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What is the infinite game?

What is the infinite game? What is the infinite game? , 33.55 MB
Wed 2 May 2018

Living life as an infinite game, that is something Niki Harré explores in her new book The Infinite Game. She looks at our society (are people pawns or participants?) and ourselves (what kind of player would you like to be?) to offer a uniquely different vision of how we might live well together. Maria Armoudian explores the concept of the infinite game with Harré.

The Big Q Website: http://www.thebigq.org/

What impact can political corruption have on society?

 What impact can political corruption have on society? What impact can political corruption have on society?, 40.56 MB
Thu 26 Apr 2018

What impact can political corruption have on society? What effect will the allegations against U.S. President Donald Trump, his family, and his associates have on government and society in the United States? Maria Armoudian discusses the potential consequences of the ongoing investigation into Donald Trump with Matthew Stephenson and Richard Gordon.

The Big Q Website: http://www.thebigq.org/

What are the root causes of genocide?

 What are the root causes of genocide? What are the root causes of genocide?, 21.2 MB
Tue 24 Apr 2018

What are the root causes of genocide? What do historical genocides have in common? How does small-scale violence against targeted groups become genocidal? And what we can learn from the three forgotten genocides? Maria Armoudian chairs a live panel on genocide featuring experts Tracey McIntosh, Panayiotis Diamadis, and Chris Wilson.

The Big Q Website: http://www.thebigq.org/

 

What are the differences between race and ethnicity?

 What are the differences between race and ethnicity? What are the differences between race and ethnicity?, 17.25 MB
Mon 23 Apr 2018

What are the differences between race and ethnicity? How is race distinct from ethnicity? What has race and ethnicity meant in politics, education, and society? Maria Armoudian discusses the concepts of race and ethnicity with David Livingstone Smith and Garrett Albert Duncan.

The Big Q Website: http://www.thebigq.org/

 

Will cryptocurrency profoundly alter the monetary system?

 Will cryptocurrency profoundly alter the monetary system? Will cryptocurrency profoundly alter the monetary system?, 32.53 MB
Thu 19 Apr 2018

Will cryptocurrency profoundly alter the monetary system? What is the future of cryptocurrency? What are the pros and cons? And what do they mean for economics, for power, and for society? Maria Amoudian discusses the questions around cryptocurrency with David Golumbia, Gina C. Pieters, Lee W. McKnight, and Emin Gun Sirer.

The Big Q Website: http://www.thebigq.org/