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		<description>The primary objective of The Helix Center for Interdisciplinary Investigation is not to obtain knowledge, per se, but to aspire to an unhurried search for wisdom, emphasizing the centrality of a sense of wonder in this endeavor.

Philosophically, we stand against the trivialization of thought and the balkanization within and between the sciences and the arts. Fundamental to our promotion of these views is our roundtable format of open, spontaneous discourse, one facilitating novel encounters of questioning and understanding among participants. Each program endeavors to expand the boundaries of inquiry by facilitating a creative encounter with uncertainty in the face of scientific and artistic advances. To further nurture opportunities for creative social and intellectual exchange, we also sponsor musical performances, poetry readings, film screenings, and other opportunities for imaginative experience.

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		<itunes:subtitle>An Unhurried Search for Wisdom</itunes:subtitle>
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Philosophically, we stand against the trivialization of thought and the balkanization within and between the sciences and the arts. Fundamental to our promotion of these views is our roundtable format of open, spontaneous discourse, one facilitating novel encounters of questioning and understanding among participants. Each program endeavors to expand the boundaries of inquiry by facilitating a creative encounter with uncertainty in the face of scientific and artistic advances. To further nurture opportunities for creative social and intellectual exchange, we also sponsor musical performances, poetry readings, film screenings, and other opportunities for imaginative experience.

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	<title>The Many Minds of Memory</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores memory as a dynamic, evolving process that shapes identity, consciousness, and our relationship to the past, present, and future. It considers how individual and collective memories are formed, transformed, and experienced, and their significance in understanding the self.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>How Deep Do We Go? Behavior, Mind, and The 4-Billion-Year History of Life</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/how-deep-do-we-go-behavior-mind-and-the-4-billion-year-history-of-life/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 29 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the evolutionary and biological roots of consciousness and emotion, drawing on Joseph LeDoux’s work to reconsider how emotions arise from fundamental survival processes rather than pre-formed states. It brings together perspectives from biology, neuroscience, psychiatry, and philosophy to examine how the brain constructs emotional experience and meaning.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the evolutionary and biological roots of consciousness and emotion, drawing on Joseph LeDoux’s work to reconsider how emotions arise from fundamental survival processes rather than pre-formed states. It brings together perspectiv]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the evolutionary and biological roots of consciousness and emotion, drawing on Joseph LeDoux’s work to reconsider how emotions arise from fundamental survival processes rather than pre-formed states. It brings together perspectives from biology, neuroscience, psychiatry, and philosophy to examine how the brain constructs emotional experience and meaning.]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>The Library as Reality and Metaphor</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/library-reality-metaphor/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the significance of libraries across their many forms—physical, digital, and cognitive—as systems for organizing, preserving, and transmitting knowledge. It considers their epistemic and mnemonic roles in shaping how information is stored, accessed, and interpreted, as well as their broader cultural and philosophical importance in structuring individual and collective understanding.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Male-Male Competition: Globalization, War, and Violence</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/male-male-competition-globalization-war-and-violence/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine Darwin’s concept of male-male competition and its modern interpretations, including its relevance to human behavior and evolutionary biology.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine Darwin’s concept of male-male competition and its modern interpretations, including its relevance to human behavior and evolutionary biology.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Living in the Anthropocene</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/anthropocene/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the conceptual foundations of our current planetary era and how emerging perspectives challenge traditional distinctions between humans and the non-human world, nature and artifice, and agency and objectivity. It brings together interdisciplinary viewpoints to consider how these shifts inform our understanding of human action and responsibility in times of ongoing global crisis.]]></description>
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	<title>Ignorance and Curiosity</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the role of curiosity and ignorance in driving scientific inquiry, including how we identify unknowns, generate questions, and apply these processes to education, research, and policy.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the role of curiosity and ignorance in driving scientific inquiry, including how we identify unknowns, generate questions, and apply these processes to education, research, and policy.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Life and Movement</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine movement in life through evolution, coordination dynamics, social interaction, kinesthesia, and aesthetics, and how these perspectives help us understand how we move, adapt, and relate to others.]]></description>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Ethics &#038; AI</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/ethics-ai/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines justice in the age of artificial intelligence, exploring questions of fairness, privacy, and decision-making when algorithms have unprecedented access to personal data. It considers how AI may reshape social equality, legal systems, and ethical frameworks in a world where anonymity is increasingly diminished.]]></description>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Women and Science</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:45:12</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Merit_Ptah-4-copy.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Understanding Genius II: Women</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore why women’s genius is often less readily recognized than men’s, using that disparity as a starting point to examine how historical definitions of genius, along with gender norms, institutions, and cultural beliefs, have shaped whose contributions are visible and valued.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore why women’s genius is often less readily recognized than men’s, using that disparity as a starting point to examine how historical definitions of genius, along with gender norms, institutions, and cultural beliefs, have shape]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore why women’s genius is often less readily recognized than men’s, using that disparity as a starting point to examine how historical definitions of genius, along with gender norms, institutions, and cultural beliefs, have shaped whose contributions are visible and valued.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore why women’s genius is often less readily recognized than men’s, using that disparity as a starting point to examine how historical definitions of genius, along with gender norms, institutions, and cultural beliefs, have shaped whose contributions are visible and valued.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:38:19</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore why women’s genius is often less readily recognized than men’s, using that disparity as a starting point to examine how historical definitions of genius, along with gender norms, institutions, and cultural beliefs, have shaped whose contributions are visible and valued.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>The Span of Infinity</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-span-of-infinity/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the concept of the infinite across cosmological, mathematical, philosophical, psychological, and theological perspectives, and its implications for understanding existence and human knowledge.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the concept of the infinite across cosmological, mathematical, philosophical, psychological, and theological perspectives, and its implications for understanding existence and human knowledge.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the concept of the infinite across cosmological, mathematical, philosophical, psychological, and theological perspectives, and its implications for understanding existence and human knowledge.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the concept of the infinite across cosmological, mathematical, philosophical, psychological, and theological perspectives, and its implications for understanding existence and human knowledge.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/infinity2.jpeg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:04:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the concept of the infinite across cosmological, mathematical, philosophical, psychological, and theological perspectives, and its implications for understanding existence and human knowledge.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/infinity2.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Changing Nature of Free Will</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-changing-nature-of-free-will/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how advances in genetics and neuroscience, along with ideas from quantum mechanics, are reshaping conceptions of free will, individual choice, and their implications for law.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how advances in genetics and neuroscience, along with ideas from quantum mechanics, are reshaping conceptions of free will, individual choice, and their implications for law.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Free-will.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>The Changing Nature of Free Will</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Free-will.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>The Displaced and The Other</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-displaced-and-the-other/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the human experience of migration and displacement, both historically and in the present day, in the context of large-scale global crises affecting refugees and displaced populations. It considers the social, ethical, and psychological dimensions of how individuals and societies respond to forced movement, exploring questions of compassion, responsibility, identity, and the conditions that foster either empathy or detachment in the face of human vulnerability and instability.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the human experience of migration and displacement, both historically and in the present day, in the context of large-scale global crises affecting refugees and displaced populations. It considers the social, ethical, and psychol]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the human experience of migration and displacement, both historically and in the present day, in the context of large-scale global crises affecting refugees and displaced populations. It considers the social, ethical, and psychological dimensions of how individuals and societies respond to forced movement, exploring questions of compassion, responsibility, identity, and the conditions that foster either empathy or detachment in the face of human vulnerability and instability.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Displaced and The Other</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/unnamed-3.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>From Children’s Sights to Our Insights: Ethiopian Children’s Drawings, Stories and Inner Lives</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/from-childrens-sights-to-our-insights-ethiopian-childrens-drawings-stories-and-inner-lives/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine children’s drawings and narratives to explore development, representation, and the universal and culture-specific dimensions of inner experience.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine children’s drawings and narratives to explore development, representation, and the universal and culture-specific dimensions of inner experience.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine children’s drawings and narratives to explore development, representation, and the universal and culture-specific dimensions of inner experience.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/child_scribble.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:48:02</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/child_scribble.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Realm of Mystery</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-realm-of-mystery/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the philosophical problem of knowledge and ignorance, considering how we come to recognize the limits of what we know and how “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns” can be progressively identified through inquiry, reflection, and dialogue.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the philosophical problem of knowledge and ignorance, considering how we come to recognize the limits of what we know and how “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns” can be progressively identified through inquiry, reflection]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the philosophical problem of knowledge and ignorance, considering how we come to recognize the limits of what we know and how “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns” can be progressively identified through inquiry, reflection, and dialogue.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Antikythera-mechanism.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>The Realm of Mystery</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:58:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the philosophical problem of knowledge and ignorance, considering how we come to recognize the limits of what we know and how “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns” can be progressively identified through inquiry, reflection, and dialogue.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Antikythera-mechanism.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Happiness</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/happiness/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1155</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the concept of happiness from philosophical, psychological, and ethical perspectives, examining how it is defined, measured, and understood across both individual experience and the span of a life. It considers questions about the relationship between pleasure and well-being, the role of happiness in relation to others’ welfare, and how contemporary approaches such as positive psychology influence broader social, economic, and policy frameworks.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the concept of happiness from philosophical, psychological, and ethical perspectives, examining how it is defined, measured, and understood across both individual experience and the span of a life. It considers questions about th]]></itunes:subtitle>
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		<title>Happiness</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wisdom.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Music to Whose Ears II: Embodied Cognition</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/music-to-whose-ears-ii-embodied-cognition/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=719</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the role of the body in musical experience, perception, and cognition through dialogue between artists and scientists.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the role of the body in musical experience, perception, and cognition through dialogue between artists and scientists.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the role of the body in musical experience, perception, and cognition through dialogue between artists and scientists.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Deutschs-scale-illusion.jpg</url>
		<title>Music to Whose Ears II: Embodied Cognition</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Deutschs-scale-illusion.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Love, the Interrogative</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/love-the-interrogative/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the nature of love across different forms and perspectives, considering insights from history, neuroscience, psychoanalysis, poetry, and other disciplines.]]></description>
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		<title>Love, the Interrogative</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/LotooVenusCupid1.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Embodied AI</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/embodied-ai-2/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1203</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the concept of embodied cognition and its implications for artificial intelligence systems that integrate perception, action, and interaction with the physical world. It considers how technologies such as machine learning and natural language processing, when combined with sensory and motor capabilities, can move beyond abstract computation to engage with real-world environments, augment human abilities, and support complex tasks across domains such as healthcare, industry, and human–machine collaboration.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the concept of embodied cognition and its implications for artificial intelligence systems that integrate perception, action, and interaction with the physical world. It considers how technologies such as machine learning and nat]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the concept of embodied cognition and its implications for artificial intelligence systems that integrate perception, action, and interaction with the physical world. It considers how technologies such as machine learning and natural language processing, when combined with sensory and motor capabilities, can move beyond abstract computation to engage with real-world environments, augment human abilities, and support complex tasks across domains such as healthcare, industry, and human–machine collaboration.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/embodied-AI.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Design in Nature</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/design-in-nature/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the concept of “design” in nature, considering whether the apparent order, efficiency, and aesthetic coherence of natural forms can be understood without invoking external teleology. It explores how ideas of immanent purpose, as discussed in classical philosophy (e.g., Aristotelian thought), relate to modern perspectives grounded in Darwinian evolution and physical first principles, and whether principles from physics, biology, and complex systems can account for the emergence of functional and adaptive structures in nature.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the concept of “design” in nature, considering whether the apparent order, efficiency, and aesthetic coherence of natural forms can be understood without invoking external teleology. It explores how ideas of immanent purpose, as ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the concept of “design” in nature, considering whether the apparent order, efficiency, and aesthetic coherence of natural forms can be understood without invoking external teleology. It explores how ideas of immanent purpose, as discussed in classical philosophy (e.g., Aristotelian thought), relate to modern perspectives grounded in Darwinian evolution and physical first principles, and whether principles from physics, biology, and complex systems can account for the emergence of functional and adaptive structures in nature.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the concept of “design” in nature, considering whether the apparent order, efficiency, and aesthetic coherence of natural forms can be understood without invoking external teleology. It explores how ideas of immanent purpose, as discussed in classical philosophy (e.g., Aristotelian thought), relate to modern perspectives grounded in Darwinian evolution and physical first principles, and whether principles from physics, biology, and complex systems can account for the emergence of functional and adaptive structures in nature.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Design in Nature</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:44:26</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the concept of “design” in nature, considering whether the apparent order, efficiency, and aesthetic coherence of natural forms can be understood without invoking external teleology. It explores how ideas of immanent purpose, as discussed in classical philosophy (e.g., Aristotelian thought), relate to modern perspectives grounded in Darwinian evolution and physical first principles, and whether principles from physics, biology, and complex systems can account for the emergence of functional and adaptive structures in nature.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/unnamed-4.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Biology of Mind</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/biology-of-mind/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the nature of mind as it relates to biological systems, the evolutionary origins of cognition and consciousness, and the possibility of engineering artificial minds.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the nature of mind as it relates to biological systems, the evolutionary origins of cognition and consciousness, and the possibility of engineering artificial minds.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the nature of mind as it relates to biological systems, the evolutionary origins of cognition and consciousness, and the possibility of engineering artificial minds.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the nature of mind as it relates to biological systems, the evolutionary origins of cognition and consciousness, and the possibility of engineering artificial minds.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/helix-center-biology-of-mind.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:07:14</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/helix-center-biology-of-mind.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Translation Matters</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/translation-matters/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=928</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore translation as a fundamental cultural, psychic, and aesthetic process that extends beyond its traditional role as a technical linguistic practice, shaping how meaning is displaced, exchanged, and renewed across contexts.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore translation as a fundamental cultural, psychic, and aesthetic process that extends beyond its traditional role as a technical linguistic practice, shaping how meaning is displaced, exchanged, and renewed across contexts.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore translation as a fundamental cultural, psychic, and aesthetic process that extends beyond its traditional role as a technical linguistic practice, shaping how meaning is displaced, exchanged, and renewed across contexts.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore translation as a fundamental cultural, psychic, and aesthetic process that extends beyond its traditional role as a technical linguistic practice, shaping how meaning is displaced, exchanged, and renewed across contexts.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:42:09</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore translation as a fundamental cultural, psychic, and aesthetic process that extends beyond its traditional role as a technical linguistic practice, shaping how meaning is displaced, exchanged, and renewed across contexts.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/St.-Jerome-In-His-Study-sq.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Lying</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/lying/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of truth and lying, examining how statements can be true, misleading, or shaped by omission, belief, and context. It considers psychological and philosophical perspectives on deception, including how and why individuals construct and believe falsehoods.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of truth and lying, examining how statements can be true, misleading, or shaped by omission, belief, and context. It considers psychological and philosophical perspectives on deception, including how and why individual]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of truth and lying, examining how statements can be true, misleading, or shaped by omission, belief, and context. It considers psychological and philosophical perspectives on deception, including how and why individuals construct and believe falsehoods.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of truth and lying, examining how statements can be true, misleading, or shaped by omission, belief, and context. It considers psychological and philosophical perspectives on deception, including how and why individuals construct and believe falsehoods.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/This-sentence-is-false-crumpled.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:34:32</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/This-sentence-is-false-crumpled.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Boredom</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/boredom/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together scholars from literature, psychiatry, neurology, cultural history, and law to examine boredom as an aversive yet compelling psychological and cultural state. It explores how boredom is defined, experienced, and understood across disciplines, and invites participants to deepen and expand their perspectives on its meaning and significance.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together scholars from literature, psychiatry, neurology, cultural history, and law to examine boredom as an aversive yet compelling psychological and cultural state. It explores how boredom is defined, experienced, and understood ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together scholars from literature, psychiatry, neurology, cultural history, and law to examine boredom as an aversive yet compelling psychological and cultural state. It explores how boredom is defined, experienced, and understood across disciplines, and invites participants to deepen and expand their perspectives on its meaning and significance.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together scholars from literature, psychiatry, neurology, cultural history, and law to examine boredom as an aversive yet compelling psychological and cultural state. It explores how boredom is defined, experienced, and understood across disciplines, and invites participants to deepen and expand their perspectives on its meaning and significance.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/unnamed.png"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:52:13</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together scholars from literature, psychiatry, neurology, cultural history, and law to examine boredom as an aversive yet compelling psychological and cultural state. It explores how boredom is defined, experienced, and understood across disciplines, and invites participants to deepen and expand their perspectives on its meaning and significance.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/unnamed.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Particle Fever / The Quest</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/particle-fever/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will consider the mental and personal qualities that drive scientific and intellectual quests for discovery, beyond curiosity and courage, in the face of the known and the unknown.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will consider the mental and personal qualities that drive scientific and intellectual quests for discovery, beyond curiosity and courage, in the face of the known and the unknown.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will consider the mental and personal qualities that drive scientific and intellectual quests for discovery, beyond curiosity and courage, in the face of the known and the unknown.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Particle-Fever.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:43:04</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Particle-Fever.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Particle Fever / The Quest: Part 2 Q&#038;A</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/podcast/particle-fever-quest-part-2-qa/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Part 2: Particle Fever Q&#38;A with Mark Levinson Particle Fever, Mark Levinson’s award-winning 2013 documentary (for which Helix Center Executive Committee member Carla Solomon was a producer), tells the remarkable story of the monumental search for the Higgs boson, the elementary force particle predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics. Following a morning presentation of... <a class="read-more" href="https://www.helixcenter.org/podcast/particle-fever-quest-part-2-qa/">read more! &#187;</a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Part 2: Particle Fever Q&#38;A with Mark Levinson Particle Fever, Mark Levinson’s award-winning 2013 documentary (for which Helix Center Executive Committee member Carla Solomon was a producer), tells the remarkable story of the monumental search for the]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Medicine and AI</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/medicine-and-ai/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines how AI is transforming medicine, from genomic modeling to clinical tools used in healthcare systems. It focuses on challenges of trust, evidence, and equity, including how to evaluate AI, ensure fairness, and responsibly integrate data-driven decisions into patient care.]]></description>
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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable examines how AI is transforming medicine, from genomic modeling to clinical tools used in healthcare systems. It focuses on challenges of trust, evidence, and equity, including how to evaluate AI, ensure fairness, and responsibly integrate data-driven decisions into patient care.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/unnamed.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:22:09</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/unnamed.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Where Have All the Isms Gone?: On the Evolution of Knowledge</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/where-have-all-the-isms-gone-on-the-evolution-of-knowledge/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how traditional intellectual movements and paradigms have fragmented in the postmodern era, challenging the idea of coherent disciplinary progress. It considers how the internet, social fragmentation, and AI are reshaping how knowledge is organized, produced, and understood.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how traditional intellectual movements and paradigms have fragmented in the postmodern era, challenging the idea of coherent disciplinary progress. It considers how the internet, social fragmentation, and AI are reshaping how kno]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how traditional intellectual movements and paradigms have fragmented in the postmodern era, challenging the idea of coherent disciplinary progress. It considers how the internet, social fragmentation, and AI are reshaping how knowledge is organized, produced, and understood.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how traditional intellectual movements and paradigms have fragmented in the postmodern era, challenging the idea of coherent disciplinary progress. It considers how the internet, social fragmentation, and AI are reshaping how knowledge is organized, produced, and understood.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Where Have All the Isms Gone?: On the Evolution of Knowledge</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:23:51</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/School-of-Athens-detail.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Why We Write</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/why-we-write/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 22:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the motivations and purposes behind writing, challenging the idea that words simply convey facts. It examines how writing can express ambiguity, emotion, intention, and persuasion, shaping both meaning and experience.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Fail Again, Fail Better</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 02:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>See Memory</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 23:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sm_rt.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>See Memory</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sm_rt.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Resurgence of Freud</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 02:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the resurgence of psychoanalysis, examining its enduring appeal despite scientific criticism and changing therapeutic practices. It considers how Freudian ideas continue to influence therapy, the humanities, and contemporary debates in the age of AI.]]></description>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/freud-image-IV.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Neurodiversity</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/neurodiversity/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 02:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the concept of neurodiversity – recognizing variations in neurological function – challenging conventional notions of deficit and considering empathetic approaches to support individuals with diverse cognitive experiences.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the concept of neurodiversity – recognizing variations in neurological function – challenging conventional notions of deficit and considering empathetic approaches to support individuals with diverse cognitive experiences.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Neurodiversity-image-II.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:33:40</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Neurodiversity-image-II.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Mindfulness Meditation: Benefits and Dilemmas </title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/mindfulness-meditation-benefits-and-dilemmas/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable critically examines the widespread practice of mindfulness meditation, exploring both its potential benefits and emerging concerns regarding commodification, efficacy, and possible adverse effects on mental wellbeing.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable critically examines the widespread practice of mindfulness meditation, exploring both its potential benefits and emerging concerns regarding commodification, efficacy, and possible adverse effects on mental wellbeing.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable critically examines the widespread practice of mindfulness meditation, exploring both its potential benefits and emerging concerns regarding commodification, efficacy, and possible adverse effects on mental wellbeing.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mindfulness Meditation: Benefits and Dilemmas </title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:32:28</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Music and Mind</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/music-and-mind/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 22:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the profound connection between music and human experience, investigating its mathematical foundations, neurological impact, cultural significance, and ability to evoke emotion and community.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:32:18</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Music-and-Mind-image-II.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Why War?</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/why-war/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 18:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable delves into the complex roots of warfare, examining psychological, sociological, and political factors – from innate aggression to social oppression and nationalism – in pursuit of understanding how to mitigate conflict.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable delves into the complex roots of warfare, examining psychological, sociological, and political factors – from innate aggression to social oppression and nationalism – in pursuit of understanding how to mitigate conflict.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable delves into the complex roots of warfare, examining psychological, sociological, and political factors – from innate aggression to social oppression and nationalism – in pursuit of understanding how to mitigate conflict.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable delves into the complex roots of warfare, examining psychological, sociological, and political factors – from innate aggression to social oppression and nationalism – in pursuit of understanding how to mitigate conflict.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Why War?</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:53:33</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/original-871ADA57-0778-4F4F-A5A3-E63267C0148C.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Otherness</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/otherness/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 02:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable discusses the concept of Otherness, its origins, significance, and its role in current political polarization, with insights from philosophers, psychoanalysts, social theorists, and historians.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable discusses the concept of Otherness, its origins, significance, and its role in current political polarization, with insights from philosophers, psychoanalysts, social theorists, and historians.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Otherness</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:47:23</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Otherness.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Poetry of Aging</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-poetry-of-aging/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together poets, psychoanalysts, critics and a translator to discuss the relationship between dementia and language, the impact of aging on reading and writing poetry, the distinction between lived experience and the lyrical, and the role of poetry in aging.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together poets, psychoanalysts, critics and a translator to discuss the relationship between dementia and language, the impact of aging on reading and writing poetry, the distinction between lived experience and the lyrical, and th]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together poets, psychoanalysts, critics and a translator to discuss the relationship between dementia and language, the impact of aging on reading and writing poetry, the distinction between lived experience and the lyrical, and the role of poetry in aging.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together poets, psychoanalysts, critics and a translator to discuss the relationship between dementia and language, the impact of aging on reading and writing poetry, the distinction between lived experience and the lyrical, and the role of poetry in aging.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The Poetry of Aging</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-25-at-03.45.44.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Come Out Wherever You Are: In Search of Consciousness</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/come-out-wherever-you-are-in-search-of-consciousness/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 13:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable discusses various philosophical and scientific perspectives on consciousness, focusing on the theories of Eliminativism and 4E Cognition.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable discusses various philosophical and scientific perspectives on consciousness, focusing on the theories of Eliminativism and 4E Cognition.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable discusses various philosophical and scientific perspectives on consciousness, focusing on the theories of Eliminativism and 4E Cognition.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable discusses various philosophical and scientific perspectives on consciousness, focusing on the theories of Eliminativism and 4E Cognition.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Come Out Wherever You Are: In Search of Consciousness</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:42:47</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Duchamp-sculpture.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Striking a Chord: Hearing and Space</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>A ≠ B → Taste &#038; Discernment</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2024 19:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the evolution and role of taste and discernment in human life, from basic survival to refined pleasure and art, and discusses its implications in aesthetics and practical reason.]]></description>
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	<title>Touch as the Ur-Sense: From Presence to Poesy</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 19:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[The roundtable discusses the concept of touch as the core of sensation and sentience, exploring its scientific, philosophical, and poetic aspects.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/baby-with-foot-in-mouth.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Discovering the What and the Wherefore: Scents and Sensibility</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 14:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the complex role of olfaction in our lives, from its influence on our emotions and memories to its impact on cultural history and personal interactions.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dognose2.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Synthetic Consciousness: Seeing and Believing</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 14:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the intricate relationship between vision and attention, the role of vision in our perception of truth and falsehood, and the implications of these concepts on our understanding of animal consciousness, sensory perception, and cultural evolution.]]></description>
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	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/eye-world.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/eye-world.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>The Effects of Media</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-effects-of-media/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 04:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable discusses the impact of media, particularly social media and AI, on society and how it shapes our understanding of reality, based on the ideas of Marshall McLuhan.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable discusses the impact of media, particularly social media and AI, on society and how it shapes our understanding of reality, based on the ideas of Marshall McLuhan.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable discusses the impact of media, particularly social media and AI, on society and how it shapes our understanding of reality, based on the ideas of Marshall McLuhan.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/RT.jpeg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/RT.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Covid and Literature</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/covid-and-literature/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2024 14:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable focuses on the literature that emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic, with panelists discussing their attempts to make sense of the situation through their works.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/30177927611_3f630af37d_o.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Permanence and Impermanence of Mathematical Concepts</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/permanence-and-impermanence-of-mathematical-concepts/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how fundamental mathematical concepts, like numbers, have evolved over time, challenging the idea of mathematics as fixed and absolute. It examines how revolutions in mathematical thinking reshape our understanding of truth, abstraction, and reality.]]></description>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mathematics-Permanent-and-Impermanent_1.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Emotion</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/emotion/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2023 14:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of emotion as a fundamental yet paradoxical aspect of human life, examining its roles in the brain, behavior, and evolution. It considers whether emotions can be understood, controlled, or even replicated in AI, and what they reveal about consciousness and human experience.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of emotion as a fundamental yet paradoxical aspect of human life, examining its roles in the brain, behavior, and evolution. It considers whether emotions can be understood, controlled, or even replicated in AI, and wh]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of emotion as a fundamental yet paradoxical aspect of human life, examining its roles in the brain, behavior, and evolution. It considers whether emotions can be understood, controlled, or even replicated in AI, and what they reveal about consciousness and human experience.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of emotion as a fundamental yet paradoxical aspect of human life, examining its roles in the brain, behavior, and evolution. It considers whether emotions can be understood, controlled, or even replicated in AI, and what they reveal about consciousness and human experience.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-04-at-21.49.05.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Shakespeare Forever</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/shakespeare-forever/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2023 19:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable celebrates Shakespeare’s enduring influence, marking key historical milestones while exploring the continued reinterpretation of his works across cultures and contexts. It considers why Shakespeare remains relevant today and how his plays are newly understood through modern perspectives.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable celebrates Shakespeare’s enduring influence, marking key historical milestones while exploring the continued reinterpretation of his works across cultures and contexts. It considers why Shakespeare remains relevant today and how his plays]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable celebrates Shakespeare’s enduring influence, marking key historical milestones while exploring the continued reinterpretation of his works across cultures and contexts. It considers why Shakespeare remains relevant today and how his plays are newly understood through modern perspectives.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shakespeare.png"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shakespeare.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Life Beyond Earth: When and How Will it be Found?</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/life-beyond-earth-when-and-how-will-it-be-found/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the search for life beyond Earth, examining methods for detecting biosignatures on exoplanets and within the Solar System. It considers the scientific strategies, challenges, and implications of discovering extraterrestrial life.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the search for life beyond Earth, examining methods for detecting biosignatures on exoplanets and within the Solar System. It considers the scientific strategies, challenges, and implications of discovering extraterrestrial life.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the search for life beyond Earth, examining methods for detecting biosignatures on exoplanets and within the Solar System. It considers the scientific strategies, challenges, and implications of discovering extraterrestrial life.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the search for life beyond Earth, examining methods for detecting biosignatures on exoplanets and within the Solar System. It considers the scientific strategies, challenges, and implications of discovering extraterrestrial life.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pic.jpeg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Life Beyond Earth: When and How Will it be Found?</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:42:45</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the search for life beyond Earth, examining methods for detecting biosignatures on exoplanets and within the Solar System. It considers the scientific strategies, challenges, and implications of discovering extraterrestrial life.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pic.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Technē of Memory</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-techne-of-memory/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2023 06:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2312</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores memory as a dynamic process that shapes identity, perception of time, and our understanding of the future, both within and beyond the brain. It examines how personal, collective, and digitally extended memories influence experience in an age of technology and evolving mnemonic tools.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores memory as a dynamic process that shapes identity, perception of time, and our understanding of the future, both within and beyond the brain. It examines how personal, collective, and digitally extended memories influence experien]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores memory as a dynamic process that shapes identity, perception of time, and our understanding of the future, both within and beyond the brain. It examines how personal, collective, and digitally extended memories influence experience in an age of technology and evolving mnemonic tools.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores memory as a dynamic process that shapes identity, perception of time, and our understanding of the future, both within and beyond the brain. It examines how personal, collective, and digitally extended memories influence experience in an age of technology and evolving mnemonic tools.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Techne-of-memory-image.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>The Technē of Memory</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:26:46</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores memory as a dynamic process that shapes identity, perception of time, and our understanding of the future, both within and beyond the brain. It examines how personal, collective, and digitally extended memories influence experience in an age of technology and evolving mnemonic tools.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Techne-of-memory-image.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Body and Psychosis</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-body-psychosis/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 23:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2261</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores 4E Cognition—how thought is shaped by the body, environment, social interaction, and extended tools—and what this means for consciousness and shared reality. It examines these ideas through philosophy, psychology, and cases like psychosis, considering how our experience of the world is constructed and maintained.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores 4E Cognition—how thought is shaped by the body, environment, social interaction, and extended tools—and what this means for consciousness and shared reality. It examines these ideas through philosophy, psychology, and cases like ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores 4E Cognition—how thought is shaped by the body, environment, social interaction, and extended tools—and what this means for consciousness and shared reality. It examines these ideas through philosophy, psychology, and cases like psychosis, considering how our experience of the world is constructed and maintained.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/230211_BP.mp3" length="75800661" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores 4E Cognition—how thought is shaped by the body, environment, social interaction, and extended tools—and what this means for consciousness and shared reality. It examines these ideas through philosophy, psychology, and cases like psychosis, considering how our experience of the world is constructed and maintained.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Body-and-Psychosis-image-I_1.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>The Body and Psychosis</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:41:42</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores 4E Cognition—how thought is shaped by the body, environment, social interaction, and extended tools—and what this means for consciousness and shared reality. It examines these ideas through philosophy, psychology, and cases like psychosis, considering how our experience of the world is constructed and maintained.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Body-and-Psychosis-image-I_1.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Living in Difficult Times</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/living-in-difficult-times/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2022 20:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2240</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how individuals and society can respond to today’s intersecting crises—ranging from public health and climate change to political polarization and global conflict. It considers how different fields and communities can work together to confront shared challenges and foster resilience in an uncertain world.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how individuals and society can respond to today’s intersecting crises—ranging from public health and climate change to political polarization and global conflict. It considers how different fields and communities can work togeth]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how individuals and society can respond to today’s intersecting crises—ranging from public health and climate change to political polarization and global conflict. It considers how different fields and communities can work together to confront shared challenges and foster resilience in an uncertain world.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how individuals and society can respond to today’s intersecting crises—ranging from public health and climate change to political polarization and global conflict. It considers how different fields and communities can work together to confront shared challenges and foster resilience in an uncertain world.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Christ-In-Limbo-by-Hieronymus-Bosch-1575_2.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Christ-In-Limbo-by-Hieronymus-Bosch-1575_2.jpg</url>
		<title>Living in Difficult Times</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:29:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how individuals and society can respond to today’s intersecting crises—ranging from public health and climate change to political polarization and global conflict. It considers how different fields and communities can work together to confront shared challenges and foster resilience in an uncertain world.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Christ-In-Limbo-by-Hieronymus-Bosch-1575_2.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Coding and the new Human Phenotype: Are Natural Language Generators for Real?</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/coding-and-the-new-human-phenotype-are-natural-language-generators-for-real/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2022 03:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2177</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable investigates the implications of AI systems capable of generating human-like language and behavior. It asks how these systems challenge our understanding of intelligence, agency, realism, and ethical responsibility.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable investigates the implications of AI systems capable of generating human-like language and behavior. It asks how these systems challenge our understanding of intelligence, agency, realism, and ethical responsibility.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable investigates the implications of AI systems capable of generating human-like language and behavior. It asks how these systems challenge our understanding of intelligence, agency, realism, and ethical responsibility.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable investigates the implications of AI systems capable of generating human-like language and behavior. It asks how these systems challenge our understanding of intelligence, agency, realism, and ethical responsibility.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/4_NLG.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/4_NLG.jpg</url>
		<title>Coding and the new Human Phenotype: Are Natural Language Generators for Real?</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:38:17</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable investigates the implications of AI systems capable of generating human-like language and behavior. It asks how these systems challenge our understanding of intelligence, agency, realism, and ethical responsibility.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/4_NLG.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Coding and the New Human Phenotype: Is the Universe a Metaverse?</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/coding-and-the-new-human-phenotype-is-the-universe-a-metaverse/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2022 03:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2182</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable considers the hypothesis that reality itself may be fundamentally computational or information-based. It explores philosophical and scientific perspectives on whether the universe can be understood as a form of simulation or algorithmic process.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable considers the hypothesis that reality itself may be fundamentally computational or information-based. It explores philosophical and scientific perspectives on whether the universe can be understood as a form of simulation or algorithmic p]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable considers the hypothesis that reality itself may be fundamentally computational or information-based. It explores philosophical and scientific perspectives on whether the universe can be understood as a form of simulation or algorithmic process.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable considers the hypothesis that reality itself may be fundamentally computational or information-based. It explores philosophical and scientific perspectives on whether the universe can be understood as a form of simulation or algorithmic process.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1939a3a1-ca83-4ab5-9fd1-151960e0733f.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1939a3a1-ca83-4ab5-9fd1-151960e0733f.jpg</url>
		<title>Coding and the New Human Phenotype: Is the Universe a Metaverse?</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:32:36</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable considers the hypothesis that reality itself may be fundamentally computational or information-based. It explores philosophical and scientific perspectives on whether the universe can be understood as a form of simulation or algorithmic process.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1939a3a1-ca83-4ab5-9fd1-151960e0733f.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Coding and the New Phenotype: In Search for Lost Time</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/coding-and-the-new-phenotype-in-search-for-lost-time/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2022 03:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2160</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how meaning is encoded and reconstructed across fields such as archaeology, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience. It examines how memory and interpretation allow us to recover and understand lost or hidden information.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how meaning is encoded and reconstructed across fields such as archaeology, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience. It examines how memory and interpretation allow us to recover and understand lost or hidden information.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how meaning is encoded and reconstructed across fields such as archaeology, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience. It examines how memory and interpretation allow us to recover and understand lost or hidden information.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/221015_CNHP_1_ISOLT.mp3" length="157139068" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how meaning is encoded and reconstructed across fields such as archaeology, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience. It examines how memory and interpretation allow us to recover and understand lost or hidden information.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1_ISOLT.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1_ISOLT.jpg</url>
		<title>Coding and the New Phenotype: In Search for Lost Time</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:49:07</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how meaning is encoded and reconstructed across fields such as archaeology, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience. It examines how memory and interpretation allow us to recover and understand lost or hidden information.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1_ISOLT.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Coding and the Human Phenotype: Manipulated Perception?: Fakery, Authenticity, and the Birth of NFTs</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/coding-and-the-human-phenotype-manipulated-perception-fakery-authenticity-and-the-birth-of-nfts/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2022 03:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2166</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines how truth and authenticity are defined in a digital age shaped by misinformation, decentralized systems, and algorithmic control. It considers the opportunities and risks of technologies that can both verify and fabricate perceived reality.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable examines how truth and authenticity are defined in a digital age shaped by misinformation, decentralized systems, and algorithmic control. It considers the opportunities and risks of technologies that can both verify and fabricate perceiv]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable examines how truth and authenticity are defined in a digital age shaped by misinformation, decentralized systems, and algorithmic control. It considers the opportunities and risks of technologies that can both verify and fabricate perceived reality.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/221015_CNHP_2_ManipulatedPerception.mp3" length="136403068" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable examines how truth and authenticity are defined in a digital age shaped by misinformation, decentralized systems, and algorithmic control. It considers the opportunities and risks of technologies that can both verify and fabricate perceived reality.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/spiderman_by_TOYIB.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/spiderman_by_TOYIB.jpg</url>
		<title>Coding and the Human Phenotype: Manipulated Perception?: Fakery, Authenticity, and the Birth of NFTs</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:34:43</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines how truth and authenticity are defined in a digital age shaped by misinformation, decentralized systems, and algorithmic control. It considers the opportunities and risks of technologies that can both verify and fabricate perceived reality.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/spiderman_by_TOYIB.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Coding and the New Human Phenotype: Coding, Fiction, Metafiction – the Parcellation of What Isn’t There</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/coding-and-the-new-human-phenotype-coding-fiction-metafiction-the-parcellation-of-what-isnt-there/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2022 03:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2173</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how fiction and ideas are encoded, transmitted, and transformed within culture. It considers the role of narratives, memes, and metafiction in shaping meaning and distinguishing fact from fiction.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how fiction and ideas are encoded, transmitted, and transformed within culture. It considers the role of narratives, memes, and metafiction in shaping meaning and distinguishing fact from fiction.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how fiction and ideas are encoded, transmitted, and transformed within culture. It considers the role of narratives, memes, and metafiction in shaping meaning and distinguishing fact from fiction.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/221015_CNHP_3_Fiction.mp3" length="146535652" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how fiction and ideas are encoded, transmitted, and transformed within culture. It considers the role of narratives, memes, and metafiction in shaping meaning and distinguishing fact from fiction.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/3_Fiction.jpeg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/3_Fiction.jpeg</url>
		<title>Coding and the New Human Phenotype: Coding, Fiction, Metafiction – the Parcellation of What Isn’t There</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:41:46</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores how fiction and ideas are encoded, transmitted, and transformed within culture. It considers the role of narratives, memes, and metafiction in shaping meaning and distinguishing fact from fiction.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/3_Fiction.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Metaphysics</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/metaphysics/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2108</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the evolving relationship between physics, metaphysics, and human knowledge of nature, from classical assumptions to modern challenges posed by quantum theory, language, and cognition. It considers how contemporary science and philosophy are reviving metaphysical inquiry by integrating empirical findings with questions about reality, perception, and consciousness.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the evolving relationship between physics, metaphysics, and human knowledge of nature, from classical assumptions to modern challenges posed by quantum theory, language, and cognition. It considers how contemporary science and ph]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the evolving relationship between physics, metaphysics, and human knowledge of nature, from classical assumptions to modern challenges posed by quantum theory, language, and cognition. It considers how contemporary science and philosophy are reviving metaphysical inquiry by integrating empirical findings with questions about reality, perception, and consciousness.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the evolving relationship between physics, metaphysics, and human knowledge of nature, from classical assumptions to modern challenges posed by quantum theory, language, and cognition. It considers how contemporary science and philosophy are reviving metaphysical inquiry by integrating empirical findings with questions about reality, perception, and consciousness.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Metaphysics-2-image.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Metaphysics</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:56:56</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the evolving relationship between physics, metaphysics, and human knowledge of nature, from classical assumptions to modern challenges posed by quantum theory, language, and cognition. It considers how contemporary science and philosophy are reviving metaphysical inquiry by integrating empirical findings with questions about reality, perception, and consciousness.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Metaphysics-2-image.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Psychedelics</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/psychedelics/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 22:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2105</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores psychedelics and neuroplasticity, examining how mind-altering substances can influence perception, consciousness, and emotional states. It considers their historical, cultural, and emerging clinical roles in treating mental health conditions and expanding our understanding of the mind.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores psychedelics and neuroplasticity, examining how mind-altering substances can influence perception, consciousness, and emotional states. It considers their historical, cultural, and emerging clinical roles in treating mental healt]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores psychedelics and neuroplasticity, examining how mind-altering substances can influence perception, consciousness, and emotional states. It considers their historical, cultural, and emerging clinical roles in treating mental health conditions and expanding our understanding of the mind.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/20220312_Psychedelics.mp3" length="172995604" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores psychedelics and neuroplasticity, examining how mind-altering substances can influence perception, consciousness, and emotional states. It considers their historical, cultural, and emerging clinical roles in treating mental health conditions and expanding our understanding of the mind.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_3485.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_3485.jpg</url>
		<title>Psychedelics</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:00:08</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores psychedelics and neuroplasticity, examining how mind-altering substances can influence perception, consciousness, and emotional states. It considers their historical, cultural, and emerging clinical roles in treating mental health conditions and expanding our understanding of the mind.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_3485.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People &#038; Things in Motion: Economics and the Future</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/people-things-in-motion-economics-and-the-future/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2022 15:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2092</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines how economics is evolving to address complex global challenges, from behavioral insights to large-scale disruptions like climate change, migration, and pandemics. It considers the field’s expanding role in analyzing social systems, policy, and human behavior in the 21st century.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable examines how economics is evolving to address complex global challenges, from behavioral insights to large-scale disruptions like climate change, migration, and pandemics. It considers the field’s expanding role in analyzing social system]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable examines how economics is evolving to address complex global challenges, from behavioral insights to large-scale disruptions like climate change, migration, and pandemics. It considers the field’s expanding role in analyzing social systems, policy, and human behavior in the 21st century.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable examines how economics is evolving to address complex global challenges, from behavioral insights to large-scale disruptions like climate change, migration, and pandemics. It considers the field’s expanding role in analyzing social systems, policy, and human behavior in the 21st century.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Julie-Mehretu-Retopistics-A-Renegade-Excavation-2001.-Ink-and-acrylic-on-canvas-2-1536x743-1.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Julie-Mehretu-Retopistics-A-Renegade-Excavation-2001.-Ink-and-acrylic-on-canvas-2-1536x743-1.jpg</url>
		<title>People &#038; Things in Motion: Economics and the Future</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines how economics is evolving to address complex global challenges, from behavioral insights to large-scale disruptions like climate change, migration, and pandemics. It considers the field’s expanding role in analyzing social systems, policy, and human behavior in the 21st century.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Julie-Mehretu-Retopistics-A-Renegade-Excavation-2001.-Ink-and-acrylic-on-canvas-2-1536x743-1.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Designer Genes</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/designer-genes/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2074</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the ethical, cultural, and technological implications of modern reproductive science, including genetic screening and selection. It considers how advances in conception technologies raise questions about choice, identity, and the boundaries between nature, science, and tradition.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the ethical, cultural, and technological implications of modern reproductive science, including genetic screening and selection. It considers how advances in conception technologies raise questions about choice, identity, and the]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the ethical, cultural, and technological implications of modern reproductive science, including genetic screening and selection. It considers how advances in conception technologies raise questions about choice, identity, and the boundaries between nature, science, and tradition.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the ethical, cultural, and technological implications of modern reproductive science, including genetic screening and selection. It considers how advances in conception technologies raise questions about choice, identity, and the boundaries between nature, science, and tradition.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Designer-Genes-image-III_2.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Designer-Genes-image-III_2.jpg</url>
		<title>Designer Genes</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:55:09</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the ethical, cultural, and technological implications of modern reproductive science, including genetic screening and selection. It considers how advances in conception technologies raise questions about choice, identity, and the boundaries between nature, science, and tradition.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Designer-Genes-image-III_2.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Knowledge and Limitations</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/knowledge-and-limitations/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=607</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the scope and limits of human knowledge about the universe, and whether metaphysical inquiry can be integrated with empirical approaches to understanding nature.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the scope and limits of human knowledge about the universe, and whether metaphysical inquiry can be integrated with empirical approaches to understanding nature.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the scope and limits of human knowledge about the universe, and whether metaphysical inquiry can be integrated with empirical approaches to understanding nature.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the scope and limits of human knowledge about the universe, and whether metaphysical inquiry can be integrated with empirical approaches to understanding nature.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/knowledge-and-limitations.jpeg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/knowledge-and-limitations.jpeg</url>
		<title>Knowledge and Limitations</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:57:21</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the scope and limits of human knowledge about the universe, and whether metaphysical inquiry can be integrated with empirical approaches to understanding nature.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/knowledge-and-limitations.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Complexity and Emergence II: Visions of Cosmic Order, from Particles to People</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/complexity-emergence-ii-visions-cosmic-order-particles-people/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1350</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the emergence of complexity and order across scales—from fundamental physical particles to biological systems and human civilization—examining whether recurring principles of combination and integration give rise to distinct levels of organization. It considers how complexity evolves over time, how novel structures and behaviors emerge at different stages of the universe, and what these patterns reveal about the development of matter, life, culture, and consciousness.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the emergence of complexity and order across scales—from fundamental physical particles to biological systems and human civilization—examining whether recurring principles of combination and integration give rise to distinct leve]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the emergence of complexity and order across scales—from fundamental physical particles to biological systems and human civilization—examining whether recurring principles of combination and integration give rise to distinct levels of organization. It considers how complexity evolves over time, how novel structures and behaviors emerge at different stages of the universe, and what these patterns reveal about the development of matter, life, culture, and consciousness.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the emergence of complexity and order across scales—from fundamental physical particles to biological systems and human civilization—examining whether recurring principles of combination and integration give rise to distinct levels of organization. It considers how complexity evolves over time, how novel structures and behaviors emerge at different stages of the universe, and what these patterns reveal about the development of matter, life, culture, and consciousness.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/unnamed-2.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Complexity and Emergence II: Visions of Cosmic Order, from Particles to People</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:53:38</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the emergence of complexity and order across scales—from fundamental physical particles to biological systems and human civilization—examining whether recurring principles of combination and integration give rise to distinct levels of organization. It considers how complexity evolves over time, how novel structures and behaviors emerge at different stages of the universe, and what these patterns reveal about the development of matter, life, culture, and consciousness.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/unnamed-2.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Panacea or Poison: Placebos and Nocebos in Modern Medicine</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/panacea-or-poison-placebos-and-nocebos-in-modern-medicine/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2037</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the placebo and nocebo effects, examining how beliefs and expectations can influence physical health and medical outcomes. It considers the underlying mechanisms, ethical questions, and what these effects reveal about the relationship between mind and body in medicine.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the placebo and nocebo effects, examining how beliefs and expectations can influence physical health and medical outcomes. It considers the underlying mechanisms, ethical questions, and what these effects reveal about the relatio]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the placebo and nocebo effects, examining how beliefs and expectations can influence physical health and medical outcomes. It considers the underlying mechanisms, ethical questions, and what these effects reveal about the relationship between mind and body in medicine.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the placebo and nocebo effects, examining how beliefs and expectations can influence physical health and medical outcomes. It considers the underlying mechanisms, ethical questions, and what these effects reveal about the relationship between mind and body in medicine.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Medea.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Medea.jpg</url>
		<title>Panacea or Poison: Placebos and Nocebos in Modern Medicine</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:41:59</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the placebo and nocebo effects, examining how beliefs and expectations can influence physical health and medical outcomes. It considers the underlying mechanisms, ethical questions, and what these effects reveal about the relationship between mind and body in medicine.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Medea.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Populism</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/populism/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2022</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the causes and dynamics of populist movements, focusing on tensions between “the people” and political elites. It considers how social, economic, and technological factors—including social media—contribute to the rise of populism and its various forms across political contexts.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the causes and dynamics of populist movements, focusing on tensions between “the people” and political elites. It considers how social, economic, and technological factors—including social media—contribute to the rise of populism]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the causes and dynamics of populist movements, focusing on tensions between “the people” and political elites. It considers how social, economic, and technological factors—including social media—contribute to the rise of populism and its various forms across political contexts.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the causes and dynamics of populist movements, focusing on tensions between “the people” and political elites. It considers how social, economic, and technological factors—including social media—contribute to the rise of populism and its various forms across political contexts.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Eva-Peron-image-for-Populism-RT.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Eva-Peron-image-for-Populism-RT.jpg</url>
		<title>Populism</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:45:41</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the causes and dynamics of populist movements, focusing on tensions between “the people” and political elites. It considers how social, economic, and technological factors—including social media—contribute to the rise of populism and its various forms across political contexts.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Eva-Peron-image-for-Populism-RT.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Genes, Computers, and Medicine</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/genes-computers-and-medicine/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1008</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[These roundtables will explore how advances in computational neuroscience, molecular biology, and genomics are transforming understandings of disease, shifting perceptions of illness toward more mechanistic, data-driven, and personalized frameworks, and enabling earlier detection, refined diagnosis, and targeted therapies.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[These roundtables will explore how advances in computational neuroscience, molecular biology, and genomics are transforming understandings of disease, shifting perceptions of illness toward more mechanistic, data-driven, and personalized frameworks, and ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[These roundtables will explore how advances in computational neuroscience, molecular biology, and genomics are transforming understandings of disease, shifting perceptions of illness toward more mechanistic, data-driven, and personalized frameworks, and enabling earlier detection, refined diagnosis, and targeted therapies.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/160202__Genes_Computers_Medicine.mp3" length="68177662" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[These roundtables will explore how advances in computational neuroscience, molecular biology, and genomics are transforming understandings of disease, shifting perceptions of illness toward more mechanistic, data-driven, and personalized frameworks, and enabling earlier detection, refined diagnosis, and targeted therapies.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image1.jpeg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image1.jpeg</url>
		<title>Genes, Computers, and Medicine</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:34:41</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[These roundtables will explore how advances in computational neuroscience, molecular biology, and genomics are transforming understandings of disease, shifting perceptions of illness toward more mechanistic, data-driven, and personalized frameworks, and enabling earlier detection, refined diagnosis, and targeted therapies.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image1.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Where Does It End?</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/where-does-it-end/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=102</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine our curiosity about endings and how ideas about the ends of consciousness, life, civilization, and the universe inform one another.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine our curiosity about endings and how ideas about the ends of consciousness, life, civilization, and the universe inform one another.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine our curiosity about endings and how ideas about the ends of consciousness, life, civilization, and the universe inform one another.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine our curiosity about endings and how ideas about the ends of consciousness, life, civilization, and the universe inform one another.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wheredoesitend-1.png"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wheredoesitend-1.png</url>
		<title>Where Does It End?</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:42:01</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine our curiosity about endings and how ideas about the ends of consciousness, life, civilization, and the universe inform one another.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wheredoesitend-1.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Math models Mind</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/math-models-mind/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1657</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores whether mathematics has a unifying essence analogous to “life” in biology, and what that might mean for the discipline as a whole. It considers the role of mathematical language, analogies, and connections in shaping the coherence and perceived beauty of mathematical ideas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores whether mathematics has a unifying essence analogous to “life” in biology, and what that might mean for the discipline as a whole. It considers the role of mathematical language, analogies, and connections in shaping the coherenc]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores whether mathematics has a unifying essence analogous to “life” in biology, and what that might mean for the discipline as a whole. It considers the role of mathematical language, analogies, and connections in shaping the coherence and perceived beauty of mathematical ideas.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores whether mathematics has a unifying essence analogous to “life” in biology, and what that might mean for the discipline as a whole. It considers the role of mathematical language, analogies, and connections in shaping the coherence and perceived beauty of mathematical ideas.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/unnamed-3.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Math models Mind</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:36:48</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores whether mathematics has a unifying essence analogous to “life” in biology, and what that might mean for the discipline as a whole. It considers the role of mathematical language, analogies, and connections in shaping the coherence and perceived beauty of mathematical ideas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/unnamed-3.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>American Poetry Today</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/american-poetry-today/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1406</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together contemporary poets to discuss the evolving nature, role, and significance of poetry today, considering its relationship to other forms of communication and expression such as fiction, journalism, and film. Framed by reflections from figures such as Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams, the discussion explores how modern poetry engages with diverse aesthetic, sociopolitical, and psychological concerns, and what unique forms of meaning, perception, and experience it offers in an age of media saturation and rapid cultural change.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together contemporary poets to discuss the evolving nature, role, and significance of poetry today, considering its relationship to other forms of communication and expression such as fiction, journalism, and film. Framed by reflec]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together contemporary poets to discuss the evolving nature, role, and significance of poetry today, considering its relationship to other forms of communication and expression such as fiction, journalism, and film. Framed by reflections from figures such as Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams, the discussion explores how modern poetry engages with diverse aesthetic, sociopolitical, and psychological concerns, and what unique forms of meaning, perception, and experience it offers in an age of media saturation and rapid cultural change.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together contemporary poets to discuss the evolving nature, role, and significance of poetry today, considering its relationship to other forms of communication and expression such as fiction, journalism, and film. Framed by reflections from figures such as Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams, the discussion explores how modern poetry engages with diverse aesthetic, sociopolitical, and psychological concerns, and what unique forms of meaning, perception, and experience it offers in an age of media saturation and rapid cultural change.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>American Poetry Today</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together contemporary poets to discuss the evolving nature, role, and significance of poetry today, considering its relationship to other forms of communication and expression such as fiction, journalism, and film. Framed by reflections from figures such as Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams, the discussion explores how modern poetry engages with diverse aesthetic, sociopolitical, and psychological concerns, and what unique forms of meaning, perception, and experience it offers in an age of media saturation and rapid cultural change.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/unnamed.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Shame</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/shame/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1678</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores shame as a social mechanism, examining how it is produced, used, and amplified across interpersonal, political, and technological contexts. It considers the consequences of shame for individuals and society, particularly in the age of social media and data-driven systems.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores shame as a social mechanism, examining how it is produced, used, and amplified across interpersonal, political, and technological contexts. It considers the consequences of shame for individuals and society, particularly in the a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores shame as a social mechanism, examining how it is produced, used, and amplified across interpersonal, political, and technological contexts. It considers the consequences of shame for individuals and society, particularly in the age of social media and data-driven systems.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores shame as a social mechanism, examining how it is produced, used, and amplified across interpersonal, political, and technological contexts. It considers the consequences of shame for individuals and society, particularly in the age of social media and data-driven systems.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Goya9.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Shame</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:50:21</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores shame as a social mechanism, examining how it is produced, used, and amplified across interpersonal, political, and technological contexts. It considers the consequences of shame for individuals and society, particularly in the age of social media and data-driven systems.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Goya9.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Second Annual Heavy MeNtal Variety Show</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/second-annual-heavy-mental-variety-show/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=162</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This event will feature a performance combining music, neuroscience, and magic, with The Amygdaloids presenting songs about the mind and brain alongside brief talks by Joseph LeDoux, and interludes of magic by Mark Mitton.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This event will feature a performance combining music, neuroscience, and magic, with The Amygdaloids presenting songs about the mind and brain alongside brief talks by Joseph LeDoux, and interludes of magic by Mark Mitton.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This event will feature a performance combining music, neuroscience, and magic, with The Amygdaloids presenting songs about the mind and brain alongside brief talks by Joseph LeDoux, and interludes of magic by Mark Mitton.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This event will feature a performance combining music, neuroscience, and magic, with The Amygdaloids presenting songs about the mind and brain alongside brief talks by Joseph LeDoux, and interludes of magic by Mark Mitton.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Band_May18.png"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Band_May18.png</url>
		<title>Second Annual Heavy MeNtal Variety Show</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>58:40</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This event will feature a performance combining music, neuroscience, and magic, with The Amygdaloids presenting songs about the mind and brain alongside brief talks by Joseph LeDoux, and interludes of magic by Mark Mitton.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Band_May18.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Mind of a Child</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-mind-of-a-child/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=786</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how young children understand and experience the world across developmental stages, and what these differences reveal about cognition, memory, and emotion, with implications for supporting both typical development and developmental disorders.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how young children understand and experience the world across developmental stages, and what these differences reveal about cognition, memory, and emotion, with implications for supporting both typical development and develop]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how young children understand and experience the world across developmental stages, and what these differences reveal about cognition, memory, and emotion, with implications for supporting both typical development and developmental disorders.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how young children understand and experience the world across developmental stages, and what these differences reveal about cognition, memory, and emotion, with implications for supporting both typical development and developmental disorders.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Childs-Mind.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Childs-Mind.jpg</url>
		<title>The Mind of a Child</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:09:31</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how young children understand and experience the world across developmental stages, and what these differences reveal about cognition, memory, and emotion, with implications for supporting both typical development and developmental disorders.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Childs-Mind.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Animal Language</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/animal-language/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=122</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine animal communication through its sonic and phonetic dimensions, exploring how different species transmit and interpret information and what this reveals about communication more broadly.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine animal communication through its sonic and phonetic dimensions, exploring how different species transmit and interpret information and what this reveals about communication more broadly.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine animal communication through its sonic and phonetic dimensions, exploring how different species transmit and interpret information and what this reveals about communication more broadly.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine animal communication through its sonic and phonetic dimensions, exploring how different species transmit and interpret information and what this reveals about communication more broadly.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/animallanguge.png"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Animal Language</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:00:46</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine animal communication through its sonic and phonetic dimensions, exploring how different species transmit and interpret information and what this reveals about communication more broadly.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/animallanguge.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Women and the Work World</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/women-and-the-work-world/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=511</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the causes and consequences of persistent obstacles to women’s employment and advancement, despite increased parity, considering cultural, psychological, and biological factors.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the causes and consequences of persistent obstacles to women’s employment and advancement, despite increased parity, considering cultural, psychological, and biological factors.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the causes and consequences of persistent obstacles to women’s employment and advancement, despite increased parity, considering cultural, psychological, and biological factors.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the causes and consequences of persistent obstacles to women’s employment and advancement, despite increased parity, considering cultural, psychological, and biological factors.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Women-Work-World.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Women and the Work World</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:33:48</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the causes and consequences of persistent obstacles to women’s employment and advancement, despite increased parity, considering cultural, psychological, and biological factors.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Women-Work-World.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Emergence of Empathy: Encountering The Other Through Fiction</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/emergence-of-empathy-encountering-the-other-through-fiction/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1845</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores empathy as a psychological and imaginative process through which individuals “feel into” others and learn from both real and fictional experiences. It considers how empathy shapes identity, emotional understanding, and our ability to navigate relationships and internal conflicts.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores empathy as a psychological and imaginative process through which individuals “feel into” others and learn from both real and fictional experiences. It considers how empathy shapes identity, emotional understanding, and our abilit]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores empathy as a psychological and imaginative process through which individuals “feel into” others and learn from both real and fictional experiences. It considers how empathy shapes identity, emotional understanding, and our ability to navigate relationships and internal conflicts.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/191116_Emergence_of_Empathy_Encountering_The_Other_Through_Fiction.mp3" length="104880586" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores empathy as a psychological and imaginative process through which individuals “feel into” others and learn from both real and fictional experiences. It considers how empathy shapes identity, emotional understanding, and our ability to navigate relationships and internal conflicts.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dante_Gabriel_Rossetti_-_Hamlet_and_Ophelia.jpg</url>
		<title>Emergence of Empathy: Encountering The Other Through Fiction</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:49:15</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores empathy as a psychological and imaginative process through which individuals “feel into” others and learn from both real and fictional experiences. It considers how empathy shapes identity, emotional understanding, and our ability to navigate relationships and internal conflicts.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dante_Gabriel_Rossetti_-_Hamlet_and_Ophelia.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Human and Nonhuman Minds: Continuities and Discontinuities</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/human-and-nonhuman-minds-continuities-and-discontinuities/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=841</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how advances in the study of animal cognition and behavior have expanded our understanding from whether animals think to how and to what extent they think, and what their cognitive worlds may consist of.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how advances in the study of animal cognition and behavior have expanded our understanding from whether animals think to how and to what extent they think, and what their cognitive worlds may consist of.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how advances in the study of animal cognition and behavior have expanded our understanding from whether animals think to how and to what extent they think, and what their cognitive worlds may consist of.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/150516_Human_and_Nonhuman_Minds_Continuities_and_Discontinuities.mp3" length="160693518" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how advances in the study of animal cognition and behavior have expanded our understanding from whether animals think to how and to what extent they think, and what their cognitive worlds may consist of.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Human-and-Nonhuman-Minds.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Human-and-Nonhuman-Minds.jpg</url>
		<title>Human and Nonhuman Minds: Continuities and Discontinuities</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:51:35</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how advances in the study of animal cognition and behavior have expanded our understanding from whether animals think to how and to what extent they think, and what their cognitive worlds may consist of.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Human-and-Nonhuman-Minds.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Elizabeth Bishop: A Conversation about Her Poetry</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/elizabeth-bishop-a-conversation-about-her-poetry/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=144</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will feature a discussion and readings of Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry by Bonnie Costello, Alice Quinn, Lloyd Schwartz, and Jean Valentine, focusing on what makes her work distinctive and enduring.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will feature a discussion and readings of Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry by Bonnie Costello, Alice Quinn, Lloyd Schwartz, and Jean Valentine, focusing on what makes her work distinctive and enduring.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will feature a discussion and readings of Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry by Bonnie Costello, Alice Quinn, Lloyd Schwartz, and Jean Valentine, focusing on what makes her work distinctive and enduring.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will feature a discussion and readings of Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry by Bonnie Costello, Alice Quinn, Lloyd Schwartz, and Jean Valentine, focusing on what makes her work distinctive and enduring.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ElizabethBishop_Small.png"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Elizabeth Bishop: A Conversation about Her Poetry</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:39:29</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ElizabethBishop_Small.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Urdu Poetry: Ghalib and the Ghazal</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/urdu-poetry-ghalib-and-the-ghazal/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=128</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the poetry of Ghalib and the ghazal form by focusing on a single two-line verse as a way to understand the genre as a whole.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the poetry of Ghalib and the ghazal form by focusing on a single two-line verse as a way to understand the genre as a whole.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the poetry of Ghalib and the ghazal form by focusing on a single two-line verse as a way to understand the genre as a whole.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the poetry of Ghalib and the ghazal form by focusing on a single two-line verse as a way to understand the genre as a whole.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/redfort.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Urdu Poetry: Ghalib and the Ghazal</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:31:01</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the poetry of Ghalib and the ghazal form by focusing on a single two-line verse as a way to understand the genre as a whole.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/redfort.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>The Animal Human Continuum</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/animal-consciousness/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1623</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the continuity between human and animal minds, examining emotions, consciousness, and behavior across species through perspectives from neuroscience, philosophy, and history. It considers the ethical implications of how we understand and relate to animals, and how these insights inform both science and our treatment of other living beings.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the continuity between human and animal minds, examining emotions, consciousness, and behavior across species through perspectives from neuroscience, philosophy, and history. It considers the ethical implications of how we unders]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the continuity between human and animal minds, examining emotions, consciousness, and behavior across species through perspectives from neuroscience, philosophy, and history. It considers the ethical implications of how we understand and relate to animals, and how these insights inform both science and our treatment of other living beings.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/181215_The_Animal_Human_Continuum.mp3" length="93566850" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the continuity between human and animal minds, examining emotions, consciousness, and behavior across species through perspectives from neuroscience, philosophy, and history. It considers the ethical implications of how we understand and relate to animals, and how these insights inform both science and our treatment of other living beings.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/unnamed-3.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>The Animal Human Continuum</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:37:28</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/unnamed-3.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Complexity and Emergence</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/complexity-and-emergence/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine emergence and complexity in brain, biological, and social systems, and the implications for understanding mind, prediction, and human behavior.]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine emergence and complexity in brain, biological, and social systems, and the implications for understanding mind, prediction, and human behavior.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/complexity-emergence.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>What Can Mathematics Teach Us About Mind/Brain?</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/what-can-mathematics-teach-us-about-mindbrain/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mathbrain.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>&#8220;Fake&#8221; Knowledge: Knowing and the Illusion of Knowing</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/fake-knowledge-knowing-illusion-knowing/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines the nature of knowledge as a distributed and socially mediated phenomenon, from historical practices of shared memory to the contemporary influence of digital information systems. It explores how access to vast, externalized sources of knowledge—such as the internet—affects individual cognition, our sense of self, and our ability to distinguish between fact, speculation, and belief. The discussion also considers the relationship between collective intelligence and individual reasoning, and reflects on whether increased information necessarily leads to greater wisdom, as well as the broader implications of emerging human–machine knowledge systems.]]></description>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/unnamed-3.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Collaborations: Jazz and Poetry</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/collaborations-jazz-and-poetry/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine jazz poetry as a written form that engages with the improvisatory, blues-based qualities of jazz, and how poetry can reflect, respond to, and collaborate with musical expression.]]></description>
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	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/jazzandpoetry.png"></itunes:image>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/jazzandpoetry.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Creative Turbulence</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/creative-turbulence/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together artists and scientists to explore turbulence as both a scientific challenge and a source of artistic inspiration, examining its visualizations, underlying physics, and broader theoretical and philosophical implications. It focuses on the intersection of art and science in understanding complex, self-organizing systems.]]></description>
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	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/unnamed.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/unnamed.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Responses: Poetry with Patrick Rosal and Jean Valentine</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/responses-poetry-with-jean-valentine-and-patrick-rosal/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:30:22</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Venn-Diagram.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Curiosity</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/curiosity/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Curiosity</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:10:05</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Manguel-Curiosity-sq.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Search for Immortality</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-search-for-immortality/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how awareness of mortality shapes human life, from early anxieties to philosophical and spiritual responses, and how scientific and spiritual developments inform ideas about transcendence, perception, and possible forms of existence beyond death.]]></description>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/immortality.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Aby Warburg: Art, Neuroscience, and Psychoanalysis: Day 2, Part 2</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/podcast/aby-warburg-art-neuroscience-psychoanalysis-day-2-part-2/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Aby Warburg: Art, Neuroscience, and Psychoanalysis: Day 2, Part 3</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Part 3: Additional questions/comments regarding both Sunday roundtables and wrap-up This two-day symposium explores Warburg’s ideas and their adumbrations, e.g., his preoccupations with &#8211; and intuitions about &#8211; memory, both in relation to dif]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Music to Whose Ears? Music, Emotion, and Mind</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/music-to-whose-ears-music-emotion-and-mind/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine meditation as a deliberately cultivated mental state that, despite being difficult to define, has well-documented benefits for mental and physical health, focusing on the interplay between conscious intention and unconscious processes that sustain it.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine meditation as a deliberately cultivated mental state that, despite being difficult to define, has well-documented benefits for mental and physical health, focusing on the interplay between conscious intention and unconscious ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine meditation as a deliberately cultivated mental state that, despite being difficult to define, has well-documented benefits for mental and physical health, focusing on the interplay between conscious intention and unconscious processes that sustain it.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine meditation as a deliberately cultivated mental state that, despite being difficult to define, has well-documented benefits for mental and physical health, focusing on the interplay between conscious intention and unconscious processes that sustain it.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The Meditative State</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:15:31</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine meditation as a deliberately cultivated mental state that, despite being difficult to define, has well-documented benefits for mental and physical health, focusing on the interplay between conscious intention and unconscious processes that sustain it.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/meditative-state.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Cancer: Body &#038; Mind</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/cancer-body-mind/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=637</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine current advances in the biology of cancer and consider how emerging research informs, and complicates, our understanding of any relationship between mind, immunity, and disease progression.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine current advances in the biology of cancer and consider how emerging research informs, and complicates, our understanding of any relationship between mind, immunity, and disease progression.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine current advances in the biology of cancer and consider how emerging research informs, and complicates, our understanding of any relationship between mind, immunity, and disease progression.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine current advances in the biology of cancer and consider how emerging research informs, and complicates, our understanding of any relationship between mind, immunity, and disease progression.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Cancer.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Cancer: Body &#038; Mind</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:28:52</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine current advances in the biology of cancer and consider how emerging research informs, and complicates, our understanding of any relationship between mind, immunity, and disease progression.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Cancer.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Amygdaloids Warburg Symposium Concert</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-amygdaloids-warburg-symposium-concert/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=171</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This event will feature The Amygdaloids, a band of scientists and musicians, performing songs about the mind, brain, and behavior, each introduced with brief scientific context by Joseph LeDoux.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This event will feature The Amygdaloids, a band of scientists and musicians, performing songs about the mind, brain, and behavior, each introduced with brief scientific context by Joseph LeDoux.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This event will feature The Amygdaloids, a band of scientists and musicians, performing songs about the mind, brain, and behavior, each introduced with brief scientific context by Joseph LeDoux.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This event will feature The Amygdaloids, a band of scientists and musicians, performing songs about the mind, brain, and behavior, each introduced with brief scientific context by Joseph LeDoux.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/abywarburg-home.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>The Amygdaloids Warburg Symposium Concert</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>47:22</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This event will feature The Amygdaloids, a band of scientists and musicians, performing songs about the mind, brain, and behavior, each introduced with brief scientific context by Joseph LeDoux.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/abywarburg-home.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Synthetic and Systems Biology: Reinventing the Code of Life</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/synthetic-and-systems-biology-reinventing-the-code-of-life/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=157</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the promises and risks of synthetic and systems biology, including their potential to transform medicine, energy, and the creation of life, as well as their ethical and societal implications.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the promises and risks of synthetic and systems biology, including their potential to transform medicine, energy, and the creation of life, as well as their ethical and societal implications.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the promises and risks of synthetic and systems biology, including their potential to transform medicine, energy, and the creation of life, as well as their ethical and societal implications.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the promises and risks of synthetic and systems biology, including their potential to transform medicine, energy, and the creation of life, as well as their ethical and societal implications.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/syntheticbiology.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Synthetic and Systems Biology: Reinventing the Code of Life</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:40:23</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/syntheticbiology.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Music to Whose Ears III: Music and Healing</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/music-whose-ears-iii-music-healing/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1296</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the therapeutic and cognitive effects of music on the brain, examining how melody, rhythm, and musical engagement can support individuals with conditions such as aphasia, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. It also considers empirical findings on music’s role in enhancing memory, supporting cognitive development, and potentially slowing age-related decline, while investigating the underlying neurological and psychological mechanisms that may account for these benefits.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the therapeutic and cognitive effects of music on the brain, examining how melody, rhythm, and musical engagement can support individuals with conditions such as aphasia, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. It a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the therapeutic and cognitive effects of music on the brain, examining how melody, rhythm, and musical engagement can support individuals with conditions such as aphasia, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. It also considers empirical findings on music’s role in enhancing memory, supporting cognitive development, and potentially slowing age-related decline, while investigating the underlying neurological and psychological mechanisms that may account for these benefits.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the therapeutic and cognitive effects of music on the brain, examining how melody, rhythm, and musical engagement can support individuals with conditions such as aphasia, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. It also considers empirical findings on music’s role in enhancing memory, supporting cognitive development, and potentially slowing age-related decline, while investigating the underlying neurological and psychological mechanisms that may account for these benefits.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/unnamed-5.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Music to Whose Ears III: Music and Healing</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:45:07</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the therapeutic and cognitive effects of music on the brain, examining how melody, rhythm, and musical engagement can support individuals with conditions such as aphasia, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. It also considers empirical findings on music’s role in enhancing memory, supporting cognitive development, and potentially slowing age-related decline, while investigating the underlying neurological and psychological mechanisms that may account for these benefits.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/unnamed-5.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Pain</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/pain/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1270</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of pain as both a biological signal and a subjective experience, examining how it arises, how it is processed in the nervous system, and how it relates to affect, behavior, and homeostasis. It also considers current scientific approaches to pain management, including the use and risks of analgesics such as opioids, and reflects on the ethical challenges involved in advancing pain research and treatment for both humans and other species.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of pain as both a biological signal and a subjective experience, examining how it arises, how it is processed in the nervous system, and how it relates to affect, behavior, and homeostasis. It also considers current sc]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of pain as both a biological signal and a subjective experience, examining how it arises, how it is processed in the nervous system, and how it relates to affect, behavior, and homeostasis. It also considers current scientific approaches to pain management, including the use and risks of analgesics such as opioids, and reflects on the ethical challenges involved in advancing pain research and treatment for both humans and other species.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of pain as both a biological signal and a subjective experience, examining how it arises, how it is processed in the nervous system, and how it relates to affect, behavior, and homeostasis. It also considers current scientific approaches to pain management, including the use and risks of analgesics such as opioids, and reflects on the ethical challenges involved in advancing pain research and treatment for both humans and other species.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/unnamed-2.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Pain</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of pain as both a biological signal and a subjective experience, examining how it arises, how it is processed in the nervous system, and how it relates to affect, behavior, and homeostasis. It also considers current scientific approaches to pain management, including the use and risks of analgesics such as opioids, and reflects on the ethical challenges involved in advancing pain research and treatment for both humans and other species.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/unnamed-2.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>The Future of Psychiatry</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-future-of-psychiatry/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1606</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the evolving landscape of mental health care, from psychoanalysis to psychopharmacology and emerging brain-based approaches. It considers how advances in neuroscience and technology may transform the diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of psychiatric conditions.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the evolving landscape of mental health care, from psychoanalysis to psychopharmacology and emerging brain-based approaches. It considers how advances in neuroscience and technology may transform the diagnosis, understanding, and]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the evolving landscape of mental health care, from psychoanalysis to psychopharmacology and emerging brain-based approaches. It considers how advances in neuroscience and technology may transform the diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of psychiatric conditions.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/181110_Future_of_Psychiatry.mp3" length="193328275" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the evolving landscape of mental health care, from psychoanalysis to psychopharmacology and emerging brain-based approaches. It considers how advances in neuroscience and technology may transform the diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of psychiatric conditions.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png"></itunes:image>
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		<title>The Future of Psychiatry</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:39:39</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the evolving landscape of mental health care, from psychoanalysis to psychopharmacology and emerging brain-based approaches. It considers how advances in neuroscience and technology may transform the diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of psychiatric conditions.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Transhumanist Predictions and the Human Predicament</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/transhumanist-predictions-human-predicament/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1537</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together perspectives from multiple disciplines to examine transhumanism—the prospect of using technologies such as genomics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, robotics, and prosthetics to enhance and transform human bodies and minds. It explores visions of radical life extension, digital forms of consciousness, and the idea of a technological “Singularity,” while also considering the broader scientific, philosophical, and cultural implications of moving beyond current conceptions of the human.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together perspectives from multiple disciplines to examine transhumanism—the prospect of using technologies such as genomics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, robotics, and prosthetics to enhance and transform human bodies ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together perspectives from multiple disciplines to examine transhumanism—the prospect of using technologies such as genomics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, robotics, and prosthetics to enhance and transform human bodies and minds. It explores visions of radical life extension, digital forms of consciousness, and the idea of a technological “Singularity,” while also considering the broader scientific, philosophical, and cultural implications of moving beyond current conceptions of the human.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together perspectives from multiple disciplines to examine transhumanism—the prospect of using technologies such as genomics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, robotics, and prosthetics to enhance and transform human bodies and minds. It explores visions of radical life extension, digital forms of consciousness, and the idea of a technological “Singularity,” while also considering the broader scientific, philosophical, and cultural implications of moving beyond current conceptions of the human.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/unnamed-2-1.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Transhumanist Predictions and the Human Predicament</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:44:59</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable brings together perspectives from multiple disciplines to examine transhumanism—the prospect of using technologies such as genomics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, robotics, and prosthetics to enhance and transform human bodies and minds. It explores visions of radical life extension, digital forms of consciousness, and the idea of a technological “Singularity,” while also considering the broader scientific, philosophical, and cultural implications of moving beyond current conceptions of the human.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/unnamed-2-1.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Mind Matters: Past, Present, and Future</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/mind-matters-past-present-future/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1518</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable traces the evolving understanding of mind from ancient philosophical and theological conceptions to contemporary accounts grounded in neuroscience, cognitive science, and computational models. It considers how advances across multiple scientific disciplines have reshaped ideas of mental phenomena, while also reflecting on the continuing roles of metaphysics and theology in interpreting the nature, limits, and future of mind, including speculation on how the concept of mind itself may change in the next century.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable traces the evolving understanding of mind from ancient philosophical and theological conceptions to contemporary accounts grounded in neuroscience, cognitive science, and computational models. It considers how advances across multiple sci]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable traces the evolving understanding of mind from ancient philosophical and theological conceptions to contemporary accounts grounded in neuroscience, cognitive science, and computational models. It considers how advances across multiple scientific disciplines have reshaped ideas of mental phenomena, while also reflecting on the continuing roles of metaphysics and theology in interpreting the nature, limits, and future of mind, including speculation on how the concept of mind itself may change in the next century.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable traces the evolving understanding of mind from ancient philosophical and theological conceptions to contemporary accounts grounded in neuroscience, cognitive science, and computational models. It considers how advances across multiple scientific disciplines have reshaped ideas of mental phenomena, while also reflecting on the continuing roles of metaphysics and theology in interpreting the nature, limits, and future of mind, including speculation on how the concept of mind itself may change in the next century.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3FA6E461-6429-4E6A-B812-E80068FDAC17.png"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Mind Matters: Past, Present, and Future</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:24:02</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3FA6E461-6429-4E6A-B812-E80068FDAC17.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Life in the Universe</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/life-in-the-universe/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1658</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this roundtable, we will explore the notion of life in the universe and what it might look like elsewhere.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this roundtable, we will explore the notion of life in the universe and what it might look like elsewhere.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this roundtable, we will explore the notion of life in the universe and what it might look like elsewhere.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this roundtable, we will explore the notion of life in the universe and what it might look like elsewhere.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/images.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Life in the Universe</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:43:10</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this roundtable, we will explore the notion of life in the universe and what it might look like elsewhere.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/images.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>The Topology of Fear</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how fear shapes decision-making under extreme risk and consider how insights from economics, neuroscience, psychology, and topology can expand our understanding of rational choice in complex and uncertain situations.]]></description>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/topologyoffear_rt.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Status</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/status/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores status anxiety—what status means, why it matters, and why it drives human behavior. It examines the pursuit of status from historical, psychological, sociological, and biological perspectives to better understand its role in shaping our desires and social lives.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores status anxiety—what status means, why it matters, and why it drives human behavior. It examines the pursuit of status from historical, psychological, sociological, and biological perspectives to better understand its role in shap]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores status anxiety—what status means, why it matters, and why it drives human behavior. It examines the pursuit of status from historical, psychological, sociological, and biological perspectives to better understand its role in shaping our desires and social lives.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores status anxiety—what status means, why it matters, and why it drives human behavior. It examines the pursuit of status from historical, psychological, sociological, and biological perspectives to better understand its role in shaping our desires and social lives.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Status</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:48:43</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/unnamed-4.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Altruism and Empathy</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/altruism-and-empathy/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine whether selflessness is an illusion or a genuine human capacity, exploring the evolutionary and psychological roots of empathy, altruism, and the relationship between self-interest and care for others.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine whether selflessness is an illusion or a genuine human capacity, exploring the evolutionary and psychological roots of empathy, altruism, and the relationship between self-interest and care for others.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine whether selflessness is an illusion or a genuine human capacity, exploring the evolutionary and psychological roots of empathy, altruism, and the relationship between self-interest and care for others.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/altruism.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:52:03</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine whether selflessness is an illusion or a genuine human capacity, exploring the evolutionary and psychological roots of empathy, altruism, and the relationship between self-interest and care for others.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/altruism.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Mathematics and Other Realities</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/mathematics-and-other-realities/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1857</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines competing views of reality beyond physicalism, focusing on mathematical Platonism and tiered ontologies. It considers how these perspectives challenge the idea that particles and fields form the sole fundamental basis of existence.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable examines competing views of reality beyond physicalism, focusing on mathematical Platonism and tiered ontologies. It considers how these perspectives challenge the idea that particles and fields form the sole fundamental basis of existenc]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable examines competing views of reality beyond physicalism, focusing on mathematical Platonism and tiered ontologies. It considers how these perspectives challenge the idea that particles and fields form the sole fundamental basis of existence.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Math-and-other-realities-image.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Mathematics and Other Realities</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:48:10</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable examines competing views of reality beyond physicalism, focusing on mathematical Platonism and tiered ontologies. It considers how these perspectives challenge the idea that particles and fields form the sole fundamental basis of existence.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Math-and-other-realities-image.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Secrecy and Transparency</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/secrecy-and-transparency/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore how the internet and data sharing are reshaping privacy, identity, and the relationship between individuals and institutions, including the role of secrecy and transparency in personal freedom.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore how the internet and data sharing are reshaping privacy, identity, and the relationship between individuals and institutions, including the role of secrecy and transparency in personal freedom.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore how the internet and data sharing are reshaping privacy, identity, and the relationship between individuals and institutions, including the role of secrecy and transparency in personal freedom.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/secrecytransparency-2.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Secrecy and Transparency</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:50:58</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will explore how the internet and data sharing are reshaping privacy, identity, and the relationship between individuals and institutions, including the role of secrecy and transparency in personal freedom.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/secrecytransparency-2.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Speak, Memory</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/speak-memory/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=899</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how advances in memory research can deepen our understanding of the role memory plays in normal development and in shaping lived experience, while also informing efforts to address memory impairment in an aging population. It will further consider how dialogue between scientific researchers and practitioners of memory can foster mutual insights into the mechanisms, limits, and cultivation of memory across contexts.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how advances in memory research can deepen our understanding of the role memory plays in normal development and in shaping lived experience, while also informing efforts to address memory impairment in an aging population. It]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how advances in memory research can deepen our understanding of the role memory plays in normal development and in shaping lived experience, while also informing efforts to address memory impairment in an aging population. It will further consider how dialogue between scientific researchers and practitioners of memory can foster mutual insights into the mechanisms, limits, and cultivation of memory across contexts.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Madeleines-3-with-permission.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Speak, Memory</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:55:20</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how advances in memory research can deepen our understanding of the role memory plays in normal development and in shaping lived experience, while also informing efforts to address memory impairment in an aging population. It will further consider how dialogue between scientific researchers and practitioners of memory can foster mutual insights into the mechanisms, limits, and cultivation of memory across contexts.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Madeleines-3-with-permission.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Fear: Wherefore, Whence?</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/fear-wherefore-whence/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1133</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores fear and anxiety as multi-layered phenomena involving neurobiological, physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and unconscious processes. It examines how these states are generated and experienced, compares human expressions of fear with those observed in other animals, and considers how perspectives from neuroscience, psychology, and psychoanalysis contribute to understanding anxiety as a central aspect of mental life and its broader implications for cognition and behavior.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores fear and anxiety as multi-layered phenomena involving neurobiological, physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and unconscious processes. It examines how these states are generated and experienced, compares human expressions of fea]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores fear and anxiety as multi-layered phenomena involving neurobiological, physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and unconscious processes. It examines how these states are generated and experienced, compares human expressions of fear with those observed in other animals, and considers how perspectives from neuroscience, psychology, and psychoanalysis contribute to understanding anxiety as a central aspect of mental life and its broader implications for cognition and behavior.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-1.jpeg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Fear: Wherefore, Whence?</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-1.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Apprehending Consciousness</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/apprehending-consciousness/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how science approaches the problem of consciousness, and the roles of physics, psychology, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, philosophy, and religion in understanding sentience and self-awareness.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how science approaches the problem of consciousness, and the roles of physics, psychology, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, philosophy, and religion in understanding sentience and self-awareness.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how science approaches the problem of consciousness, and the roles of physics, psychology, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, philosophy, and religion in understanding sentience and self-awareness.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Consciousness.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Apprehending Consciousness</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:08:01</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine how science approaches the problem of consciousness, and the roles of physics, psychology, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, philosophy, and religion in understanding sentience and self-awareness.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Consciousness.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Sublime Experience</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-sublime-experience/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the sublime across visual arts, music, religious experience, and nature, considering how philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience illuminate the experience and its relation to pleasure and awe.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the sublime across visual arts, music, religious experience, and nature, considering how philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience illuminate the experience and its relation to pleasure and awe.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the sublime across visual arts, music, religious experience, and nature, considering how philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience illuminate the experience and its relation to pleasure and awe.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Joseph_Mallord_William_Turner_012.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>A Freudian Perspective on What Ails the World Today: Part 3</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/podcast/freudian-perspective-ails-world-today-part-3/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Part 3: Identity A Colloquium of The Helix Center for Interdisciplinary Investigation and L&#8217; Association Des Amis de Passages (ADAPes) Comité Freud December 5th and 6th, 2015 at the Helix Center Participants: Marilia Aisenstein Psychoanalyst; Former President, Société Psychanalyste de Paris (Paris Psychoanalytic Society) Ian Buckingham Psychoanalyst; President, New York Psychoanalytic Society &#38; Institute Vincent... <a class="read-more" href="https://www.helixcenter.org/podcast/freudian-perspective-ails-world-today-part-3/">read more! &#187;</a>]]></description>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>French Surrealism: A Revolution of the Mind</title>
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	<title>A Freudian Perspective on What Ails the World Today: Part 2</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Part 2: Education and Civilizational Crisis A Colloquium of The Helix Center for Interdisciplinary Investigation and L&#8217; Association Des Amis de Passages (ADAPes) Comité Freud December 5th and 6th, 2015 at the Helix Center Participants: Marilia Aisenstein Psychoanalyst; Former President, Société Psychanalyste de Paris (Paris Psychoanalytic Society) Ian Buckingham Psychoanalyst; President, New York Psychoanalytic Society... <a class="read-more" href="https://www.helixcenter.org/podcast/freudian-perspective-ails-world-today-part-2/">read more! &#187;</a>]]></description>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2-1.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Understanding Genius</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/understanding-genius/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=885</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine competing philosophical and historical conceptions of genius, including the relationship between talent and originality, and whether originality is the defining feature of genius.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine competing philosophical and historical conceptions of genius, including the relationship between talent and originality, and whether originality is the defining feature of genius.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine competing philosophical and historical conceptions of genius, including the relationship between talent and originality, and whether originality is the defining feature of genius.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine competing philosophical and historical conceptions of genius, including the relationship between talent and originality, and whether originality is the defining feature of genius.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Understanding-Genius.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Understanding Genius</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:19:26</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine competing philosophical and historical conceptions of genius, including the relationship between talent and originality, and whether originality is the defining feature of genius.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Understanding-Genius.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>STEAM &#038; the Future of Education 1</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/steam-future-education-1/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1382</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable focuses on the foundations and direction of STEAM education, examining how integrating art with STEM disciplines can reshape learning. Participants discuss pedagogical strategies, curriculum design, and how interdisciplinary approaches can cultivate creativity, critical thinking, and adaptability in students. It also considers institutional barriers and opportunities for implementing STEAM within existing educational systems.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable focuses on the foundations and direction of STEAM education, examining how integrating art with STEM disciplines can reshape learning. Participants discuss pedagogical strategies, curriculum design, and how interdisciplinary approaches ca]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable focuses on the foundations and direction of STEAM education, examining how integrating art with STEM disciplines can reshape learning. Participants discuss pedagogical strategies, curriculum design, and how interdisciplinary approaches can cultivate creativity, critical thinking, and adaptability in students. It also considers institutional barriers and opportunities for implementing STEAM within existing educational systems.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/171202_ArtScience2_STEAM_the_Future_of_Education_Roundtable_1.mp3" length="103931778" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable focuses on the foundations and direction of STEAM education, examining how integrating art with STEM disciplines can reshape learning. Participants discuss pedagogical strategies, curriculum design, and how interdisciplinary approaches can cultivate creativity, critical thinking, and adaptability in students. It also considers institutional barriers and opportunities for implementing STEAM within existing educational systems.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2.jpg</url>
		<title>STEAM &#038; the Future of Education 1</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:26:36</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable focuses on the foundations and direction of STEAM education, examining how integrating art with STEM disciplines can reshape learning. Participants discuss pedagogical strategies, curriculum design, and how interdisciplinary approaches can cultivate creativity, critical thinking, and adaptability in students. It also considers institutional barriers and opportunities for implementing STEAM within existing educational systems.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Science-Art Collaboration 2</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/science-art-collaboration-2/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1509</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable centers on practical and conceptual aspects of collaboration between artists and scientists. It highlights methodologies, tools, and case studies of joint projects, examining how different modes of thinking—analytical, creative, experimental—intersect. The conversation also addresses challenges in collaboration, such as aligning goals, translating across disciplines, and sustaining productive partnerships.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable centers on practical and conceptual aspects of collaboration between artists and scientists. It highlights methodologies, tools, and case studies of joint projects, examining how different modes of thinking—analytical, creative, experimen]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable centers on practical and conceptual aspects of collaboration between artists and scientists. It highlights methodologies, tools, and case studies of joint projects, examining how different modes of thinking—analytical, creative, experimental—intersect. The conversation also addresses challenges in collaboration, such as aligning goals, translating across disciplines, and sustaining productive partnerships.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/171202_ArtScience4_Science-Art%20Collaboration_Roundtable_2.mp3" length="110357378" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable centers on practical and conceptual aspects of collaboration between artists and scientists. It highlights methodologies, tools, and case studies of joint projects, examining how different modes of thinking—analytical, creative, experimental—intersect. The conversation also addresses challenges in collaboration, such as aligning goals, translating across disciplines, and sustaining productive partnerships.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2-1.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2-1.jpg</url>
		<title>Science-Art Collaboration 2</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:31:58</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable centers on practical and conceptual aspects of collaboration between artists and scientists. It highlights methodologies, tools, and case studies of joint projects, examining how different modes of thinking—analytical, creative, experimental—intersect. The conversation also addresses challenges in collaboration, such as aligning goals, translating across disciplines, and sustaining productive partnerships.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2-1.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Science, Art &#038; Society 1</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/science-art-society-1/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1512</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This discussion explores the broader societal role of science and art, emphasizing how both shape and reflect cultural values, public understanding, and communication of knowledge. Topics include the relationship between scientific innovation and societal impact, the role of artists and scientists in public discourse, and how cross-disciplinary collaboration can influence policy, education, and cultural awareness.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This discussion explores the broader societal role of science and art, emphasizing how both shape and reflect cultural values, public understanding, and communication of knowledge. Topics include the relationship between scientific innovation and societa]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This discussion explores the broader societal role of science and art, emphasizing how both shape and reflect cultural values, public understanding, and communication of knowledge. Topics include the relationship between scientific innovation and societal impact, the role of artists and scientists in public discourse, and how cross-disciplinary collaboration can influence policy, education, and cultural awareness.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This discussion explores the broader societal role of science and art, emphasizing how both shape and reflect cultural values, public understanding, and communication of knowledge. Topics include the relationship between scientific innovation and societal impact, the role of artists and scientists in public discourse, and how cross-disciplinary collaboration can influence policy, education, and cultural awareness.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2.jpg</url>
		<title>Science, Art &#038; Society 1</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:33:35</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This discussion explores the broader societal role of science and art, emphasizing how both shape and reflect cultural values, public understanding, and communication of knowledge. Topics include the relationship between scientific innovation and societal impact, the role of artists and scientists in public discourse, and how cross-disciplinary collaboration can influence policy, education, and cultural awareness.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Steam and the Future of Education 2</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/steam-future-education-2/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1513</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[A continuation and expansion of the first STEAM-focused discussion, this roundtable revisits key questions with additional perspectives. It further explores implementation strategies for STEAM education, including curriculum innovation, institutional change, teacher training, and scalability. The session emphasizes long-term visions for education systems that support transdisciplinary learning and prepare students for complex, evolving global challenges.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A continuation and expansion of the first STEAM-focused discussion, this roundtable revisits key questions with additional perspectives. It further explores implementation strategies for STEAM education, including curriculum innovation, institutional cha]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A continuation and expansion of the first STEAM-focused discussion, this roundtable revisits key questions with additional perspectives. It further explores implementation strategies for STEAM education, including curriculum innovation, institutional change, teacher training, and scalability. The session emphasizes long-term visions for education systems that support transdisciplinary learning and prepare students for complex, evolving global challenges.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/171202_ArtScience5_STEAM_the_Future_of%20Education_Roundtable_2.mp3" length="117805933" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A continuation and expansion of the first STEAM-focused discussion, this roundtable revisits key questions with additional perspectives. It further explores implementation strategies for STEAM education, including curriculum innovation, institutional change, teacher training, and scalability. The session emphasizes long-term visions for education systems that support transdisciplinary learning and prepare students for complex, evolving global challenges.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2-1.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2-1.jpg</url>
		<title>Steam and the Future of Education 2</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:38:10</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[A continuation and expansion of the first STEAM-focused discussion, this roundtable revisits key questions with additional perspectives. It further explores implementation strategies for STEAM education, including curriculum innovation, institutional change, teacher training, and scalability. The session emphasizes long-term visions for education systems that support transdisciplinary learning and prepare students for complex, evolving global challenges.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2-1.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Trauma and its Aftereffects, Part I: War and Genocide</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/trauma-and-its-aftereffects-part-i-war-and-genocide/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=804</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will consider how experiences of war and genocide shape survivors, perpetrators, and descendants, and how violence sanctioned by states or cultures informs individual and collective conscience.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will consider how experiences of war and genocide shape survivors, perpetrators, and descendants, and how violence sanctioned by states or cultures informs individual and collective conscience.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will consider how experiences of war and genocide shape survivors, perpetrators, and descendants, and how violence sanctioned by states or cultures informs individual and collective conscience.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/150502_Trauma_and_its_After_effects_Pt_I_War_and_Genocide.mp3" length="71327113" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable will consider how experiences of war and genocide shape survivors, perpetrators, and descendants, and how violence sanctioned by states or cultures informs individual and collective conscience.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/genocide.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/genocide.jpg</url>
		<title>Trauma and its Aftereffects, Part I: War and Genocide</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:39:04</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable will consider how experiences of war and genocide shape survivors, perpetrators, and descendants, and how violence sanctioned by states or cultures informs individual and collective conscience.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/genocide.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Beauty and Unity of Mathematics</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/the-beauty-and-unity-of-mathematics/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1607</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of mathematical proof and the growing role of computers and AI in verifying and potentially generating proofs. It considers whether mathematics is a human-centered practice or a process that can ultimately be automated, and what this implies for the future of the field.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of mathematical proof and the growing role of computers and AI in verifying and potentially generating proofs. It considers whether mathematics is a human-centered practice or a process that can ultimately be automated]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of mathematical proof and the growing role of computers and AI in verifying and potentially generating proofs. It considers whether mathematics is a human-centered practice or a process that can ultimately be automated, and what this implies for the future of the field.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/181201_The_Beauty_and_Unity_of_Mathematics.mp3" length="102815869" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of mathematical proof and the growing role of computers and AI in verifying and potentially generating proofs. It considers whether mathematics is a human-centered practice or a process that can ultimately be automated, and what this implies for the future of the field.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed-1-1.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed-1-1.jpg</url>
		<title>The Beauty and Unity of Mathematics</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:47:06</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature of mathematical proof and the growing role of computers and AI in verifying and potentially generating proofs. It considers whether mathematics is a human-centered practice or a process that can ultimately be automated, and what this implies for the future of the field.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed-1-1.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Science-Art Collaboration 1</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/science-art-collaboration/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=1380</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature and practice of collaboration between artists, scientists, and technologists, examining how interdisciplinary partnerships are formed, sustained, and challenged. It addresses questions of authorship, funding, and institutional support, while considering the tangible outcomes of collaborative work across art, science, and technology. The discussion also reflects on the deeper value of collaboration beyond rhetoric—how it functions in practice, how it can meaningfully bridge disciplinary divides, and what future models of collaboration might look like in a rapidly evolving cultural and technological landscape.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature and practice of collaboration between artists, scientists, and technologists, examining how interdisciplinary partnerships are formed, sustained, and challenged. It addresses questions of authorship, funding, and insti]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature and practice of collaboration between artists, scientists, and technologists, examining how interdisciplinary partnerships are formed, sustained, and challenged. It addresses questions of authorship, funding, and institutional support, while considering the tangible outcomes of collaborative work across art, science, and technology. The discussion also reflects on the deeper value of collaboration beyond rhetoric—how it functions in practice, how it can meaningfully bridge disciplinary divides, and what future models of collaboration might look like in a rapidly evolving cultural and technological landscape.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/171201_ArtScience1_Science_Art%20Collaboration_Roundtable_1.mp3" length="110357378" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature and practice of collaboration between artists, scientists, and technologists, examining how interdisciplinary partnerships are formed, sustained, and challenged. It addresses questions of authorship, funding, and institutional support, while considering the tangible outcomes of collaborative work across art, science, and technology. The discussion also reflects on the deeper value of collaboration beyond rhetoric—how it functions in practice, how it can meaningfully bridge disciplinary divides, and what future models of collaboration might look like in a rapidly evolving cultural and technological landscape.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2-1.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2-1.jpg</url>
		<title>Science-Art Collaboration 1</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:31:58</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the nature and practice of collaboration between artists, scientists, and technologists, examining how interdisciplinary partnerships are formed, sustained, and challenged. It addresses questions of authorship, funding, and institutional support, while considering the tangible outcomes of collaborative work across art, science, and technology. The discussion also reflects on the deeper value of collaboration beyond rhetoric—how it functions in practice, how it can meaningfully bridge disciplinary divides, and what future models of collaboration might look like in a rapidly evolving cultural and technological landscape.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unnamed-2-1.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Stress</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/stress/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=2051</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the pervasive nature of stress in individual and collective life, examining its biological, psychological, and social effects. It considers how stress impacts the brain, behavior, and society, along with strategies for understanding, managing, and alleviating it.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the pervasive nature of stress in individual and collective life, examining its biological, psychological, and social effects. It considers how stress impacts the brain, behavior, and society, along with strategies for understand]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the pervasive nature of stress in individual and collective life, examining its biological, psychological, and social effects. It considers how stress impacts the brain, behavior, and society, along with strategies for understanding, managing, and alleviating it.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://media.helixcenter.org/podcasts/audio/210501_Stress.mp3" length="149230080" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the pervasive nature of stress in individual and collective life, examining its biological, psychological, and social effects. It considers how stress impacts the brain, behavior, and society, along with strategies for understanding, managing, and alleviating it.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/stress_pic.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<url>https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/stress_pic.jpg</url>
		<title>Stress</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:43:38</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This roundtable explores the pervasive nature of stress in individual and collective life, examining its biological, psychological, and social effects. It considers how stress impacts the brain, behavior, and society, along with strategies for understanding, managing, and alleviating it.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.helixcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/stress_pic.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Identity and Fanaticism</title>
	<link>https://www.helixcenter.org/roundtables/identity-and-fanaticism/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Helix Center]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.helixcenter.org/?post_type=roundtable&#038;p=481</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the biological, developmental, and social processes that shape group identity, and how affiliation can evolve into fanaticism in ethnic, religious, or national contexts.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the biological, developmental, and social processes that shape group identity, and how affiliation can evolve into fanaticism in ethnic, religious, or national contexts.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This roundtable will examine the biological, developmental, and social processes that shape group identity, and how affiliation can evolve into fanaticism in ethnic, religious, or national contexts.]]></content:encoded>
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