War! What Is It Good For?
In his provocative new book, War! What Is It Good For?: Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots, historia
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12:15PM – 1:30PM EDT
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Events
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School Choice
As any local parent knows, it is school lottery time again in DC. Anxious parent speculation is running high and envy is running rampant acr
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4PM – 5:30PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
How Are Contemporary Notions of Success Impacting the American Family?
¹ú²úÊÓƵ NYC hosted an examination of the ways that contemporary definitions of success are affecting our families and communities.
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6:30PM – 8:15PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Locked Up and Locked Out
How do we help the more than 650,000 ex-felons have a second chance to attain the American Dream?
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9AM – 11:30AM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Wrong Enemy
There is a reason why Afghanistan is called the “graveyard of empires.” After the U.S.’s 13 years there, how do we repair the damage?
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12:15PM – 1:45PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Dragnet Nation
In her new book, Julia Angwin reports from the front lines with an unsettling look at America’s surveillance economy.
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5PM – 7PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Implementing the PCAST Spectrum Sharing Report
the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in 2012 recommended a parallel path to bandwidth abundance.
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2PM – 3:30PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Global War for Internet Governance with Dr. Laura DeNardis
The Internet is a medium uncontrolled by any one centralized system, a reality that has caused active debates in many areas.
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4PM – 5:30PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Afghanistan 2014
On Saturday, April 5, Afghans will head to the polls and vote in Afghanistan’s 2014 presidential election. With current President Hamid
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12:15PM – 1:45PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The War in Syria
With the Syrian crisis entering its fourth year, the ¹ú²úÊÓƵ Foundation’s International Security Program is taking stock of current deve
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12:15PM – 1:45PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005