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Can You Be an Ethical Investor?
Is there a way to strengthen your portfolio without being a "part of the problem"? Actually, there is!
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How Home Loans Segregated America
For decades, the American Dream of owning a house was denied to certain segments of the population... and we are still living with the effects today.
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Generation X (Gen X)
What is Generation X (Gen X)? Generation X is the demographic cohort following the baby boomers and preceding the millennials. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1960s as starting birth years and the late 1970s to early...
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Conflict Theory
What is Conflict Theory? Conflict theories are perspectives in sociology and social psychology that emphasize a materialist interpretation of history, dialectical method of analysis, a critical stance toward existing social arrangements,...
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Bass Diffusion Model
What is the Bass Diffusion Model? The Bass model or Bass diffusion model was developed by Frank Bass. It consists of a simple differential equation that describes the process of how new products get adopted in a population. The model...
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What is a Social Venture_
What is a Social Venture? A social venture is undertaking by a firm or organization established by a social entrepreneur that seeks to provide systemic solutions to achieve a sustainable, social objective.
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Socio-Psychological Theory (Neo-Freudian)
What is Socio-Psychological Theory? What is Neo-Freudian theory? These theorists, referred to as neo-Freudians, generally agreed with Freud that childhood experiences matter, but deemphasized sex, focusing more on the social environment...
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The Sociology of Religion
Frans de Waal, Emory University’s award-winning primatologist discusses how the current anthropological thinking is that religious sentiment developed to control group behavior once societies reached a certain size.
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Neuropossibilities
Duke University legal scholar Nita Farahany gives her perspective on how advances in neuroscience and medical technology might lead to a safer and more ethical society.
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Looking For Disruptions
Philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts University) reflects on how the field of social sciences could change for the better.
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Morality's Origins
Primatologist Frans de Waal (Emory) argues that our essential moral tendencies are already within us as a product of evolution.
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Secularization Delayed
Historian David Hollinger (UC Berkeley) disagrees with those who claim that the United States is a counter-example to Weberian secularization theory.
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Religion and the Education Gap
Historian David Hollinger (UC Berkeley) discusses the link between socioeconomic class and religious belief in contemporary America.
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Neuroscience and Criminality
Legal scholar Nita Farahany (Duke University) describes how neuroscience is involved in the legal process.
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A Supreme Example
Tufts University philosopher Brian Epstein describes how many people’s perspectives on the social world are prejudiced by a hidden assumption that he takes issue with, and uses the example of The Supreme Court to illustrate his point.
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Towards a Civilized Discussion
Primatologist Frans de Waal (Emory) relates his frustration with both fundamentalists and so-called neo-atheists, both of whom he believes inhibit an open discussion on morality.
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Tom Kemp - Containing Big Tech: How to Protect Our Civil Rights, Economy, and Democracy
Tom Kemp is a Silicon Valley–based author, entrepreneur, investor, and policy advisor. Tom was the founder and CEO of Centrify (renamed Delinea in 2022), a leading cybersecurity cloud provider that amassed over two thousand enterprise...
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Punishment
Duke University legal scholar Nita Farahany describes the varying and evolving societal rationales for punishment in our legal systems.
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Towards An Open Debate
Historian David Hollinger (UC Berkeley) relates his frustration of having religious beliefs being simultaneously private and independent of the American political culture.
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Droughts and Water Scarcity
Droughts and Water Scarcity investigates environmental issues by examining problems caused by droughts, challenges of water shortages, and ways to combat water scarcity.
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Community Concern
Primatologist and bestselling author Frans de Waal (Emory) distinguishes between the community concern of humans and of animals.
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Beyond Irrationality
Philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts University) argues that the social world cannot be explained through individuals alone.
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Freedom and Social Justice
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL) describes how egalitarian principles in Scandinavian societies might be said to provide greater freedom to their people .
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Elite Capture and Societal Inequality
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) describes two concerns that were as important in ancient Athens are they are today: elite capture and political inequality.