Events

Featured Event

John Cassidy at the Cambridge Public Library, with Simon Johnson

Date
May 13, 2025
Time
6PM EST
Location
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA

Harvard Book Store, the Cambridge Public Library, and the MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative welcome John Cassidy—staff writer at The New Yorker and author of the books Dot.con: The Greatest Story Ever Sold and How Markets Fail, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction—for a discussion of his new book Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI. He will be joined in conversation by Simon Johnson—Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he is head of the Global Economics and Management group. RSVP for free to this event or choose the "Book-Included" ticket to reserve a hardcover copy of Capitalism and Its Critics and pick it up at the event. John Cassidy will sign copies of his new book after the presentation.

Past Events

AI Snake Oil with Arvind Narayanan

Date
April 17, 2025
Time
5:30PM - 6:30PM EST
Location
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing / virtual
AI Snake Oil with Arvind Narayanan

Aligning Innovation and Equity in the Digital Economy

Date
January 21, 2025
Time
2PM - 6PM EST
Location
MIT Samberg Conference Center
Aligning Innovation and Equity in the Digital Economy

Fireside Chat with Audrey Tang

Date
September 24, 2024
Time
11:45AM - 1PM EDT
Location
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fireside Chat with Audrey Tang

2024 Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality: Daron Acemoglu

Date
September 17, 2024
Time
6PM - 7PM EDT
Location
John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School
2024 Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality: Daron Acemoglu

Shifting the Trade Paradigm: Can we do Better for Global Citizens (and Democracy)?

Date
July 22, 2024
Time
12PM - 1PM EDT
Location
Virtual
Shifting the Trade Paradigm: Can we do Better for Global Citizens (and Democracy)?

Simon Johnson | Technology and Inequality in the Age of AI

Date
July 11, 2024
Time
10AM - 11AM PDT
Location
Virtual
Simon Johnson | Technology and Inequality in the Age of AI

AI for Good Webinar with Daron Acemoglu: Can we have pro-worker AI?

Date
June 19, 2024
Time
10AM - 11:30AM EDT
Location
Virtual
AI for Good Webinar with Daron Acemoglu: Can we have pro-worker AI?

Daron Acemoglu at the Amundi World Investment Forum

Date
June 14, 2024
Time
9AM - 10:15AM CEST
Location
Paris, Carrousel du Louvre
Daron Acemoglu at the Amundi World Investment Forum

Power and Progress: Rethinking Technology for the Common Good

Date
June 4, 2024
Time
9:30AM - 10:30AM EDT
Location
Virtual
Power and Progress: Rethinking Technology for the Common Good

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