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Learning to Fly - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
April 23, 2023 21:00 - 49 minutes - 22.3 MBThe La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Learning to Fly concert is conducted by Music Director Emeritus Steven Schick, and features UC San Diego alumna and celebrated composer Mary Kouyoumdjian's "Walking with Ghosts," plus Stravinsky’s energetic "Firebird Suite," a work whose premiere was so successful it catapulted the composer to international fame. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38416]
Interventions and Medications for Low Back Pain Relief
April 22, 2023 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBIt is estimated that more than 80% of adults in the U.S. will have low back pain at some time in their lives. It is a significant cause of disability, resulting in an immeasurable toll on function, happiness, and quality of life. While patients with this condition can fall through the cracks of the health care system, there have been major advances in safe, evidence-based, and affordable treatments which are frequently underrecognized and underutilized. In this program, Dr. Paul Cheng discuss...
New Science for a Changing World: A Deep Look into Earth Day 2023
April 21, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBUC San Diego's School of Biological Sciences presents another event in their Deep Look series focusing on Earth Day. UC San Diego researchers will offer perspectives from a range of scientific disciplines relevant to the planet and its future. How are wildflowers adapting to climate change? How can humans sustainably co-exist with one of the world’s largest vertebrates, the Asian elephant? How is modern genetics being used to aid the future of the California Condor? Plus, UC San Diego has lau...
CARTA: Artificial Intelligence and Anthropogeny - Human Languages and Their Cognition(s) with Damián Blasi
April 20, 2023 21:00 - 18 minutes - 8.41 MBThe emergence of language is routinely regarded as a major (or even the main) evolutionary transition in our species’ history. Much less attention and awe has been dispensed to the fact that humans evolved the capacity to successfully create, learn, and use a myriad of different languages which, while similar in some aspects, are radically different in many others. In this presentation, I will argue that these differences have observable consequences for non-linguistic aspects of cognition an...
Dynamics of Pathogens in Time and Space with Bryan Grenfell 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate
April 19, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBAwarded with the 2022 Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, Bryan T. Grenfell discusses population biology and the evolution of infectious diseases in his presentation during the Kyoto Prize Symposium. Grenfell’s achievements have helped researchers understand infection mechanisms of viruses such as COVID-19 and have aided in proposing effective infectious disease control policies. Grenfell, a population biologist and professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs at Princeton Univer...
A Conversation with Maria Hinojosa - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2023
April 18, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBAs part of the 2023 Writer's Symposium by the Sea, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Maria Hinojosa talks with host Dean Nelson about her work, including her experience being the first Latina in many newsrooms she worked in. She has written three books: "Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America," "Raising Raul: Adventures Raising Myself and My Son," and "Crews: Gang Members Talk with Maria Hinojosa." Her career includes reporting for PBS, CBS, WNBC, CNN, NPR, a...
Why We Are Failing - Historical Perspective on California's Homeless
April 17, 2023 21:00 - 48 minutes - 22.5 MBSince the mid 1970s, California policy makers have attempted to address the ever-growing problem of homelessness and incarceration of people with serious mental illness. Despite these efforts, the numbers of people who are homeless and incarcerated with mental illness have reached unprecedented highs. In this program, Dr. Joel Braslow, professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and History at UCLA, lays out why this historically informed perspective is crucial to understanding why we ...
Carver Mead - 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Advanced Technology: Engineering Concepts Clarify Physical Law
April 16, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 33 MBCarver Mead is a pioneer of modern microelectronics. He proposed a new methodology, very large-scale integration (VLSI), that would make it possible for creating millions or billions of transistors on a single integrated circuit (microchip). His research investigated techniques for VLSI, designing and creating high-complexity microchips. This design process has advanced electronic technologies and transformed the lives of most of the people inhabiting our planet. Mead also paved the way to VL...
When is Low Back Pain Something Else? Red Flags for Serious Diseases
April 15, 2023 21:00 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBIt is estimated that more than 80% of adults in the U.S. will have low back pain at some time in their lives. It is a significant cause of disability, resulting in an immeasurable toll on function, happiness, and quality of life. While patients with this condition can fall through the cracks of the health care system, there have been major advances in safe, evidence-based, and affordable treatments which are frequently underrecognized and underutilized. In this program, Dr. Carolyn Kloepping ...
CARTA: Artificial Intelligence and Anthropogeny - Symposium Welcome and Opening Remarks
April 14, 2023 21:00 - 9 minutes - 4.35 MBThe origin of humans is a difficult scientific problem in evolution that is grounded in biology and molded by culture. Recent advances in neuroscience and artificial intelligence have led to synergies and surprising new hypotheses. Mysteries such as the origin of language and human sociality are being illuminated by these advances. This CARTA symposium will be explored by researchers at the frontiers of A.I., machine learning, language and sociality. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Resea...
CARTA: Artificial Intelligence and Anthropogeny - Linking Communication and Cooperation: Lessons from the Naked Mole-Rat with Alison Barker
April 14, 2023 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.32 MBHighly organized social groups require well-structured and dynamic communication systems. Naked mole-rats form some of the most rigidly structured social groups in the Animal Kingdom, exhibiting eusociality, a type of highly cooperative social living characterized by a reproductive division of labor with a single breeding female, the queen. Using machine learning techniques we demonstrated that one vocalization type, the soft chirp, encodes information about individual identity and colony mem...
Finding the Common Good with Michael Sandel
April 13, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBPolitical philosopher and Harvard professor Michael Sandel talks about his latest book, "The Tyranny of Merit: Can We Find the Common Good?" Sandel reflects deeply on the fundamental moral principles behind our political institutions and democratic society. His books on justice, democracy, ethics, and markets have been translated into more than 30 languages. He has been described as “a rock star moralist” and “the world’s most influential living philosopher.” Series: "Burke Lectureship on Re...
A Conversation with Anthony Doerr - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2023
April 12, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 33.7 MBPulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr sits down for a fun and heartfelt conversation about what inspires him with host Dean Nelson as part of the Writer's Symposium By the Sea. Doerr won the Pulitzer Prize and Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction for "All the Light We Cannot See," which was on the New York Times bestseller list for over 200 weeks. His other works include "Cloud Cuckoo Land," "About Grace," "Four Seasons in Rome," and the short story collections "The Shell Collector...
How to Solve California's Chronic Homelessness
April 11, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBWhat's California doing to address the issue of chronic homelessness? Some say nothing while others point to many efforts at the local and state levels. In this discussion, Dr. Margot Kushel, State Senator John Laird, and Dr. Toby Ewing explore the ways in which California is addressing the problem of the chronically unsheltered, what barriers remain, and how innovative solutions might restore some of the sheen to the state's golden reputation. [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 38782]
Intersections Presents the Samir Chatterjee Trio
April 10, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBThis Intersections at Park & Market concert features a delightful performance by world-renowned Samir Chatterjee, a virtuoso tabla player, performing Indian classical music with his trio, featuring Paul Livingstone on sitar and Suman Laha on other Indian stringed instruments. Hosted by UC San Diego and New York-based violinist Yale Strom, one of the world's leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music and history. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38741]
Virtuous Violence: Rethinking the Relationship Between Morality and Aggression - Exploring Ethics
April 09, 2023 21:00 - 54 minutes - 25.3 MBTage S. Rai is a psychologist who studies ethics, culture, and violence. Drawing on both qualitative and experimental methods, he examines the social-relational nature of morality, its origins, and its consequences. In recent work, he has found that when perpetrators are motivated by moral sentiments, they may humanize rather than dehumanize their victims, experience greater rather than lesser self-control when harming them, and respond irrationally to material costs and benefits. Moving forw...
CARTA: Artificial Intelligence and Anthropogeny - What Language Models Mean with Blaise Agüera y Arcas
April 08, 2023 21:00 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MBLarge language models (LLMs) have now achieved many of the longstanding goals of the quest for generalist AI. While LLMs are still very imperfect (though rapidly improving) in areas like factual grounding, planning, reasoning, safety, memory, and consistency, they do understand concepts, are capable of insight and originality, can problem-solve, and exhibit many faculties we have historically defended vigorously as exceptionally human, such as humor, creativity, and theory of mind. At this po...
Back Pain Basics: Anatomy Physiology and the Initial Evaluation
April 07, 2023 21:00 - 58 minutes - 27.2 MBIt is estimated that more than 80% of adults in the U.S. will have low back pain at some time in their lives. It is a significant cause of disability, resulting in an immeasurable toll on function, happiness, and quality of life. Dr. Paul Su discusses the basics of lower back pain with a look at anatomy, physiology and evaluation. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38785]
Latinx Faculty Stories Part 2 - STEM Plática
April 06, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBUC San Diego Latinx STEM faculty sharing their journey, research and relationship to the Latinx community and experience. Robert Castro, Director of Chicanx and Latinx Studies sits down with Javier Duatre, Ph.D., Olivia Graeve, Ph.D., and Julio Barreiro, Ph.D. Series: "Education Channel" [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 38627]
Strain vs. Sprain Treatment
April 06, 2023 21:00 - 1 minute - 954 KBJeff Barry, MD, discusses the difference between a strain and a sprain, as well as a treatment program. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38808]
Latinx Faculty Stories Part 1 - STEM Plática
April 05, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBUC San Diego Latinx STEM faculty sharing their journey, research and relationship to the Latinx community and experience. Robert Castro, Director of Chicanx and Latinx Studies sits down with Rommie Amaro, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Alex Frano, Assistant Professor of Physics, and Gilberto Mosqueda, Professor of Structural Engineering Series: "Education Channel" [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 38494]
Constructing a Republican Executive with Michael McConnell
April 04, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 36.8 MBAs the delegates to the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia in 1789, there was no experience, anywhere in the world, of a successful republican executive over an extensive nation — one with sufficient authority and independence to make things work on a national scale, but without the risk of becoming a monarch. This Jefferson Memorial Lecture shows how the delegates, and especially the Committee of Detail, went about constructing such an executive, and what it means for separat...
Zakir Hussain - 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy: Indian Classical Music - Tradition and Beyond (Video)
April 03, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.65 GBGrammy award-winning tabla musician Zakir Hussain is the 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy. He has opened new possibilities beyond the framework of traditional Indian music in collaboration with artists of other diverse genres worldwide. Dr. Hussain's performance innovations include a unique method of creating melodies on the tabla, originally regarded as a rhythmic instrument of accompaniment. In the process, he has expanded the tabla's possibilities and established it as one ...
How the First Cell Phone Call Changed the World!
April 02, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBThe cell phone revolutionized how we communicate with each other, but its origins are extremely different from the device you use to talk, text and even surf the internet with on a daily basis. Its roots could be traced back to the early 1970s when the head of Motorola’s communications systems division, Martin Cooper was tasked with developing a device that would make the up and coming car phone obsolete technology. On April 3, 1973, Cooper made the very first handheld cell phone call while s...
Excess Body Fat Triggers Insulin Resistance
April 01, 2023 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.29 MBWhat we eat -- and don’t eat -- is directly related to our health. Poor diets lead to poor health outcomes, including cancer. Dr. Donald Abrams, integrative oncologist at UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, is an expert on nutrition and cancer. Dr. Abrams says you can never overstate how important the food we eat is to our health. In this excerpt Dr. Abrams discusses the role body fat plays in the production of insulin. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicin...
CARTA: Artificial Intelligence and Anthropogeny - Learning by Experimenting: Continually Evolving Machines with Pulkit Agrawal
March 31, 2023 21:00 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBEvolution always presented life forms with new challenges -- due to changes in weather, terrain, competition between different organisms, and other reasons. To increase the chance of survival, instead of solely optimizing current performance, it is in an agent's interest to maximize its ability to adapt to changes. Possibly this old evolutionary trait manifests itself in modern humans in their ability to adapt to new tasks and challenges quickly. Even if we consider a lifetime of a human, the...
Publishing with Cell Press: Inside the Editorial Process with Sheila Chari
March 30, 2023 21:00 - 59 minutes - 28.3 MBHave questions about publishing in academic journals? Sheila Chari, Ph.D., editor in chief of Cell Stem Cell, explains the process from pre-submission through publication. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 38722]
Big Screen: Wakanda Forever and Indigenous Worldbuilding
March 29, 2023 21:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBModerator Cristina Venegas joined Chicano and Chicana Studies Professors Gerardo Aldana, Giovanni Batz, and Daina Sanchez to discuss Wakanda Forever and Indigenous Worldbuilding. Professor Gerardo Aldana served as a consultant on the film’s representation of Mesoamerican cultures and played the role of UN assembly chairperson in the film. The panel discussed the politics of representation and the film’s themes of displacement and diaspora. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 3...
CARTA: Artificial Intelligence and Anthropogeny - The Role of Feedback in the Parallel Architecture of Language with Carmen Amo Alonso and John Doyle
March 28, 2023 21:00 - 21 minutes - 9.75 MBFeedback interconnections are widespread in the brain; yet clear explanations for most of them are currently lacking. Carmen Amo Alonso and John Doyle explore current experimental evidence on the relationship between the auditory and motor parts of the brain during speech perception and production. These models provide a plausible explanation for how the structure of language, as described in the Parallel Architecture, is implemented in the brain. Together, they provide a plausible account fo...
APOBEC3 Enzymes: From Retroviral Restriction Factors to Cancer Drivers…and Beyond? with Tim Fenton
March 27, 2023 21:00 - 56 minutes - 26.8 MBTim Fenton, Ph.D., University of Southampton, shares his work on the roles of APOBEC3 genes. Hear how he is investigating APOBEC regulation and function in keratinocytes. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38724]
Scientific Progress: Limits of Public Governance
March 26, 2023 21:00 - 58 minutes - 27.9 MBHow do visions and norms of scientific progress inform, encourage or constrain democratic governance of science? How do questions of warrant, purpose, and benefit get asked and answered? Andy Murray, Ph.D., sits down with Carrie Wolinetz, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health (NIH), Maria Millan, M.D, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM, Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, and Sheila Jasanoff, J.D., Ph.D., Harvard University, to explore these questions and more. Series: "Stem Cell ...
Dust and the Salton Sea - Urban Design for the Climate Crisis
March 25, 2023 21:00 - 55 minutes - 25.9 MBJust a hundred miles to the east of San Diego, one of the largest inland lakes in the West is drying up as a result combined human activity and climate change. The exposed lake bed is rapidly turning into a source of dust, worsening the frequent dust storms that impact the people who live in the surrounding areas. Learn about the intersection of architecture and science in this stark but magnificent landscape in a conversation with Climate Scientist Amato Evan and Architect Gillian Shaffer Lu...
Machine Preservation of the Liver
March 24, 2023 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBHundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. are receiving treatment for failing kidneys, livers, hearts, and other organs. Learn about the current strategies and new advances to support, provide organs and solutions to those in need. In this program, Dr. Garrett Roll discusses machine preservation of the liver. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38492]
The Future of Democracy Around the World
March 23, 2023 21:00 - 21 minutes - 9.85 MBBy many accounts, the global fate of democracy is in question. Half of the world’s democracies are in retreat. The number of countries moving toward authoritarianism far outweighs the number moving toward democracy. And it has become common for elected leaders around the globe to use their power to weaken democratic institutions from inside the system. As part of our Democracy Talks series, Emilie Hafner-Burton, professor at UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy and the co-direc...
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
March 22, 2023 21:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBGuests Elizabeth Gabler (President, 3000 Pictures) and Marisa Paiva (Executive Vice President, 3000 Pictures) join moderator Emily Zinn (Associate Director, Carsey-Wolf Center) for a post-screening discussion of their 2022 adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s classic, Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Together, Gabler and Paiva discuss how they came to adapt D.H. Lawrence’s classic novel for through a feminist lens for a contemporary audience. They also address the challenges of bringing classic works to the...
Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases - Prostate Cancer Patient Conference 2022
March 22, 2023 21:00 - 19 minutes - 9.17 MBAs part of the 2022 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, this panel discussion reviews cases of advanced prostate cancer. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Show ID: 38799]
Setting Limits for Emerging Tech: Where the Rubber Hits the Road with Carrie Wolinetz
March 21, 2023 21:00 - 29 minutes - 14.5 MBHow do we set practical policies that allow scientific discovery to thrive while keeping an eye to risks and benefits for all? Carrie Wolinetz, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health (NIH), looks at current and past policy and shares her insights on the democratic governance of science. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Science] [Show ID: 38745]
Recurrent Prostate Cancer Cases - Prostate Cancer Patient Conference 2022
March 21, 2023 21:00 - 22 minutes - 10.6 MBAs part of the 2022 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, this panel discussion reviews cases of recurrent prostate cancer. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Show ID: 38798]
Localized Prostate Cancer Cases - Prostate Cancer Patient Conference 2022
March 21, 2023 21:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBAs part of the 2022 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, this panel discussion reviews cases of localized prostate cancer. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Show ID: 38797]
The Future of American Democracy
March 20, 2023 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.41 MBIn the past few years, America’s democracy has faced formidable challenges, just as it has at other critical junctures of our history. But our democracy has so far proven resilient, with one of the key sources of resilience being the officials who administer elections in states and counties across our nation. As part of our Democracy Talks series, Thad Kousser, professor of political science at UC San Diego and the co-director of the Yankelovich Center, talks about the challenges we face wi...
Sitting is the New Smoking
March 19, 2023 21:00 - 5 minutes - 2.56 MBCancer has a major impact on our society with approximately 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. diagnosed during their lifetimes. This program looks at the role of exercise and physical activity to overall health. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38811]
Beyond Kidney Allotransplantation: Advancements in Kidney Xenotransplantation and Artificial Kidney
March 18, 2023 21:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBHundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. are receiving treatment for failing kidneys, livers, hearts, and other organs. Learn about the current strategies and new advances to support, provide organs and solutions to those in need. In this program, Dr. Jun Shoji discusses advances in treating kidney disease, including xenotransplantation and artificial kidneys. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38491]
Frida: La pintura
March 17, 2023 21:00 - 4 minutes - 2.11 MBDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This is an excerpt from a concert featuring her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38667]
How to Keep Cartilage Healthy
March 17, 2023 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.31 MBJeff Barry, MD, discusses two ways to keep your cartilage healthy. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38810]
Public Good or Commercial Profit: Cosmopolitan Ethics in Public Deliberation
March 16, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 40.8 MBHow do structures and practices of privatization and commercialization affect capacities for deliberating and defining limits? How do questions of purpose, desirability, and public good relate to the prioritization of commercialization and profit? What means, formal and informal, exist for setting limits or seeking alignment between public and private interests? Krishanu Saha, Ph.D, Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Ph.D., Reuven Brandt, Ph.D., and J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Ph.D., engage in a lively disc...
Frida: El accidente
March 16, 2023 21:00 - 4 minutes - 1.81 MBDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This is an excerpt from a concert featuring her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38666]
Unstructured Data and Access to Information with Bradley Voytek
March 15, 2023 21:00 - 24 minutes - 11.6 MBData science is relevant now because of the large amounts being generated by smart phones, tablets and computers. With all the information out there, who has access to it? UC San Diego professor Brad Voytek discusses how data scientists are using the huge amounts of structured and unstructured data available to them and how that research is changing the world around us. Voytek also dives into how data is being used to bridge the gap in neuroscience and helping understand how the brain works. ...
Controversial Case Studies: The Limits of Research in Science
March 14, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 39 MBHow do research communities contend with controversial science? J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Ph.D., Arizona State University, Alysson Muotri, Ph.D., UC San Diego, Matthew Porteus, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University, and Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna, M.D., Ph.D., Weizmann Institute of Science, explore controversial case studies and the limitations of scientific deliberation/dissent/ambivalence. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 38729]
Frida: Diego
March 13, 2023 21:00 - 4 minutes - 2.16 MBDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This is an excerpt from a concert featuring her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38669]
For the People? Representative Government in America
March 13, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBIt has become commonplace that democracy in the United States faces an existential threat. This belief has gained popular currency in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidency, nourished by his conduct in office, the attempt to overturn the 2020 election, and continuing efforts to subvert the electoral process. Whether this is true only time will tell. But a common narrative among scholars of American government holds that representative democracy is failing more systematically than the Trump phe...