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The Technology and Culture Forum is a ministry of the
Episcopal Chaplain at MIT, and grows out of the church’s commitment
to peace, justice, and upholding human dignity. Our programs challenge
participants to consider how their work as scientists, engineers, managers,
and citizens furthers these ideals.
During the 2002-2003 academic year, T&C hosted programs on New Threats to Freedom and Privacy Online, The Cost of Conflict: The Many Facets of War, Envisioning Science: The Design and Craft of the Science Image, a series on Energy, Environment and Global Politics, a series on women’s reproductive rights, Ask All You Like About 9/11, But Just Don’t Ask Why, the Rights of International Students in Time of War, Resource Wars in the Post 9/11 Conflict Arena, a discussion on assessing the Bush administration’s case against Iraq, and the 1st Annual International Forum and Fair.
On September 26, 2002, Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons Inspector in Iraq gave an impassioned and informative presentation dismissing the Bush administration’s WMD accusations against Iraq.
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Forums 2002-2003
New
Threats to Freedom and Privacy Online
The 12th Annual J.
Herbert Hollomon Memorial Symposium.
Tuesday,
May 6, 2003
Speakers:
Susan Landau
Senior
Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems Laboratories
Christopher
Hoofnagle
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Stewart
Baker
former General Counsel, National Security Agency
Moderator:
Daniel Weitzner
Director, W3C Technology and Society Domain and Senior Researcher,
MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science
[ Listen
to it ]
Todd Machover's Toy
Symphony --
United States Premiere
Saturday, April 26, 2003
Featuring performances of a broad array
of technology enhanced live music.
Related Links: Todd Machover; Boston Modern Orchestra Project
(Part of the 2003 Boston Cyberarts Festival and BMOP's "Who's Afraid
of Modern Music?" series.)
Who's
Afraid of Technology?
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Featuring performances of a broad array
of technology enhanced live music.
Please see the Boston Modern Orchestra Project for more information.
(Part of the 2003 Boston Cyberarts Festival and BMOP's "Who's Afraid
of Modern Music?" series.)
Costs
of Conflict: The Many Facets of War
Thursday, April 17, 2003
Speakers:
Hugh Gusterson
Anthropology, MIT
Bala
Rajagopal
Urban Studies and Planning, MIT
David
Wirth
Law School, Boston College
A panel discussion exploring the diverse themes of war -- sustainability
of American foreign policy, legal aspects of environmental damage, and
post-war reconstruction.
Co-sponsored with MIT Student
Pugwash
[ Listen
to it ]
Envisioning
Science: The Design and Craft of the Science Image
Thursday,
April 10, 2003
Speaker
Felice
Frankel
Science photographer Felice Frankel is a research scientist at MIT. Her latest
book Envisioning Science, The Design and Craft of the Science Image has just
been published by The MIT Press.
Working in collaboration with scientists, Frankel creates images for
journal submissions, presentations and publications for general audiences.
Frankel has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National
Science Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts, to name
a few. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science.
[ MIT
World video ]
Plural
Perspectives on Lesbian Artificial Insemination
March 17, 2003
Speaker:
Amy Agigian
A Panel Discussion co-sponsored by Women's Studies, LBGT Programming,
and the Science, Technology and Society Colloquium. Panelists: Amy Agigian,
Sociology Professor, Suffolk U Center for Women's Health and Human Rights.
(Part of The
Politics and Technology of Motherhood Series) This series is
co-sponsored with MIT
Women's Studies, The Workplace Center at Sloan, and MIT Medical
Women as Egg Factories? The Health and Freedom of
Choice of Women in the Face of Stem Cell Research and Cloning
Tuesday, March 4, 2002
Speaker:
Cynthia Cohen
Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown
University
(Part of The
Politics and Technology of Motherhood Series) This series is
co-sponsored with MIT
Women's Studies, The Workplace Center at Sloan, and MIT Medical
Ask All You Like about 9/11, But Just Don't Ask Why!
February 5, 2003
Speaker:
Robert Fisk
Middle East correspondent for the London Independent.
[ Listen to it ] [ MIT World
video ]
Carbon
Wars CANCELLED
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
Speaker:
Jeremy Leggett
Chief Executive, The Solar Century
(Part of the Energy,
Environment and Global Politics Series) This series is co-sponsored
with LFEE
Making
Babies: Should There Be an Open Market and Anonymous Donation of
Human Eggs and Sperm?
Thursday, November 14, 2002
Speaker:
Mary
Shanley
Vassar College
(Part of The
Politics and Technology of Motherhood Series) This series is
co-sponsored with MIT
Women's Studies, The Workplace Center at Sloan, and MIT Medical
[ Listen
to it ]
Teach-In
on Iraq with Scott Ritter
October 24, 2002
Speaker:
Scott Ritter
former UN Weapons Inspector in
Iraq
[ Listen
to it ]
The
Rights of International Students in Time of War
October 24,
2002
Speakers:
Anthony Romero
Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
Respondent:
Danielle Guichard Ashbrook
Director and Associate Dean, MIT
International Students Office
Moderator:
Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Urban Studies and Planning
Director, Program on Human Rights and Justice
at MIT
[ Listen
to it ]
Tilting
at Mills: Green Dreams, Dirty Dealings, and the Corporate Squeeze
Tuesday, October 22, 2002
Speakers:
Allen
Hershkowitz
Senior Scientist, Natural
Resources Defense Council
Lis Harris
Columbia University
(Part of the Energy,
Environment and Global Politics Series) This series is co-sponsored
with LFEE
[ Listen
to it ]
The
Politics of Motherhood
Friday, October 18, 2002
Speakers:
Mona Harrington
Program Director, MIT
Workplace Center
Lotte Bailyn
Co-Director, MIT
Workplace Center; Professor of Management, Sloan School
(Part of The
Politics and Technology of Motherhood Series) This series is
co-sponsored with MIT
Women's Studies, The Workplace Center at Sloan, and MIT Medical
[ Listen
to it ]
From
Hiroshima to Washington D.C. - The Case for Disarmament
October 15, 2002
Speakers:
Tadatoshi Akiba
Mayor of Hiroshima
Respondents:
Randall Forsberg
Director, Institute for Defense and Disarmament
Tom Doustou
Abenaki Elder; Hiroshima Flame Interfaith Pilgrimage
Chuck Turner
Boston City Councilor
Co-Sponsored with Massachusetts
Peace Action
[ Listen
to it ]
Roles
for Women: Careers, Parenting and Balancing the Two
Thursday, October 3, 2002
Speakers:
Rosalind Barnett
Brandeis University
(Part of The
Politics and Technology of Motherhood Series) This series is co-sponsored
with MIT
Women's Studies, The Workplace Center at Sloan, and MIT Medical
[ Listen
to it ]
Resource
Wars in the Post 9/11 Conflict Arena
Tuesday, October 1, 2002
Speaker:
Michael Klare
Political Science, Hampshire College
(Part of the Energy,
Environment and Global Politics Series)
This series is co-sponsored with LFEE
[ Listen
to it ]
Cause
for War? Assessing the Bush Administration's Case Against Iraq
September 26, 2002
Speakers:
Scott
Ritter
former UN Weapons Inspector in Iraq
Stephen
Walt
Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University
Moderator:
Kenneth Oye
Associate Professor, Political Science, MIT
This program is co-sponsored with the MIT Political Science Department,
the Program on Science, Technology and Society, and the Episcopal
Diocese of Massachusetts.
Transcript volunteered by Mike Gorse [mgorse@alum.wpi.edu]
[ Listen
to it ] [ Transcript
(Word doc) ] [ Transcript
(html) ]
[ MIT
World video - Part 1 ] [ MIT
World video - Part 2 ]
The
MIT International Development Forum
Friday, September 20, 2002
Speakers:
Ralf Hotchkiss
Ralf Hotchkiss is Senior Research Scientist and Technical Director of the Wheeled
Mobility Center at San Francisco State University. A recipient of the MacArthur "genius" award,
his is the Co-designer of the Whirlwind Wheelchair and has organized a network
of wheelchair builders at 30 workshops in 25 developing countries
Sandy Pentland
Alex (Sandy) Pentland is a pioneer in smart environments, wearable computers,
and technology for developing countries. He is one of the most-cited computer
scientists in the world. He is the founding director of the Media Lab Asia, and
is a co-founder of the Media Laboratory's Digital Nations Consortium, and of
the Center for Future Health. He is the Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
at MIT's Media Lab.
This event is co-sponsored with the MIT
Public Service Center, the
Graduate Student Council, Digital
Nations, and mitTechLink
[ Listen
to it ]
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