INSIDE THE BOX
The mission of Inside the Box is to diffuse ideas, transfer know-how and good practices, as well as strategically guide and implement projects in relation to the actions of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
About the Inside the Box
This pillar was created in August 2020, in order to further enrich projects running by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and/or its grantees, through the journalistic identity of the Organization.
From Content creation such as video and audio formats to a journalistic investigation, storytelling, web app development, etc. we support via our experience and network, the implementation of fitting projects such as:
- Journalistic support of the SNF DIALOGUES
- Development of the web application SNF Grants map
- Participation at SNF Nostos Conference
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SNF Dialogues present in the USA a series of open discussions on civic engagement and civil discourse
In a fast-changing world, civic engagement is vital. SNF is launching a series of open discussions through the SNF Dialogues initiative, aiming to bridge the gap between passive involvement and active, meaningful participation in civic life.
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SNF Dialogues: Spectators or Citizens?
In a media world where information often turns into “infotainment” and journalism risks becoming tabloid-like, the SNF Dialogues event “Spectators or Citizens?” explored the relationship between media and civic engagement.
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Children’s access to mental health: From Freud to ChatGPT
During SNF Nostos 2023, journalist Kostas Koukoumakas discussed with experts about children’s access to mental health.
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Gun Violence: Thinking out of the box to take on a public health epidemic
During SNF Nostos 2023, journalist Phoebe Fronista discussed with doctors, activists, professors, and lawyers at the frontlines of America’s gun crisis.
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Is God a mental health “professional”?
During SNF Nostos 2023, journalist Panagiotis Menegos discussed with esteemed panelists Michael Niconchuk, Rana Dajani, Sunitha Krishnan, and Sangeetha Thomas Exploring about the connection between mental health and religion.
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SNF Dialogues – Mental Health: Reconnecting in a fractured political landscape
Polarization and its relationship to mental health were the focus of the SNF Dialogues discussion that took place on June 21, and marked the beginning of the 2023 SNF Nostos Conference on mental health.
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SNF Nostos 2023: iMEdD Media Area
The iMEdD Media Area is a space where journalists and media professionals can meet, work, receive information about the SNF Nostos Conference and also meet the iMEdD team.
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SNF Dialogues: Modern political values, ancient drama
Echoes from theater traditions in ancient Athens that continue to reverberate across the millennia in current global politics were the focus of the 54th SNF Dialogues discussion, which took place on Wednesday, September 28, on the roof of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens.
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SNF Dialogues: Modern political values, ancient drama
On Wednesday, September 28 at 18:00 (EET), SNF Dialogues will host an open discussion at the Roof of The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens about the resonant political and social messages ancient authors have bequeathed to us and asking whether they can lead us, even today, to catharsis.
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SNF Dialogues – Social Media and Social Change
In their first international meeting outside Greece, the SNF Dialogues visited London on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, to discuss the highly topical and essential issue of Social Media and Social Change.
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Young people led the way toward better health for all at SNF Nostos Health
SNF Nostos 2022 focused on challenges in health, shared worldwide examples of how they are being confronted, and announced new collaborations aiming to address them equitably and sustainably.
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SNF Dialogues: Generation Social
The power of social media and its impact on the mental health of young people were the focus of the 52nd Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Dialogues discussion, which took place on Friday, June 24 on the Greek National Opera Alternative Stage at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center. Audience members and speakers from every corner […]
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SNF Nostos 2022: iMEdD Media Area
From 21 – 24 June (09:00-20:00), the iMEdD Media Area will be open, a specially designed area where journalists and media professionals can work, watch the sessions in progress and meet with international speakers of this year’s conference. The media area is a space created by iMEdD – incubator for Media Education and Development, for […]
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Generation Social
SNF Dialogues, as part of the 2022 SNF Nostos Conference on health, will talk with young people from around the globe about social media and the mental imprint it’s leaving on their generation, the so-called “Generation Social.”
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SNF Nostos Health June 23 & 24, 2022
A landmark event in the effort to inform, discuss, and lay the foundations for quality health care that is accessible to all.
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#51 SNF Dialogues
Focused on highlighting the global importance of mental health issues, the open, public dialogue with scientists, students, and educators discussed how the pandemic has brought mental health to the fore as a crucial issue around the world.
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#50 SNF Dialogues
In the first SNF Dialogues webcast of 2022, participants discussed whether—and how—the social isolation and anxiety induced by the pandemic have led to an increase in violent behavior worldwide.
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#49 SNF Dialogues
In the final webcast of 2021, a year that, for the majority of the world, was filled with anxiety and fear, polarization and doubt, Maria Efthimiou engaged in an open discussion with the audience about the “shelter” history can offer in such difficult global circumstances, as well as what we might prevent in the future by looking back at our past.
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#48 SNF DIALOGUES
The availability and quality of care, as well as questions of access and ethics, were central themes of the live Dialogues webcast.
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#47 SNF DIALOGUES
Setting the backdrop for this 47th Dialogues discussion was the testimony by a former Facebook product manager turned whistleblower that the company puts profits over safety, highlighting the urgent need to examine social media’s intended and unintended consequences for our society and democracy.
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#46 SNF DIALOGUES
Climate Change – Part 2 Rapid changes in the global climate system, humanity’s adaptation to extreme weather events, rising temperatures, and climate justice are some of the issues the audience raised in opening the 46th SNF Dialogues discussion, on Climate Change. On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the iconic building of the Academy of Athens—Greece’s […]
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#45 SNF DIALOGUES
Humanity – AI Symbiosis A live dialogue between humans and an artificial intelligence system was attempted on the stage of the 45th SNF DIALOGUES event, held in collaboration with the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday, August 25 at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC). The audience and the speakers posed […]
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#44 SNF DIALOGUES
The Return to Public Space: A discussion about coexistence, respect, and democracy. Inspired by a renaissance of interest in public space due primarily to the repeated lockdowns imposed by the pandemic, the June DIALOGUES event attempted to redefine the relationship between citizens, community, and public space, on Wednesday June 30 2021 at 20:00, at Antonis […]
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#43 SNF DIALOGUES
On the street: A discussion about Homelessness with the Homeless At a time marked by a loosening of the restrictions that have kept us inside, the SNF DIALOGUES discussion that took place on Wednesday 26 May 2021, 15:30 GMT, focused on the people who have been without an “inside” to stay in, those forced to […]
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#42 SNF DIALOGUES
Substance Abuse: A Pandemic within a Pandemic During the year since the start of the pandemic, cocaine use in Greece appears to have hit a record high for the decade, while use of antidepressants in March 2021 was double that of the same month in 2019. This new data was revealed for the first time […]
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#41 SNF DIALOGUES
Generation Z: What do teenagers wish we knew? We usually hear about teenagers from adults, not from the teenagers themselves. On Wednesday, March 31 at 18:30 (EET), SNF DIALOGUES, hosted an online discussion by teenagers and for teenagers. Eleven teenagers ages 15 to 18 from major urban areas and remote villages in Greece, participants in […]
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#40 SNF DIALOGUES
Parontes (Present): Is the news on lockdown? On Wednesday, February 17, at 18:30, SNF DIALOGUES held an open discussion between journalists and the public on the current state of journalism in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of the “Reflect, Reform, Restart” Journalism Forum by iMEdD. The starting point for the DIALOGUES webcast […]
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#39 SNF DIALOGUES
Waiting to Restart: What has Covid-19 taught us? On Wednesday, January 27, SNF DIALOGUES, hosted its first live webcast of the new year, on the fundamental question of what COVID-19 has taught us—and how this challenge will shape the future of society, science, and their relationship. The discussion featured Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas, Professor Emeritus of Cell […]
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#38 SNF DIALOGUES
The Psychological Effects of a Year Living with COVID-19 On Wednesday, December 16, the SNF DIALOGUES, hosted a live webcast on the pandemic’s effects on our mental health. “Our psyche is a product of dialogue, as, from the moment that we are born, we are part of a relationship. There is no ‘I’ without an […]
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#37 SNF DIALOGUES
Τhe Power of Dialogue This month, the SNF DIALOGUES, marked three years of fostering open public discussion. Access to public discourse, dialogue through digital media, and the challenges to dialogue in the midst of a pandemic and deep social polarization were central themes on Wednesday, November 25 during the 37th DIALOGUES, “The Power of Dialogue.” […]
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#36 SNF DIALOGUES
The Future of Work On Thursday, October 29, the SNF DIALOGUES held an online discussion about our changing modes of working, the impact of technological advances like automation on workplaces, and the rise of artificial intelligence. Collectively, these developments are catalyzing major shifts in how we think about work now and in what work will […]
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#35 SNF DIALOGUES
The Butterfly Effect: Entangled Geopolitics Just hours after the first debate between the two candidates vying to become President of the United States, the SNF DIALOGUES, met live at snfdialogues.org to discuss new global geopolitical balances and evolving international relations. The discussion featured Dr. George Tzogopoulos, Senior Fellow at the Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies […]