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DIVERSE OPINIONS NEW WAYS OF THINKING

Curated & Moderated by:
Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou
The SNF Dialogues are now 5; it has been 5 years full of discussion, in person and online, with hundreds of speakers from around the world, representing a variety of fields and points of view.
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Wednesday 30 June 2021
20:00
SNF Dialogues returned for an in person discussion on the evolving role and meaning of public space.
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Wednesday 25 November 2020
18:30
SNF Dialogues discussed the quality of public discourse and the importance of dialogue in an era of intense polarization.
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QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, DEVELOPMENTS, AND NEW DATA ARE UPDATED CONSTANTLY. IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD IN AN INCREASINGLY DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT, WE ALL SEEK ANSWERS FOR THE PRESENT, AND GUIDANCE AS WE ENVISION THE FUTURE, THROUGH IDEAS, INSPIRATION, AND ACTION.

54 Dialogues
261 Unique Speakers
20 Different Locations

OPINIONS

Speakers, experts, and citizens share their knowledge or experience from every possible field of science, culture, or just from everyday life, keeping the Dialogue alive.

Speakers

Stelios Virvidakis

Professor of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 
We cannot always decide on a moral dilemma on the basis of the use of algorithms.
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45 Humanity - AI Symbiosis

Irene Moundraki

Dramaturg, Head of Drama, Library, Archive & International Relations Departments National Theatre of Greece
Theater does not simply reflect the ideas of philosophy, but also raises big questions that concern humankind and, I think, will always concern it.
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54 Modern political values, ancient drama

Walter Puchner

Professor Emeritus NKUA
Ancient tragedy employed a mechanism that starts from Hubris, namely a mortal transgressing the laws of the gods. Today we find ourselves in the parallel situation of transgressing the laws of nature.
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54 Modern political values, ancient drama

Isobel Bruce

Digital Campaign Director, Purpose
Many movements have behaved intelligently. They’ve been able to use social media to enhance campaigns, enhance the dissemination and diffusion of messages, to reach out to more and diverse audiences.
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53 Social Media and Social Change

Rinu Oduala

Founder, Connect Hub Nigeria
Social media platforms allow young people to drive meaningful political discussion and dialogue about what is happening. The platforms have provided the necessary space.
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53 Social Media and Social Change

Joy Fan

Member of the SNF Nostos Youth Advisory Committee
We have a lot of this unverified, un-peer-reviewed information that is wandering unfettered, especially in the realm of social media.
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52 Generation Social

Thibeaux Hirsh

Member of the SNF Nostos Youth Advisory Committee
Social media provide a sort of distorted reality as a result of the algorithms, the feedback loops, and it has resulted in a lower general appreciation for life.
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52 Generation Social

Mary-Ann Nobele

Member of the SNF Nostos Youth Advisory Committee
I have a very good relationship with social media. And I think it’s because of how intentional I am in terms of my use of social media.
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52 Generation Social

Beatrice Nyamwenge Okech

Member of the SNF Nostos Youth Advisory Committee
Social media are a learning platform, and also my window into the outside world.
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52 Generation Social

Giannis Vassilopoulos

Member of the SNF Nostos Youth Advisory Committee
Social media has found a way to satisfy a need that is not met by our social circles.
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52 Generation Social

Steven Kushner

Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute
It's highly likely that in the next five to ten years, we’re really going to see a dramatic breakthrough in the development of new treatments.
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51 Mental Health

Konstantinos Kotsis

Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Ιn child psychiatry, we see that the stigma is usually greater in children, greater than in adult psychiatry.
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51 Mental Health

Marina Economou – Lalioti

Professor of Psychiatry of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
There is a lack of information on mental health issues, and that’s where we need to factor in political accountability and trust in institutions.
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51 Mental Health

Harold S. Koplewicz

Founding President and Medical Director of the Child Mind Institute
The stigma attached to mental disorders for years prevented parents from seeking help. It is time, because of the pandemic, to think about our mental health, especially that of our children.
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38 The Psychological Effects of a Year Living with COVID-19, 
51 Mental Health

Alex Piquero

Chair, Department of Sociology & Criminology and Arts and Sciences Distinguished Scholar, University of Miami
One of the strongest risk factors for later violence is exposure to violence.
Appears on:
50 Manifestations of violence

Eric Klinenberg

Professor of Social Sciences at New York University
A public space is an essential part of modern democratic life.
Appears on:
44 The Return to Public Space, 
50 Manifestations of violence