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As the child of a psychology professor and a social worker, the language of trauma and healing comes naturally to me. It is a surprise sometimes to discover how…
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MIT Professor Sherry Turkle has written a book that is garnering much publicity. “Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age”, examines our relationship with technology and our devices.…
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Last Wednesday the MIT Museum kicked off “Re:Making Life”, a series of four conversations about synthetic biology. How are scientists using innovative techniques to modify organisms, and for what purposes? We are…
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On April 28, Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky spoke at a Radius event, Science at MIT: From the Cold War to the Climate Crisis. Concluding his remarks, Professsor Chomsky ended by…
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In his “Parable of the Old Man and the Young,” Wilfred Owen retells the story of Abraham’s near sacrifice of his son Isaac. Abraham stretched forth his knife, and…
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During his tenure from 1978 to his retirement in 1994, I had the honor of working with The Rev. Scott I. Paradise, the convener of the Technology and Culture…
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“You put the cotton in here,” the museum guide said, pointing to one side of a small machine. His small model of the cotton gin picked up the bolls…
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Oliver Sacks, acclaimed author and neurologist, died this past Sunday. Known for his acute observations, deep commitment to his patients, and best-selling case histories such as “The Man Who…
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Last week, the New York Times published an article in their “Education Life” section entitled How to Live Wisely. Written by Richard J. Light, a professor at Harvard’s Graduate…
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What do we lose when we think of the elders in our community primarily as problems? This summer a research project led me to the population projections through 2035…
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Join the conversation. In this blog, Radius staff and friends share updates and perspectives on current ethical issues in science and technology.
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Probing the Ethics of Innovation
Since the 20th century, the United States has been a “Miracle Machine” of innovation, pioneering…
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Tech Is Broken. How Do We Fix It?
This Wednesday, we have the pleasure of hosting Moria Weigel and Ben Tarnoff, two prominent…