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African Giants and the American Hegemon: A Conversation with Vinzenz Hediger

April 3, 2024

In 1976 the Nigerian government produced a feature film, "Shehu Umar," which was based on a Hausa language novel and premiered at FESTAC 77, the pan-African culture festival hosted by Nigeria. The film then disappeared – a key work of a post-colonial cinema which was given for lost and has only recently been rediscovered and restored. Today, Nigeria is one of the most prolific and successful producers of films and music worldwide.
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How Worried Should We Be About AI? A Talk by Computer Scientist Cal Newport

July 13, 2023

In this talk, computer scientist Cal Newport '04 draws from his recent reporting on this topic for The New Yorker to explain how the latest innovations in AI actually work, separating the impacts we really should worry about from those that are mainly hype.
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Literature in a Time of Crisis: A Conversation with Phil Klay

March 13, 2023

Phil Klay '05, the Winter 2023 Montgomery Fellow, explores how literature can help us respond to violent times.
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Pico Iyer and David Silbersweig: Travel, Stillness, & Everything Between

October 4, 2022

A conversation between Montgomery Fellows Program Director Steve Swayne and Fall 2022 Montgomery Fellows David Silbersweig and Pico Iyer.
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David Silbersweig: Mapping Mental Illness

September 27, 2022

Professor Silbersweig discusses advancements in learning about disrupted brain functions and circuits in psychiatric disorders, which affect every family, and how such understanding is informing new approaches to treatment and prevention.
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