kirby 00:53:47 CHINA IS THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY ON EARTH, and until a few hundred years ago, it was also the most economically powerful. Today, China is ascendant on the world stage. What does its government seek in its relationship with the United States? Do China and the U.S. share common goals with respect to nuclear North Korea? How far will China press to reunite with Taiwan? What are the country’s economic prospects, and is the perception that it is governed by engineers accurate? How is China coping with pressing issues of the day, from climate change to coronaviruses? In this episode, William Kirby, Chang professor of China studies and Spangler professor of business administration, considers China’s aspiration to lead internationally in the twenty-first century. CHINA IS THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY ON EARTH, and until a few hundred years ago, it was also the most economically powerful. Today, China is ascendant on the world stage. What does its government seek in its relationship with the United States? Do China and the U.S. share common goals with respect to nuclear North Korea? How far will China press to reunite with Taiwan? What are the country’s economic prospects, and is the perception that it is governed by engineers accurate? How is China coping with pressing issues of the day, from climate change to coronaviruses? In this episode, William Kirby, Chang professor of China studies and Spangler professor of business administration, considers China’s aspiration to lead internationally in the twenty-first century. china, harvard university, ask a harvard professor, harvard, china u.s. relations, harvard magazine no full 6 2 8e6381e7-7621-4bf2-99eb-332426de86e5 Benjamin Sachs and Sharon Block: When did labor law stop working? Why would it take an Amazon worker, employed full time, more than a million years to earn what its CEO, Jeff Bezos now possesses? Why do the richest 400 Americans own more wealth than all African-American households combined? And how are these examples of extreme income inequality linked to the political disenfranchisement of the lower- and middle-income classes? The established “solutions” for restoring balance to economic and political power in the United States have been tax increases on the rich, on the one hand, and campaign-finance reform on the other. But in this episode, we’ll explore the idea that retooling labor laws for the modern economy may be the most effective way to address both these issues. Harvard Law School’s Kestnbaum professor of labor and industry Benjamin Sachs, together with Sharon Block, executive director of the school’s Labor and Worklife Program, explain.

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]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:00:01 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (marina bolotnikova, sharon block, benjamin sachs, jonathan shaw) https://harvardmagazine.com/podcast/2020/benjamin-sachs-and-sharon-block Why would it take an Amazon worker, employed full time, more than a million years to earn what its CEO, Jeff Bezos now possesses? Why do the richest 400 Americans own more wealth than all African-American households combined? And how are these examples of extreme income inequality linked to the political disenfranchisement of the lower- and middle-income classes? The established “solutions” for restoring balance to economic and political power in the United States have been tax increases on the rich, on the one hand, and campaign-finance reform on the other. But in this episode, we’ll explore the idea that retooling labor laws for the modern economy may be the most effective way to address both these issues. Harvard Law School’s Kestnbaum professor of labor and industry Benjamin Sachs, together with Sharon Block, executive director of the school’s Labor and Worklife Program, explain.

For more information about Harvard Magazine and this podcast, visit www.harvardmagazine.com/podcast and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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]]> Benjamin Sachs and Sharon Block: When did labor law stop working? marina bolotnikova, sharon block, benjamin sachs, jonathan shaw 00:30:24 Why would it take an Amazon worker, employed full time, more than a million years to earn what its CEO, Jeff Bezos now possesses? Why do the richest 400 Americans own more wealth than all African-American households combined? And how are these examples of extreme income inequality linked to the political disenfranchisement of the lower- and middle-income classes? The established “solutions” for restoring balance to economic and political power in the United States have been tax increases on the rich, on the one hand, and campaign-finance reform on the other. But in this episode, we’ll explore the idea that retooling labor laws for the modern economy may be the most effective way to address both these issues. Harvard Law School’s Kestnbaum professor of labor and industry Benjamin Sachs, together with Sharon Block, executive director of the school’s Labor and Worklife Program, explain. Why would it take an Amazon worker, employed full time, more than a million years to earn what its CEO, Jeff Bezos now possesses? Why do the richest 400 Americans own more wealth than all African-American households combined? And how are these examples of extreme income inequality linked to the political disenfranchisement of the lower- and middle-income classes? The established “solutions” for restoring balance to economic and political power in the United States have been tax increases on the rich, on the one hand, and campaign-finance reform on the other. But in this episode, we’ll explore the idea that retooling labor laws for the modern economy may be the most effective way to address both these issues. Harvard Law School’s Kestnbaum professor of labor and industry Benjamin Sachs, together with Sharon Block, executive director of the school’s Labor and Worklife Program, explain. harvard university, ask a harvard professor, harvard, harvard magazine, labor law, u.s. labor law no full 5 2 d6210363-4ed7-4362-8fec-ff5218efe8e8 Nicholas Burns: Why Does Good Diplomacy Matter? What role does diplomacy play in the modern world order, and what are the characteristics of a good diplomat? Which countries are the great powers today, and which will lead in 2050? Does NATO have a role in helping manage the political, economic, and military challenges facing the United States? And why is morale reportedly at a low ebb in the State Department? In this episode, former ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns, the Goodman Family professor of the practice of diplomacy and international relations at Harvard Kennedy School, answers these questions and more, based on his long career in government service.

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]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:00:02 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (jonathan shaw, nicholas burns) https://harvardmagazine.com/podcast/2020/nicholas-burns What role does diplomacy play in the modern world order, and what are the characteristics of a good diplomat? Which countries are the great powers today, and which will lead in 2050? Does NATO have a role in helping manage the political, economic, and military challenges facing the United States? And why is morale reportedly at a low ebb in the State Department? In this episode, former ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns, the Goodman Family professor of the practice of diplomacy and international relations at Harvard Kennedy School, answers these questions and more, based on his long career in government service.

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]]> Nicholas Burns: Why Does Good Diplomacy Matter? jonathan shaw, nicholas burns 00:31:59 What role does diplomacy play in the modern world order, and what are the characteristics of a good diplomat? Which countries are the great powers today, and which will lead in 2050? Does NATO have a role in helping manage the political, economic, and military challenges facing the United States? And why is morale reportedly at a low ebb in the State Department? In this episode, former ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns, the Goodman Family professor of the practice of diplomacy and international relations at Harvard Kennedy School, answers these questions and more, based on his long career in government service. What role does diplomacy play in the modern world order, and what are the characteristics of a good diplomat? Which countries are the great powers today, and which will lead in 2050? Does NATO have a role in helping manage the political, economic, and military challenges facing the United States? And why is morale reportedly at a low ebb in the State Department? In this episode, former ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns, the Goodman Family professor of the practice of diplomacy and international relations at Harvard Kennedy School, answers these questions and more, based on his long career in government service. harvard university, ask a harvard professor, harvard, foreign diplomacy, u.s. diplomacy, harvard magazine no full 4 2 3960f94f-fbec-4a83-94c1-9ea6168d05e0 Maya Sen: Have U.S. courts become political prizes? If judges truly are impartial arbiters of justice, why do politicians fight over who will be appointed to the bench? Are the courts actually a political prize? And are judges really akin to umpires, just calling “balls and strikes”? How does the back-and-forth between the legal profession and politicians shape the quality of nominees to the bench? In this episode, Harvard Kennedy School professor of public policy Maya Sen considers these questions as we discuss the power of the legal profession and the politicization of American courts.

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]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:00:17 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (jonathan shaw, marina bolotnikova, maya sen) https://harvardmagazine.com/podcast/2020/maya-sen If judges truly are impartial arbiters of justice, why do politicians fight over who will be appointed to the bench? Are the courts actually a political prize? And are judges really akin to umpires, just calling “balls and strikes”? How does the back-and-forth between the legal profession and politicians shape the quality of nominees to the bench? In this episode, Harvard Kennedy School professor of public policy Maya Sen considers these questions as we discuss the power of the legal profession and the politicization of American courts.

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]]> Maya Sen: Have U.S. courts become political prizes? jonathan shaw, marina bolotnikova, maya sen 00:34:58 If judges truly are impartial arbiters of justice, why do politicians fight over who will be appointed to the bench? Are the courts actually a political prize? And are judges really akin to umpires, just calling “balls and strikes”? How does the back-and-forth between the legal profession and politicians shape the quality of nominees to the bench? In this episode, Harvard Kennedy School professor of public policy Maya Sen considers these questions as we discuss the power of the legal profession and the politicization of American courts. If judges truly are impartial arbiters of justice, why do politicians fight over who will be appointed to the bench? Are the courts actually a political prize? And are judges really akin to umpires, just calling “balls and strikes”? How does the back-and-forth between the legal profession and politicians shape the quality of nominees to the bench? In this episode, Harvard Kennedy School professor of public policy Maya Sen considers these questions as we discuss the power of the legal profession and the politicization of American courts. harvard university, courts, ask a harvard professor, harvard, u.s. courts, u.s. court system, harvard magazine no full 3 2 4c30676c-424f-4f11-8726-e43678541351 David Cutler: Can the U.S. Healthcare System Be Fixed? No country in the world spends more on health care than the United States, or has less to show for it when compared to other wealthy nations. The U.S. spends nearly 50 percent more per capita than Switzerland, the second biggest spender among wealthy nations, but consistently ranks near the bottom on measures of population wellness and life expectancy. Is there a better system, and if so, what should it look like? What role does wasteful spending play in this equation? How much is attributable to administrative costs? In this episode, Eckstein professor of applied economics David Cutler considers these questions as we discuss the high price of American medicine.

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]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2020 11:00:03 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (David Cutler, Jonathan Shaw, marina bolotnikova) https://www.harvardmagazine.com/podcast/2020/david-cutler No country in the world spends more on health care than the United States, or has less to show for it when compared to other wealthy nations. The U.S. spends nearly 50 percent more per capita than Switzerland, the second biggest spender among wealthy nations, but consistently ranks near the bottom on measures of population wellness and life expectancy. Is there a better system, and if so, what should it look like? What role does wasteful spending play in this equation? How much is attributable to administrative costs? In this episode, Eckstein professor of applied economics David Cutler considers these questions as we discuss the high price of American medicine.

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]]> David Cutler: Can the U.S. Healthcare System Be Fixed? David Cutler, Jonathan Shaw, marina bolotnikova 00:31:55 No country in the world spends more on health care than the United States, or has less to show for it when compared to other wealthy nations. The U.S. spends nearly 50 percent more per capita than Switzerland, the second biggest spender among wealthy nations, but consistently ranks near the bottom on measures of population wellness and life expectancy. Is there a better system, and if so, what should it look like? What role does wasteful spending play in this equation? How much is attributable to administrative costs? In this episode, Eckstein professor of applied economics David Cutler considers these questions as we discuss the high price of American medicine. No country in the world spends more on health care than the United States, or has less to show for it when compared to other wealthy nations. The U.S. spends nearly 50 percent more per capita than Switzerland, the second biggest spender among wealthy nations, but consistently ranks near the bottom on measures of population wellness and life expectancy. Is there a better system, and if so, what should it look like? What role does wasteful spending play in this equation? How much is attributable to administrative costs? In this episode, Eckstein professor of applied economics David Cutler considers these questions as we discuss the high price of American medicine. healthcare cost, harvard university, ask a harvard professor, harvard, health care, harvard magazine, u.s. healthcare, american medicine no full 2 2 aaa7cf96-ac37-4870-8c79-dff7a29b307c Joseph S. Nye: How Do Past Presidents Rank in Foreign Policy? Rating the foreign policy of presidents from FDR to the present day with Joseph Nye, formerly a government professor in FAS, later dean of the Kennedy School, now a University Distinguished Service Professor

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]]> Mon, 2 Mar 2020 12:00:08 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jonathan Shaw, Joseph S. Nye) https://harvardmagazine.com/podcast/2020/joseph-s-nye Rating the foreign policy of presidents from FDR to the present day with Joseph Nye, formerly a government professor in FAS, later dean of the Kennedy School, now a University Distinguished Service Professor

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]]> Joseph S. Nye: How Do Past Presidents Rank in Foreign Policy? Jonathan Shaw, Joseph S. Nye 00:24:02 HOW DO PRESIDENTS INCORPORATE MORALITY into decisions involving the national interest? Moral considerations explain why Truman, who authorized the use of nuclear weapons in Japan during World War II, later refused General MacArthur’s request to use them in China during the Korean War. What is contextual intelligence, and how does it explain why Bush 41 is ranked first in foreign policy, but Bush 43 is found wanting? Is it possible for a president to lie in the service of the public interest? In this episode, Professor Joseph S. Nye considers these questions as he explores the role of morality in presidential decision-making from FDR to Trump. HOW DO PRESIDENTS INCORPORATE MORALITY into decisions involving the national interest? Moral considerations explain why Truman, who authorized the use of nuclear weapons in Japan during World War II, later refused General MacArthur’s request to use them in China during the Korean War. What is contextual intelligence, and how does it explain why Bush 41 is ranked first in foreign policy, but Bush 43 is found wanting? Is it possible for a president to lie in the service of the public interest? In this episode, Professor Joseph S. Nye considers these questions as he explores the role of morality in presidential decision-making from FDR to Trump. foreign policy, harvard university, harvard, harvard magazine, ask a professor no full 1 2 33e21177-9bcd-4671-8b11-d7717709f785 Preview: Ask a Harvard Professor Season Two For more information about Harvard Magazine and this podcast, visit www.harvardmagazine.com/podcast and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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]]> Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:50:50 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jacob Sweet, Joseph S. Nye, Maya Sen) https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2020/02/coming-soon-ask-a-harvard-professor-season-two For more information about Harvard Magazine and this podcast, visit www.harvardmagazine.com/podcast and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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]]> Preview: Ask a Harvard Professor Season Two Jacob Sweet, Joseph S. Nye, Maya Sen 00:02:02 We’re delighted to bring you Season Two of Ask a Harvard Professor. Each week, two of our editors, Jonathan Shaw and Marina Bolotnikova, will interview some of the world’s most prominent scholars and discuss pressing ideas heading into the 2020 presidential election. Join us for podcasts with Nicholas Burns on American diplomacy and Maya Sen on the politicization of the U.S. court system, among several others. We look forward to sharing these conversations with you. We’re delighted to bring you Season Two of Ask a Harvard Professor. Each week, two of our editors, Jonathan Shaw and Marina Bolotnikova, will interview some of the world’s most prominent scholars and discuss pressing ideas heading into the 2020 presidential election. Join us for podcasts with Nicholas Burns on American diplomacy and Maya Sen on the politicization of the U.S. court system, among several others. We look forward to sharing these conversations with you. harvard university, harvard, harvard magazine no trailer 2 0a230eb4-37a9-4f6f-80eb-85b8ad6d0fe2 Marcyliena Morgan: How has Harvard Cultivated Hiphop? What does hiphop culture—rap music, break dancing, and graffiti—have to do with Harvard? In this episode, Monrad professor of social sciences Marcyliena Morgan explains that hiphop began with the children of people who marched in the civil-rights movement: teenagers taking apart their parents’ jazz recordings and expressing their distress with a world that hadn’t changed for them, despite their parents’ efforts. They made a new urban poetry of social dislocation, set to music. Now the movement is pushing change in the broader culture, and a Harvard archive seeks to document its beginnings and significance.

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]]> Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:00:04 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jonathan Shaw, Marcyliena Morgan) https://ask-a-harvard-professor.simplecast.com/episodes/marcyliena-morgan-how-has-harvard-cultivated-hiphop-music-E3u7hf_T What does hiphop culture—rap music, break dancing, and graffiti—have to do with Harvard? In this episode, Monrad professor of social sciences Marcyliena Morgan explains that hiphop began with the children of people who marched in the civil-rights movement: teenagers taking apart their parents’ jazz recordings and expressing their distress with a world that hadn’t changed for them, despite their parents’ efforts. They made a new urban poetry of social dislocation, set to music. Now the movement is pushing change in the broader culture, and a Harvard archive seeks to document its beginnings and significance.

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]]> Marcyliena Morgan: How has Harvard Cultivated Hiphop? Jonathan Shaw, Marcyliena Morgan 00:44:09 What does hiphop culture—rap music, break dancing, and graffiti—have to do with Harvard? In this episode, Monrad professor of social sciences Marcyliena Morgan explains that hiphop began with the children of people who marched in the civil-rights movement: teenagers taking apart their parents’ jazz recordings and expressing their distress with a world that hadn’t changed for them, despite their parents’ efforts. They made a new urban poetry of social dislocation, set to music. Now the movement is pushing change in the broader culture, and a Harvard archive seeks to document its beginnings and significance. What does hiphop culture—rap music, break dancing, and graffiti—have to do with Harvard? In this episode, Monrad professor of social sciences Marcyliena Morgan explains that hiphop began with the children of people who marched in the civil-rights movement: teenagers taking apart their parents’ jazz recordings and expressing their distress with a world that hadn’t changed for them, despite their parents’ efforts. They made a new urban poetry of social dislocation, set to music. Now the movement is pushing change in the broader culture, and a Harvard archive seeks to document its beginnings and significance. rap, archive, hip hop, music, hiphop no full 6 1 6f098d34-3802-4bf6-924d-15f3e3b84da0 Robin Kelsey: Is a Photograph a Work of Art? What makes a photograph art? A great photograph may be the result of artistry, or it may be the result of dumb luck: a fleeting, perfect composition captured by chance. At a time when there is a camera in every pocket, how do curators distinguish between documentary and artistic work? In this episode, Burden professor of photography Robin Kelsey, the dean of arts and humanities, explores the role of chance in artmaking generally, and in photography in particular.

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]]> Mon, 7 Oct 2019 11:00:02 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jonathan Shaw, Robin Kelsey) https://ask-a-harvard-professor.simplecast.com/episodes/robin-kelsey-is-a-photograph-a-work-of-art-sm_P0ygJ What makes a photograph art? A great photograph may be the result of artistry, or it may be the result of dumb luck: a fleeting, perfect composition captured by chance. At a time when there is a camera in every pocket, how do curators distinguish between documentary and artistic work? In this episode, Burden professor of photography Robin Kelsey, the dean of arts and humanities, explores the role of chance in artmaking generally, and in photography in particular.

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]]> Robin Kelsey: Is a Photograph a Work of Art? Jonathan Shaw, Robin Kelsey 00:32:32 What makes a photograph art? A great photograph may be the result of artistry, or it may be the result of dumb luck: a fleeting, perfect composition captured by chance. At a time when there is a camera in every pocket, how do curators distinguish between documentary and artistic work? In this episode, Burden professor of photography Robin Kelsey, the dean of arts and humanities, explores the role of chance in artmaking generally, and in photography in particular. What makes a photograph art? A great photograph may be the result of artistry, or it may be the result of dumb luck: a fleeting, perfect composition captured by chance. At a time when there is a camera in every pocket, how do curators distinguish between documentary and artistic work? In this episode, Burden professor of photography Robin Kelsey, the dean of arts and humanities, explores the role of chance in artmaking generally, and in photography in particular. harvard, harvard university no full 5 1 84c4d724-9d34-4570-85e8-b2f35e496a1f Edward Glaeser: Should We All Be Living in Cities? Cities are an integral part of Earth’s future: by 2050, 68 percent of the world’s population will be living in an urban area. Solutions to social problems, from climate change to poverty, will therefore be tied to the fates of cities. In this episode, Glimp professor of economics Ed Glaeser explains why he is overwhelmingly optimistic about urban growth. Cities, he says, are engines of innovation and economic activity that create opportunity. “Humans are a social species that gets smart,” he explains, “by being around other smart people.” When they do, their impact on the planet’s climate is lessened in surprising ways—and in surprising places across the United States.

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]]> Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:30:11 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Ed Glaeser, Jonathan Shaw) https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2019/podcast/edward-glaeser Cities are an integral part of Earth’s future: by 2050, 68 percent of the world’s population will be living in an urban area. Solutions to social problems, from climate change to poverty, will therefore be tied to the fates of cities. In this episode, Glimp professor of economics Ed Glaeser explains why he is overwhelmingly optimistic about urban growth. Cities, he says, are engines of innovation and economic activity that create opportunity. “Humans are a social species that gets smart,” he explains, “by being around other smart people.” When they do, their impact on the planet’s climate is lessened in surprising ways—and in surprising places across the United States.

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]]> Edward Glaeser: Should We All Be Living in Cities? Ed Glaeser, Jonathan Shaw 00:30:44 Cities are an integral part of Earth’s future: by 2050, 68 percent of the world’s population will be living in an urban area. Solutions to social problems, from climate change to poverty, will therefore be tied to the fates of cities. In this episode, Glimp professor of economics Ed Glaeser explains why he is overwhelmingly optimistic about urban growth. Cities, he says, are engines of innovation and economic activity that create opportunity. “Humans are a social species that gets smart,” he explains, “by being around other smart people.” When they do, their impact on the planet’s climate is lessened in surprising ways—and in surprising places across the United States. Cities are an integral part of Earth’s future: by 2050, 68 percent of the world’s population will be living in an urban area. Solutions to social problems, from climate change to poverty, will therefore be tied to the fates of cities. In this episode, Glimp professor of economics Ed Glaeser explains why he is overwhelmingly optimistic about urban growth. Cities, he says, are engines of innovation and economic activity that create opportunity. “Humans are a social species that gets smart,” he explains, “by being around other smart people.” When they do, their impact on the planet’s climate is lessened in surprising ways—and in surprising places across the United States. cities, harvard, economics, urban growth no full 4 1 bca0350f-3d09-40ad-99c8-33f23019d582 David Hemenway: Who Can Solve America’s Gun Problem? Mass murders committed with firearms are becoming more frequent In the United States. And the total number of gun deaths, a majority by suicide, is now on par with those caused by automobile accidents. None of this has broken the political gridlock in Washington that surrounds the issue of gun control. In this episode, professor of health policy David Hemenway describes public-health strategies that can save lives, often without political intervention, by making guns inherently less dangerous, and by enlisting gun advocates and gun-shop owners in efforts to reduce fatalities.

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]]> Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jonathan Shaw, David Hemenway) https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2019/podcast/david-hemenway Mass murders committed with firearms are becoming more frequent In the United States. And the total number of gun deaths, a majority by suicide, is now on par with those caused by automobile accidents. None of this has broken the political gridlock in Washington that surrounds the issue of gun control. In this episode, professor of health policy David Hemenway describes public-health strategies that can save lives, often without political intervention, by making guns inherently less dangerous, and by enlisting gun advocates and gun-shop owners in efforts to reduce fatalities.

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]]> David Hemenway: Who Can Solve America’s Gun Problem? Jonathan Shaw, David Hemenway 00:28:16 Mass murders committed with firearms are becoming more frequent In the United States. And the total number of gun deaths, a majority by suicide, is now on par with those caused by automobile accidents. None of this has broken the political gridlock in Washington that surrounds the issue of gun control. In this episode, professor of health policy David Hemenway describes public-health strategies that can save lives, often without political intervention, by making guns inherently less dangerous, and by enlisting gun advocates and gun-shop owners in efforts to reduce fatalities. Mass murders committed with firearms are becoming more frequent In the United States. And the total number of gun deaths, a majority by suicide, is now on par with those caused by automobile accidents. None of this has broken the political gridlock in Washington that surrounds the issue of gun control. In this episode, professor of health policy David Hemenway describes public-health strategies that can save lives, often without political intervention, by making guns inherently less dangerous, and by enlisting gun advocates and gun-shop owners in efforts to reduce fatalities. guns, gun violence no full 3 1 c9ce7a82-831f-4387-abff-a8bd8e876879 Staci Gruber: How Does Marijuana Affect the Brain? Weed, ganja, pot, flower, dope, grass, bud: marijuana has many names, but an even greater number of chemical constituents, from THC, the psychoactive component, to cannabidiols such as CBD, often touted for its therapeutic potential. In this episode, Dr. Staci Gruber, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who directs the longest-running study of medical cannabis use in the United States, discusses the effects of the plant’s components on human health. At a time when access to marijuana is progressively legalized, Gruber lays out the surprising ways in which its cognitive effects differ between youths and adults, and between medical marijuana patients and those who use the drug recreationally.

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]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:00:21 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jonathan Shaw, Staci Gruber) https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2019/podcast/staci-gruber Weed, ganja, pot, flower, dope, grass, bud: marijuana has many names, but an even greater number of chemical constituents, from THC, the psychoactive component, to cannabidiols such as CBD, often touted for its therapeutic potential. In this episode, Dr. Staci Gruber, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who directs the longest-running study of medical cannabis use in the United States, discusses the effects of the plant’s components on human health. At a time when access to marijuana is progressively legalized, Gruber lays out the surprising ways in which its cognitive effects differ between youths and adults, and between medical marijuana patients and those who use the drug recreationally.

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]]> Staci Gruber: How Does Marijuana Affect the Brain? Jonathan Shaw, Staci Gruber 00:31:19 Weed, ganja, pot, flower, dope, grass, bud: marijuana has many names, but an even greater number of chemical constituents, from THC, the psychoactive component, to cannabidiols such as CBD, often touted for its therapeutic potential. In this episode, Dr. Staci Gruber, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who directs the longest-running study of medical cannabis use in the United States, discusses the effects of the plant’s components on human health. At a time when access to marijuana is progressively legalized, Gruber lays out the surprising ways in which its cognitive effects differ between youths and adults, and between medical marijuana patients and those who use the drug recreationally. Weed, ganja, pot, flower, dope, grass, bud: marijuana has many names, but an even greater number of chemical constituents, from THC, the psychoactive component, to cannabidiols such as CBD, often touted for its therapeutic potential. In this episode, Dr. Staci Gruber, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who directs the longest-running study of medical cannabis use in the United States, discusses the effects of the plant’s components on human health. At a time when access to marijuana is progressively legalized, Gruber lays out the surprising ways in which its cognitive effects differ between youths and adults, and between medical marijuana patients and those who use the drug recreationally. weed, research, thc, cbd, legalization, marijuana no full 2 1 7baa034d-3eeb-42de-9c96-f910146a2dda Lawrence Lessig: What Leads to Academic Corruption? There’s a kind of academic corruption that most people have never considered. Not plagiarism. Not cheating on an exam. This is the kind of corruption that occurs when corporations and industry lobbying groups pay academics for expert testimony before Congress. Even the perception that such payments have occurred will result is an erosion of public confidence in scholarly research and the impartiality of the academy. And the people most vulnerable to this ethical trap are those who believe they are doing good. As Furman professor of law Lawrence Lessig explains in this podcast, “doing good can make you bad."

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]]> Mon, 9 Sep 2019 08:00:10 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Jonathan Shaw, Lawrence Lessig) https://ask-a-harvard-professor.simplecast.com/episodes/lawrence-lessig-what-leads-to-academic-corruption-9OyEc_R_ There’s a kind of academic corruption that most people have never considered. Not plagiarism. Not cheating on an exam. This is the kind of corruption that occurs when corporations and industry lobbying groups pay academics for expert testimony before Congress. Even the perception that such payments have occurred will result is an erosion of public confidence in scholarly research and the impartiality of the academy. And the people most vulnerable to this ethical trap are those who believe they are doing good. As Furman professor of law Lawrence Lessig explains in this podcast, “doing good can make you bad."

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]]> Lawrence Lessig: What Leads to Academic Corruption? Jonathan Shaw, Lawrence Lessig 00:27:36 There’s a kind of academic corruption that most people have never considered. Not plagiarism. Not cheating on an exam. This is the kind of corruption that occurs when corporations and industry lobbying groups pay academics for expert testimony before Congress. Even the perception that such payments have occurred will result is an erosion of public confidence in scholarly research and the impartiality of the academy. And the people most vulnerable to this ethical trap are those who believe they are doing good. As Furman professor of law Lawrence Lessig explains in this podcast, “doing good can make you bad." There’s a kind of academic corruption that most people have never considered. Not plagiarism. Not cheating on an exam. This is the kind of corruption that occurs when corporations and industry lobbying groups pay academics for expert testimony before Congress. Even the perception that such payments have occurred will result is an erosion of public confidence in scholarly research and the impartiality of the academy. And the people most vulnerable to this ethical trap are those who believe they are doing good. As Furman professor of law Lawrence Lessig explains in this podcast, “doing good can make you bad." harvard, corruption, lessig, ethics, lobbying no full 1 1 bb0db925-ddd8-4901-9d0c-86eed5593af3 Introducing: Ask a Harvard Professor For more information about Harvard Magazine and this podcast, visit www.harvardmagazine.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Ask a Harvard Professor is hosted by Jonathan Shaw and produced by Lydia Carmichael Rosenberg. Our theme music was composed by Louis Weeks.

]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:54:05 +0000 niko_yaitanes@harvard.edu (Harvard Magazine) https://ask-a-harvard-professor.simplecast.com/episodes/harvard-magazine-presents-ask-a-harvard-professor-dQc1CieB For more information about Harvard Magazine and this podcast, visit www.harvardmagazine.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Ask a Harvard Professor is hosted by Jonathan Shaw and produced by Lydia Carmichael Rosenberg. Our theme music was composed by Louis Weeks.

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