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The Museum of Science and Industry
The podcast is about the Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago) ...
A jazzy night in Chicago
Spent one night in the famous club Chicago Jazz Showcase and get some feeling of jazz. Dig into the history of jazz and understand its evolution. Pay attention to jazz in Chicago nowadays and in the future. References: “https://www.jazzshowcase.com/nowplaying/petersaxe” “https://www.jazzshowcase.com/nowplaying/stukatz-johncampbell-81122” “https://www.thehudsonchicago.com/chicagos-jazz-culture-express-unexpressed/” “https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/illinois/articles/a-brief-history-of-jazz-in-chicago/” “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Chicago” “https://www.neh.gov/article/when-jazz-moved-chicago” “https://leagueslider.com/what-was-the-chicago-style-of-jazz//” Intro: Spent one night in the famous club Chicago Jazz...
Public Policy for Public Safety: Reducing Gun Violence in Chicago
Public Policy has huge potential to impact every aspect of our lives, including public safety. Around the world, including high-income countries, some promising Public Policies have effectively reduced gun violence but somehow the United States and its major cities, including the City of Chicago are outliers in this approach. Join me, Ridwan Sobirin, to explore more about Chicago’s long-standing...
A World of Difference: The Race-based Educational Divide in Chicago
The School Divide, Source: Australian Associated Press. There is an educational divide by race in Chicago! Trapped by historical education policies and the unequal distribution of races among communities, the return of the fight for racial education equality has been unsatisfactory. Multiple parties are working toward this, and we need to make immediate relief for their lives. Any...
Why are crimes in Chicago clustered?
Author: Masamichi Kawakami Program of Study: Master of Public Policy In Chicago, there is a strong relationship between the geography of crimes and the trait of neighborhoods. Most of the crimes occur in poorer neighborhoods. Two factors seem to have an influence on the crime clusterization in Chicago: gang culture and public corruption. Welcome to the ELI’s...
Finding Marijuana on Streets
In the TV series Breaking Bad, when the DEA agent Hank, also the uncle of Walt Jr, suspected that his nephew may be secretly smoking marijuana, he took the kid to a street that was considered full of potential drug dealers and junkies, to scare him out of this gateway drug, by showing the horrible damage that drugs could...
Native Americans: Where are they?
You must have seen diverse groups in Chicago: Latinos, African Americans, LGBTQ+ people, and people of multiple nationalities, but do you know anything about Native Americans? Have you seen any of these communities here? Stay tuned to learn about these ethnic groups and their current status in Chicago. Sources: https://interactive.wttw.com/playlist/2018/11/08/native-americans-chicago https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/diversity/chicago-indigenous https://chicagoaicc.com/wp-content/uploads/CAICCFINAL_5112021.pdf http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/874.html#:~:text=Although%20many%20families%20are%20now,and%20privileges%20within%20the%20tribe. http://www.wellnesscourts.org/files/Duran%20-%20American%20Indian%20Belief%20Systems.pdf Home – Landing Page...
The Reasons Why Chicagoans Drink Coffee
Since the first day I set foot in Hyde Park, Chicago, I have noticed that almost everyone I pass on the street is carrying a cup of coffee in their hands. Even though there are more than enough coffee shops for every Chicagoans, I always face a line whenever I want to get caffeine into my brain. In this...
Milwaukee Express: A Summer Fantasy
Author: Tianyang Fu Program of Study: Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS) There is something about arriving. Arriving somewhere you have never been to. When you step out of the plane, the train, or whatever transportation you use, the air is different: different in the color of the sky, the smell of the corner, the transparency,...
Refugees In Chicago
Author: Haoming Program of Study: Master of Public Policy (MPP) We are in the midst of the biggest refugee crisis the world has ever seen. At the end of 2020, more than 80 million people around the globe were displaced by war and oppression. Since Chicago is one of the main destinations for refugees in the United States, I...