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- Today43 min
Leaving the Hasidic World
Our speaker is Dr. Sara Schapiro who is the granddaughter and sister of Hasidic rabbis. After her arranged marriage went awry, Sara went to college and got her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Adelphi University. She is now a practicing neuropsychologist and a sex therapist who communicates with her Hasidic patients in Yiddish.I want to hear from Sara about her trauma caused by leaving the Hasidic community and her challenges to fit into secular life. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe
- 1 weeks ago20 min
The Fall of Weil Gotshal (Corrected)
Our speaker is Jeff Hammes the former Managing Partner of Kirkland and Ellis.I want to learn about why Weil Gotshal failed. And I want to find out what Jeff’s strategy was to make Kirkland and Ellis the most profitable law firm. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe
- 1 weeks ago20 min
The Fall of Weil Gotshal
Our speaker is Jeff Hammes the former Managing Partner of Kirkland and Ellis. I want to learn about why Weil Gotschal failed. And I want to find out what Jeff’s strategy was to make Kirkland and Ellis the most profitable law firm. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe
- 3 weeks ago26 min
How Politics Undermines Scholarship
Our speaker is Ashley Rubin, a professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the author of the Vanderbilt and WashU Report The Status of Scholarly Standards in Sociology.I want to find out how the politicization of sociology has impacted what topics can be researched and what content can be taught. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe
- 4 weeks ago28 min
How High-Stakes Chinese College Exams Can Change Your Life
Our speaker is Stanford Economics Professor Hongbin Li who will discuss his new book The Highest Exam: How Gaokao Shapes China.I want to find out why a high stakes exam is critical for the Chinese in their college admission as well as getting a job. I want to learn why this exam is believed to be the one thing in Chinese society that cannot be corrupted. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe
- Oct 10, 202644 min
AI and Human Connections
Our first speaker is Allison Pugh who is a Professor of Sociology at John Hopkins and the author of a new book entitled The Last Human Job: Seeing Each Other in an Age of Automation.Our second speaker is Eddie Monroe who I met on my first day of college and is a very close friend. He is working on teaching AI to love. He is the lead for building artificial intelligence for the Loving AI Research Project.I want to learn about AI and human connections. I want to find out why Allison is worried that AI will undermine human relationships and risk greater loneliness. And I want to learn why Eddie is optimistic that AI can teach us to love. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe
- Oct 3, 202621 min
How Your Politics Affects Your College Experience
Our speaker is Neil Gross, a Professor of Sociology at Colby who will discuss his book What Happened to College, How Politics Broke Higher Education and What We Can Do to Fix It.I want to learn from Neil how college students’ political affiliations impact their friendships and dating, their classroom interactions with the faculty and other students, and their choice of major and career decisions. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe
- Sep 26, 202634 min
Why All Cities Grow Alike
Our speaker is Shlomo Angel who is a Professor of City Planning at NYU and the author of the book entitled Planet of Cities.I want to learn why all the world’s cities look nearly identical from space, and why we should embrace sprawl and not fight it. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe
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