All semester, we've been having substantive and challenging conversations in our Tuesday evening ethics seminar. Usually, a guest talks about his or her area of expertise and then we launch into questions and answers and lively discussion. Last week, we invited 4 MIT students to talk about their active participation in social, environmental, or political issues. The presentations were fascinating and inspiring. What we learned was that the presenters had chosen a specific arena in which to be active.
"Unplugging Without FOMO"
Posted by:
Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Monday, March 30, 2015
In a recent article in the New York Times, Laura Holson reports on an increase in the number of people who are taking breaks from social media. People, "seemingly weary" of half-minute news cycles, inane Twitter posts and viral distractions, are disabling social apps and other media feeds from their phones. Some researchers are suggesting that this may be a backlash (or just sheer exhaustion) from the dreaded FOMO ("fear of missing out").
First things first
Posted by:
Thea Keith-Lucas
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
To recover our best selves, sometimes all we need to do is to stop and take a breath.
