Emily Unleashed
Emily Kaplan
Emily Unleashed: A Critical Thinking Show for The Broken Science InitiativeCritical thinking is in the toilet. Americans, lacking the will to challenge conventional wisdom, areblindly deferring more and more autonomy to perceived authorities. Curiosity and a healthy rebelliousattitude, once a mainstay in the American zeitgeist, are now perceived as dangerous traits. Individualswho challenge authority face dire consequences including public humiliation, private isolation, jobloss, and excommunication from their peer-groups. If we’re to have any hope of returning to a nationof innovators, creators and a people who believe in the rights of the individual over the consensus of afew in power this fear-based mindset needs to be called out and rectified.Unleashed will feature prominent guests in art and science who exemplify the antidote to theseproblems. In some cases their willingness to revolutionize their own industry has led to wild successand in others it has led to being canc