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People are in constant conversation with their dogs, says dog scientist Alexandra Horowitz, and dogs pick up on things like our tone of voice. "We think meaning is all in the words but for them, the meaning is in the context, and they’re working very hard to understand it.” Horowitz studies dog cognition and the relationship between dogs and their human owners. She runs th...
Kwame Anthony Appiah rejects the idea that cross-cultural conversations often lead to the discovery of irreconcilable differences.
What is the cause of violent crime in America? What is the role of culture? Are there any solutions?
What is the cause of violent crime in America? What is the role of culture? Are there any solutions?
How can such deeply faithful citizens support a president whose behaviors and values don’t exactly match up to traditional Christian mores?
How has extreme individual freedom led to a crisis of isolation?
How will emerging technologies continue to impact a new generation of Americans?
Is America turning its back on the humanities?
In this “Extra” episode, Eric Liu talks to Colin Woodard, an award-winning author and journalist.
Hear Pete Dominick in conversation with Michele Norris and Alec Ross.
What does it mean to be creative? How can we all tap into creative potential?
Most Americans today would agree that the dream of supporting a family and living a good life on one full time salary is not available to vast numbers of people. Wages have not risen at the pace of profits over the last several decades, and work with benefits is far from guaranteed for many. In his 2023 book, “Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream,”...
How is social justice best pursued in a time when America is facing a reckoning on race? In today's cancel culture, many believe making the world a better place means banishing some opinions from the public sphere. John McWhorter, associate professor of English at Columbia University, says this censorious mindset threatens the value of free speech. McWhorter, a linguist an...
How can ethical corporate culture benefit the bottom line and boost productivity?
A 21st century sense of cultural literacy has to be radically more diverse and inclusive.
Conversation is facing a crisis in our culture. How do we navigate this "robotic moment?"
America has been shaped by a hidden phenomenon that touches all of our lives. A rigid hierarchy of human rankings, or caste system, influences our culture, politics, and even our health. Race is the metric by which one’s position in the caste system is determined. In her book, "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents," Isabel Wilkerson describes how these inherited rankings...
It’s time to slow down and start again to remake American culture and undo systemic racism, says author and Yale professor Claudia Rankin. White Americans must wade into the waters of Whiteness, and interrogate their own responses to Blackness.
In this “Extra” episode, Eric Liu talks to Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a filmmaker and scholar.
In this “Extra” episode, Eric Liu talks to Maria Hinojosa, an award-winning news anchor and reporter.