On September 7th, 2024, Eric Klinenberg, Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge, penned an opinion piece for The New York Times titled “The Killer Climate Disaster That Has No Name.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. In typical years, more Americans die in heat waves than in hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined. Historically,…
Read MoreThe Institute for Public Knowledge’s (IPK) is searching for two postdoctoral research fellows to work on an ambitious, comparative project on how social infrastructure shapes cities and communities, with a focus on climate change, equity, belonging, and civic life. The positions are for one-year appointments, with the possibility of an extension for a second year….
Read MoreOn August 17th, 2024, IPK Fellow Leif Weatherby penned a guest essay for The New York Times titled “Trump Is Losing the Humor War.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. Losing a step doesn’t mean you’re finished, in comedy or in politics. Mr. Trump has returned to his favored comedy platform,…
Read MoreOn July 25th, 2024, IPK Fellow Darshana Narayanan penned an essay for Aeon titled “Baby Talk.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. Loud, shrill and penetrating – a baby’s cry is its first act of communication. A simple adaptation that makes it less likely that the baby’s needs will be overlooked….
Read MoreAs extreme weather continues to hit the United States from coast to coast, Rebuild by Design is launching the Atlas of Accountability, a new mapping tool designed to help communities and policymakers understand their localized exposure to extreme weather disasters and the benefits of investments in resilient infrastructure that can make communities safer. Such experience across the political…
Read MoreRebuild by Design’s latest report, Selling Flood Risk: NYC, Reveals the Urgent Need for Better Education and Risk Disclosure in Housing Market May 30, 2024 – In a stark revelation of the escalating climate crisis, Rebuild by Design’s latest analysis of housing and climate data reveals that homes sold in New York City in 2023 – worth…
Read MoreOn May 15th, 2024, IPK Fellow Leif Weatherby penned an opinion piece for The Boston Globe titled “The real crisis in higher education.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. A deep anti-intellectualism has settled in across the political spectrum in our country. If the events of the last few months have…
Read MoreOn May 6, 2024, Eric Klinenberg appeared on the The Majority Report to discuss his new book 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed, which is now available in stores. Read the description below and then click to watch the video. Watch the episode here.
Read MoreOn May 10th, 2024, IPK’s Associate Director Michael Koncewicz was quoted in a piece for The Guardian by John Semley titled “‘Police raids are nothing new’: student protesters from 1960s see history repeating itself” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. The New York University historian Michael Koncewicz notes that the anti-Vietnam…
Read MoreOn March 17th, 2024, IPK Fellows Maya Vinokour and Leif Weatherby were featured in an article by Politico titled “In on the Joke: The Comedic Trick Trump Uses to Normalize His Behavior.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. Yes, Trump’s funny. “Super funny,” Corey Lewandowski, one of his 2016 campaign managers,…
Read More