The Technology and Culture Forum at MIT sponsors lectures and symposia that address critical issues of our time. The programs explore the role of science and technology in promoting positive social, ecological, and economic change. In addition, they stimulate discussion about the ethical implications of scientific discovery and technological innovation.

“The Forum has played a highly constructive role in bringing critical issues to the attention of the campus and the community, and fostering discussion and active engagement. For me personally, it has been a great privilege to be able to participate over the years, occasions I always look forward to with much anticipation.”

Noam Chomsky

Upcoming Forums

Think Outside the Bomb: A National Youth Conference

August 14-17

A Report Card on Media Coverage of the Presidential Election

Thursday, September 25
5:00-7:00pm

7th Annual International Development Fair

Friday, October 3
11:00am-1:00pm
Lobby 13

US Nuclear Policy: Critical Choices

Wednesday, October 22
5:00pm-7:00pm
32-123 (Stata Center-Kirsch Auditorium)

New Media and the Election

November 13
5:00-7:00pm

Massachusetts Climate Action Network Conference

Sunday, November 16
9:00am-5:00pm
Stata Center

Programs planned for the 2008-2009 academic year will include:

• Secrecy in Democracy
• Social and Economic Costs of the War in Iraq
• Energy and Food Production
• Funding the Space Program
• Engineering the Planet: Geo-engineering and Solar Radiation Management
• Freshman Orientation: A panel discussion on ethics in science and engineering
• Nuclear Proliferation

Please check this website for program details throughout the summer.

Amy McCreath, Coordinator of T&C, talks with Nature Network

Trish Weinmann, Assistant Coordinator of T&C, chats with Tech Talk