Barry Werth’s “The Antidote: Inside the World of Big Pharma” gives a behind-the-scenes look at how a startup became one of the great triumphs of bio-tech.
Podcast and video: Henry Jenkins Returns
Legendary former MIT professor Henry Jenkins returns to the Communications Forum for a conversation about his time at the Institute and the founding of CMS.
Podcast and Liveblog: “Play in the Age of Computing Machinery” with Miguel Sicart
Miguel Sicart looks at the culture, aesthetics, and technological implications of play in the age of computers.
Video, podcast, and liveblog: “Long-form Journalism: Inside The Atlantic”
James Fallows and Corby Kummer on long-form journalism and why ground-breaking articles requiring months of research and writing continue to appear.
Podcast: “MIT Alumni in the Game Industry”
The MIT Game Lab has invited a number of local MIT alumni in the game industry to talk about their experiences entering the industry.
Podcast and liveblog: Sonia Livingstone, “The Class: Living and Learning in the Digital Age”
LSE’s Sonia Livingstone on how powerful forces of social reproduction result in missed opportunities for many youth in the risk society.
Podcast and liveblog: Coco Fusco, “A Performance Approach to Primate Politics”
Artist and writer Coco Fusco on the critical responses to the Planet of the Apes films — and as critiques of American race relations.
