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The Hopkins Forum: Should the U.S. Government Break Up Big Tech?

As major tech companies—from social media platforms and e-commerce giants to cloud computing and AI—grow their influence while under public scrutiny, we debate the question: Should the U.S. government break up big tech?

Dec. 4 at 6:45 p.m.

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December 11, 2025  |  6 - 8:30 p.m. EST

Sam Gilliam Lecture Series: Renowned Artist and Social, Civic Innovator Theaster Gates

The second installment of the Sam Gilliam Lecture Series will feature Theaster Gates, an artist and professor at the University of Chicago in the Department of Visual Arts and the College.

Sam Gilliam Lecture Series: Renowned Artist and Social, Civic Innovator Theaster Gates
Sam Gilliam Lecture Series: Renowned Artist and Social, Civic Innovator Theaster Gates
December 15, 2025  |  6 - 7:30 p.m. EST

The Discovery Series with Kara Swisher Featuring the CEOs of Uber and Aurora

Tech journalist and bestselling author Kara Swisher will interview Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, Aurora CEO Chris Urmson, and others about the interplay of artificial intelligence and transportation, including autonomous vehicles, policy implications, the competitive landscape, and predictions for the future.

The Discovery Series with Kara Swisher Featuring the CEOs of Uber and Aurora
The Discovery Series with Kara Swisher Featuring the CEOs of Uber and Aurora
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Johns Hopkins A.I. experts spanning the interdisciplinary spectrum work to ensure that policymaking guiding the ethical evolution of machine intelligence advances the best interests of humanity.

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Opioid Epidemic

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Johns Hopkins experts collaborate with all levels of government officials on identifying the best evidence-based policies to support effective treatment, harm reduction, and anti-overdose strategies.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Johns Hopkins built the Coronavirus Resource Center as an interdisciplinary hub of expertise in public health, data science and epidemiology that policymakers worldwide used for critical decisions.

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Inauguration Parade for U.S. President Calvin Coolidge , Washington DC, March 4, 1925
Parade, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. From Library of Congress; Harris & Ewing, photographer.
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Bike race on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. From Library of Congress; Carol M. Highsmith, photographer.
people with signs, marching for civil rights on Washington, D.C. (1963) Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2003654393/
Civil rights march in Washington, D.C., 1963. Warren K. Leffler, photographer; From the U.S. News & World Report Collection. Library of Congress.
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Street performers on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. From Library of Congress; Carol M. Highsmith, photographer.
inaugural parade and band on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC
President Roosevelt's inaugural parade, Washington, D.C. Underwood & Underwood, publishers. From Library of Congress
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Festival on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. From Library of Congress. Carol M. Highsmith, photographer.
Woman Suffrage Parade, Washington, DC 1913. Collections of the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/item/2013648100/)
Suffragette parade on Pennsylvania Ave., Washington D.C., March 3. Underwood & Underwood.