As synthetic media technologies advance, the line between authentic and artificial content continues to blur, posing significant challenges to our information ecosystem. Security expert Massimo Pani examines the state of deepfake technology and disinformation campaigns, their societal impact, and the emerging regulatory frameworks designed to combat them, including the EU AI Act and other initiatives. The discussion will also address a troubling countertrend: the progressive dismantling of fact-checking departments by social media platforms, corporations, and some governments. The session will conclude with a discussion on developing resilient systems that can preserve digital trust.Register for this MIT Horizon webinar.

Ten minutes for your mind@2:50 every day at 2:50 pm in multiple time zones:Europa@2:50, EET, Athens, Helsinki (UTC+2) (7:50 am EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88298032734Atlantica@2:50, EST, New York, Toronto (UTC-4) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85349851047Pacifica@2:50, PST, Los Angeles, Vancouver (UTC=7) (5:50 pm EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85743543699Almost everything works better again if you unplug it for a bit, including your mind. Stop by and unplug. Get the benefits of mindfulness without the fuss.@2:50 meets at the same time every single day for ten minutes of quiet together.No pre-requisite, no registration needed.Visit the website to view all @2:50 time zones each day.at250.org or at250.mit.edu

Join us for a Greek movie in the SidPac Seminar Room/Courtyard (weather permitting)!Enjoy homemade popcorn and tasty Greek treats, including gyro!Discover a hidden gem of Greek cinema that's sure to entertain.English subtitles included.Event funded by the GSC.

On view in the Hayden Library Loft (Floor 1M) May 12 - September 30, 2025Throughout her life, Katharine Dexter McCormick widened the horizons of what was possible for women. A suffragist, philanthropist, and scientist, she broke boundaries from an early age, becoming one of the first women to graduate from MIT. She later went on to fund McCormick Hall, the first on-campus dormitory for women at MIT. Learn more about the exhibit

Dear colleagues, students, and friends,Join us for the 2025 GHI 3rd Forum! This session introduces the GHI Pillar Good Governance in Bad Times, in particular the project Comparative Diplomacies for Global Governance. The coordinators of the pillar invite participants to explore how we might study models of governance that have historically promoted cooperation, human flourishing, and social justice, with new comparative knowledge of concepts and practices of governance in deep time and space.3rd GHI ForumTitle: Good Governance in Bad TimesDate: June 6, 10:00–11:30 AM EDTWhere: Online (Zoom link HERE)Speakers: Michael Puett, Johannes Makar, Wiebke DeneckeSpecial Guests: Minjee Baek (Consul of the Republic of Korea), Giles Scott-Smith (Dean of Leiden University College The Hague; Founding Editor of Diplomatica. A Journal of Diplomacy and Society)【Abstract】What makes political systems last and, more importantly, what enables them to support human flourishing and social justice? And when they falter, as many do, how can we understand their failures and imagine their repair? This panel discusses the work of GIH’s Good Governance in Bad Times pillar. The pillar explores models of governance from global history that have worked to foster cohesion and cooperation. Through key sources in world literature, philosophy, and political thought, it examines the forms of political imagination that have allowed communities to endure—and sometimes transform—in moments of crisis. The roundtable will spotlight the Comparatives Diplomacies project, a collaborative research project under GHI’s Governance pillar, which investigates how diplomacy and political authority have been mediated, narrated, and challenged across cultural contexts—and how this has positively impacted diplomatic leadership and practice. The panel will begin with short vignettes introducing the project through the eyes of each panelists’ expertise. It will conclude with a performance by Baek Minji, the Consul of the Republic of Korea in Boston, in which she will reflect on the power of literature for diplomatic imagination and practice.