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Public Intellectuals Warn Eroding Conditions Threaten Discourse
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George Scialabba, Jesse McCarthy, and Anastasia Berg spoke at a Public Culture Project event on Feb. 25 about the declining role of public intellectuals in the U.S. They cited loss of gathering spaces, precarious media funding, academic absorption, and technological shifts, including AI, that undermine argumentative skills. Speakers urged educational programs and public forums to cultivate perplexed thinking and preserve civil disagreement.
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