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Barred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison
Thousands of innocent people are behind bars in the United States. But proving their innocence and winning their release is nearly impossible. In this lecture, legal scholar Daniel Medwed will argue that our justice sys…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/barred-why-innocent-cant-get-out-prisonEnergy, Climate, and the Future of the Built Environment
Over the next 30 years, our cities will be shaped by climate change – both by the impact of extreme weather events and by the regulatory and market forces looking to get us on a path to net zero. Billy Grayson, Chief In…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/energy-climate-and-future-built-environmentRemarkably Bright Creatures
A lonely older woman, an unmoored young man...and a snarky Giant Pacific Octopus. In Shelby Van Pelt's novel, REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES (2022, HarperCollins), these characters come together to discover the power of fi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/remarkably-bright-creaturesThe Feminist Fight Forward: Lessons from 50 YEARS OF Ms.
Celebrate the extraordinary new anthology 50 Years of Ms.: The Best of the Pathfinding Magazine the Ignited a Revolution (2023) and engage in critical conversation with members of Ms.’s executive and advisory board team…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/feminist-fight-forward-lessons-50-years-msThe Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives
Democracy means having no boss other than ourselves. Democratic citizens rule themselves, directly or through their chosen representatives; they reject the rule of any individual, junta, or tyrannical majority. Democrac…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/civic-bargain-how-democracy-survivesAthDocs: The Trials of Constance Baker Motley
Join the Athenaeum for the inaugural event of the new series, "AthDocs," featuring thought-provoking and incisive documentaries and conversations with filmmakers. Joel Motley, son of civil rights activist Constance Bake…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/athdocs-trials-constance-baker-motleySome Sacred Lives of Coffee
Can coffee be religious? Many of us who drink coffee might describe it in terms that are sacred—awakening, invigorating, even eye-opening. The earliest people to popularize the beverage in the 15th century also describe…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/some-sacred-lives-coffeeCries in Spanglish: Writing Across Genres and Languages
Writing across genres of prose, specifically fiction and nonfiction, and languages can amplify and enrich our experience the world. As a bilingual writer, raised in an immigrant family, Carribean Fragoza draws from the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/cries-spanglish-writing-across-genres-and-languagesWhat Happens When The Bots Get Smarter? Philosophical and Social Challenges for the Future of Artificial Intelligence
In this talk, Susan Schneider will discuss the implications of the continuing trend toward increasing machine intelligence. Focusing on the future versions of the now-familiar case of chatbots like GPT, she will conside…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/what-happens-when-bots-get-smarter-philosophical-and-social-challenges-future-artificialPublic Policy in a Polarized Era
The increasingly deep-seated divide between Democrats and Republicans is confounding the country’s ability to tackle pressing challenges, from climate change to immigration to inequality. In this talk, Shanna Rose, the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/public-policy-polarized-era