[Sci-tech-public] Today 4PM! 2020 Morison Prize and Lecture: Dr. Alondra Nelson

[Gus Zahariadis]

2020 Morison Prize and Lecture in Science, Technology, and Society
TODAY, October 1, 2020
4pm

Register in advance: https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4qJ6VLGyS921W7wnF1QwHA <https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4qJ6VLGyS921W7wnF1QwHA>
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

This year’s recipient of the Morison Prize and Lecture is Dr. Alondra Nelson <http://www.alondranelson.com/>.

Dr. Alondra Nelson is president of the Social Science Research Council and Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study.  A leading scholar of science, technology, and social inequality, she is author most recently of The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation after the Genome <http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/250539/the-social-life-of-dna-by-alondra-nelson/>.

In The Social Life of DNA <http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/250539/the-social-life-of-dna-by-alondra-nelson/>, Dr. Nelson takes us on an unprecedented journey into how the double helix has wound its way into the heart of the most urgent contemporary social issues around race. Artfully weaving together interactions with ​root-seekers alongside illuminating historical details and revealing personal narrative, she shows that genetic genealogy is a new tool for addressing old and enduring issues, including grappling with the unfinished business of slavery, establishing ties with African ancestral homelands, and making legal claims for slavery reparations.

Free and Open to the Public
Feel free to ask questions during the lecture using the Q&A tab. Dr. Nelson will answer questions at the end of the lecture, as time allows.

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Gus Zahariadis
Assistant to the Director
MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society
T: (617) 253-3452
F: (617) 258-8118
gusz at mit.edu
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