Dec

1

For Times Such as This: Making the Difficult Choice of Relating to Others in Communication

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This post is the seventh of our new season, For Times Such as This, and a return to.  If you have not yet done so, please read this season-opening post for some brief context.  Although there appear to be endless merits to healthy communication, many individuals refuse to accept this practice. For example, many individuals […]

Nov

10

For Times Such as This: Empathy and Commonality, The “Simple” Solutions to Human Communication

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  This post is the third of our new season, For Times Such as This.  If you have not yet done so, please read this introduction for some brief context. In his book If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?, Alan Alda tackles what it is exactly that prevents people, especially […]

Nov

3

For Times Such as This: Empowerment through Empathy

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  This post is the second of our new season, For Times Such as This.  If you have not yet done so, please read this introduction for some brief context. Alan Alda’s If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? argues that communication is a two-way street, placing responsibility in the hands of […]

Oct

27

For Times Such as This: Empathy, Connection and Their Effects on Politics – If I Understood You (From the Field)

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  This post is the second of our new season, For Times Such as This.  If you have not yet done so, please read this introduction for some brief context.  If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look On My Face? asks Alan Alda throughout his narrative of experiences with scientists and the lessons about […]

Oct

27

For Times Such As This: Thoughts from Politics and International Relations Capstone on Alan Alda’s If I Understood You (From the Field)

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(What is From the Field? Read our series welcome post to learn more!) Welcome to the new season of From the Field, our program’s student blog series!  For this segment we will feature analyses of four books engaged in our major capstone.  As we move to different books across the semester, I will add an editorial post to […]