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Giving Tuesday….and Beyond
We’ve been through Black Friday. Today is Cyber Monday. Tomorrow, December 1st, is Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday was created four years ago by the 92nd Street Y in New York…
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No Easy Decision
Earlier this month, after years of debate and discussion, President Obama has said no to the Keystone XL pipeline. For us here at Radius, this decision brought a sigh…
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The Myth of Race
This Thursday, we are honored to co-sponsor the visit of Professor Dorothy Roberts. Roberts is an acclaimed scholar of race, gender and law and has done groundbreaking work in public…
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Reclaim Yourself!
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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Climate Countdown!!
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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Scott I Paradise: April 6, 1929-September 13, 2015
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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Education for Life
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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Third Planet from the Sun
Last week, NASA’s New Horizons interplanetary probe made its way to Pluto and the outer reaches of our solar system, after an almost-10 year voyage. The photos sent back…
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…