Free speech is indispensable on college campuses: allowing varied views and frank exchanges of opinion is a core component of the educational enterprise and the pursuit of truth. But free speech does not mean a free-for-all. The First Amendment prohibits “abridging the freedom of speech,” yet laws against perjury or bribery, for example, are still constitutional. In the same way, valuing freedom of speech does not stop a university from regulating speech when doing so is necessary for its educational mission.
So where is the dividing line? How can we distinguish reasonable restrictions from impermissible infringement?
In this pragmatic, no-nonsense explainer, Cass Sunstein takes us through a wide range of scenarios involving students, professors, and administrators.
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In this landmark book, David Epstein shows that spreading your knowledge across multiple domains is the key to success rather than deepening knowledge in a single area.
The way to excel is by sampling widely, gaining a breadth of experiences, taking detours, experimenting relentlessly, juggling many interests – in other words, by developing range. Studying the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, and scientists Epstein discovered that in most fields –especially those that are complex and unpredictable– generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. They are also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can't see.
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“This book blew my mind! An authoritative yet practical guide to the neuroarts–a term that, if you haven't heard it before, is even more reason to join its brilliant co-authors on a romp through the latest science on how art transforms the brain and the body.”
– Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
“Your Brain on Art masterfully demonstrates the power of all artistic expression, from visual to musical, on brain health. This book shows us that a beautiful painting or haunting melody is not just entertainment, but bountiful nourishment for your brain, mind and soul.”
– Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, New York Times bestselling author of Super Brain, Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School LEARN MORE
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