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Enjoy 50% off individual subscriptions to all your favorite MIT Press journals throughout December. Discounted journals include top ranked required reading like ARTMargins, International Security, The Review of Economics and Statistics, and more.

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The Lies of the Artists

December releases

An analysis of contemporary authoritarianism and how it flourishes on the internet, a timely collection that shows how design can animate public space and catalyze democratic processes, luminous essays on artists of the Italian Renaissance, and more

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Off-Earth

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In Off-Earth—now available in paperback—Erika Nesvold asks: Can we do better in space than we’ve done here on Earth? Her work highlights the complex ethical challenges that accompany any other-worldly venture—questions about the environment, labor rights, and medical ethics, among others.

 

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The future of OA

The MIT Press is releasing a comprehensive report entitled “Access to Science & Scholarship 2024: Building an Evidence Base to Support the Future of Open Research Policy” that addresses how open access policies shape research and what is needed to maximize their positive impact on the research ecosystem.

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Beyond Vanity

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From the award-winning author of Dressing Up, a riveting and diverse history that reestablishes the cultural power of hairdressing in nineteenth-century America.

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Ray Johnson and Emily Dickinson’s Quiet Correspondence
Ray Johnson and Emily Dickinson’s Quiet Correspondence The elusive correspondence artist saw himself reflected in the writer of enigmatic letters to the world.

By Ellen Levy

How Typing Transformed Nietzsche’s Consciousness
How Typing Transformed Nietzsche’s Consciousness The Malling-Hansen writing ball, with its potential and limitations, redefined Nietzsche’s philosophical and creative expression.

By Robert Hassan

Silicon Valley’s Obsession With AI Looks a Lot Like Religion
Silicon Valley’s Obsession With AI Looks a Lot Like Religion The tech world’s fixation on artificial intelligence has spawned beliefs and rituals that resemble religion — complete with digital deities, moral codes, and threats of damnation.

By Greg Epstein

The Bitter Aftertaste of “Technical Sweetness”
The Bitter Aftertaste of “Technical Sweetness” Echoing Frankenstein’s story, the creation of the atomic bomb illustrates how scientific zeal can blind researchers to foreseeable dangers.

By Heather Douglas

Information Society Series

Politics Recoded

The Information Society Series publishes original scholarship addressing the social, legal, and political implications of the Internet and new information and communication technologies. Each book aims to address a challenging topic at the intersection of information technology and culture such as privacy, freedom of expression, reputation, knowledge production, accessibility, Internet governance, equality, and identity. Many books in the series are available as an open access ebook.

Series editor: Laura DeNardis and Michael Zimmer

Politics Recoded: The Infrastructural Organizing of Code for America by Aure Schrock is the newest book in the series. Appealing to those in political science, communication, and information studies, Politics Recoded will empower practitioners and activists to revolutionize technological design and participate in alternative forms of civic engagement.

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Giving Tuesday 2024: Open access publishing on climate research

Climate change demands urgent, informed action, and supporting the MIT Press and open access publishing this Giving Tuesday is one powerful way to make a difference.

Tuesday December 3, 2024

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