{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"\u201cThere can be no justice without the search for truth.\u201d Anne Weyembergh on why Truth Matters at the Universit\u00e9 libre de Bruxelles","description":"The Universit\u00e9 libre de Bruxelles has a long tradition of hosting threatened scholars from all over the world. In this conversation with SAR Executive Director Rob Quinn, Anne Weyembergh, Professor of Law and Vice Rector for External Relations and Cooperation, describes the motivations for and impact of hosting scholars, such as keeping scholarship \u201cfree from repression, persecution,\u201d given that \u201cin many contexts, researchers are threatened because they produce or defend truths.\u201d Professor Weyembergh also draws on her academic background to explore how truth-seeking is vital in criminal law and considers the role of universities in cultivating an \u201cepistemic humility\u201d in which professors and researchers can revise their views when new evidence emerges. \u201cTruth is not imposed, but is pursued through critical reasoning, open debate, and scientific rigor. That is the basic principle of ULB.\u201d This year, SAR celebrates 25 years of a global academic freedom movement strong enough to meet the challenges ahead. Join us: www.scholarsatrisk.org\/join-the-movement ","author_name":"Free to Think Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/scholarsatrisk.org\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41984165\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203842385"}