Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. EDT Wednesday, August 12, 2020.
Adrienne LaFrance details the impact of misinformation and conspiracy theories.
LaFrance is the executive editor of The Atlantic. She wrote the magazine’s June cover story about the conspiracy theory known as QAnon, and has reported on misinformation, politics, technology, and media for more than 15 years.
Chautauqua Lecture Series program, in partnership with the Chautauqua Women's Club as part of the Contemporary Issues Form
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Up Next in 2020 Programs
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The State of Education in America
Originally broadcast at 1 p.m. EDT Friday, August 7, 2020.
Moriah Balingit brings her experience and knowledge of national education issues to Chautauqua.
Balingit covers national education issues for The Washington Post. Before coming to The Post, she covered crime, city hall and crime in cit...
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The History of Education and Where It...
Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. EDT Thursday, August 6, 2020.
Historian Diane Ravitch explores the history of education and where it is heading.
Ravitch is a research professor of education at New York University. A historian of education, she founded and is president of Network for Public...
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Integrity of Cybersecurity and Digita...
Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 23, 2020.
Deborah Johnson on the challenges of new technology and how citizens can ethically navigate the digital world.
Johnson recently retired as the Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics in the University of Virginia’s ...
