Curt Newton
@qwertnewto
Not compartmentalizing. Director @MITOCW, climate justice @BosGNDCoalition @350MA, net-zero JP Green House, #EnROADS climate ambassador, improvising drummer
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We need to talk about biodiversity loss and what it means for humanity. The ISG Museum has rejected 2 opportunities to carry that conversation and the The Boston Globe has refused 2 opportunities to properly report on it. We will not stop talking. #StopMassExtinction #TheBiggestHeist
Released today: "Waking Up!", a climate-crisis themed jazz suite by Eric Hofbauer's Five Agents ensemble (I'm drummer). Inspired by Greta Thunberg's "How dare you!" 2019 UN mic-drop. Improvisation is an essential skill for these times. #EndFossilFuels erichofbauersfiveagents.bandcamp.com/album/waking-up
Growing awareness that resolving opposition to renewable energy permit + siting is key to making climate progress. So timely, this new online #climate course #MOOC from MITx Courses, taught by MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social Lawrence Susskind & Jungwoo Chun. Starts 10/31/23. mitxonline.mit.edu/courses/course…
New research by Chris Rabe from MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative and co-author Manasa Acharya delves into the nexus of climate and environmental justice within MIT’s STEM departments. ESI’s Climate Justice Instructional Toolkit is explored as an expansion strategy. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3G6eMjp
Congrats to the team at MIT OpenCourseWare for reaching 5M YouTube subs!
The next episode of our podcast is ready! Though Urban planning prof. @d_hsu_work isn't a "city person," he thinks cities can take meaningful steps toward climate mitigation. Listen to Chalk Radio here bit.ly/32eXIXR or wherever you get your podcasts. MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social
Michael Ullman on Charlie Kohlhase' s album "Explorers Club: A Second Life" (MandorlaMusic). Witty, varied, played warmly and arranged dexterously, avoiding the glum, the explorations on this recording should please just about every jazz fan. artsfuse.org/293007/
The MCSC recently welcomed Curt Newton, Director of MIT OpenCourseWare to speak about how OCW is directing its #openeducation leadership toward more #inclusive and #equitable lifelong learning about #climate and #sustainability. Thank you for stopping by and sharing your knowledge!