Kathryn Exon Smith

Oakland, CA | Toronto, ON

Writer, urbanist, and builder of intellectually engaged communities.

004 // Political Correctness: Be it resolved, what you call political correctness, I call progress

May 18, 2018 Salon

A livestream and discussion of the Munk Debate on this issue between Michael Eric Dyson, Michelle Goldenberg, Stephen Fry and Jordan Peterson.

003 // Just how progressive is the Bay Area?

May 4, 2018 Salon

What are the undercurrents that shape the Bay Area's progressive agenda, and where are the blind spots? With Asn Ndiaye.

002 // The public relations of painkillers and the responsibility of drug companies in the opioid epidemic

Apr 6, 2018 Salon

To what extent are pharmaceutical companies obliged to go above and beyond manufacturing drugs to addressing the negative societal effects of the drugs they produce and market? With Asbjorn Osland.

001 // The environmentalists' Holy Grail: creating pro-environmental behaviour change

Mar 4, 2018 Salon

What factors are most important in changing how individuals think about and act towards the environment? With Katherine Cushing.

How New Approaches to the Storefront Are Reviving Retail

Feb 16, 2018 Writing SPUR Urbanism

Active retail environments are an important part of thriving cities, but have declined in response to new technologies and shifting consumer preferences. What's next for downtown storefronts? For spur.org.