“MITHIC is about inspiring our community to think differently and work together in new ways. It is about embedding human-centered thinking throughout our research, innovation, and education,” said @MIT Provost Chandrakasan at the annual MITHIC event. news.mit.edu/2026/new-lens-o…
"Find ways to get involved," @LITatMIT DAF MF Gydus says. "Most of my professional growth has come from saying ‘yes’ whenever a new challenge or opportunity came my way." shass.mit.edu/people/mf-gydu…
“One of my conclusions about the computer’s cultural history is that in some ways the technology invites phenomenological obsolescence," says @LITatMIT professor Ben Mangrum in an interview with @PublicSeminarpublicseminar.org/2025/12/th…
A Show About French Theory Boils Big Ideas Down to Wall Decor: “Echo Delay Reverb: American Art, Francophile Thought,” an ambitious show at @PalaisdeTokyo conceived by Naomi Beckwith. By Eugenie Brinkema view.email.artnews.com/?qs=f…
Poststructuralism and Self-Censorship at Palais de Tokyo. What does this bookwormish exhibition curated by Naomi Beckwith have to say about the histories and afterlives of critical discourses?- By @louisedarblay via @ArtReview_ artreview.com/echo-delay-rev…
ALT Two books sit on comfortable chairs on a stage in front of an audience of books. The interviewer book says to the other "Decades unfinished in your author's drawer. Years untouched in a publisher's slush pile. Months on an indecisive editor's desk. And now, top of the bestseller charts! It's what we all dream of: tell us all about your incredible journey!"
You know what the biggest problem with pushing all-things-AI is? Wrong direction.
I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.
Not all art hangs in museums. Across 1 trillion web pages it lives in sketches, fan sites, & forgotten web design. The Wayback Machine keeps this digital gallery open for all to enjoy. 🎨🧑🎨
📝 Tell us what irreplaceable works the Wayback Machine has saved for you! ⤵️
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ALT Gradient blue background with the limb of the Earth dominating the left side, and features the Internet Archive logo modified so that two of its four pillars make the characters 1 T, for one trillion web pages. Testimonial text reads: "I'm a wiki editor and archivist for an old video game. The Wayback Machine is often the only existing archive of old websites and fan-made materials for the game. The Wayback Machine is needed to source official statements and artwork. Without it, there would be a lot of holes on our site. It's extremely important." Signed Sol, Ohio, USA.
ALT Gradient blue background with the limb of the Earth peeking into the bottom of the image, and features the Internet Archive logo modified so that two of its four pillars make the characters 1 T, for one trillion web pages. Testimonial text reads: "The Wayback Machine has helped me see some beautiful old webpages and the art upon them that otherwise would have been lost to time." Signed Lily D., San Francisco, California, USA.
ALT Gradient blue background with the Internet Archive logo modified so that two of its four pillars make the characters 1 T, for one trillion web pages. Testimonial text reads: "Because of the Wayback Machine I was able to recover my ancient drawings from DeviantArt." Signed Ayana, Turkey.
ALT Gradient blue background with the limb of the Earth dominating the lower half of the image, and features the Internet Archive logo modified so that two of its four pillars make the characters 1 T, for one trillion web pages. Testimonial text reads: "The Wayback Machine is a vital tool for preservation. The idea of losing art, experience, and data has always filled me with anxiety, and the Wayback Machine's existence eases my mind." Signed Nick, Canada.
The Robert A. Muh Award Lecture is Wednesday 10/8 at 5 pm in the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building's Thomas Tull Concert Hall. 2025 award winner Ray Kurzweil is this year's featured speaker. bit.ly/4lZJ4XB@MITEECS@LITatMIT
Newest @ArtinAmerica article by Prof Eugenie #Brinkema, "Deleuze's Newly Translated Seminars on Painting Are Chaotic and Magnificent." Quote: "Philosophy doesn’t work as TL;DR." Read more about Giles Deleuze eight seminars on what philosophy can reveal about paintings below:
What're you reading this summer? @LITatMIT professors and lecturers have a bunch of cool recommendations for students, bibliophiles, and anyone else interested in good storytelling. lit.mit.edu/litmit-summer-20…
ALT An illustration of a beaver with a book, a sun, a bee with a book, and two people in a hammock with books.
Haunting century-old art for fairy-poems by Dorothy Lathrop, born on this day in 1891 – the first person to win the Caldecott Medal (the Nobel Prize of children's book illustration) themarginalian.org/2021/03/0…
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,
—Emily Dickinson
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Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day! Share a poem using #PocketPoem
Today we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of “The Great Gatsby.” Since April 10, 1925 this American classic has been read and reread by generations across the globe. The @librarycongress Rare Books Division has a first edition.
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MIT students: Create an important impact with your Kelly-Douglas-funded travel. These fellowships offer opportunities to pursue independent projects or collaborate in humanitarian projects. Apply before the 4/13 deadline. bit.ly/3Yo3aAI#MITSHASS#travel
In "Opening the doors of perception: Perspectives on SHASS," MIT alum Peter Godart, @LITatMIT professor Mary Fuller, and second-year @MITPoliSci major Siddhu Pachipala discuss SHASS's value. @MIT_alumniyoutu.be/tpmzBrhgIFI
ALT (From left) Peter Godart, Mary Fuller, Siddhu Pachipala seated in conversation
.@LITatMIT professor Eugenie Brinkema reviews the latest Anselm Kiefer installation for @ArtinAmerica. "How brave, then, of the Van Gogh and the Stedelijk to organize their show around none of these old stories," she says. artnews.com/art-in-america/a…