Felice Frankel on her new book, "Visual Strategies"
How to communicate science visually
Sometimes color helps. Sometimes it just gets in the way, says MIT's Felice Frankel
Junot Diaz Book Reading
Junot Diaz Book Reading
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and MIT Professor of Writing, Junot Díaz, reads from his new book This is How You Lose Her.
Junot Díaz named 2012 MacArthur fellow
Fiction Writer Junot Díaz: 2012 MacArthur Fellow | MacArthur Foundation
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and writing professor receives unrestricted $500,000 prize.
Neal Stephenson on the Hieroglyph Project
Neal Stephenson on the Hieroglyph Project
Neal Stephenson explains his "Hieroglyph Project," and how it is intended to inspire us with optimistic visions of getting "big stuff done." This past spring, Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief of MIT Technology Review, conducted a wide-ranging but informal conversation ...
Neal Stephenson on Optimism
Neal Stephenson on Optimism
In this video, Neal Stephenson addresses the following: "Optimism is a moral duty," according to Karl Popper. Is there a similar categorical imperative for science fiction to be optimistic? This past spring, Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief of MIT Technology Review, conducted a wide-ranging but ...
Neal Stephenson on the State of Science Fiction
Neal Stephenson on the State of Science Fiction
This past spring, Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief of MIT Technology Review, conducted a wide-ranging but informal conversation with science fiction writer Neal Stephenson about his craft, preoccupations, influences, and inspirations. Enjoy a six-part weekly series of ...
Prized Science: Robert Langer
Prized Science: Robert Langer — A Founding Father of Tissue Engineering ...
Prized Science highlights the work of Robert Langer, whose influential research on tissue engineering and controlled drug release earned him the Priestley Medal.
Robert Darnton on Tristram Shandy - Communications Forum
Robert Darnton on Tristram Shandy - Communications Forum
A clip from "Books and Libraries in the Digital Age," a conversation between Robert Darnton and David Thorburn held October 16, 2008.A pioneering scholar of the Enlightenment and of the history of the book, Robert Darnton has written extensively on the impact of ...
Unbound symposium: Reshaping the Book (May 4)
Unbound symposium: Reshaping the Book (May 4)
Unbound: Speculations on the Future of the BookReshaping the BookParticipants: Gita Manaktala (MIT Press), Christian Bök (University of Calgary), Bob Stein (SocialBook) Moderator: Amaranth Borsuk (MIT Writing and Humanistic Studies and Comparative Media ...