Civil Discourse and Beyond—a continuing project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA, USA
Joined September 2023
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Tonight at 7:30!
The @MITCDP fall series continues on October 14 with a debate on American exceptionalism. Free as always! More at civildiscourse.mit.edu/.
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Tomorrow!
Our first event this fall is on assisted death, with @kathleen_stock1 and Jessica Flanigan.
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If you're around @MIT tomorrow evening, what promises to be a substantive and provocative discussion on assisted death hosted by our friends at @MITCDP. Free with registration! Best of luck, @byrne_a, @bradford_skow & team. events.ticketleap.com/ticket…
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Our next event is on April 6, with @Ayjchan, author (with @mattwridley) of Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19, and recently at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
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Coming up on April 6 from our friends at @MITCDP. Should be a good discussion! events.ticketleap.com/ticket…
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On February 10 at 3:00 pm ET, we're partnering with @HAFFS_Harvard to present a virtual discussion with @TheFIREorg scholar @sarahemclaugh, author of Authoritarians in the Academy. More, including how to RSVP, at this link: harvardalumniforfreespeech.c… Hope to see you there!
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Eloquent essay by @SiddhuPachipala , an MIT Civil Discourse @MITCDP fellow. "A protest that persuades presupposes ... that those people marching over there are not unlike me, that they may be owed a hearing." bostonglobe.com/2026/01/22/o… via @BostonGlobe
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Community note: the topics @MITCDP has covered are in fact diverse.
Replying to @anecdotal
The lack of viewpoint diversity on panels of viewpoint diversity should be of concern to everyone interested in viewpoint diversity. More views on science and space travel please! @dsallentess suggested that debating interesting science was the ideal but we're not there yet on campuses. Why not, I ask sincerely. Perhaps instead of staging debates on the same polarizing topics, on gender, gender fluidity, race, etc., debates should be staged about whether the US should build more dams, or raise taxes on electricity for heavy AI users, or whether we should invest in data centers in space would be more interesting. Do it now! And ignore the tired outrage put forward by @BrandonWarmke.
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Tomorrow I’ll be at MIT for a conversation about reforming universities. If you’re in the Boston area, please come join us and disagree with me.
Do universities need radical reform? October 14, with @dsallentess and @BrandonWarmke.
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Tomorrow night @MIT -- Join us for a debate on monogamy!
Our first event this term is on September 25, with @sentientist and @BradWilcoxIFS. Singles, couples, and polycules welcome.
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Former ACLU pres. Nadine Strossen on Trust Your Mind: "[S]hould inspire renewed appreciation of and engagement in the critical thinking and open discourse that are so essential for the flourishing of individuals and society alike." Can't wait to host the author next week! 👇
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Tonight's the night! You can watch this evening's debate on closing the gender gap in STEM online or in person. To watch on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=ePN-BiHM… Register to attend in person: members.mitfreespeech.org/me… We hope to see you there or online!
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We've had plenty of opportunities to work alongside @MITCDP's leadership, in fact! Below, you can watch this session with Linda Rabieh and co-directors @byrne_a and @bradford_skow from our 2023 conference. youtube.com/watch?v=LyLNSLVy…
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Hey now -- a lot of great-looking programming coming up the next couple of weeks from our friends at @TheFIREorg, @MITCDP, and @afsaalumni, not to mention a couple of big programming updates on the way from us. Stay tuned!
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📣: @Musa_alGharbi's lecture at @MIT is now up on our YouTube page! This was a great discussion of his new book 'We Have Never Been Woke,' and attendees as always came prepared with their thoughtful questions. Enjoy and share! youtube.com/watch?v=MNYgNzNW…
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Great house on hand for this discussion last night! Well done @byrne_a, @bradford_skow, and all involved putting it on.
Our next event is March 3, 7-8.30pm, with @coldxman and Sandy Alexandre (MIT literature)
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Spencer Case discussed patriotism at one of our fall @MITCDP MIT civil discourse events. This follow-up conversation with Yascha Mounk is excellent. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Tomorrow evening! Looking forward to hearing @Musa_alGharbi speak about his new book 'We Have Never Been Woke.' All are welcome to attend, and you can learn more and register here: 👇👇 members.mitfreespeech.org/me…
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