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What should we call the places we love?
If they're not third places, what are they, and does it matter if they have a name?
Dec 11
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Karen Christensen
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Kathy Giuffre
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39:03
Third Place Summit, Melbourne radio, & the Sidewalk Ballet
Third place talk around the globe
Dec 4
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Karen Christensen
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The Missing Chapter
Today I’d like to consider a strange phenomenon: the fact that third places don’t get the attention one would expect in books and research articles…
Nov 13
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Karen Christensen
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16:29
Last summer's talk by Lake Mansfield
A third-place conversation in a beautiful public space
Oct 30
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Karen Christensen
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24:57
Sad, lonely world discovered in cyberspace (1998)
That was 27 years ago, in a study funded by the tech bros
Aug 27
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Karen Christensen
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The places that placemakers miss
Exploring Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Aug 14
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Karen Christensen
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Are we suffering from social allergies?
Loneliness may be a symptom of an allergic reaction to interaction with other people
Jul 22
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Karen Christensen
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Billionaire reboot: Starbucks as Third Place
3x-CEO Schultz has change of heart
Apr 1
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Karen Christensen
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Life in public: a continuing affair
Defending democracy requires vigilance and a lot of conversation
Mar 27
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Civic Life, a history - Part II
How the early media helped develop a democratic public life
Feb 19
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Karen Christensen
It’s the phones: loneliness, conspiracy theories, less empathy, and - argh! - less sex
College students who can’t read, plummeting test scores, and - double argh! - less sex
Feb 19
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Karen Christensen
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Restaurateur Mark Firth on hosting, farming, & drinking
"It is hard to create community where civilization conspires against you." --Joyce Goldstein
Jan 16
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Karen Christensen
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44:15
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