Sherry Turkle is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT, and the founder (2001) and current director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self.
Archived Programs
Speakers
Join us for a discussion on technology and human connectedness with Professor Sherry Turkle, author of ... Read more
April 18, 2017, the day after Patriot’s Day, Radius will be participating in a large-scale, on-campus civic engagement and action event devoted to the political, economic, and social challenges facing us today. This event will run throughout the day and includes... Read more
Multitasking: Why Your Brain Can't Do It and What You Should Do About It
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - 12:00pm
Speakers
Earl Miller
Picower Professor of Neuroscience, MIT
Radius Goes to the Theater
Friday, April 7, 2017 - 8:00pm
Join us for an evening of thoughtful theater at the Central Square Theater’s production of Paradise. Yasmeen, a Muslim-American teenager in the Bronx, meets with her teacher Dr. Royston, a mysterious scientist forced to teach high school biology. If she salvages her perfect score, she can claim... Read more
Most people born after the late 1980's have grown up without thinking much about the threat of nuclear war. Now, in an unsteady political climate, fears about nuclear weapons are beginning to rise again. For those of us who have not given much thought to nuclear weapons for most of our lives,... Read more
