Dr. Durieux looks at the immense impact of social entrepreneurs on addressing social issues examining their importance and what makes them tick.

Mark Durieux's is a professor in Calgary where he teaches and speaks about the sociology of compassion and social entrepreneurship. Durieux explores our modern, complex, and curious times from the perspective of our social relations with each other and the world.

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