Michel Foucault

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MINIBAR: AI’s Alien Mind (with Leigh M. Johnson)

October 16, 2026 HBS Hosts Ethics, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 16), Minibar Episodes, Politics, Technology 0 Comments

What happens when the machine stops thinking out loud?

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Episode 234: The Q Word

August 21, 2026 HBS Hosts Ethics, Gender/Sex/LGBTQI Concerns, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 16), Politics, Pop Culture 0 Comments

“Normal” was never all that normal to begin with.

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Episode 229: Rules

July 17, 2026 HBS Hosts Ethics, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 16), Politics, Professional Philosophy / Higher Ed 0 Comments

From Robert’s Rules to the rule of law: why every rule needs a rule about the rule.

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Episode 217: Philosophy on Drugs (with Justin Smith-Ruiu)

March 15, 2026 HBS Hosts Ethics, Guest Episodes, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 15), Pop Culture, Professional Philosophy / Higher Ed 0 Comments

The Western philosophical tradition built itself on sobriety — but what if that was the wrong call?

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