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    RT @MIT_SHASS: #BestOf2022 In December, MIT Visiting Scholar/Artist Wasalu Jaco (professionally known as @LupeFiasco) presented an extraordinary talk on “Rap Theory & Practice.” Watch Lupe's live-streamed presentation (or watch it again!) online:
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    Coming up next month, our own Alan Lightman will be hosting a public TV series dealing with the fundamentals: "How can consciousness, music, love arise from atoms and molecules? What human qualities should we retain as we become part machine?"
    Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science @Searching_TV
    Alan is host and co-writer of SEARCHING: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science. A new 3-part series premiering on public television January 2023. #alanlightman #science #documentary
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    RT @mit_cmsw: Video contest open for submissions until February 10: "MIT in 3"! What’s your MIT? And can you show it in 3 minutes?
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    RT @opendoclab: Our white paper, “Creating Community in Hybrid Festivals” is now available at In collaboration with IDFA @DocLab, we explored the value of hybrid festivals and programmers' recommendations for the future.
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    RT @MITGameLab: GameLab researcher Dr. Mikael Jakobsson (@hopfka) presented some of his work on boardgames at this terrific event that brought scholars from across the Institute together (organized by Kat Cizek & @opendoclab):
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    Registration for tomorrow's event with @LupeFiasco is now full! If you're not able to join us in person, remember his talk will be streamed live as well:
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    Special event, Nov. 30! @LupeFiasco presents “Rap Theory & Practice: an Introduction” (in-person @MIT and streamed) It'll be "an exploration into the underlying fundamental functions, structures, and principles of rap." @MIT_SHASS @LITatMIT @ArtsatMIT
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    RT @MikeRTrice: Huge article announcment! Under the amazing leadership of @SuzanneLane1, this article represents the biggest research project I've been involved in. Here we fully document the design process, and 4 complete disciplinary diagrams.
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    Congrats to alum @michaelepstein on this news!
    Walking Cinema @michaelepstein
    Walking Cinema is proud to announce the launch of our newest audio and augmented reality walking tour: Before the Bulldozers. Created with the @SmithsonianACM, it's a new app-based walking tour through historic Southwest D.C.'s redevelopment.
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  9. Walking Cinema@michaelepstein
    Walking Cinema is proud to announce the launch of our newest audio and augmented reality walking tour: Before the Bulldozers. Created with the @SmithsonianACM, it's a new app-based walking tour through historic Southwest D.C.'s redevelopment.
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    RT @mit_tsl: Join TSL on November 18 for a Book Talk: The Stolen Year with Anya Kamenetz, 12pm, Bartos Theatre (20 Ames St. Cambridge) or by Zoom. Learn more at
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    From @MITDiversity, Lupe Fiasco will be presenting on "Optimal Novelty" on November 16. Full details: And a teaser: we'll have our own event with him on November 30. Final details are in the works!
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