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Irene Bloemraad, Alex Haslam and Clyde Hertzman share their perspectives on how people identify themselves in different ways.

Alex Haslam, Clyde Hertzman (1953 to 2013) and Irene Bloemraad speak about how their research has affected their own responses to the question, "Who are you?"

Clyde Hertzman, Irene Bloemraad and Alex Haslam tell us what big questions they hope to answer in the future.

Alex Haslam, a social psychologist and Senior Fellow in our Social Interactions Identity & Well-Being program, answers this Next Big Question.

Irene Bloemraad, an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley and a Fellow in our Social Interactions Identity & Well-Being program, answers this Next Big Question.

Clyde Hertzman (1953 to 2013), epidemiologist and Senior Fellow in our Successful Societies program and our Experience-based Brain & Biological Development program, answers this Next Big Question.

Alex Haslam, a social psychologist and Senior Fellow in our Social Interactions Identity & Well-Being program, answers this Next Big Question.

Irene Bloemraad, an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley and a Fellow in our Social Interactions Identity & Well-Being program, answers this Next Big Question.

Alex Haslam, a social psychologist and Senior Fellow in our Social Interactions Identity & Well-Being program, answers this Next Big Question.

Listen to David Dodge, CIFAR Board Chair’s remarks from CIFAR’s November 9, 2010 Annual Fall Dinner when he began his role as Chair.

The CBC radio show IDEAS partnered with CIFAR for the Next Big Question 2010 series. On September 28th and October 5th 2010, IDEAS aired shows recorded at Next Big Question events in Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto.