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Follow-Through
A week ago, MIT hosted a Day of Action when the MIT community and our neighbors came together to learn, collaborate, and explore avenues of action. According to the…
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MIT Day of Action
There are strong stirrings on campus; people leaving their labs and engaging in the wider world and taking a stance–students, faculty and staff. Spurred by concerns about the environment, the…
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Taking Stock
At this point in the semester, our ethics seminar steps back and takes stock of the richness of information and discussion that has taken place over the semester. This…
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Priorities
Last week, the Trump administration released its budget blueprint: “American First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again”. Among the prosposals is a $54 billion increase to the…
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MIT Takes a Stand–Again
This morning the Boston Globe reported that MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences wrote a letter to President Trump strongly condemning MIT Professor Richard Lindzen’s views on…
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Hello, Dr. Strangelove
This Wednesday, we will be hosting a screening of the Dr. Stangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, directed by the great Stanley Kubrick.…
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Today’s the Day
As we begin the first day of classes at MIT, there is always a sense of excitement and possibilty. Each spring semester for the past 8 years, Radius has…
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MIT Takes a Stance
Last Friday, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on immigration that shocked the world. Many of us in the MIT community were galvanized into action and joined the public…
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How We Engage
Last Saturday, the world witnessed an unprecedented display of resistance and solidarity. It will come as no surprise to our constituents that our mission’s foundation is grounded in the…
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Two Days to Go
As the inauguration draws ever closer, tweets and comments loom larger and larger. Today’s post was adapted from an op-ed piece written by MIT Professor Emeritus Aron Bernstein and…
Blog Topic: Daily Ethics
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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Digital Distraction Overdrive
Robert Plotkin, guest blogger, will be giving a workshop as part of Radius’s “Hack Your…
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Looking Ahead With a Look Back
Weeks have flown by and, just like that, the semester is over and we are…