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The Politics of Defense Spending: Science, Profits, and Endless Wars
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 – 5:30pm2-105THIS IS A THREE-PART SERIES Subrata Ghoshroy: January 7th: The Politics of Defense Spending. Here is the VIDEO and Go here for the SLIDES from the program. Yarden Katz: January 14: AI: A Nebulous, Imperial Technology. Here is the VIDEO of the program. Go here to read Dr. Katz’s white paper, Manufacturing an…
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Building the Beloved Community: The Ethics of Public Life
Monday, February 3, 2020 – 11:00pmBoston Pre-Release Center; Roslindale, MAThis course is designed around the question “What do we owe to each other?” We will use a range of interdisciplinary lenses to examine the moral challenges and dilemmas which accompany community life. Students will learn to apply the tools of ethical theory to their examination of topics…
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Building the Beloved Community: The Ethics of Public Life
Sunday, February 3, 2019 – 11:00pmBoston Pre-Release Center; Roslindale, MAThis course is designed around the question “What do we owe to each other?” We will use a range of interdisciplinary lenses to examine the moral challenges and dilemmas which accompany community life. Students will learn to apply the tools of ethical theory to their examination of topics…
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Being. Thinking. Doing (or Not!): Ethics in Your Life (24.191)
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 – 12:00am32-D461Our weekly seminar introduces students to the field of ethics, with a focus on the daily choices we can make to create a more just world. The seminar helps students build relationships, investigate ethical problems, share resources, and clarify their personal and vocational principles. The course also introduces…
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Climate Denial, Greenwashing, and Delayed Climate Action: The Corporatization of Academia?
Monday, November 25, 2019 – 3:30pm54-100This teach-in will give participants the background and tools to critically examine greenwashing by fossil fuel companies and how it relates to reputable institutions like MIT. Greenwashing is defined as “disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.” This (dis)information can take…