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Gita Manaktala

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Find us today at the MIT @medialab.bsky.social — and at Northeastern tomorrow and Sunday — during #infoplus2025 with the latest books on data visualization and design. Looking forward to presentations by authors @kanarinka.bsky.social, @laurenfklein.bsky.social, @dietoff.bsky.social, and others!
The MIT Press table at the MIT Media Lab. Various books are on display including Data Action, Atlas of Macroscopes, and Data Feminism.
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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
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-...
Promotional image for a Humble book bundle on the human side of AI. MIT Press books featured are "Bots and Beasts," "The Line," "AI & I," "Artificial Unintelligence," and "Robot-Proof."
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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
AI is already being used in the governing of nations around the world, but we have the power to determine if it becomes a tool of oppression or empowerment. Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders share five insights from their new book "Rewiring Democracy" with @nextbigidea.com:
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Will AI Strengthen or Undermine Democracy?
Co-authors Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders share 5 key insights from their new book, Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship.
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Gita Manaktala @gita2.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Don’t miss this #infoplus2025 keynote at Northeastern University by @laurenfklein.bsky.social and Tanvi Sharma, two authors of the forthcoming @mitpress.bsky.social book Data by Design.
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Gita Manaktala @gita2.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
If you're in Denver today for #ICA25 #ICA2025, stop by the @mitpress.bsky.social booth in the exhibits hall before 3pm to claim a free book. One book per person while they last!
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Gita Manaktala @gita2.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Stop by the MIT Press booth in the exhibits hall at #ICA25 and #ICA2025 to see our new books on relevant topics. Sign up for a free book!
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
FYI #ICA25 if you want to get in on the national day of action on Saturday but will be away from your home, here is the Denver event
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NO KINGS Denver - Power to the People Activist Fair by CO 50501 and Solidarity Warriors · No Kings
Location: NOT the West Steps. We'll be in Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park (Between the West Steps of the Capitol and Civic Center Park). Come and get plugged into the organizations that are fighting f...
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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Greetings from #ICA25 in Denver! Come browse some new books and say hello to our editor @gita2.bsky.social if you'd like to connect.
A photo of the MIT Press's booth, featuring several MIT Press books, at the International Communication Association conference in Denver, CO. A second photo of the MIT Press's booth, featuring several MIT Press books, at the International Communication Association conference in Denver, CO.
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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
"What my students paradoxically fail to realize, in their zeal to be responsible, is that describing things by certain characteristics rather than others merely because those characteristics are countable is a profoundly subjective decision."
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Gary Marcus @garymarcus.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
“Cognitive scientist Gary Marcus says AI must be regulated. He has a plan”. Today at the WSJ: www.wsj.com/articles/cog...
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Cognitive Scientist Gary Marcus Says AI Must Be Regulated. He Has a Plan.
Cognitive Scientist Gary Marcus Says AI Must Be Regulated. He Has a Plan.
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