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PRESS and MEDIA APPEARANCES

PRESS and MEDIA APPEARANCES

NEWS: TELEVISION / PRINT / WEB
FORBES
CBS WCCO: MINNEAPOLIS
NBC KARE-11:MINNEAPOLIS
(NBC: TOLEDO, HOUSTON, SACRAMENTO)
OPEN SOURCE (NEWS FORUM: CANADA)
OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
NEBRASKA PUBLIC TELEVISION
OMAHA DAILY RECORD

PODCASTS
HUMAN LAWYER
NEXT GENERATION POLITICS
AI & YOU 
OUR BLACK NEWS
AG NEWS

FAQS
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  • THE IDH MEDIA KIT

    And also has this week's news pitches, F.A.Qs, and media appearances organized by subject matter.

    MEDIA KIT 

  • VERIFY US QUICK?

    Start with our online CV/victory sheet, which has partners, publications, and wins.

    IDH VICTORIES/CV 

  • OUR STORY / BOOK PITCH

    Is also our book/podcast pitch, has our best stories, and is the "narrative evidence" for our civic victories.

    IDH STORY 

  • "MANHATTAN PROJECT"

    Explains our 20-year proven, bipartisan, and nationally scalable alignment strategy for AI, disinformation, free speech, and fixing education.

    MANHATTAN PROJECT SPECS 
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"THE AGE OF DISINFORMATION"

OPEN SOURCE / HOST: BOBBY RIO
THE NEWS FORUM (CANADA)
15 MAY 2025

Our sincere thanks to Bobby Rio for giving Dr M 20 minutes to actually explain:

  • Our 20 year bipartisan Manhattan Project for AI, disinformation, free speech, and the colleges.

  • Our bananas Black Mirror + Dead Poet's Society + Fear and Loathing in AI America story (#minneapolis2020)

And why comedians (and creatives) are essential to rebuilding reality and fixing AI.

NEWS APPEARANCES

"DIGITAL 'CIVIL WAR' THREATENS TO ERUPT POST-ELECTION, EXPERT WARNS, BUT SOME ARE WORKING TO KEEP CALM"

CBS WCCO: MINNEAPOLIS
4 NOVEMBER 2024

LOCAL CBS FIGURED OUT WE WERE STILL ALIVE AND MADE US THIS (VERY KIND) STORY TO GET BACK IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT AFER THE SHOOTING

"REGULATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -- IS GLOBAL CONSENSUS POSSIBLE?"

FORBES
9 SEPTEMBER 2022

THE IDH WAS INVITED TO THE INAUGURAL 'TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE ON AI AND HUMANITY' IN PARIS (W/ THE TOP SCHOLARS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD): WE KIND OF BLEW THEIR MINDS, TBH.

"AFTER FACEBOOK SCANDAL, LOCAL STUDENTS ARE TAKING ON BIG TECH"

NBC KARE-11 EVENING NEWS
MINNEAPOLIS
7 OCTOBER 2021

ALSO BROADCASTED ON:
NBC WTOL 11 (Toledo)
NBC KHOU 11 (Houston)
NBC KXTV (Sacramento)

"CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS BY ALGORITHMS ARE RUINING INNOCENT LIVES"

OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
29 AUGUST 2021

OP-ED BY:
DR. AARON MCKAIN
THOMAS FREEMAN, J.D./M.B.A
ELIZABETH OTTO, M.ED.

"CODED BIAS: POST-FILM DISCUSSION"

NEBRASKA PUBLIC TELEVISION
MARCH 2021

AFTER PARTNERING WITH NETFLIX'S CODED BIAS DOCUMENTARY TEAM ON HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULA, IDH CO-FOUNDER THOMAS FREEMAN APPEARED W/ THE DIRECTOR ON PBS NEBRASKA

"IS THERE SOCIAL MEDIA FORGIVENESS"

NBC KARE-11 EVENING NEWS: MINNEAPOLIS
13 SEPTEMBER 2018

THE IDH'S FIRST MEDIA APPEARANCE (DR. M'S 2ND WEEK ON THE JOB) TALKING ABOUT NORM MACDONALD, CANCEL CULTURE, LOUIS CK, ROSEANNE AND SOCIAL MEDIA FORGIVENESS. SEE WWW.AIISNTFUNNY.COM

PODCASTS

"HOW DO WE REOCCUPY SHARED REALITY?"

NEXT GENERATION POLITICS
4 MAY 2023

WITH DR.MCKAIN
RICHARD LEYVA (IDH ASSOCIATE)
PHILIP GRAHAM (IDH ASSISTANT)

"INSTITUTE FOR DIGITAL HUMANITY"

AI & YOU
28 MARCH 2022 (PART 1)
4 APRIL 2022 (PART 2)

WITH
SHEA SULLIVAN (IDH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR)
HANNAH GRUBBS (IDH RESEARCH DIRECTOR)

"DIGITAL ETHICS AND THE
INSTITUTE FOR DIGITAL HUMANITY"

THE HUMAN LAWYER
DECEMBER 2021

WITH DR.MCKAIN
SHEA SULLIVAN (IDH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR)

"Critical Race Theory"
June 2021
w/ Julius Hernandez & Dr. M

"What is Digital Ethics?"
May 2021
w/ Julius Hernandez and Annie Sallee

"What the Floyd Verdict Means for Minneapolis."
April 2021

INDUSTRY and COMMUNITY PRESS

"STUDENTS TAKE ON BIG QUESTIONS OF ONLINE PRIVACY RIGHTS"

CREIGHTON NEWS
20 MAY 2023

“CREIGHTON PROF TO TALK DIGITAL
LITERACY AT SXSW EDU.”

OMAHA DAILY RECORD
18 FEBRUARY 2022

"NCU TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS
IMPACTING NATION."

AG NEWS
DECEMBER 2021

THE IDH WAS NEVER AFFILIATED WITH ANY PARTICULAR RELIGION: THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. BUT WE APPRECIATE AG NEWS RECOGNIZING WHAT THE IDH'S O.G. TEAM OF STUDENTS PULLED OFF.