Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire: The Atlas Society Asks Jens Heycke

Join us for The Atlas Society Asks Jens Heycke on Wednesday, February 7 @ 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET. Jens Heycke is a researcher, writer, and competitive cyclist. He studied economics and Near East Studies at the University of Chicago, the London School of Economics, and Princeton. Jens worked as an early employee and executive in several successful technology startups, including one that pioneered the mobile Internet. Since retiring from tech, he has worked as a writer and researcher, conducting field research around the world, from Bosnia to Botswana. His book Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire: Multiculturalism in the World’s Past and America’s Future discusses the origin of the terms “melting pot” and multiculturalism and surveys multiethnic polities in history, focusing on societies that have shifted between the melting pot and multicultural models. Join the conversation and ask your questions LIVE on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn or register HERE on ZOOM.