-
On March 4, 1969, there was an extraordinary mass meeting of MIT faculty, students and staff to protest MIT’s complicity in the Vietnam War. This was considered a “positive…
-
Last night we had the pleasure of co-sponsoring the Frederick Douglass Mash-Up as part of ACT’s February School. (Check out the fascinating student-organized programs here.) We gathered in a circle…
-
The semester has begun and with it the undergraduate ethics seminar that we co-host with MIT Philosophy. We are incredibly fortunate to have Dr. Abby Everett Jaques teaching the…
-
I just finished Richard Powers’ novel The Overstory, which tells multiple intersecting stories of people and their relationship with trees. We meet a biologist, an artist, a day laborer…
-
As the first full week of January begins, we here at Radius return to the work at hand. At the moment, most pressing is the complex issue of MIT’s…
-
“They have to be in ballpoint pen on plain paper,” our guide from Lutheran Ministry in the Fenway explained. “The prisons won’t accept construction paper, markers, or glitter.” Our…
-
As we continue to witness the inaction of the federal government regarding the crisis of climate change, we are extremely heartened to see states taking the lead. Yesterday, the Northeast…
-
On Tuesday, December 11 at 7pm in Room 6-120, we will be hosting a conversation about #MeToo and worker power. It’ll focus on last month’s walkout at Google, and we’ll be…
-
On Thursday, December 6 at 5:15pm in Room 1-190, we will be hosting, along with the MIT Faculty Newsletter, a panel discussion on MIT’s relationship with the Saudi Arabian…
-
As we return to campus following the Thanksgiving break, we here at Radius are grateful to have been able to catch our collective breath before heading into the last…
Blog
Join the conversation. In this blog, Radius staff and friends share updates and perspectives on current ethical issues in science and technology.
-
The Way In Is the Way Out
This coming Tuesday, as part of our Hack Your Mind series, we are hosting a screening of…
-
November Actions
This week, Deborah Douglas, is our guest contributor. On Tuesday, November 5th, Radius and the…