Dungeons and Dragons expert Jon Peterson (The Elusive Shift, Game Wizards) speaks with Peter Bebergal (Season of the Witch, Too Much to Dream) about his new book Appendix N; an anthology of writing which takes its name from the list of “inspirational reading” provided by Gary Gygax in the first Dungeon Master's Guide.
Authors and Editors discuss topics, themes, and trends explored within the pages of MIT Press books and journals.
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Lucas Richert, author of Break On Through, explores the Anti-psychiatry movement, psychedelics, and historic development of mental health treatment throughout 1970s America.
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In Co-Illusion, writer and critic David Levi Strauss, tracks the rise of Donald Trump and the media landscape that produced him. In this interview David discusses the language of Trump, the forthcoming election, and the changing relationship between image and truth.
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Dariusz Jemielniak and Aleksandra Przegalinska discuss Collaborative Society (published as part of The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) and how networked technology enables the emergence of a new collaborative society.
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Shashi Shekhar and Pamela Vold, authors of Spatial Computing (published as part of The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) discuss the reach, risks and importance of spatial computing in confronting COVID-19.
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Author of High Weirdness, Erik Davis, discusses psychedelic politics, media paranoia, conspiracy theories, and consensus reality in the time of COVID-19.
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Wade Roush, author of Extraterrestrials (published as part of The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) discusses whether or not we are alone in the universe.
