The Curiosity Unbounded podcast brings you behind the scenes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through conversations between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and the people working in its labs and in the field. Along the way, Sally and her guests discuss pressing issues, as well as what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.
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The Curiosity Unbounded podcast brings you behind the scenes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through conversations between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and the people working in its labs and in the field. Along the way, Sally and her guests discuss pressing issues, as well as what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.
Joshua Bennett is a professor of literature and distinguished chair of the humanities at MIT. Additionally, he is an accomplished spoken word artist, and author of several books. Here, he speaks with MIT President Sally Kornbluth about the power of words, the beauty of quiet things, and about the value in learning for its own sake. Plus, we hear him perform his poetry.Links:* drjoshuabennett.com (https://drjoshuabennett.com)* Tamara's Opus (https://youtube.com/watch?v=_U5BwD8zOeM)* Reading Poetry: Social Poetics (https://lit.mit.edu/academics/subject-offerings/?semester=spring+2023#21L.004-56361)* African Diaspora Studies program (https://shass.mit.edu/undergraduate/interdisciplinary/majors/african)Timestamps:(08:38) - On AI(13:40) - The benefits and joy of learning for its own sake(20:01) - The distinction between poetry on the page and on the stageShow notes and transcript:https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-5-beyond-words (https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-5-beyond-words)Join the mailing list or send us feedback:https://eepurl.com/ixPQPA (https://eepurl.com/ixPQPA)
Curiosity Unbounded
The Curiosity Unbounded podcast brings you behind the scenes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through conversations between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and the people working in its labs and in the field. Along the way, Sally and her guests discuss pressing issues, as well as what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.
