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This was an excellent event, great arguments, great questions. (That’s me in the corner)
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“There was a thought that AI was coming...and that actually it was going to be incredibly important from the perspective of doing the most good,” @MITphilosophy prof Brian Hedden says. fortune.com/2026/09/23/effec… @FortuneMagazine
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Our first event this fall is on assisted death, with @kathleen_stock1 and Jessica Flanigan.
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Thanks to @newversereview for this chance to talk about my book, and show you some of the poems.
Today at NVR, an interview with @bradford_skow about his collection American Independence in Verse, which dramatizes the lead-up to the Revolution in poems spoken by Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, King George III, and other historical figures. Sample poems too!
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In this week's newsletter, we introduce incoming SHASS faculty, explore the history of vaccine hesitancy, meet student and faculty award winners, and more. mailchi.mp/mit/shass-weekly-… @mit_cmsw @MIT_MTA @MITphilosophy @MITEcon @HistoryMit @MITPoliSci
ALT Top row, left to right: Grisha Coleman, Tung-Hui Hu, and Claire Luchette. Bottom row, left to right: Shota Momma, Lindsey Raymond, and Makoto Harris Takao.
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Sam Berstler (@sam_berstler) in the Philosopher's Annual 2025 for "The structure of open secrets."🍾
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You have $1,000. What you do with it might say more about moral obligation than you think.
Watch @mitphilosophy PhD student Julian Perilla break down one of philosophy's most provocative questions about what we owe to others.
Watch more learning moments on MIT Learn: bit.ly/4vsmOLp
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Glad that we're able to give a home to this kind of thoughtful commentary! We hope you enjoy this piece on teaching great books at @MIT from MIT Concourse's Linda Rabieh. Link in next post.
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“We are temporally extended people with hopefully long lifespans," @MITphilosophy professor and alumnus Brian Hedden says. news.mit.edu/2026/using-reas… @MIT_alumni @MIT_SCC @MITEECS @MITLIDS
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Brian Hedden in MIT News.
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We welcomed new faculty across SHASS in @mit_cmsw, @MITEcon, @MIT_MTA, and MIT Linguistics. news.mit.edu/2026/school-hum…
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Alex Byrne (@byrne_a) interviewed in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Many people think the trolley problem is about what you'd do in that same situation. @MITphilosophy researcher Julian Perilla says it's really about something deeper: Is it ever okay to harm some for the greater good?
Explore the trolley problem and more MIT learning moments: bit.ly/44VTrW2
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The MITHIC-administered SHASS Faculty Fellows Program offers scholars a communal space in which to share and refine ideas and research projects. news.mit.edu/2026/building-s… @HistoryMit @LITatMIT @MITanthropology @MITphilosophy @MITPoliSci @MIT_MTA
ALT Anne McCants, the Ann F. Friedlaender Professor of History and Faculty Fellows Program Committee chair, laughs during a Faculty Fellows Program discussion group meeting
ALT Literature professors Arthur Bahr (left) and Jessica Ruffin participate in a discussion during a SHASS Faculty Fellows Program meeting
ALT MIT political scientist Volha Charnysh (center) contributes to a discussion during a SHASS Faculty Fellows Program meeting
ALT (From left) MIT political scientists Rich Nielsen and Volha Charnysh and philosopher Kevin Dorst discuss MIT Music professor Emily Pollock's project during a SHASS Faculty Fellows Program meeting
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Time to add to that TBR list! Explore new works from across the Institute, including SHASS professors and lecturers. news.mit.edu/2026/summer-rea… @MITPoliSci @MITPSTS @eriklg @bradford_skow @LITatMIT @MIT_SSP @MITphilosophy @MIT_CIS
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Can a nation tell its story through poetry? In “American Independence in Verse,” @bradford_skow retells the events leading to the American Revolution through a collection of poems that give voice to patriots, loyalists, statesmen, and revolutionaries alike.
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.@bradford_skow and @byrne_a in US News & World Report
The Civil Discourse Project features in US News & World Report
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Research from @MITphilosophy professor Matthias Michel cited in @sciam suggests consciousness may be attributed to humans and some other mammals but not fish and insects. scientificamerican.com/artic…
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APA member Kieran Setiya is quoted in this article on the impact the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellowship has on interdisciplinary thinking at @MITPhilosophy. goodmenproject.com/featured-…
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Many thanks to MIT philosophy prof. @bradford_skow for coming on the podcast to talk about academic freedom, aesthetics and beauty, theories of time, being pro-family, and more. Video link here piped.video/gumPJrnPTCA or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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