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We are a course and research community at the MIT Media Lab run by the Community Biotech Initiative.

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The Saturday Burn Day white out was a dust storm of legends. It lasted for hours in the hottest heat of the day, and it pelted like hail—it HURT physically to be outside. I was giving a talk on Ancient Future Technology (@ancientfuturetech) at the @playalchemist that afternoon and there was no way I was going to miss it!!

Endless gratitude and thanks to @satyakamdar and the @playalchemist family for having me. The gathering and discussion was beautiful and inspiring, and served as a welcome respite and haven from the brutal conditions outside. Thank you all for joining and being a part of it!

The other photos are from my white out journey. As a photographer, one of the best things to shoot at burning man is a good white out. And Saturday was one for the books!!
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I am excited to announce that I am teaching another edition of the course “Ancient Future Technology” (@ancientfuturetech) at the @mitmedialab this fall! In addition to our usual cohort of MIT and Harvard grad students, I will be opening up the course to a cohort of global listeners. If you are interested in joining our virtual classroom, fill out the google form linked in my bio by 9/12 at 11:59p ET!

Speakers include @giulifungi from @fungifoundation, @niatero, @pierre.christophe.gam, @earth_species_project, @growyourowncloud, @studiohendrikx from @loopbiotech, and more!

Shoutouts to @microbi.xyz for the gorgeous poster!

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MAS.S62 | Ancient Future Technology

David Kong, Ph.D. (Director, Community Biotechnology Initiative, MIT Media Lab)

Scientific practice is inseparable from the ways in which we choose to represent the world. From indigenous land management that honors spirits in nature, over traditional Chinese medicine that visualizes the body as an ecosystem, to Japanese robotics design that produces artificial companions—our diverse cultural identities, norms and values intimately shape how science and technology is developed, applied and accepted.

At a time where the quest for ethical standards has become a shared concern of many scientific communities, we want to challenge prevalent science-culture distinctions and develop a more holistic, inter-cultural perspective to redefine ethics for the age of global participation. This peer-to-peer co-learning course offers a unique opportunity to join a diverse cohort of students and researchers to collectively explore the cultural and spiritual dimensions of scientific practice. We will revisit the millennia of virtues and wisdom embedded in our own traditions and reflect together on how these can inform our growth as science-activists who lead the change we wish to see.

A multidisciplinary array of distinguished professionals will serve as visiting lecturers and mentors, offering presentations and skill-building workshops. Through these activities we will explore together how ancient cultural and scientific practice might harmonize with cutting edge technologies like synthetic biology and AI.

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