/tags/society society en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-03-16/the-quiet-work-of-the-josephine-county-council-of-elders The concept of a "council of elders" sounds like something from an earlier time, but there is such a thing extant now, in Josephine County. A council of… Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-03-16/the-quiet-work-of-the-josephine-county-council-of-elders The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-10-08/is-civilization-all-that-great Our received wisdom is that current civilization is the highest achievement of humanity, that we should feel lucky to be alive now, and that the future is… Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:01:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-10-08/is-civilization-all-that-great The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-07-18/exchange-exemplar-conflict-is-not-abuse The way we sometimes rail at one another, you'd think we lost sight of the fact that we're all human beings, all related. It often seems--particularly in… Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:53:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-07-18/exchange-exemplar-conflict-is-not-abuse The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-28/fighting-for-a-world-of-less-fighting Maybe it's not easy to be kind to people with whom you disagree, but it's possible. Case in point: the former neo-Nazis who help their former comrades… Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:10:22 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-28/fighting-for-a-world-of-less-fighting The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-04-23/tko-finding-our-way-to-some-consensus The 2016 election. Police-community relations. Views on climate change. There are many more examples of issues where people find themselves at odds in… Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:46:49 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-04-23/tko-finding-our-way-to-some-consensus Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-02-28/niall-ferguson-knows-networks The "fake news" avalanche of our time may have surprised a lot of people. But not the people who understand networks and how they work. Niall Ferguson is… Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:58:23 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-02-28/niall-ferguson-knows-networks Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-02-19/could-our-time-be-a-new-renaissance The world may appear to be a scary place at the moment, but Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna see opportunity. They point to another period of history that… Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:30:03 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-02-19/could-our-time-be-a-new-renaissance Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-01-12/advice-on-treating-people-well-from-old-white-house Can you imagine spending a day in the White House, with all the important people and egos and pressing business? Yet it is from the White House, in a… Fri, 12 Jan 2018 17:36:16 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-01-12/advice-on-treating-people-well-from-old-white-house Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-01-05/living-in-fear-fortress-america More than a few politicians have won elections by stoking the fears of the American people. In the analysis of historian Elaine Tyler May, it has become… Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:26:39 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-01-05/living-in-fear-fortress-america Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-11-30/exchange-exemplar-good-manners-for-nice-people Amy Alkon wants people to behave better, but she serves up the information with plenty of humor. Alkon provides advice through columns ("The Advice… Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:20:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-11-30/exchange-exemplar-good-manners-for-nice-people Geoffrey Riley