Paris Institute for Critical Thinking

Our sixteenth interview is with Karl Van den Broeck, journalist (Antwerp, Belgium) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, October 5, 2020 PICT Voices is an interview series conducted by PICT faculty with notable members of the broader PICT community. Our goal is to present our community with a variety of voices across the spectrum of the humanities and critical, creative thinking. To achieve this, we will interview a broad spectrum of thinkers ranging from scholars to journalists.

Our fifteenth interview is with Jacky Tai, philosophy scholar & activist (Hong Kong) by Evrim Emir-Sayers (Paris, France) Friday, June 19, 2020 PICT Voices is an interview series conducted by PICT faculty with notable members of the broader PICT community. Our goal is to present our community with a variety of voices across the spectrum of the humanities and critical, creative thinking. To achieve this, we will interview a broad spectrum of thinkers ranging from scholars to journalists.

Our fourteenth interview is with Andrea Perunovic, philosophy scholar (Belgrade, Serbia) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, June 15, 2020 PICT Voices is an interview series conducted by PICT faculty with notable members of the broader PICT community. Our goal is to present our community with a variety of voices across the spectrum of the humanities and critical, creative thinking. To achieve this, we will interview a broad spectrum of thinkers ranging from scholars to journalists.

Our first interview is with Rose Hartman, photographer (New York City, USA) by David Selim Sayers (Paris, France) Sunday, May 24, 2020 Welcome to PICT Portraits. In this series, we conduct deep-dive conversations with members of the extended PICT family who have served as an inspiration to us. Unlike PICT Voices, which focuses on specific concepts and topics, PICT Portraits zooms in on remarkable individuals, exploring their complex lives, extraordinary work, and iconoclastic perspectives. Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes, and we hope PICT Portraits will help you challenge and nurture your own projects and dreams! Rose Hartman’s website: https://www.rosehartman.com Rose Hartman’s page on the Selects Gallery website: https://www.theselectsgallery.com/rose-hartman

Our thirteenth interview is with William Sitwell, culinary critic (London, UK) by David Selim Sayers (Paris, France) Friday, June 12, 2020 PICT Voices is an interview series conducted by PICT faculty with notable members of the broader PICT community. Our goal is to present our community with a variety of voices across the spectrum of the humanities and critical, creative thinking. To achieve this, we will interview a broad spectrum of thinkers ranging from scholars to journalists.

Our twelfth interview is with Iain T. Benson, legal scholar (Sydney, Australia) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Friday, May 15, 2020 PICT Voices is an interview series conducted by PICT faculty with notable members of the broader PICT community. Our goal is to present our community with a variety of voices across the spectrum of the humanities and critical, creative thinking. To achieve this, we will interview a broad spectrum of thinkers ranging from scholars to journalists.

Our eleventh interview is with Barbara Lambesis, non-profit founder (Phoenix, Arizona) by David Selim Sayers (Paris, France) Tuesday, May 12, 2020 PICT Voices is an interview series conducted by PICT faculty with notable members of the broader PICT community. Our goal is to present our community with a variety of voices across the spectrum of the humanities and critical, creative thinking. To achieve this, we will interview a broad spectrum of thinkers ranging from scholars to journalists.

Our tenth interview is with Iain Mackenzie, philosophy scholar (Canterbury, UK) by Evrim Emir-Sayers (Paris, France) Thursday, May 7, 2020 PICT Voices is an interview series conducted by PICT faculty with notable members of the broader PICT community. Our goal is to present our community with a variety of voices across the spectrum of the humanities and critical, creative thinking. To achieve this, we will interview a broad spectrum of thinkers ranging from scholars to journalists.

Our ninth interview is with Philip Alcabes, epidemiologist (New York, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Thursday, May 7, 2020 PICT Voices is an interview series conducted by PICT faculty with notable members of the broader PICT community. Our goal is to present our community with a variety of voices across the spectrum of the humanities and critical, creative thinking. To achieve this, we will interview a broad spectrum of thinkers ranging from scholars to journalists.

A Four-Part Podcast Journey to the Very Heart of Boredom by Salamis Aysegul Sentug The coronavirus has given us plenty of time to ourselves. One consequence is that people around the world will experience a staggering amount of boredom. This podcast miniseries examines the very nature of this state of mind. Everyone feels boredom, but do we all understand the same thing by it? Do we all suffer from the same kind of boredom? Do different cultures define boredom in different ways? And what about different historical periods? Is boredom necessarily a bad thing, perhaps even immoral? Or can we use boredom as a means to a better end? Can we learn something from this feeling? And what are the limits of the human capacity for boredom? In “Let’s Get Bored,” we seek answers to these timely questions. Our first episode focuses on the nature, history, and typologies of boredom. The second episode explores philosophical perspectives on the issue. In the third episode, we look at boredom in art. And the final episode examines some of the most bored characters in literature. If boredom is inevitable, let’s get on with it already—let’s get bored!