Slate’s Jamelle Bouie on how race and ethnicity framed the election and how journalists and content creators can improve coverage of these issues moving forward.
Podcast and video: “An Evening with John Hodgman”
Humorist John Hodgman has parlayed his wit into New York Times best-selling books, a Daily Show correspondent position, a Netflix stand-up special, and his own podcast.
Video and podcast: “The Turn to ‘Tween’: An Age Category and its Cultural Consequences”
How are “tweens” represented in popular culture? And how does this relatively new category deal with race, class, and gender identity?
Video and podcast: “Time Traveling with James Gleick”
In conversation with Alan Lightman, international best-selling author and science historian James Gleick discusses his career, the state of science journalism, and his newest book Time Travel: A History.
Video and podcast: “Virtual Reality Meets Documentary: A Deeper Look”
Featuring the leading creators in the virtual reality space, helping us better understand VR’s potentials and implications for documentary and journalism.
Video, podcast and summary: “Being Muslim in America (and MIT) in 2016”
How hateful, discriminatory rhetoric influences public opinion, its impact on the daily lives of Muslim-Americans, and strategies for combating it.
Video, podcast, and summary: “Excellence in Teaching”
What separates a good teacher from a great one? Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky, Weisskopf Professor of Physics Alan Guth and MIT biology professor Hazel Sive–all honored teachers–will explore these issues with Literature professor and Communications Forum director emeritus David Thorburn.
