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Fredrik Logevall Discusses JFK’s Legacy on WorldViews Podcast
Professor Fredrik Logevall joins Stephen Kennedy Smith in the WorldViews Podcast episode “Kennedy and Today: A Fireside Chat on JFK and Us with Fred Logevall and Stephen Kennedy Smith.” Moderated by Hansong Li, the conversation examines President John F...
Fred Logevall and Stephen Kennedy Smith seated in conversation, one gesturing while the other listens, with books, a globe, and the WorldViews logo.
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Events

Comparative History, Then and Now (1928-2026)
October 27, 2026
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3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
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Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
In Person
The Marc Bloch Seminars in Comparative History Speakers Isabel Frey Ribeiro Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University Peter E. Gordon Amabel B. James Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center...

Sex, Drugs, and AI: On the Importance of Being Human
October 27, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:30PM EDT
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Science Center 469
In Person
Noah Feldman is the Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor, Chair of the Society of Fellows, and founding director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law, all at Harvard University. He specializes in constitutional studies, with...

The Capitalist Era
October 28, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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Lee Gathering Room (S-030), CGIS South Building
Hybrid
Joint Center for History and Economics Online Seminar Jeremy Adelman The Capitalist Era What does it mean for distant peoples to need each other without knowing each other, for "us" to need "them," and vice versa? Since Adam Smith, interdependence between...
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