Join physician, former director of the National Institutes of Health, and New York Times-bestselling author Francis S. Collins for a conversation with New York Times columnist David Brooks on the divisions that are tearing us apart — and his new book, The Road to Wisdom.
The COVID-19 pandemic shed stark new light on our society — namely that it is riven with partisanship and distrust of public health. But Francis S. Collins and David Brooks — two keen observers and searching thinkers on American society, the enduring value of rational thought, and everyday grace — maintain that it does not have to be this way. Drawing on his groundbreaking work as the director of Human Genome Project — as well as ethics, philosophy, and Christian theology — Collins aims to chart a new path forward. Thoughtful, accessible, and wise, The Road to Wisdom leads us beyond our current animosities to the moral, philosophical, and scientific framework to help us address what ails our society. Hear him and Brooks discuss the book, the wisdom and work required for healing our divisions, and more.
