The ThinkND Podcast

Episode Topic: Disinformation and Democracy

As was evident from its interference in the 2016 presidential election, no country has done more to actively sow distrust and undermine faith in U.S. democr…

Episode Topic: Automated Approaches to Detecting, Attributing, and Characterizing Falsified Media

The U.S. government’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency most often referred to by its acronym …

Episode Topic: Disinformation, China, and Beijing’s Broader Global Media Influence

When people think of foreign disinformation campaigns, the textbook example that comes to mind is usually that of soc…

Episode Topic: Fake News, Real Costs: How Disinformation and Deep Fakes Impact Business

In the wake of the Capitol riot and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, many of us are …

Episode Topic: The End of Privacy: How Intimacy Became Data and How to Stop It

From time immemorial, privacy has been an important, necessary condition for human development. The ability to experiment…

Episode Topic: Trust and Truth in the Age of Deep Fakes

By now, many of us are familiar with the problem of “deep fake” images and videos, inauthentic creations designed to look like the real thing us…

Episode Topic: Visual Investigations: Innovation in Storytelling

A picture’s worth a thousand words. So goes the old adage, which is as true in the disinformation sphere as it is in any other. Visuals…

Episode Topic: How Social Media’s Obsession with Scale Supercharged Disinformation

Conspiracy theories and other false claims have always been part of our discourse, even (and perhaps especially) our …

Episode Topic:  What Can Smaller Platforms Learn from Ethical Challenges at Scale?

The session "Learning from Our Mistakes: What can smaller platforms learn from ethical challenges at scale?" features…

Episode topic: The Ethics of Verification, Identity, and Anonymity on the Internet

This session will feature David Magerman, co-founder and managing partner at Differential Ventures and an advocate fo…

Episode Topic: A Guide for Handling Mis- and Disinformation

Few contemporary problems can be addressed by reference to a single discipline. Misinformation — a critical issue of our time — is no differ…

Episode Topic: What Do We Value? The Ethics of Tech Accountability

Listen to the discussion recorded on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, with Mark McKenna, Elizabeth M. Renieris, and special guests Ifeoma Oz…

Episode topic:  Section 230 - Online Speech and Tech Responsibility

The third talk in our TEC Talks series called “Section 230: Online Speech and Tech Responsibility,” features Danielle Citron, Jeffer…

Episode Topic: The History of Christianity in Africa

This second of the three parts of The Church in Africa will focus on the history of Christianity on the continent. View the discussion recorded on …

Episode topic:  The Future of the Catholic Church in Africa

This third part of The Church in Africa will focus on the future of the Catholic Church in Africa. View the discussion recorded on Tuesday, …

Episode Topic: The Catholic Church in Africa Today

This first of three parts of the Church in Africa will examine the Catholic Church in Africa today. Listen to the discussion recorded on Tuesday, Apr…

Episode Topic: What is neuroscience, and why are relationships so important?

What is neuroscience, and why are relationships so important to how our brains function? Researchers who study neuroscience…

Episode Topic: Using neuroscience to build a healthy community

While it might sound strange at first, a child's developing brain has certain expectations from its environment. Consistent and responsiv…

Episode Topic:  How experiences influence brain function and long-term health

It has been said that “it takes a village to raise a child” and understanding neuroscience can be one of the building bloc…

Episode Topic:  Praying With One Voice, Gregorian Chant

We’ll start our learning journey through Lenten music with Gregorian Chant — this is the earliest music of the Church. We don’t really know exac…