[Mitworld] New: Zuckerman on Better Gatekeepers, Sterman on a Sustainable MIT Campus

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 8, Number 14 | December 8, 2008

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Technologies and Emerging Democracies: Building a Better Gatekeeper
October 8, 2008

Don't forsake The New York Times for online media, instructs Ethan
Zuckerman, because newspapers provide opportunities for learning about
the world largely unavailable in the digital kingdom. Zuckerman points
in particular to the "serendipity box" -- that intensely local or exotic
piece that often grabs attention at the bottom of the front page. This
"juicy bait on a hook," as he calls it, often leads to an in-depth,
fascinating report about a culture or perspective far removed from most
Americans'. At a time when the world has become connected by
infrastructure of all kinds, it behooves Americans to take a closer look
at our neighbors, especially those in developing nations. But capturing
people's attention on these matters, says Zuckerman, turns out to be a
"surprisingly difficult problem."

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/616

Speaker: Ethan Zuckerman Fellow, the Berkman Center for Internet and
Society, Harvard University Law School Co-founder, Global Voices and
Geekcorps

Event Host: MIT Museum

"My sense is that it's literally not responsible to be hyper-local in
this world. If you're going to take on interesting problems, whether
economic, social, environmental, you must look to solve them on a global
scale." -Ethan Zuckerman

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Sustainable Building Design @ MIT: Walking the Talk September 19, 2008

There's "just exactly enough time, with no time to lose" to address the
massive challenge of climate change and renewable energy, says moderator
John Sterman. With this sense of urgency, MIT faculty, administration
and students have taken to heart the mission of rendering their campus
and the larger world more sustainable.


http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/617

Speaker: Moderator: John Sterman PhD '82 Jay W. Forrester Professor of
Management and Engineering Systems Director, System Dynamics Group, MIT

Event Host: MIT Sloan School of Management

"There's enough energy, resources, material, enough environmental
resilience and enough human virtue to bring about a sustainable world
that's fair and creates opportunity for everyone." -John Sterman

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In The Pipeline: The Role of Civc Media in the 2008 US Presidential
Election

Presented By: MIT Museum Soap Box Series

Speakers: Henry Jenkins Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities
Professor of Literature and Comparative Media Studies

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