Harvard Screening Recap: The Coddling Movie Goes to Cambridge
Students, Pinker, and Satanism
Hello gang!
Courtney and I had a late night and night at Harvard, and now we have a long drive before we screen at Cornell tonight.
The Harvard screening went extremely well. Once again the Q&A period went much longer than scheduled (our host had to shut the lights out in an attempt to force everyone to get out of the room).
The movie provoked a lot of enthusiasm, and attracted students, the Harvard Crimson, and others from the Boston area, including at least one Satanist. Turns out cancel culture is a problem within the Satanist community too!
We were really encouraged by the response from students, and our movie passed the Steven Pinker test! He was really enthusiastic about it and we’re really grateful to him for spearheading the effort to bring the film to campus.
Amid all the campus madness there are signs of hope, like Prof. Pinker co-founding the Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard. A group of sharp and energetic undergrads took the lead in putting the event together, and Courtney and I want to offer a huge thank you to Luka Pavikjevikj, Theo Tobel, and Lorenzo Ruiz.
They are part of another sign of hope: a brand-new undergraduate organization at Harvard devoted to academic freedom. (We’re not supposed to use the organization’s official name until the group becomes official in the fall.) Courtney and I are honored that our event was the very first event hosted by the Organization That Shall Not Be Named.
Behind the paywall you’ll find Courtney and my late-night, bleary-eyed recap.
Next stop, Cornell!
See you on the road,
Ted
