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Website: https://mitpress.mit.edu // The Reader (our home for excerpts, essays, & interviews): https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
From the transformation of higher education in the age of generative AI to how animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence, get a great deal on MIT Press ebooks focused on AI via @humblebundle.com. Purchases support Sandy Hook Promise: www.humblebundle.com/books/human-...
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
From the transformation of higher education in the age of generative AI to how animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence, get a great deal on MIT Press ebooks focused on AI via @humblebundle.com. Purchases support Sandy Hook Promise: www.humblebundle.com/books/human-...
Humanity’s migration into space will change our bodies and our minds. Venture to the front lines of this research in @scottsolomon.bsky.social's "Becoming Martian." Coming to bookstores February 17th, 2026: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205151...
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Humanity’s migration into space will change our bodies and our minds. Venture to the front lines of this research in @scottsolomon.bsky.social's "Becoming Martian." Coming to bookstores February 17th, 2026: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205151...
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How do university presses #TeamUP to advance knowledge? A baker’s dozen inspiring examples in the #UPWeek Gallery include work by @ucpress.bsky.social, @dukepress.bsky.social, @mitpress.bsky.social, @uofupress.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social & @ualbertapress.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/43CrodY
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
How do university presses #TeamUP to advance knowledge? A baker’s dozen inspiring examples in the #UPWeek Gallery include work by @ucpress.bsky.social, @dukepress.bsky.social, @mitpress.bsky.social, @uofupress.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social & @ualbertapress.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/43CrodY
"Instead of trying to assuage critics’ fears, the pro-UBI movement needs to challenge the narrative in which any refusal to accept employment is a 'bad' experimental observation."
The latest from @karlwiderquist.bsky.social:
The latest from @karlwiderquist.bsky.social:
The Fatal Trap UBI Boosters Keep Falling Into
To win the argument for universal basic income, advocates must confront the myth that less work means less worth.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"Instead of trying to assuage critics’ fears, the pro-UBI movement needs to challenge the narrative in which any refusal to accept employment is a 'bad' experimental observation."
The latest from @karlwiderquist.bsky.social:
The latest from @karlwiderquist.bsky.social:
Come meet @blaiseaguera.bsky.social in Chicago tomorrow @seminarycoopbooks.bsky.social!
Join author @blaiseaguera.bsky.social at @seminarycoopbooks.bsky.social next week on November 11th when he will discuss his new book "What Is Intelligence?: Lessons from AI About Evolution, Computing, and Minds." A Q&A and signing will follow. Link for details: www.semcoop.com/event/blaise...
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Come meet @blaiseaguera.bsky.social in Chicago tomorrow @seminarycoopbooks.bsky.social!
This Wednesday, join us at the MIT Museum for an evening with lauded data scientist and author of "Shared Wisdom," @alex-pentland.bsky.social. A meaningful session for anyone who wants AI to strengthen human insight, not override it.
Nov. 12, 6 – 7:00 pm | Tickets $5
Register online:
Nov. 12, 6 – 7:00 pm | Tickets $5
Register online:
Author Talk: Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI | MIT Museum
Join Alex Pentland for a talk on his new MIT Press book, Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI
mitmuseum.mit.edu
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This Wednesday, join us at the MIT Museum for an evening with lauded data scientist and author of "Shared Wisdom," @alex-pentland.bsky.social. A meaningful session for anyone who wants AI to strengthen human insight, not override it.
Nov. 12, 6 – 7:00 pm | Tickets $5
Register online:
Nov. 12, 6 – 7:00 pm | Tickets $5
Register online:
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David taught me about "the nostalgia bump" -- the fact that the majority of people's autobiographical memories come from period of life between 12 and 22. Rings true to this card-carrying Gen-Xer.
We’re saddened to hear of the passing of David Huron, a longtime MIT Press author and, most recently, the author of "The Science of Sadness" (available open access). He made lasting contributions to our understanding of music, emotion, and what it means to be human: www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
David taught me about "the nostalgia bump" -- the fact that the majority of people's autobiographical memories come from period of life between 12 and 22. Rings true to this card-carrying Gen-Xer.
"'Bye Bye I Love You' is an invitation to consider who we have been and who we will be at the edges of language."
@lynneguist.bsky.social reviews @michaelerard.bsky.social's book for @thetls.bsky.social: www.the-tls.com/languages-ll...
@lynneguist.bsky.social reviews @michaelerard.bsky.social's book for @thetls.bsky.social: www.the-tls.com/languages-ll...
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"'Bye Bye I Love You' is an invitation to consider who we have been and who we will be at the edges of language."
@lynneguist.bsky.social reviews @michaelerard.bsky.social's book for @thetls.bsky.social: www.the-tls.com/languages-ll...
@lynneguist.bsky.social reviews @michaelerard.bsky.social's book for @thetls.bsky.social: www.the-tls.com/languages-ll...
We’re saddened to hear of the passing of David Huron, a longtime MIT Press author and, most recently, the author of "The Science of Sadness" (available open access). He made lasting contributions to our understanding of music, emotion, and what it means to be human: www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We’re saddened to hear of the passing of David Huron, a longtime MIT Press author and, most recently, the author of "The Science of Sadness" (available open access). He made lasting contributions to our understanding of music, emotion, and what it means to be human: www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
"I’ve learned that good scholarship, like good politics, depends on empathy as much as on evidence." (via @dukepress.bsky.social)
What Socialism Got Right
Writing "The Red Riviera" taught me that even flawed socialist systems offered insights into equality, solidarity, and the dignity of everyday life.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"I’ve learned that good scholarship, like good politics, depends on empathy as much as on evidence." (via @dukepress.bsky.social)
Major media outlets are increasingly blurring the line between ads and editorial content. In her forthcoming book "Content Confusion," Michelle Amazeen "takes the media to task for allowing this fox into the hen house" — via @thenation.com: @commscholar.bsky.social
The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion
The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
www.thenation.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Major media outlets are increasingly blurring the line between ads and editorial content. In her forthcoming book "Content Confusion," Michelle Amazeen "takes the media to task for allowing this fox into the hen house" — via @thenation.com: @commscholar.bsky.social
"At Galveston, the impact of colonization was the displacement of First Peoples so that Second Peoples could set up shop for maximum wealth generation."
Galveston’s Boom-and-Bust History of Migration
From storms to oil booms, the region’s past is marked by extraction, disruption, and the migrations they set in motion.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"At Galveston, the impact of colonization was the displacement of First Peoples so that Second Peoples could set up shop for maximum wealth generation."
"The new edition’s exacting attention to the author’s language is illuminating."
@hyperallergic.com recommends Sergeiy Sandler's translation of Mikhail Bakhtin’s classic study of carnival, "Rabelais and His World," in a round-up of new art books:
@hyperallergic.com recommends Sergeiy Sandler's translation of Mikhail Bakhtin’s classic study of carnival, "Rabelais and His World," in a round-up of new art books:
10 Art Books to Read This Month
Hew Locke’s new monograph, an anthology of the Studio Museum’s collection, Brandon Taylor’s latest novel, and more to dive into this October.
hyperallergic.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"The new edition’s exacting attention to the author’s language is illuminating."
@hyperallergic.com recommends Sergeiy Sandler's translation of Mikhail Bakhtin’s classic study of carnival, "Rabelais and His World," in a round-up of new art books:
@hyperallergic.com recommends Sergeiy Sandler's translation of Mikhail Bakhtin’s classic study of carnival, "Rabelais and His World," in a round-up of new art books:
Happy birthday, Emil du Bois-Reymond!
The Greatest Unknown Intellectual of the 19th Century
Emil du Bois-Reymond proclaimed the mystery of consciousness, championed the theory of natural selection, and revolutionized the study of the nervous system. Today, he is all but forgotten.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Happy birthday, Emil du Bois-Reymond!
Our lives are full of accusations of hypocrisy, yet little seems to change. Join "The Hypocrisy Trap" author @mhallsworth.bsky.social at @lsepbs.bsky.social on Wednesday, Nov. 19th, where he will discuss tools for moving from outrage to outcomes with Professor @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social:
The Hypocrisy Trap with Dr Michael Hallsworth
Dr Hallsworth will explore how the "hypocrisy trap" — our relentless drive to expose inconsistency — either breeds more hypocrisy or exhausts our belief in shared standards altogether.
www.lse.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Our lives are full of accusations of hypocrisy, yet little seems to change. Join "The Hypocrisy Trap" author @mhallsworth.bsky.social at @lsepbs.bsky.social on Wednesday, Nov. 19th, where he will discuss tools for moving from outrage to outcomes with Professor @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social:
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We are ready for our biggest meeting of the year #SfN25. If you actually need an incentive other than our books and journals to stop by @mitpress.bsky.social booth #3603, I sent about a 100 lbs of giveaways. See you 🔜 .
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We are ready for our biggest meeting of the year #SfN25. If you actually need an incentive other than our books and journals to stop by @mitpress.bsky.social booth #3603, I sent about a 100 lbs of giveaways. See you 🔜 .
A beautiful stack of "Mereological Syntax," which publishes on November 18th! More information here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255327...
Look what just arrived early! It’s chunkier than I thought. Open access version on publication day which I think is the 18th on the @mitpress.bsky.social website. I must admit, I’m very fond of the colour!!! 🐦🐦 #syntax #newbook
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A beautiful stack of "Mereological Syntax," which publishes on November 18th! More information here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255327...
On Sunday, Nov. 16, @marthaolney.bsky.social celebrates the release of “Inflation," a timely guide to one of today’s most pressing economic challenges. Join her at Book Passage to explore what we can do about its effects.
Martha Olney - Inflation (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) (Corte Madera Store)
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www.bookpassage.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
On Sunday, Nov. 16, @marthaolney.bsky.social celebrates the release of “Inflation," a timely guide to one of today’s most pressing economic challenges. Join her at Book Passage to explore what we can do about its effects.
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My interview with #TavisSmiley is now live 🎧
BONUS: Scientist, inventor, and the subject of my new book, Jim West, is also on the program!
www.spreaker.com/episode/aini...
#Science #WomeninSTEM 🧪 #BlackInSTEM #BellLabs #inventor #scientist #HiddenFigures #BlackSky @mitpress.bsky.social
BONUS: Scientist, inventor, and the subject of my new book, Jim West, is also on the program!
www.spreaker.com/episode/aini...
#Science #WomeninSTEM 🧪 #BlackInSTEM #BellLabs #inventor #scientist #HiddenFigures #BlackSky @mitpress.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My interview with #TavisSmiley is now live 🎧
BONUS: Scientist, inventor, and the subject of my new book, Jim West, is also on the program!
www.spreaker.com/episode/aini...
#Science #WomeninSTEM 🧪 #BlackInSTEM #BellLabs #inventor #scientist #HiddenFigures #BlackSky @mitpress.bsky.social
BONUS: Scientist, inventor, and the subject of my new book, Jim West, is also on the program!
www.spreaker.com/episode/aini...
#Science #WomeninSTEM 🧪 #BlackInSTEM #BellLabs #inventor #scientist #HiddenFigures #BlackSky @mitpress.bsky.social
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Read. Reading. Will Read. Books on walking. @therealkenwilson.bsky.social @shawnmicallef.bsky.social @laurenelkin.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Read. Reading. Will Read. Books on walking. @therealkenwilson.bsky.social @shawnmicallef.bsky.social @laurenelkin.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
From ancient dream theory to hypnosis, somnambulism to psychedelic mind-expansion, "The Unconscious" by Antonio Melechi traces the wider social and scientific history of the unconscious mind. Coming in February! mitpress.mit.edu/978026205102...
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
From ancient dream theory to hypnosis, somnambulism to psychedelic mind-expansion, "The Unconscious" by Antonio Melechi traces the wider social and scientific history of the unconscious mind. Coming in February! mitpress.mit.edu/978026205102...
"They have brilliantly associated themselves with ... good times, happiness, and fun."
@murray-journo.bsky.social and @thepulse.whyy.org discuss how Coca-Cola has influenced consumer habits & perceptions:
@murray-journo.bsky.social and @thepulse.whyy.org discuss how Coca-Cola has influenced consumer habits & perceptions:
Coca-Cola and a Secret Research Operation Meant to Exonerate Sugar
Coca-Cola’s rise to global brand domination, and how the company influenced our habits and perceptions along the way.
whyy.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
"They have brilliantly associated themselves with ... good times, happiness, and fun."
@murray-journo.bsky.social and @thepulse.whyy.org discuss how Coca-Cola has influenced consumer habits & perceptions:
@murray-journo.bsky.social and @thepulse.whyy.org discuss how Coca-Cola has influenced consumer habits & perceptions:
Generative AI shows real promise for content moderation, but also introduces new risks. In an excerpt from “Governing Babel,” John Wihbey explores how AI offers tools that can help human moderators, but also raises the risk of disinformation and digital chaos:
AI vs. AI: The upcoming arms race against disinformation online
AI is reshaping online speech by offering tools that can help human moderators, while also raising the risk of disinformation.
bigthink.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Generative AI shows real promise for content moderation, but also introduces new risks. In an excerpt from “Governing Babel,” John Wihbey explores how AI offers tools that can help human moderators, but also raises the risk of disinformation and digital chaos:
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For the past decade, I've been slowly cooking a small and humble book.
Part (alternative) history, part analysis, and part social critique, this is a look at what games also are and have always been.
ZEN AND SLOW GAMES
Out 20/1/2026 by MIT Press
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255356...
Part (alternative) history, part analysis, and part social critique, this is a look at what games also are and have always been.
ZEN AND SLOW GAMES
Out 20/1/2026 by MIT Press
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255356...
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For the past decade, I've been slowly cooking a small and humble book.
Part (alternative) history, part analysis, and part social critique, this is a look at what games also are and have always been.
ZEN AND SLOW GAMES
Out 20/1/2026 by MIT Press
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255356...
Part (alternative) history, part analysis, and part social critique, this is a look at what games also are and have always been.
ZEN AND SLOW GAMES
Out 20/1/2026 by MIT Press
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255356...
Folks attending next week's @appam.bsky.social fall research conference can sit in on a roundtable with "Corporations at Climate Crossroads" author @lilyhsueh.bsky.social.
The roundtable begins at 10:15 am on Thursday, November 13th. Link for details: convention2.allacademic.com/one/appam/ap...
The roundtable begins at 10:15 am on Thursday, November 13th. Link for details: convention2.allacademic.com/one/appam/ap...
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Folks attending next week's @appam.bsky.social fall research conference can sit in on a roundtable with "Corporations at Climate Crossroads" author @lilyhsueh.bsky.social.
The roundtable begins at 10:15 am on Thursday, November 13th. Link for details: convention2.allacademic.com/one/appam/ap...
The roundtable begins at 10:15 am on Thursday, November 13th. Link for details: convention2.allacademic.com/one/appam/ap...