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Watch the Unicorn Riot video recording of this event. Right now, most news is unbearably ugly. But in the past month, rank-and-file organizers within the tech industry have given us reasons to hope. In early June, Google engineers compelled the company to not renew Project Maven, a contract…
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The November Elections: Thoughts and Considerations: A Lunch-Time Series
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 – 4:00pm66-168Join us for a series of Wednesday lunch-time discussions beginning on October 3 focusing on the upcoming elections and how we might work towards a more just and civil society. Topics will include redistricting, the dramatic increase of women candidates, the vulnerabilities of voting technology, how to talk across…
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Synaptic Stories: An evening of personal tales as diverse as our unique brains
Thursday, September 20, 2018 – 7:00pmMIT Museum; 275 Massachusetts Avenue, CambridgeJoin us for an evening of storytelling inspired by the MIT Museum’s current exhibit, The Beautiful Brain. Based on the format of the widely popular Moth Radio Hour, our guest storytellers will explore the many dimensions and diversity of our beautiful brains with humor and poignancy. Listen to…
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Humans Need Not Apply: Reflections on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
Thursday, May 10, 2018 – 5:00pm32-123; Stata Center; 32 Vassar Street, CambridgeWatch the program here. Join us for a substantive and lively program on AI and the future of work. Moderating the program will be Professor Lucas Stanczyk of Harvard University. Professor Stanczyk works on topics at the intersection of political philosophy and political economy. His book manuscript develops a…
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Hack Your Mind: The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age
Friday, November 16, 2018 – 12:00pm66-144Join us for our Hack Your Mind series with guest speaker clinical psychologist Catherine Steiner-Adair who will be speaking about the impact of technology on your relationships with the people you love the most. Dr. Steiner-Adair takes an in-depth look at how the Internet and the digital revolution are profoundly changing…