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Sustaining political community

Big Thinking at Congress 2024 In the face of rising threats to democracy, what can be done to promote sustainable political community? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on political polarization, social injustice, and the spread of...

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Putting the Humanities to Work for Canadians' Health

Description | Meet the panelists | Watch the webinar | Transcript Description COVID-19 has been a stark reminder that understanding a novel pathogen is essential but insufficient to protect us from disease. Biomedical and technical solutions are...

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Re-imagining Black Futures

Big Thinking at Congress 2023 Discover Haiti’s role as a symbol of possibility and self-governance for people of African descent in the Americas in this Big Thinking lecture with The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean. The only formerly enslaved society...

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Who cares for the caregivers?

← Big Thinking Podcast homepage​​ Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Who cares for the caregivers? is a question too important to ignore especially after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed how our society...

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Are pandemic times really unprecedented?

← Big Thinking Podcast homepage​​ Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern...

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Shift in thinking: It all begins with decolonization

Big Thinking at Congress 2022 Shift in thinking: It all begins with decolonization Time and time again over the last decade, global catastrophes have shown that the stage for disaster has been set by colonial and racial subjugation. These...