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Nicholas Buccola

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Love, from James Baldwin

View the archive of this two-hour class from award-winning author and professor Nicholas Buccola, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the meaning of love from the life and thought of James Baldwin.

Aaron Dworkin

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How Social Change Really Happens

View the archive of this 90-minute class from entrepreneur, professor, MacArthur Fellow, and President Obama’s first appointment to the National Council on the Arts, Aaron Dworkin, and discover the Five Things...

James Fox

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Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: What Our Government Still Doesn’t Know – and All It Does.

View the archive of this 90-minute class from film-maker and producer James Fox, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about all that’s certain – and all that remains unknown – in light of the U.S....

Pauline Frommer

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The Power of a Life-Changing Vacation

View the archive of this 90-minute class from writer, editor, speaker, and broadcaster Pauline Frommer, and discover Five Things She’s Learned about the ways in which new places and experiences teach us that the...

Janine di Giovanni

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Moral Injury and its Personal Consequence

View the archive of this 90-minute class from multi-award winning journalist and author Janine di Giovanni, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about understanding and surviving the moral injury individuals...

Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.

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America’s Past, and Its Urgent Lessons for Today

View the archive of this 90-minute class from writer, author, and professor Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about keeping connected to the voices and visions of our country’s...

Phil Klay

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Thinking and Writing about Citizenship

View the archive of this two-hour class from U.S. Marine Corps veteran, writer, and teacher Phil Klay and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about American citizenship – what it means, the obligations it places...

Jennifer Mercieca

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America – from 30 Years Studying Communication and Democracy

Get your free ticket now and join award-winning professor Dr. Jennifer Mercieca for this free 90-minute class and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the increasing weaponization of our public discourse –...

BJ Miller

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Living and Dying During the Pandemic

View the archive of this two-hour class from hospice and palliative care specialist Dr. BJ Miller, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned anew about living and preparing for death after this year of shared loss,...

Trygve Olson

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America – and the Enduring Example of Our Democracy

Get your free ticket now and join election expert, speaker, and Lincoln Project advisor Trygve Olson for this free, 90-minute class and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about American democracy’s essential...

Andrew Penn

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Psychedelic Science and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

View the archive of this 90-minute class from speaker, researcher, and UCSF Clinical Professor Andrew Penn, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the ways that psychedelic-assisted therapy is...

Jerry Saltz

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How Art Happens – In Six Great Works

View the archive of this two-hour class from Pulitzer Prize winning critic and author Jerry Saltz, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about all that happens each time we encounter a work of art – and why...

Jerry Saltz

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Where Art and the Art World are Right Now

View the archive of this two-hour class from Pulitzer Prize winning critic and author Jerry Saltz, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the remarkable advances that have refashioned art and the art world...

Stuart Stevens

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America – and the Forces Driving Democracy to Autocracy

Get your free ticket now and join best-selling author and former Republican strategist Stuart Stevens and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about his old party and its role in the coordinated forces working to...

Matt Strain

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The Ways A.I. is Revolutionizing the Writing Process

View the archive of this two-hour class from Adobe Research Lab veteran Matt Strain, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the ways artificial intelligence is helping writers find new ways to develop...

Matt Strain

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Getting Started with A.I. – for Real People

View the archive of this 90-minute class from Adobe Research Lab veteran Matt Strain in and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about getting started in the emerging, exciting world of artificial intelligence.

James Surowiecki

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The Wisdom and Madness of Social Media

View the archive of this 90-minute class from journalist and author James Surowiecki and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about how the Internet is reshaping the way we learn and think – and why, for all of...

Jonathan Taplin

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The Future of Media and Democracy

View the archive of this 90-minute class from acclaimed producer, executive, professor, and author Jonathan Taplin, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the tenuous link between media and democracy –...

LTC (Ret.) Alexander Vindman

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Responding to Russian Aggression and the War in Ukraine

View the archive of this 90-minute class from retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel Alexander Vindman and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about this critical time in history from his years engaging with...

Rick Wilson

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How We Win the Messaging Wars and Save Democracy

View the archive of this 90-minute class from ex-Republican political strategist, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, and best-selling author Rick Wilson, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about what we can...

Larissa Zimberoff

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What Will Be On Our Plate in Ten Years

View the archive of this 90-minute class from investigative journalist Larissa Zimberoff, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about how technology is reshaping our food and reimagining our food system –...

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