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PAST EVENT: February 19, 2020
Perception & Reality: Using Altered Perception to Create Healthier Reality
The borders between perception and reality are increasingly blurred by pharmaceuticals and technology.? Our brains process the signals we perceive, triggering immediate reactions and affecting long term wellness.? This day we explored the use of psychedelics, altered reality, and virtual reality in changing perceptions to create healthy outcomes.
PAST EVENT: January 15, 2020
Free Press Meets the Bottom Line: Journalism’s Survival in an Age of Digital Disruption
- An essential pillar of democracy, journalism is undergoing painful disruption. It faces attacks from without and pressures from within to connect with audiences and maintain profitability in a time of rising tribalism.What does this mean for newsrooms?What models are being explored to fund the journalism of the future?How have audiences adapted to strategies like paywalls, advertising, freemium models or nonprofit journalism?Which systems are proving most effective? How does this change the way reporting is done?
