<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><a href="https://www.amacad.org/events/empathy" class=""><b style="font-size: 21px;" class="">Empathy and Our Future</b></a><br class=""><b class="">Wednesday, March 10, 2021<br class="">4PM EST</b><br class="">American Academy of Arts and Sciences Morton L. Mandel Public Lecture, Virtual Event<br class=""><br class="">Please visit the event webpage to register in advance: <a href="https://www.amacad.org/events/empathy" class=""><b class="">https://www.amacad.org/events/empathy</b></a><br class=""><br class="">While many in America are now debating accountability vs. unity, there is another concept that belongs in any conversation about how America can recover from a divisive election, devastating pandemic, and long history of racial injustice – empathy. <br class=""><br class="">This event is an opportunity to explore empathy in our increasingly digital world. <br class=""><br class=""><a href="https://www.amacad.org/person/eric-p-liu" class="">Eric Liu</a>, co-chair of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship, President and CEO, Citizen University, <a href="https://www.amacad.org/person/sherry-turkle" class="">Sherry Turkle</a>, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, MIT and author of the forthcoming memoir, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/585731/the-empathy-diaries-by-sherry-turkle/" class=""><i class="">The Empathy Diaries</i></a>, will discuss the search for authentic connection and repairing torn social fabric in our challenging times with <a href="https://www.amacad.org/person/david-w-oxtoby" class="">David W. Oxtoby</a>, President, American Academy of Arts & Sciences<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><b class="">NEXT MONDAY</b></li></ul><div class=""><br class=""><a href="https://sts-program.mit.edu/event/david-mindell-the-work-of-the-future/" style="font-size: 21px;" class=""><b class="">David A. Mindell: The Work of the Future</b></a><br class=""><b class="">Monday, March 15, 2021<br class="">4PM-5:30PM</b><br class="">Virtual Event (Zoom Meeting)<div class=""><br class="">Join <a href="https://sts-program.mit.edu/people/sts-faculty/david-a-mindell/" class="">David A. Mindell</a>, Frances and David Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing (STS), of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and co-chair, MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future, as he discusses the task force report’s findings.<br class=""><br class="">Register in advance for this Zoom meeting: <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sd-yuqzouHdwSoyMigdNPrWYaoFrTJu7p" class=""><b class="">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sd-yuqzouHdwSoyMigdNPrWYaoFrTJu7p</b></a><br class=""><i class="">**After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.<br class=""></i><br class="">In the fall of 2017, MIT President Reif issued a call to action, for the nation and especially for MIT. In response, in February 2018, the formation of the <a href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AVMAABYC8YEAAcrl88IAAAA8xasAAAAAHAEAJPu7AAiQzwBfs9LBtpioP41qRImzp-EyOygAuAAIIWc/3/bQLWvp-mL7WG2L5glJMDvA/aHR0cHM6Ly93b3Jrb2Z0aGVmdXR1cmUubWl0LmVkdQ" class="">MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future</a> was announced and in November 2020, the task force released its final report, <a href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AVMAABYC8YEAAcrl88IAAAA8xasAAAAAHAEAJPu7AAiQzwBfs9LBtpioP41qRImzp-EyOygAuAAIIWc/4/7M05bC1BU2KwzqHrKJXbZg/aHR0cHM6Ly93b3Jrb2Z0aGVmdXR1cmUubWl0LmVkdS8yMDIwLUZpbmFsLVJlcG9ydA" class=""><i class="">The Work of the Future: Building Better Jobs in an Age of Intelligent Machines</i></a>.<br class=""><br class="">The report provides insight into how new technologies are changing the nature of work and what institutional reforms are needed to support workers and promote broader shared prosperity.<br class=""><br class="">The work of the task force represents the distinctive strengths of the MIT community, integrating ideas from economics, engineering, computer science, political science, history, anthropology, urban planning, management, and more. Task force members worked collaboratively with leaders in industry, government, labor, education, and the nonprofit sector, from around the world and across the US, including from those regions hardest hit by job loss. Together, they tackled three questions:<br class=""><br class=""><div class="">• How are emerging technologies transforming the nature of human work and the skills that enable people to thrive in the digital </div><div class="">economy?<br class=""></div><div class="">• How can we shape and catalyze technological innovation to complement and augment human potential?<br class=""></div><div class="">• And how can our civic institutions – existing and new – ensure that the gains from these emerging innovations contribute to equality of </div><div class="">opportunity, social inclusion, and shared prosperity?<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>The report’s policy recommendations focus on investing in fresh approaches to skill building and education, improving job quality, and expanding and shaping innovation. Policy and institutional reform are particularly needed at a time when Covid-19 has exposed many of the weaknesses in our labor market and social insurance system for workers.<br class=""><br class=""><a href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AVMAABYC8YEAAcrl88IAAAA8xasAAAAAHAEAJPu7AAiQzwBfs9LBtpioP41qRImzp-EyOygAuAAIIWc/6/E4iaozZOgcjZ4WNb0hAJ7w/aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLm1pdC5lZHUvMjAyMC93b3JrLW9mLWZ1dHVyZS1maW5hbC1yZXBvcnQtMTExNw" class="">Read more about the task force’s findings on MIT News.</a><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><div class=""><font size="1" class="">_______________________________________<br class=""><b class="">Gus Zahariadis</b> (he, him, his)<br class="">Assistant to the Director; Sr. Admin III<br class="">Program in Science, Technology, and Society <br class="">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br class="">School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences<br class="">77 Massachusetts Ave, E51-163B<br class="">Cambridge, MA 02139<br class="">T: 617.253.3452<br class=""><a href="mailto:gusz@mit.edu" class="">gusz@mit.edu</a><br class="">https://sts-program.mit.edu<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></font><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""></div></div></body></html>