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Prof. Michael Fischer’s “Hauntology’s Genesis, Catacoustics, and Future Shadows”, in Sadeq Rahimi’s “Hauntology of Everyday Life” (Springer, 2021)

Feb 22, 2022

The Hauntology of Everyday Life Author: Sadeq Rahimi (view affiliations) Develops a comprehensive frame for applying the theory of hauntology to everyday life from clinical and ethnographic points of view. Demonstrates…

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Prof. Chakanetsa Mavhunga: Decolonization in Action Podcast: S1E6: Towards an African Technological & Scientific Imaginary

Feb 17, 2022

In this episode, Edna Bonhomme and Professor Chakanetsa Mavhunga discuss the history of the African continent with relation to scientific, technological, and medical innovations. A center piece of this conversation is…

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Washington Post: History offers a cautionary tale for biometric covid tracking systems, by Michelle Spektor, HASTS Graduate Student

Feb 17, 2022

History offers a cautionary tale for biometric covid tracking systems Biometrics have great appeal to those concerned with public health — but they can also be used for far darker purposes…

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MIT SERC Case Study: The Cloud Is Material: On the Environmental Impacts of Computation and Data Storage, by Steven Gonzalez Monserrate, MIT HASTS Graduate Student

Feb 15, 2022

Monserrate, Steven Gonzalez. 2022. “The Cloud Is Material: On the Environmental Impacts of Computation and Data Storage.” MIT Case Studies in Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing, no. Winter 2022 (January).…

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Book Published: The Work of the Future, by David Autor, David Mindell, Elizabeth B. Reynolds (January 2022)

Feb 14, 2022

The Work of the Future Building Better Jobs in an Age of Intelligent Machines By David Autor, David A. Mindell and Elisabeth B. Reynolds Foreword by Robert M. Solow MIT PRESS …

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Prof. Robin Scheffler, MIT, and Prof. Natalie Aviles, UVA: State planning, cancer vaccine infrastructure, and the origins of the oncogene theory

Feb 9, 2022

  State planning, cancer vaccine infrastructure, and the origins of the oncogene theory Robin W Scheffler, Natalie B Aviles First Published February 1, 2022 Research Article LINK TO ARTICLE: https://doi.org/10.1177/03063127211070304 Abstract…

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Prof. Sherry Turkle, author of The Empathy Diaries, Named 2021 National Jewish Book Award Winner

Feb 7, 2022

2021 Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award Winners Winner: Auto­bi­og­ra­phy and Memoir The Krauss Fam­i­ly Award in Mem­o­ry of Simon & Shu­lamith (Sofi) Goldberg The Empa­thy Diaries: A Memoir  by Sherry…

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MIT Case Studies Series on Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC): Issue 3 (Winter 2022)

Jan 28, 2022

The open-access, peer-reviewed series features brief, accessible case studies based on original research, aimed primarily for use in undergraduate instruction. The latest issue includes contributions from scholars in computer science, political…
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