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Cold War strategist. Public intellectual. Dad.
Often called the man who “thought about the unthinkable, and one of Stanley Kubrick’s inspirations for Dr. Strangelove,” Herman Kahn helped shape Cold War nuclear strategy and long-range futures thinking. But what was he like at the dinner table? In this personal and intellectually rich presentation, his daughter reflects on his ideas, his influence, the surprising humanity behind the headlines, and why his methodology is needed today.
Often called the man who “thought about the unthinkable, and one of Stanley Kubrick’s inspirations for Dr. Strangelove,” Herman Kahn helped shape Cold War nuclear strategy and long-range futures thinking. But what was he like at the dinner table? In this personal and intellectually rich presentation, his daughter reflects on his ideas, his influence, the surprising humanity behind the headlines, and why his methodology is needed today.
