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Dr. Jim Walsh, MIT Security Studies Program, is a globally renowned commentator and thinker known for his humor and insight. Playing the theatrical role of a “Messenger from the Past,” Dr. Walsh tells the story of how humankind has built the capacity to destroy the planet while also demonstrating…
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Join us for a substantive discussion on facial surveillance and other remote biometric monitoring technologies that pose unprecedented risks to personal autonomy, privacy and democracy. Some have referred to these technologies as “nuclear waste”. Others have called it “the perfect tool for oppression.” Never before has a technology…
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Watch the archived video of the program (scroll down to bottom of page). The Amazon is burning. Coral reefs are dying. Glaciers are melting, and as Earth gets pushed to its brink, journalists who can translate the impact of climate change and hold the powerful accountable are more…
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Join the conversation! In a continuing series organized by the PKG Public Service Center, come meet local organizations that are exploring ways that computational tech (AI, machine learning, data science, etc) can be used for the social good and restricting tech’s potential for contributing to inequality and injustice.…
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Join us for this exciting screening of the fully restored film by pioneering filmmaker Richard Leacock on the 50th anniversary of one of MIT’s most significant campus protests in its history occurring between November 3rd and 5th, 1969. The screening will be followed by Q&A with participants of…
