Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, August 25, 2020.
Fabrizio Hochschild on global inequalities, pandemic, mental health, polarization and 75 years of the United Nations.
"I think empathy will be a key skill and a growing skill in a world of greater polarization.”
The Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, Hochschild is coordinating the preparation for the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations in 2020 and related celebrations, through a system-wide process of consultations and reflections on the role of the United Nations in advancing international co-operation and in supporting Member States’ ability to respond to emerging challenges and frontier issues.
This program is made possible by program sponsor Erie Insurance and the William and Julia Clinger Lectureship.
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. As a community, we celebrate, encourage and study the arts and treat them as integral to all of learning, and we convene the critical conversations of the day to advance understanding through civil dialogue. CHQ Assembly is the online expression of Chautauqua Institution's mission.
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Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
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Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. EDT Friday, July 24, 2020.
Michael Sandel caps off a weeklong topic of “The Ethics of Tech” with a Socratic talk on morals within the tech world.
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