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Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert | Town Hall Seattle
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With tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon, Seattle will be instrumental in the future of data and its effects on society. What are the long-term consequences of humanity’s recent rush toward digitizing, storing, and analyzing every piece of data about ourselves and the world we live in? How...
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on Aug 17
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Gary F. Marcus with Ted Chiang | Town Hall Seattle
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Artificial intelligence is an actively surging field in today’s digital landscape, and as each new AI interface reaches the public it throws into sharper resolution that all the big tech players are getting involved. And quickly. But where are the roots of this rapidly expanding industry’s...
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Election Night 2024 | Town Hall Seattle
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Anxious about the November election? Spend election night with Real Change, Town Hall, and Seattle’s independent journalists! Reporters and writers from the International Examiner, South Seattle Emerald, The Needling, The Urbanist, and more will analyze results live and share their predictions...
on Oct 31
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Town Hall Seattle | Town Hall Seattle
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A vibrant gathering place in the heart of Seattle, Town Hall fosters an engaged community through civic, arts, and educational programs that reflect — and inspire — our region’s best impulses: creativity, empathy, and the belief that we all deserve a voice.
on Oct 30
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A Conversation with Isabel Wilkerson | Town Hall Seattle
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Isabel Wilkerson is the author of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestsellers The Warmth of Other Suns, and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Proceeds will support Homestead’s work to create housing justice in King County. Wilkerson won the Pulitzer Prize for her deeply humane...
on Aug 28
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Casey Michel with Katy Pearce | Town Hall Seattle
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If there is one thing on our collective minds these days, it is the issue of politics. But for all the interest it piques, much of it remains a mystery to the American public. Bestselling author and journalist Casey Michel, who tackled the problem of financial corruption in his first...
on Aug 11
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Clarion West Summer Reading Series | Town Hall Seattle
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Acclaimed essayist, poet, and critic Carmen Maria Machado discusses her literary repertoire and process. Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. She has been a finalist for the...
on Jul 2
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Ferris Jabr with Dr. Suzanne Simard | Town Hall Seattle
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How much of our own planet do we actually understand? One of humanity’s oldest beliefs is that our world is alive. Though once ridiculed by some scientists, the idea of Earth as a vast interconnected living system has gained acceptance in recent decades. In author Ferris Jabr's new book Becoming...
on Jun 26
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Annalee Newitz with Lindy West | Town Hall Seattle
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Have you ever thought what #FakeNews might have looked like 200 years ago? While we may be experiencing a new era of disinformation, the tactics aren’t necessarily original. Drawing from their latest book, Stories Are Weapons, journalist and science fiction author Annalee Newitz traces back in...
on May 19
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Anna Zivarts with Barb Chamberlain and Tanisha Sepúlveda | Town Hall Seattle
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Traffic, parking, gas prices, miles per gallon- many casual concerns might enter your mind when you get into your car and go out into the world. But what happens when your concerns are not casual but constant, and they start with figuring out whether you can even access where you’re trying to go...
on Apr 22
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Geraldine DeRuiter | Town Hall Seattle
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James Beard Award-winning blogger behind "The Everywhereist" Geraldine DeRuiter serves up hilarious, searing essays on how cooking and cuisine fuel her fiery feminism.
on Mar 27