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Inside the least woke college in America

2024/7/31
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Yasmin Gagne: 讨论了人们对高等教育日益减少的信心以及由此引发的对大学政治立场的担忧。她还谈到了AI生成的虚假信息和宣传的长期存在。 Josh Christensen: 表达了对过度负债的担忧，并认为减少债务对经济发展至关重要。 Max Uffberg: 详细介绍了奥斯汀大学的背景、资金来源、课程设置以及其对言论自由和学术中立的承诺。他分析了该大学的保守派倾向及其在应对大学校园抗议活动方面的立场。他还讨论了该大学的资金来源以及其与传统大学模式的差异。 Laurent Vaissié: 介绍了L-Acoustics公司及其在音响技术方面的创新，特别是其沉浸式音响技术ELISA。他讨论了该公司与艺术家和场地的合作方式，以及其在环保方面的努力。

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Higher education in America is facing a decline in public confidence, leading to the emergence of new institutions like the University of Austin, which aims to offer a fearless pursuit of truth.

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A Gallup poll published last July found that just 36% of Americans had “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education. That’s a 10% drop from 2018, and more than a 20% drop from 2015. Enter the University of Austin, which claims to be a new type of higher education institution that offers students “the fearless pursuit of truth.” The privately funded nonprofit has reportedly received $200 million in private donations, much of it from prominent right-wing investors. ‘Fast Company’ senior staff editor Max Ufberg discusses the university’s background and what school will be like for the first class of freshmen.

Also, L-Acoustics CEO Laurent Vaissié shares his excitement for the possibilities of sound design for live concerts and shows. His company’s approach to audio is creating immersive experiences and new layers of storytelling, from Broadway theaters to Vegas shows.