Jacques Lacan and Psychoanalysis
Jacques Lacan was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist whose reinterpretations of Freud’s work profoundly influenced psychoanalysis, philosophy, and critical theory in the 20th century.
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Michaela Kufner. German Journalist. Professional Profile
Michaela Küfner is a German journalist currently serving as the Chief Political Editor at Deutsche Welle (DW) in Berlin. She has a long and distinguished career in journalism, including early work with BBC World in London on programs such as "Hard Talk" and "The World Today." Since 2008, she has presented the English current affairs TV magazine "Global 3000," focusing on sustainable development and globalization.
Timothy Snyder. Personal Profile.
Timothy David Snyder (born August 18, 1969, near Dayton, Ohio) is an American historian renowned for his expertise in Central and Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, and the Holocaust. He currently holds the inaugural Temerty Chair in Modern European History at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Previously, from 2017 to 2025, he was the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University.
Fareed Zakaria. Personal Profile.
Fareed Zakaria is an Indian-born American journalist, political commentator, and author, born on January 20, 1964, in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. He comes from a Konkani Muslim family, with his father, Rafiq Zakaria, being a politician and scholar, and his mother, Fatima Zakaria, a former editor of the Sunday Times of India.
Jake Tapper. Personal Profile.
Jake Tapper is an American journalist and television anchor born on March 12, 1969, in New York City and raised in Philadelphia. He is the lead Washington anchor for CNN, hosting the weekday show "The Lead with Jake Tapper" and co-hosting the Sunday morning program "State of the Union." Tapper serves as CNN's chief Washington correspondent.
Thomas Chatterton Williams. Personal Profile.
Thomas Chatterton Williams is an American cultural critic and writer born on March 26, 1981, in Newark, New Jersey. He is the son of a black father, Clarence Williams, and a white mother, Kathleen. Named after the English poet Thomas Chatterton, he grew up in Fanwood, New Jersey, and attended Union Catholic Regional High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Georgetown University and a master's degree from New York University's Cultural Reporting and Criticism program.
Geoffrey Hinton. Personal Profile.
Geoffrey Hinton is globally recognized as a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning, often referred to as the "Godfather of AI". His groundbreaking work on neural networks, particularly in the development of backpropagation, Boltzmann machines, and deep belief networks, has fundamentally shaped the field of machine learning and enabled numerous modern AI applications.