With Lev Manovich, author of the seminal The Language of New Media, and MIT’s Fox Harrell and Nick Montfort.
Video, podcast, and summary: “Ultimate Truths: Comparing Science and the Humanities”
James Carroll, Rebecca Goldstein, Alan Lightman, and Robert Weinberg talk with Seth Mnookin on “the differences and similarities in the kinds of knowledge available through inquiry in the sciences and humanities.”
Video, podcast, and summary: “Documentaries, Journalism, and the Future of Reality-Based Storytelling”
Raney Aronson, Katerina Cizek, Jason Spingarn-Koff, and Francesca Panetta on what new forms of documentary can contribute back to journalism.
Online Annotation and the Future of Reading
Video and podcast on using the tools of online textual annotation — collaborating on interpreting a work, making annotations public, and responding to interpretations by others.
Video, podcast, and summary: Science in Fiction
A Communications Forum featuring authors Hanya Yanagihara and Alan Lightman and moderator Seth Mnookin.
Video: Neil Gaiman’s 2008 lecture at MIT
After six years hiding out on DVD, our video of Neil Gaiman’s lecture and conversation at MIT is now available for free online.
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.
