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    Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War

    Saturday, January 13, 2024 – 2:00pm
    Online

    We are in a period of unusual danger and difficulty: The Russia/Ukraine conflict has sharply increased the danger of nuclear war; the tragic Israel/Gaza conflict threatens to expand; the Pentagon budget is higher than ever and still going up; Cold Warriors in high places are beating the drums…

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  • JAN 30, JAN 31, FEB 1 10am-12pm, Room 5-233 Instructor: Nicholas Collura, Director of the MIT Radius Program and TNE Certified Teacher  What are the neurobiological foundations of human personality? How do I communicate with family members, peers, and partners who seem so different from me? And what…

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    The Dangers of the “Galaxy Brain”: A Conversation About Longtermism

    Wednesday, October 25, 2023 – 5:00pm
    Hacker Reactor (Bldg. E38-696 in Kendall Square)

    Please watch the video of this event on our YouTube channel. *** Longtermism, an offshoot of Effective Altruism, is not just an injunction to consider the well-being of future generations. Rather, it provides a philosophical justification for de-emphasizing present social crises in order to pursue a Matrix-like future…

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  • Indigenous Land, Peoples, and Bodies

    Wednesday, November 15, 2023 – 5:30pm
    LIB: Nexus 14S-130

    Cultural Transformation for Planetary Health: Dialogues on Climate-Health Connections How are our current environmental crises connected with human health and well-being, and what deeper societal norms and values are driving the injustices we see in these realms today? Through a series of events with speakers from across campus…

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  • “Water is Life”—Water Rights, Environmental Change, and Human Health

    Tuesday, September 26, 2023 – 5:30pm
    LIB: Nexus 14S-130

    Cultural Transformation for Planetary Health: Dialogues on Climate-Health Connections How are our current environmental crises connected with human health and well-being, and what deeper societal norms and values are driving the injustices we see in these realms today? Through a series of events with speakers from across campus…

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