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<p style="line-height:175%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The MIT Museum is proud to host an upcoming symposium,
<i><a href="https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/programs/existential-risk-emerging-technology-and-democracy">Existential Risk, Emerging Technology and Democracy: The Cambridge Recombinant DNA Debate 50 Years On</a></i>, taking place on Friday, June 12, 2026, from 9:00
am to 4:15 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:175%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">We invite you to
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#00A4BD"><a href="https://email.mitmuseum.org/e3t/Ctc/RJ+113/d2p-kZ04/VVMnkY6_0jGjN57m9sQgqHpqW1YzZHS5P2Qm3N65wGWv3lYM-W95jsWP6lZ3n6W5FSgPw3zL7XcW4JJz621kbBSXW7YRnRG6QL994W2y5fzm2hFPS1W206k2V625lvMN4m2SYSm5kMFW1Ckr_B10Fq4DN7BkXq1CZSkmW1Y6hWX1ywwrbW61_DBB5JYGSqW28Qkbb3RQtSfW71JPT42fl9GpW6SlMD17mTDrBW5bnlMr67VvD4W3nktZf328G6TW7lwj5J8r98vhW89Nn-l2hbrGsW96bG_t2KXWzkW737CZ72LtBzxW7FhM5d7L39NrW5Q5DQ-8T3n9kM2VkDzFyDw_W3CWPGB7PdXnVW7Mk4Gf8RDDqGN5BxNH1CwQWVW7smhck89MjCxW8jBRxM2pR6ZvW7yqhTc7MlVBqW4_sLHh4RhBr5W7SVrkL4Qtkhcf50f9j404" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A4BD">step
back in time </span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">to 1976, when the historic Cambridge City Council recombinant DNA debates took place. Through events, performances, and this symposium, we welcome you to participate
in a unique way of <span style="background:white">celebrating the 50 year anniversary of this event, one of the many firsts and innovations that shaped the Kendall Square that we know today.</span></span><span style="color:#23496D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:175%"><b><u><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:175%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0600FF"><a href="https://email.mitmuseum.org/e3t/Ctc/RJ+113/d2p-kZ04/VVMnkY6_0jGjN57m9sQgqHpqW1YzZHS5P2Qm3N65wGWb3lYM-W8wLKSR6lZ3p1W8mW4Tg6NYHWgW76BhHV6RX3ScW29kmq34ysJFzN8SBvYshHtGPVvBwDj4ckxGlVctNS31G1bTWW3j0sFx8c_LQQW17sq3z81_S6WVvH8JS9j8Cp-W7F4Yq5681ZLCW3mlmZY885j9kW3Kq0Gh8lfhCyW7KpDxP3tVPwnW8yZdBC2GzMjRW66_QLz1lt7rJW5rJMzR8QMR-5W6BMdBM8q8LS4W8ppXS27q9MVnVM5V893sVVc0W6PZdvB1rswN7W4znN2M4LlnFCW1ZNyFK5ZlKWyW3RnnH_9848XkW7qMQZD4bgBc6W6dmQmn5gDTmVVcqyY464_26sW8PrMls1gmz7kW21wYBP3HMvl5f6J0LQF04" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0600FF">Existential
Risk, Emerging Technology, and Democracy: The Cambridge Recombinant DNA Debate, 50 Years On</span></a></span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:175%;color:#0600FF"><br>
</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:175%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">This day-long symposium brings together historians, scientists, policymakers, journalists, and artists for a conversation about how societies identify, debate, and govern world-changing technologies.<b>
</b>The symposium asks questions that remain deeply relevant today, exploring key questions such as: who raises the alarm, how institutions respond, and how public trust is built and sustained over time. Hosted by
</span><b><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#00A4BD"><a href="https://email.mitmuseum.org/e3t/Ctc/RJ+113/d2p-kZ04/VVMnkY6_0jGjN57m9sQgqHpqW1YzZHS5P2Qm3N65wGV03lYM-W69sMD-6lZ3lKMGTlhLqbZHXW7556Yg45bkLVW6sy22j62GY6fW1jzHRr8s7sWWVwLY-D17n2njN1rQ52gs4xK-V84BRN1FpHClV6JLfv5SLSDLW89By2C5ZtxrDW5P7cCQ3QxtVzN3Q2g1MkgVz2W2npDDW4-d835W4nL60035dBMCW4XzWz21mRYkbW6Rxg1g7PS708W2LKxtX97gFLGW1XGd3h5Cy2LbVfR8ZQ8335pSW2djJlX7Pk9D7VNYPYw2TnNcPf1wtZq804" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A4BD">Ian
Coss,</span></a></span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> creator of GBH News’ podcast
<i>The Big Dig</i>, the symposium features </span><b><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#00A4BD"><a href="https://email.mitmuseum.org/e3t/Ctc/RJ+113/d2p-kZ04/VVMnkY6_0jGjN57m9sQgqHpqW1YzZHS5P2Qm3N65wGVC3lYM-W7lCdLW6lZ3m9W3LVM295cd9JkW633KzP7RYWdmN8jFPw_fxNs4W29X1yQ6vmz8fW6myX3p7n4ycmW8Ydn528vD9M_W6dW5TX78vbhVW3HxV1f2llfZ4W4rGwMj7jPh7QN5RyY4_xCdtlW46jXGb8LQrZ_W1vJH3G8YGMHwW54gBFK2KBZTgVlVBcM1_FH62W2JSXzY1vxF8_W1jvTxn8jDgQcW6vhZvS2G_MHgV2g5LY2qsG1KW5K1-537v_nJXN1C9FKzB_2P0W7TY8BG51mSD6W6FybDn4J-bvvW5_HPlN6pq238W7X004q2lVwbydXHxSF04" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A4BD">Alexis
J. Pedrick </span></a></span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">(Chief Storyteller and podcast host, Science History Institute),
</span><b><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#00A4BD"><a href="https://email.mitmuseum.org/e3t/Ctc/RJ+113/d2p-kZ04/VVMnkY6_0jGjN57m9sQgqHpqW1YzZHS5P2Qm3N65wGVC3lYM-W7lCdLW6lZ3n4W3zPDkV8NpjQ2W7Z99Yn73RJ8-W6_YQ_v550JZQW8RkYsc176qZsN3rdZ7ZWDzVFW3Q8j2Q650ckfW5xPCn2259KqtN38lDR2nBfwGW3p2rl_8PBScCW4vwRC88QFZzQW2h_KN762clHHW7j_s2896q63QW15sWv59gJJtLW49Hg0W1XNN9vVhjWsl8mTXbfN37F3RJZWfyNW9chgP188Vx8fW1tdwgp4Mk_4VW7kFW2z2PDS5VW1xmnyf97jzhnW5fWvfk4QP0PrW22KNW06bKpcJW6ydgHS8kz2cFN34CTn7R70r2d7vm3l04" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A4BD">David
Clem</span></a></span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> (former Cambridge City Council member), Luis Campos (Associate Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Rice University),
</span><b><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#00A4BD"><a href="https://email.mitmuseum.org/e3t/Ctc/RJ+113/d2p-kZ04/VVMnkY6_0jGjN57m9sQgqHpqW1YzZHS5P2Qm3N65wGVC3lYM-W7lCdLW6lZ3n8W4yqSJm6WM6z5W2fJV5P45q_D7W7G8Sjs1X0wCFW3FPFjG7thvHtW9bym5B7WLxq-W5NFVYH7rmqdzW8ckz771VQGGDW9cYX7c8M0y1KW827MtG7Nv-nbW5FY7dv4n4wb3N2-6dhXSGgvDVd99B29bh1z7W11qjPX3HVNkzW8H6Q1821K0PrV18KMk3FMFQyW51yp8X5RjmXZV6zP5_2lLp6XW32-WQW4f7q3CW62_DkC567TmGW64Tb366r8NxHW1bxzdx12kjvrVmyD9f3nqtssVqCl25225t2wW4q1x_M6-8vmVf3wbfsx04" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A4BD">Robin
Scheffler </span></a></span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">(Associate Professor,
</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A">Science, Technology, and Society Program</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> MIT),
</span><b><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#00A4BD"><a href="https://email.mitmuseum.org/e3t/Ctc/RJ+113/d2p-kZ04/VVMnkY6_0jGjN57m9sQgqHpqW1YzZHS5P2Qm3N65wGV03lYM-W69sMD-6lZ3mkW56DmlJ25tlHbW1whksp2b92vgW2d3Mxk6CtyTCW8Ml03Y5PZ28jW95szdy5bp7xVW2tSjzS7d_33kW3_HRVc8R5YHbW1Vy43J6rj_k-W5mgVcz35yKBkW3453qY61krLGW8j-mTr1tyBr_W1L9ZZk4n7hPKW2M3z486xDQ1ZVf0dN62nK2qwN7N-91YLTC17W66L-dD2sDJsHW4ktxK465Btp8N6W_syVzH5tlW4gg3nc1Zvm83W4N87sB5qQLG_f3ZZp8404" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A4BD">Joy
Y. Zhang </span></a></span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">(Professor of Sociology, University of Kent), and many more historians, scientists, policymakers, and journalists.<br>
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<b>June 12, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br>
Free for students with valid ID<br>
$10 for MIT ID Holders, $20 General Admission<br>
Lunch provided<br>
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</b>The symposium is presented in conjunction with the new theatrical production <a href="https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/programs/no-recombination-without-representation">
<i>No Recombination Without Representation</i></a>, with performances taking place at Sullivan Chamber in Cambridge City Hall. Both events are made possible by the generous support of Phil and Ann Sharp and MIT’s Program in Science, Technology and Society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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For registration, please visit: <a href="https://tickets.mitmuseum.org/events/019d9c32-bcd4-9740-773e-26b1f806ae05">
https://tickets.mitmuseum.org/events/019d9c32-bcd4-9740-773e-26b1f806ae05</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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