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The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Cupcakes to Anxiety to Smartphones, the Mechanisms Underlying How Mindfulness Helps Change Habits
We are creatures of habit. Driven by biological processes set up to help us survive, our minds are constantly craving experiences and substances—from smartphones to romance to alcohol—and this craving leads to habit for…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/craving-mind-from-cigarettes-to-cupcakes-to-anxiety-to-smartphones-mechanisms-underlyingHow To Be An Antiracist: A Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
"Like fighting an addiction, being an anti-racist requires persistent self-awareness, constant self-criticism, and regular self-examination,” affirms Ibram X. Kendi, author of the award-winning book How to Be An Antirac…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-to-be-antiracist-conversation-with-dr-ibram-x-kendiDestroy the Suburbs! The Democratic Party’s Long Relationship to Suburban Voters
As a key element of his re-election campaign, President Trump has made the claim that Democrats are trying to destroy the suburbs. Yet winning the suburbs have been a focal point of the Democratic Party’s electoral stra…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/destroy-suburbs-democratic-partys-long-relationship-to-suburban-votersA Conversation with Peter Rice, Chairman of Walt Disney Television
Peter Rice, chairman of Walt Disney Television, will discuss the television business, trends over time, and his own career path, including nearly 30 years at Fox where he began as an intern before rising to the head of…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/conversation-with-peter-rice-chairman-of-walt-disney-televisionHalf of Oklahoma Is Now Indian Country: What Does That Mean for Criminal Justice There?
Cary Aspinwall, a Dallas-based staff writer for The Marshall Project, has reported extensively on the impact of the criminal justice system on minorities, women and children in Oklahoma, Texas and rural America. She wil…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/half-of-oklahoma-is-now-indian-country-what-does-that-mean-for-criminal-justice-thereMonumental Debates: Academic Perspectives on Global Movements to Topple Historical Monuments
This summer, protesters throughout the United States and around the globe demanded the removal of statues memorializing historical figures such as Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Experts who study the meaning behind…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/monumental-debates-academic-perspectives-on-global-movements-to-topple-historicalWhy It's OK Not To Vote
Voting is widely thought to be one of the most important things a person can do. But Katherine Mangu-Ward, Editor in Chief of Reason magazine, will argue that the reasons people give for why they vote (and why everyone…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/why-its-ok-not-to-voteThe Science of Lockdown: What Happens to Our Brains in Isolation?
Our brain spends years building a model of the outside world—and that’s what allows it to operate so effectively. But what happens when our model breaks down—like when we unable to make good predictions about what tomor…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/science-of-lockdown-what-happens-to-our-brains-in-isolationA Miscarriage of Justice: Women’s Reproductive Lives and the Law in Early Twentieth-Century Brazil
Cassia Roth examines women’s reproductive health in relation to legal and medical policy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Analyzing court cases, law, medical writings, and health data, Roth argues that the increasingly interv…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/miscarriage-of-justice-womens-reproductive-lives-and-law-in-early-twentieth-century-brazilChallenges to Liberalism: Antiblackness, Constitutional Fidelity and the Politics of Bad Faith
When the House of Representatives began its impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s abuse of presidential power, political commentators decried the country was in a “genuine” constitutional crisis. The claim emerged,…
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