This workshop, sponsored by the MIT Philosophy and Women's and Gender Studies departments and co-sponsored by Radius, will bring scholars from across the humanities and social sciences together with local grassroots activists, in order to foster a dialogue about the nature of social... Read more
Archived Programs
Society in (Trans)ition: Gender and Social Change (Co-Sponsorship)
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 9:00am
Giving Voice to Values: The “How” of Values-Driven Leadership
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 6:00pm
Dr. Mary Gentile will share a pioneering approach to preparing future leaders for values-driven action. Drawing on both the actual experience of practitioners as well as research, GIVING VOICE TO VALUES (GVV) fills a long-standing and critical gap in our understanding of how to enable values-... Read more
Climate Writing through Personal Narrative: A Workshop with Kym Ragusa
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 6:00pm
Our final Planetary Health event of the year, facilitated by writer and MIT faculty member Kym Ragusa, will explore the power of personal narrative and creative writing for processing the global environmental changes that are reshaping our worlds. How can storytelling serve as a tool not only... Read more
Does A.I. Threaten Human Dignity?: What Being Human Means to Leading A.I. Researchers
Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 7:00pm
In this event which Radius will co-sponsor with the Veritas Forum and other organizations, Professors Roz Picard and Max Tegmark will engage in dialogue about what it means to be human in the emerging world of A.I. Light appetizers will be provided after the forum, where a post-forum discussion... Read more
Spiritual Care and Repair for People and the Planet
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - 5:30pm
In this third event in our year-long planetary health series, we will provide space to name and consider the psycho-spiritual toll of the climate crises on us as individuals and communities. More specifically, we will explore our own diverse spiritual resources – broadly defined – for responding... Read more