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Today, Richard is in conversation with Dr. Filippo Trevisan, assistant professor at the School of Communication and Deputy Director at the Institute on Disability and Public Policy at American University. Dr. Trevisan talks about our evolving views on social media and offers insight on how we can use — and how we are already using — the Internet as a tool to improve representation in our democratic process. Discover more episodes at storiesofimpact.org. More about Filippo Trevisan   Mentioned in this episode:  Citizenship in a Networked Age “From Facebook, answering privacy concerns with new settings,” Washington Post, May 24, 2010 “Mark Zuckerberg has been talking about privacy for 15 years — here’s almost everything he’s said,” CNBC, April 9, 2018   Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

Today’s conversation is with David O’Brien, Assistant Research Director at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. Prof. O’Brien talks to Richard about how we as citizens can bring our democratic values to bear on social media platforms; the role privacy plays online in allowing democracy and democratic citizenship to flourish; and more. Discover more episodes at storiesofimpact.org. More about David O’Brien and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society Mentioned in this episode:  Citizenship in a Networked Age How to Watch TV News       Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

Today’s episode features a conversation with Colin Mayer, Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies and the former dean at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Prof. Mayer speaks to host Richard Sergay about the role of business institutions in building resilient and cohesive communities, as well as the necessity of trust in whether civilization itself will be sustained. Discover more episodes at storiesofimpact.org. More about Colin Mayer and his published works, including Prosperity: Better Business Makes the Greater Good Mentioned in this episode:  Citizenship in a Networked Age Washington Consensus Thomas Hobbes John Locke David Hume Jeremy Bentham John Stewart Mill The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith Mittelstand The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

Today, host Richard Sergay speaks with Baroness Onora O’Neill, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Cambridge University. Prof. O’Neill, whose work has focused on international justice and the roles of trust and accountability in public life, discusses the value of privacy in a time of surveillance capitalism, human rights after the digital revolution, and the importance of listening as a civic virtue. Discover more episodes at storiesofimpact.org. Mentioned in this episode:  Citizenship in a Networked Age Internment of Uighurs in China Plato’s Phaedrus   Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

As we explore our season focusing on citizenship in the networked age, journalist Richard Sergay explores the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen in the digital era, the individual and community strengths inherent in healthy citizenship, and the threats to our future without it. Today’s conversation is with Sir Paul Collier, a professor of economics and public policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. Professor Collier is a world-renowned economist and a best-selling author, including The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties, and his latest release, with John Kay, Greed is Dead: Politics After Individualism. Discover more episodes at storiesofimpact.org. Mentioned in this episode:  Citizenship in a Networked Age Greed is Dead: Politics After Individualism by Paul Collier and John Kay The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties by Paul Collier Mette Frederiksen The Tyranny of Merit by Michael Sandel Encyclopædia Britannica defining communitarianism   Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

Today’s conversation features three intersecting perspectives on the topic of citizenship in a networked age. We’ll hear from Vint Cerf, Google's vice president and chief Internet evangelist, and one of the world’s recognized “fathers of the Internet”; Nuala O’Connor, former president and CEO at the Center for Democracy and Technology; and Michael Wear, a strategist, speaker, and practitioner at the intersection of faith, politics, and public life. Each of them adds dimension to our podcast’s ongoing discussion of the direction of developing technologies, governmental policy and online engagement, and the moral facets of civic participation. Discover more episodes at storiesofimpact.org. Learn more about Vint Cerf, Nuala O’Connor and the Center for Democracy and Technology, and Michael Wear. Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

In this episode, we hear from Dr. Andrew Briggs, a professor of nanomaterials at the University of Oxford, and Dr. Dominic Burbidge, a lecturer in politics at the University of Oxford and director of the Canterbury Institute. Along with a team of scholars, their study of citizenship in a networked age has led to a carefully crafted report, including seven recommendations in support of their Agenda for Rebuilding Our Civic Ideals.  Discover more episodes at storiesofimpact.org Learn more about Citizenship in a Networked Age and the Agenda for Rebuilding Our Civic Ideals. Mentioned in this episode: Shoshanna Zuboff and The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

How can we listen to people we don’t agree with? Rebuild trust in an era of “fake news” and “alternative facts”? Create social cohesion, cooperation, and healthy, safe, inclusive societies?  If you find yourself asking, “What are our rights as citizens, and what are our responsibilities?,” you’ll want to join journalist Richard Sergay and producer Tavia Gilbert for Season 3 of the Stories of Impact podcast, which explores the timely and vital question of what it means to be a citizen in a networked age. In our third season, we are in conversation with some of the world’s leading scholars who explore questions of citizenship—listening, privacy, decision-making, and more. The Stories of Impact podcast delves into the big questions of meaning, purpose, and truth. It is made possible through the generous support of a grant from Templeton World Charity Foundation.

In the final episode of our second season, we meet three scientists who are creating a community of people who see the world differently, bringing together scholars from around the globe who are passionate about collaboration and exploration of the myriad intelligences throughout the planet and the cosmos. Richard Sergay speaks with Drs. Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster, co-directors of the Templeton World Charity Foundation Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI), and DISI associate director Dr. Kensy Cooperrider. They discuss the Diverse Intelligences initiative, their efforts to build community with today’s young, emerging scientists and scholars, and what they hope will be DISI’s legacy.  We’ll be on a break next week, but in two weeks, we’ll be back with Season 3, in which we focus on the topic of Citizenship. Learn more about Dr. Erica Cartmill, Dr. Jacob Foster, and Dr. Kensy Cooperrider. Mentioned in this podcast:  Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute Dr. Cooperrider’s podcast, Many Minds Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

Today, we speak with an ethicist, a computer scientist, and a neuroscientist who have teamed together at Duke University to research how we might build human morality into an artificially intelligent machine. Drs. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Jana Schaich Borg, and Vincent Conitzer also tell us about a surprising outcome of their research: that imbuing machines with the ability to act in accordance with moral principles can actually help us deepen our understanding of our own moral philosophy and behavior. Discover the video version of this podcast episode at Templeton World Charity Foundation. Learn more about Dr. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Dr. Jana Schaich Borg, and Dr. Vincent Conitzer. Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

In this episode, we hear from Dr. Denise Herzing, Research Director and Founder of the Wild Dolphin Project and Affiliate Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University in biological sciences. For the last 25 years, Dr. Herzing has been on a quest to crack the code — to discover the keys to the secret language of dolphins. Today she talks about what she’s learned so far about dolphin “language,” what’s surprised her about wild dolphins’ interactions with each other and the researchers, and the possibility of humans someday communicating directly with dolphins. Discover the video version of this podcast episode at Templeton World Charity Foundation. Learn more about Dr. Denise Herzing and the Wild Dolphin Project. Mentioned in this episode: Jane Goodall Dian Fossey Cynthia Moss Jacques Cousteau   Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

In today’s episode, we explore the social cognition found within our own species, and what the benefit to every person might be if we deepen our understanding of the wide variety of intelligences of human beings.  We hear from two researchers at the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Sue Fletcher-Watson, and her colleague, Dr. Catherine Crompton, about their study examining the social cognition of autism, which shines new light on the comfort and confidence that autistic people can experience in communication and community with other neurodivergent people, and how everyone benefits when autistic people’s needs are supported. We’ll also hear from three participants in the doctors’ research, who discuss their own experiences as autistic people in a world designed for and by the non-autistic. Discover the video version of this podcast episode at Templeton World Charity Foundation. Learn more about Dr. Sue Fletcher-Watson and Dr. Catherine Crompton. Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

Dr. Brian Hare is a core member of the Center of Cognitive Neuroscience and Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology and Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. In today’s episode, Dr. Hare shares how investigating diverse intelligences offers human beings insight into our own psychology. He’ll also describe the powerful new online tool he’s building to spark the acceleration of our understanding about animal — and human — cognition. Discover the video version of this podcast episode at Templeton World Charity Foundation. Learn more about Dr. Brian Hare and Dognition: animal cognition games you can play with your dog!  Mentioned in this episode: The Genius of Dogs Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity   Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by the Templeton World Charity Foundation

Today’s episode features the work of two scientists in seemingly unconnected fields of study: Dr. Andrew Barron, Associate Professor of Cognitive Neuroethology at Macquarie University in Sydney specializing in the honeybee brain; and his colleague, Dr. James Marshall, Professor of Theoretical Computation and Biology at the University of Sheffield, who studies robotics and artificial intelligence. Richard Sergay spoke with this pair of scientists to find out how their unique areas of expertise came together to apply discoveries about the intelligence of honeybees to the development of smarter, more capable artificially intelligent robots — machines like drones, which might increasingly assist humans in solving some of the most complex problems we face as a species. Discover the video version of this podcast episode at storiesofimpact.org Learn more about Dr. Andrew Barron and Dr. James Marshall   Subscribe to​ ​Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts. Facebook,Twitter,​ and​ ​Instagram Keep up with the podcast series at storiesofimpact.org See the full Stories of Impact video series Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by the​ Templeton World Charity Foundation  

Today’s episode features the collaborative exploration of Dr. Fred Sharpe, an expert in humpback whales and the Principal Investigator with the Alaska Whale Foundation, and Dr. Laurance Doyle, astrophysicist and Principal Investigator of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute. Drs. Sharpe and Doyle are investigating  humpback whales’ complex, long-distance communication with the aim of learning about how alien intelligences, if they exist, might attempt to transmit their messages through the cosmos. Learn more about Dr. Fred Sharpe and the Alaska Whale Foundation, and Dr. Laurance Doyle and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute Mentioned in this episode: Songs of the Humpback Whale   Subscribe to​ ​Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts. Facebook,Twitter,​ and​ ​Instagram Keep up with the podcast series at storiesofimpact.org See the full Stories of Impact video series Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by the​ Templeton World Charity Foundation

Host Richard Sergay speaks with Pranab Das, professor of physics at Elon University and Principal Advisor to the Diverse Intelligences Initiative from Templeton World Charity Foundation. Richard and Professor Das discuss the definition of intelligence and look at some of the DI projects we’ll hear more about this season. Learn more about Pranab Das and the Diverse Intelligences Initiative Mentioned in this episode: Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity by Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods   Subscribe to​ ​Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts. Facebook,Twitter,​ and​ ​Instagram Keep up with the podcast series at storiesofimpact.org See the full Stories of Impact video series Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by the​ Templeton World Charity Foundation

The Stories of Impact Podcast presents stories of the scientific breakthroughs that fuel the human search for meaning, purpose, and truth — how lives are transformed by science. Season 2 focuses on Diverse Intelligences. This project was made possible through the generous support of a grant from Templeton World Charity Foundation.

Today, host Richard Sergay is in conversation with David Sloan Wilson, professor of biological sciences at Binghamton University and president of the Evolution Institute. Prof. Wilson describes the core principles of human groups that allow successful cooperation, and discusses how we can implement these principles to alleviate the negative effects of the current pandemic and stop its spread. The fifth and final episode in a special, five-part Covid-19 conversation series. Learn more about David Sloan Wilson and the Evolution Institute. Mentioned in this episode: Elinor Ostrom Michelle Gelfand’s Tight and Loose Cultures Robert Putnuam’s Bowling Alone   Subscribe to​ ​Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts. Facebook,Twitter,​ and​ ​Instagram Keep up with the podcast series at storiesofimpact.org See the full Stories of Impact video series Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by the​ Templeton World Charity Foundation

In this episode, host Richard Sergay speaks to Joseph Bulbulia, professor at the University of Auckland and the MacLaurin Goodfellow Chair in Theological and Religious Studies. Professor Bulbulia discusses how religious interaction, worship, and teaching come together in different ways to facilitate group cooperation, and what we can learn from that to support us during the pandemic. This is the fourth episode in a special, five-part Covid-19 conversation series. Learn more about Joseph Bulbulia. Subscribe to​ ​Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts. Facebook,Twitter,​ and​ ​Instagram Keep up with the podcast series at storiesofimpact.org See the full Stories of Impact video series Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by the​ Templeton World Charity Foundation

Host Richard Sergay speaks to Athena Aktipis, co-director of the Human Generosity Project, about the current results of her study of cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Aktipis discusses the insights both past and current research offer about the extent and the limits of human generosity during catastrophic events. This is the third episode in a special, five-part Covid-19 conversation series. Learn more about Athena Aktipis and The Human Generosity Project Mentioned in this episode: A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit Subscribe to​ ​Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts. Facebook,Twitter,​ and​ ​Instagram Keep up with the podcast series at storiesofimpact.org See the full Stories of Impact video series Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by the​ Templeton World Charity Foundation