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🌟Announcing the #BerggruenPrize Essay Competition! Seeking innovative and cross-cultural perspectives that tackle philosophical questions vital for our times. 🌍 Learn more and submit at:
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We want to hear from YOU! Do you have any questions about health and healthcare for Berggruen Prize winner Dr. Paul Farmer? Send them to us and take part in a @BBC World Service radio show that will be heard around the world. Submit Questions here 👉
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“La igualdad es endémica a la revolución digital, porque necesitamos aprender nuevas formas para compartir la riqueza a futuro." Nathan Gardels habla en entrevista con @elsolde_mexico #RenovarLaDemocracia
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¿Por qué el capitalismo no es aceptado por todos? Una razón puede estar en que solo unos cuantos tienen acciones de empresas. Pocos se sirven de sus ganancias. @ruiztorre con @NBerggruen para @ElFinanciero_Mx #RenovarLaDemocracia
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We want to hear from YOU! Do you have any questions about health and healthcare for Berggruen Prize winner Dr. Paul Farmer? Send them to us and take part in a @BBC World Service radio show that will be heard around the world. Submit Questions here 👇
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"The only way forward for an idea is democratization and decentralization" - Rahul Gandhi
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Berggruen Institute is now seeking applications for the 2021-2022 Berggruen Fellowship Program at @USCDornsife . Learn More and Apply:
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“Philosophy is about having clear and tough argument about things that matter” - #BerggruenPrize winner Onora O’Neill. #IdeasMatter
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Berggruen Institute is now seeking applications for the 2021-2022 Berggruen Fellowship Program at @USCDornsife . Learn More and Apply:
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We are thrilled to announce that the 2019 #BerggruenPrize has been awarded to Ruth Bader Ginsburg for her work in pioneering #GenderEquality and strengthening the rule of law! #IdeasMatter
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The #BerggruenPrize goes to another brilliant woman thinker! This time to Associate Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a pioneer in #genderequality and strengthening the rule of law. #IdeasMatter Read More:
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“Instead of waiting for inequality to happen and then addressing it via a universal basic income, we can instead pursue the idea of a universal right to intellectual and capital goods — a universal basic capital.” @NBerggruen via @TheWorldPost #Blockchain
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"A clear-eyed and urgent vision for a new system of political governance to manage planetary issues and their local consequences." 🌟"Children of a Modest Star" by @JonathanSBlake & @nils_gilman available now:
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How well is the Russian state prepared to sustain domestic stability in light of a stagnating economy and the ongoing war in Ukraine? The Berggruen Governance Index reveals the underlying fundamentals. #ideasmatter #governancematters #russia
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The 2022 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture has been awarded to Japanese philosopher and literary critic Kojin Karatani. Karatani is the first Asian laureate of the Berggruen Prize.
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The nature of emotional intelligence and how we can harness its power is what Martha Nussbaum examines in her magnificent 2001 book Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions. via @brainpicker #IdeasMatter
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🚨TOMORROW: The one-hour @bbcworldservice program featuring @PeterSinger in conversation with @BBCNuala premieres! The doc, titled The #BerggruenPrize Interview, explores the ideas & work of 2021 Prize laureate Peter Singer. @LifeYouCanSave @NBerggruen
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We are thrilled to announce that the 2020 Berggruen Prize goes to Dr. Paul Farmer for rethinking our global frameworks for healthcare & transforming how we think about infectious diseases and social inequality. #IdeasMatter 🏆 Read More:
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📚OUT TODAY! To celebrate, we are giving away 2 signed copies of “Children of a Modest Star: Planetary Thinking for an Age of Crisis” by @nils_gilman & @JonathanSBlake ✨To enter ✨ 1. Follow this page 2. RT this post 3. Tag 1 friend in the comments
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Tonight!! Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be awarded the #BerggruenPrize in New York City. Follow us from 7pm EST for LIVE updates from the Gala! #IdeasMatter
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👀 Have you subscribed to the BI Newsletter? All the ideas, projects and announcements we've been working on here in LA and around the world straight to your inbox 🌎 Check it out 👉 #IdeasMatter #Subscribe
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Berggruen Institute is proud to award Professor Martha C. Nussbaum with this years' #BerggruenPrize . Her work on emotions, vulnerability and human capabilities has helped guide us all! #IdeasMatter #WomenInPhilosophy
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Berggruen's #TransformationsoftheHuman dossier invites LA-based artists and collaborators to consider how the present might offer a space for imagining futures beyond existing conceptions of “the human.” Produced in collaboration with @LAReviewOfBooks
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“What matters to me as a scientist is what needs to be explored in order to solve the problems. Not who’s right, who’s wrong, or who’s praying at which chapel." - Yoshua Bengio via @IEEESpectrum #aiethics #DeepLearning #ai
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We’re thrilled to announce acclaimed landscape urbanist Mia Lehrer of Studio-MLA as the newest member of the design and environmental team for the Berggruen Institute Scholars’ Campus! Welcome Mia!! - @cmonstah via @latimes
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Congratulations @paulocoelho , you are #2 on the 2015 Global Thought Leaders Index! @TheWorldPost
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Berggruen Prize Call For Nominations:
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✨THIS THURSDAY! Join us for the second talk in a discussion series about art in the age of planetary consciousness—an ongoing collaboration between @BerggruenArts and @ArtReview_ ! ⏰ June 9, 2022 @ 5pm at @CasadeiTreOci 👉 RSVP at rsvp @artreview .com
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"Unless Biden wins by an electoral college margin that no one can credibly dispute, our democracy may be imperiled as never before." @MaxBoot participated in a "war games" scenario exercise organized by @nils_gilman & @brooks_rosa #governancematters
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Congratulations to Professor Martha Nussbaum, Winner of the 2018 Berggruen Prize! #IdeasMatter
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🚨Stay tuned! The one-hour @bbcworldservice program with Peter Singer premieres this Saturday, May 21! The doc, titled The #BerggruenPrize Interview, explores the ideas and work of 2021 Prize laureate @PeterSinger . @LifeYouCanSave @BBCNuala @NBerggruen
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Nigel Warburton—philosopher, writer, host of the @philosophybites podcast—interviewed 2021 #BerggruenPrize laureate @PeterSinger on living morally, utilitarianism & religion, consequentialism in "the fog of life," why he gave the Prize money away & more.
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“We all have multiple identities”. British-Turkish novelist @Elif_Safak discusses pluralism, identity politics and how stories can rehumanize those who have been dehumanized. For more from this exclusive interview and our #BerggruenSalon with her visit our YouTube page.
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🏆 #ICYMI You can still listen to the @bbcworldservice program featuring 2021 #BerggruenPrize laureate @PeterSinger ! In the hourlong interview w/ @BBCNuala , he explains his definition of an ethical life and discusses his work & ideas! 🎧Listen here:
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Here we go again! Nominations for the 2018 #BerggruenPrize are officially open! Please submit your nominations and tell us why you think your nominees ideas have shaped humanity for the better. #IdeasMatter
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"We paint democracy as a utopia, but it is not. We must forgive its failings, and work to improve them" writes NATO’s former Supreme Allied Commander @stavridisj via @time #GovernanceMatters
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🎧 Listen to the special @bbcworldservice radio program with #BerggruenPrize winner Dr. Paul Farmer speaking on the world’s most pressing public health issues and answering questions from all over the world. Presented by @raziaiqbal #IdeasMatter
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🗓️Bernard-Henri Lévy @BHL will be speaking with @FukuyamaFrancis about his latest book, The Virus in the Age of Madness, the political challenges facing Western democracies, & possible scenarios for the world post #COVID19 via @aminterest 👉
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Congratulations to ONORA O'NEILL, winner of the 2017 #BerggruenPrize ! #IdeasMatter
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“In #philosophy you have to learn to listen to the structure of an argument. Socrates said when you do that, you might learn something about yourself and who you’re arguing with.“ - Martha Nussbaum #BerggruenPrize
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The 2022 Berggruen Governance Index is a major new analysis of 21st century global governance using data from a 20-year period to evaluate 134 national governments throughout the world. Hear Dawn Nakagawa explain the importance of the Index as an analytical tool.
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Berggruen Institue is proud to award Prof Martha C. Nussbaum with this years #BerggruenPrize . Her work on emotions, vulnerability and human capabilities have helped guide us all. #IdeasMatter
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We are so excited to award Public Philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum with the 3rd annual Berggruen Prize tonight in New York City. Martha has dedicated her life to developing ideas that truly move society, and humanity, forward. #IdeasMatter #MarthaNussbaum #Philosophy #Emotions
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Environmental activist, Vandana Shiva​, is nominated for the #BerggruenPrize ! Be sure to nominate your fav thinker:
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You've heard about Universal Basic Income but what about Universal Basic Capital? Watch this explainer to see how UBC can provide the basis for a new economy that makes sense for the 21st century. It's time to imagine the #FutureOfCapitalism
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"We don’t merely develop new devices for expressing our emotions — our devices actually alter what emotions we express." @seanilling via @voxdotcom #DigitalSociety
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Berggruen Institute is delighted to inaugurate the historic Casa dei Tre Oci in Venice as our new European center. As a pre-eminent gateway city where people, ideas & culture have flowed & changed the world, our Venice location completes a circle of activities from East to West.
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"You cannot run a system where 100 million people cannot see their vision and feel left out" - Rahul Gandhi
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"Martha Nussbaum has demonstrated that philosophy is capable of offering us a greater understanding of who we are, our place in the world, and how we can live meaningful and fruitful lives." - #BerggruenPrize Jury Chair @KAnthonyAppiah #ideasMatter #Philosophy #Philosopher
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"The only way to disrupt the Caste system is to strengthen the vote" - Rahul Gandhi
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"Venice is like a meta-city, a place for ideas to be exhibited and shared." @NBerggruen remarks on the acquisition of La Casa Dei Tre Oci as Berggruen Institute's new European Center. More 👉
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We are thrilled to announce Professor Charles Taylor is the winner of the #BerggruenPrize . #IdeasMatter
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Congratulations @chetan_bhagat for making the 2015 Global Thought Leaders Index! via @theworldpost
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Venture outside of the usual lanes and social silos. ✍️ Subscribe to Noema Magazine in print:
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"Science fiction isn't about predicting the future, but about inspiring to think about the future we are creating. The way we fantasize about our future, inspires how we create it." - @markoff #FutureHumans #CultureOfTheMachine
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"La globalización y el capitalism digital estan creando nuevas clases de ganadores y perdedores." Una Entrevista con Nathan Gardels sobre "Renovar la Democracia" para @PubWeekEs #RenovatingDemocracy
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"Democracy is based on empathy." @GeorgeLakoff on the 2020 Election, framing political issues and how to mend civil discourse on the #IdeasMatter Podcast. 🎧 Listen to the full discussion here:
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Dr. Yakov Feygin ( @BuddyYakov ) Nominates Dr. Claudia Sahm for the 2021 Berggruen Prize. 🏆 Who do you think deserves this years' $1 million Prize? Nominate a thought leader today: #IdeasMatter @Claudia_Sahm @jainfamilyinst
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Onora O’Neill Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize for Philosophy @jennyschuessler @nytimes #IdeasMatter
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“To design a data dividend, we must think in terms of ‘our data,’ not ‘my data.’”  @petercoy covers Berggruen Institute's Data Dividend Plan, led by #FutureofCapitalism Assoc. Director @BuddyYakov @BW
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Want to be a Berggruen Fellow @USCDornsife and study the great transformations of our time? Our research areas are wide ranging- from economics and governance to AI & biotechnology. 👉 Deadline to apply is this Friday 1/8:
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Happy Birthday to 17th century philosopher, John Locke. #IdeasMatter #philosophy #JohnLocke #OnThisDay
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Nominations for the 2017 #BerggruenPrize are now open! Who deserves the $1 million prize? Submit Here #IdeasMatter
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Julian Assange: 'Western Civilization Has Produced a God, the God of Mass Surveillance' http://t.co/kNiLzDPyjy via @theworldpost
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"Government should be a service organization for all citizens" says @NBerggruen at @cwclub #RenovatingDemocracy talk. #GovernanceMatters
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The Berggruen Prize Jury has selected Kojin Karatani for his "radically original contributions to modern philosophy, the history of philosophy, and political thinking."
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"The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates #IdeasMatter
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"Ruth Bader Ginsburg epitomizes the purpose of this award in being broader than just academic philosophy." - #BerggruenPrize Jury Member Amy Gutmann ( @Penn President) #IdeasMatter #RBG
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Berggruen Institute Commits $25.5 Million to Establish New Research Center on Peking University Campus, A New Hub for Research & Dialogue to Study How Frontier Tech is Affecting Humanity!
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The Berggruen Institute welcomes Antikythera, a new program reorienting planetary computation as a philosophical, technological, and geopolitical force Join philosophers, technologists, designers, + scientists Learn more; apply to the fully-funded Studio
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“We live in a world where people are using the metric of consumer benefit for everything” #BerggruenPrize Winner Onora O’Neill speaks with @elenacdec #IdeasMatter
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BIG NEWS! Nominations for the 2019 Berggruen Prize Winner are now open! Visit and tell us who you think should win the annual $1 million award for major achievements in advancing ideas that shape the world. #IdeasMatter
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This year’s #BerggruenPrize Gala, in LA for the first time, was an amazing evening honoring 2021 laureate @PeterSinger for his widely influential and intellectually rigorous decades-long work with moral philosophy and applied ethics. @BBCNuala @bbcworldservice @NBerggruen
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📣 Save the date! Join us and @ArtReview_ for a panel discussion around art in the age of planetary consciousness – the first in a new series of talks in collaboration with #BerggruenArts ! 🗓️April 22, 2022 at @CasadeiTreOci in Venice
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On the anniversary of #Cicero ’s death, #BerggruenPrize Winner Martha Nussbaum reflects on one of her favorite thinkers. “Cicero was a great statesman, a passionate Republican,” she says, “but he also cared deeply about philosophy.” For the full video visit our Youtube Page.
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Tim Dixon has nominated Jonathan Haidt ( @JonHaidt ) for the 2019 #BerggruenPrize ! Who do you think should win the $1 million prize? Submit your nomination at #IdeasMatter
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Love is the answer, community is the context and tenderness is the connective tissue. This Wednesday @FrGregBoyle ( @HomeboyInd ) joins our new virtual event series to share what he’s learned over 3 decades working with marginalized poplations: Register:
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Democracy, like digital innovations, can be more agile, faster—and better, writes @Kasparov63 via @TheEconomist #FutureofDemocracy
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🏆 Who do you think deserves the 2024 #BerggruenPrize for Philosophy & Culture? Now accepting nominations through July 31. Nominate today! #IdeasMatter
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"The Silk Road is a powerful attempt to redesign the world and it needs a response" - Rahul Gandhi
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Presenting “Possible Worlds,” a new lecture series that invites some of today’s most imaginative intellectual leaders and creators to deliver talks on the future of humanity. In partnership with @UCLA Division of Humanities 🔻 Details below 🔻
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“The goal of AI is almost always for efficiency. Perhaps, it should be towards empathy.” - Tenzin Priyadarshi, Berggruen Fellow #AIethics
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🧵Motivated by a concern for the deteriorating relationship between China and the West, the Berggruen Institute gathered leaders and thinkers at its European center for activities, @CasadeiTreOci in Venice, for a dialogue between China and democracies around the world.
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On International Day of Non Violence, Ghandi reminds us violence is never the answer.
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💡 Transformative Ideas 💰 $1 Million 🏆 Who will be next? 🌟 Nominate a thinker for the #BerggruenPrize at
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"Today is not only do you have a nuclear bomb or not, there are many other ways to disrupt society" - @OfficeOfRG
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Berggruen Institute along with a 165-strong international group incl. 92 former Presidents & PMs, and current economic & health leaders call on the #G20 for immediate internationally coordinated action to address #COVID19 . MORE:
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💡 Berggruen Institute's Summer 2022 Newsletter All the ideas, projects, and partnerships we've been working on here in LA and around the world. 📰 Read the newsletter and subscribe for quarterly updates delivered to your inbox at #IdeasMatter
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"Always remember that it is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood: There will always be some who misunderstand you." - Karl Popper #WednesdayWisdom #IdeasMatter #Communication #GreaThinkers
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We are pleased to announce our 2021-2022 Class of Fellows, Imagining New Possibilities for the Post-Covid World.
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The Berggruen Institute Europe has opened! Housed in the iconic Casa dei Tre Oci in Venice, our new European center links the Institute’s work in the East and West and provides an environment to foster constructive intellectual dialogue between the USA, China, and Europe.
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Call for fellows to work on the great transformations of our time! Apply to be a #BerggruenFellow and join us next year in LA: #IdeasMatter 💡
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Values are rooted in emotion and experience as well as reason, in the local as well as the universal. @AlisonGopnik via @TheAtlantic #IdeasMatter #Community #Humanity #Global #Philosophy
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"Uno spazio per la cultura, un incubatore di idee, punto di riferimento non soltanto italiano, ma europeo." @LauraBerli via @nuova_venezia
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