Spring issue International Security sneak preview!

ProfTalmadge, L. Michelini, & Vipin Narang ➡️ assess nuclear no-first-use pledges
J. Schwartz ➡️ questions nuclear taboo
Şener Aktürk ➡️ explains ethnoreligious cleansing in Europe
Daniel Byman ➡️ guide for writing policy recommendations

James Riordon, coauthor of Ghost Particle, was interviewed about #neutrinos in Scientific American: scientificamerican.com/article/the-we…

Direct to Open (D2O) is a collective action model built to support the #OpenAccess publication of scholarly books where neither authors nor readers have to pay. D20 has exceeded expectations in its first three years, and we’re thrilled to share the impact! bit.ly/3yjy2ch

We are on the cusp of eradicating polio 'everywhere and forever.' The author of 'Ending Epidemics,' Richard Conniff, reflects on what we've learned in the ambitious initiative to end transmission of the virus that causes the disease The New York Times. nyti.ms/4bQAPYT

This Tuesday, May 28th, Nobel laureate Joachim Frank will join 'Fascination of Science' author Herlinde Koelbl to discuss the intersection of science and the arts. Co-hosted by German Consulate General NY, DWIH New York, and NYAS. Link for details/registration👇🏻 bit.ly/3KdlJAX

Could it be that the arrival of the exotic plants in Milan’s beloved piazza has awoken uncomfortable memories of the country’s short-lived colonialist period? thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-milans-gre…

'These vinyl discs give a glimpse into the movement for self-improvement, particularly in the United States of the 1950s and '60s.'

CBC looks at some of the records featured in 'Designed for Success,' an illustrated history of instructional records.
bit.ly/3WzUiZH

In 2010, the platform ‘Go Fund Me’ was one of the more prominent websites that encouraged people to donate, not to companies, but to individuals. Nora Kenworthy explains... #Crowdfunding

Hear the full story on Radio Health Journal: ow.ly/Jlec50RHmEn

Born #OTD in 1898, Helen Taussig was a pioneering pediatric heart doctor who influenced a generation of medical practitioners. Learn more about her research and the birth of modern heart surgery in 'A Heart Afire' 🔖
👉🏻 bit.ly/3wreC4Q

#PredictiveAI streamlines #operations in this surprisingly simple way. Built In excerpts the new book #TheAIPlaybook by former Columbia University professor Eric Siegel from @MITPress Eric Siegel builtin.com/articles/predi…

Put together a list of books on understanding games in conjunction with the launch of the new book. Great to shout out Mia Consalvo Mellon-ated Scholar!! and Dr. Bo Ruberg shepherd.com/best-books/und…

'Books about consciousness don't come any more radical...than The Elephant and the Blind....a monumental study of the state of 'pure,' or 'minimal,' consciousness, experienced during meditation.'

New Scientist reviews 'The Elephant and the Blind' bit.ly/3WkDRjC

The saga of People’s Grocery stands as a powerful reminder of the centrality of Black radicalism to the food justice movement. bit.ly/3wXFKbL

'The Inhumans and Other Stories is a fine anthology, presenting four strange, funny, and above all memorable tales in slick and accessible translations.'

Strange Horizons reviews a collection of Bengali science fiction edited & translated by Bodhisattva C. bit.ly/4dM5SqU

Coleen Carrigan, associate professor of science, technology and society, recently launched her new book, Cracking the Bro Code. The book is a bold ethnographic study of sexism and racism in contemporary computing cultures. Available now from MIT Press.

at.virginia.edu/e6nhcf

This week I spoke with NPR-KUOW Public Radio’s Libby Denkmann for Soundside about the book! This was a really fun conversation—despite the somewhat grim subject matter. Have a listen! The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social UW News open.spotify.com/episode/11rCeh…

'One of the ironies of Han’s writing is that it travels easily through the very channels that he despairs of.'

Kyle Chayka on the Internet's favorite philosopher, Byung-Chul Han, author of 'In the Swarm: Digital Prospects.'
newyorker.com/culture/infini…

How Nintendo took a gamble on a new kind of gaming experience in the '90s. An excerpt from 'Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy' by Benj Edwards and Dr. Jose Zagal via Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05…

What do decades-old Chinese computing inputs have to do with today’s biggest tech companies and generative AI? IT Brew ☕️ spoke with Tom Mullaney on a book he spent 16 years working on, 'The Chinese Computer.'
itbrew.com/stories/2024/0…

Last year I wrote this piece which argues that it is wrong, misleading, perhaps dangerous, to imagine a spectrum with 'creative' at one end and 'true/accurate' at the other.

And here we are, with Microsoft reinforcing this view in its interface design.

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/hallucinating-….