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The How of Happiness During COVID-19 and Beyond: Boosting Well-Being Through Kindness and Connection
The majority of Sonja Lyubomirsky's research career has been devoted to studying human happiness. During both normal times and challenging circumstances like today, happiness not only feels good; it is good. Fortunately…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-of-happiness-during-covid-19-and-beyond-boosting-well-being-through-kindness-andThe Misinformation Age
Misinformation is rampant. Cailin O’Connor, associate professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine, will address how the social aspects of human learning contribute to what some a…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/misinformation-ageAn Evening of Poetry with Henri Cole
Henri Cole, award winning poet and professor of literature at Claremont McKenna College, reads from his newest collection of poems, BLIZZARD.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/evening-of-poetry-with-henri-coleShould we Interpret the Constitution Based on its Original Meaning?
The idea that we should interpret the Constitution based on the original understanding of those who ratified it was long championed by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Yet originalism has moved far beyond Justice Scalia…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/should-we-interpret-constitution-based-on-its-original-meaningThe 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment and the Future of Gender Equality
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified 100 years ago in 1920. The text of the amendment prohibited denying the right to vote “on account of sex.” With the amendment, the voting population of the United Stat…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/100th-anniversary-of-19th-amendment-and-future-of-gender-equalityThe Weirdest Election Ever
Pandemic. Economic collapse. Virtual conventions. Protests. Riots. And maybe even a meteoroid. Yet the polls in the presidential election are close and the gap is narrowing. As we conclude this most surreal election cyc…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/weirdest-election-everWhy 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 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-voters