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Historians talked about the history of people’s rights to privacy and explore the tensions between privacy, freedom of the press, convenience, and national security. They also discussed how …

Historians talked about the relationship between science and intellectual history.

Sarah Igo talked about the societal shift that occurred during the early 20th century as modernization impacted businesses and households. Professor Igo focused on the literary works of Chri…

Vanderbilt University history professor Sarah Igo, and Washington Post polling director Jon Cohen talked about the history of political polling in America at the Smithsonian National Museum …

Sarah Igo talked about her book, The Averaged American: Surveys, Citizens, and the Making of a Mass Public, published by Harvard University Press. She argued that opinion polls, sex surveys,…