MIT PDA Community Building // Book launch talks

[Yiqiao Zheng]

Dear Postdocs,

Happy Spring 🌱🐝🌸🌞 We are inviting you to group outings to two book launch talks co-hosted by the Harvard Book Store and Harvard University.

Kenneth Roth on "Righting Wrongs<https://www.harvard.com/book/9780593801321>"

Kenneth Roth – former executive director of Human Rights Watch – will present his reflections on a lifetime spent in the struggle for human rights. This is a story of wins, losses, and ongoing battles in the ceaseless fight to rend the moral arc from the hands of injustice and bend it toward good. Read more<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kenneth-roth-at-the-cambridge-public-library-tickets-1133471466669>

When: Thursday, April 3rd, 6:00pm-7:00pm
Sign up: https://forms.gle/JCyGA2g3iWDXLjzh6

            ** For those who are interested, Harvard Law School will host a separate session,<https://plsmw.law.harvard.edu/event/righting-wrongs/> which you can register to join via Zoom or in person.



Jack Szostak on "Is Earth Exceptional?<https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204593592-is-earth-exceptional>"

Why and where life exists are two of the biggest unsolved problems in science. Is Earth Exceptional? is the ultimate exploration of the question of whether life is a freak accident or a chemical imperative. Dr. Jack Szostak is a professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago, leading the Center for the Origin of Life, and Nobel laureate. Read more<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jack-szostak-at-harvard-university-tickets-1280939166529>

When: Thursday, April 10th, 6:00pm-7:00pm
Sign up: https://forms.gle/MZd8sys2YJm7S6N9A


Other initiatives from the Community Building Committee

Postdoc board games night - 8th April, 6-8pm.

RSVP if you would like to join us, or are interested in joining in future: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdb8O5W4rua-kk2XBkt8yD07_plnc2LYLtP-rq2D5J7DXMY5g/viewform?usp=dialog


Postdoc bookclub - 22nd April, 6-8pm
Reading is to learn, to experience things we never could in our own lives, to see other perspectives, and to reflect in the experience of others. For the first event, we will read Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Zoe’s pick!!)
RSVP and more info can be found here: https://forms.gle/UHbLvEB3aYfG88kX8



Let us know if you have any questions. Have a nice weekend.


Best,

MIT PDA Community Building Committee Members


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