Science

Apr 
9
, 
2018
Humanity + Tech
RSVPs Closed
Text goes here
X

Belcalis Almanzar

American singer-songwriter

Cities

January 1, 2018 | Chicago, IL

Summit on Infrastructure and Transportation

1:30 PM

Title of event session can go here

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Watch Session
Text goes here
X
Ticket
$0000
Ticket description
Day Month 0th 0:00pm
Day Month 0th 0:00pm
100 remaining

Sponsorship

Firstname Lastname

(202) 266-7344

email@theatlantic.com
Text goes here
X
Watch Now
Text goes here
X
About
Speakers
Event Recap
More Events

Science

April 
9
, 
2018

Humanity

+ Tech

RSVPs Closed
Text goes here
X

Share

How is reliance on technology

changing our humanity?

The internet. Smartphones. Social media. Connected devices. Machine learning. Digital technology is changing the world on an enormous scale. That includes the things that make us human: our sense of personal identity, our ideas about privacy, our social relationships, the health of our bodies and brains, the breadth and depth of the information we synthesize in making personal, ethical, and societal decisions.


Building off of feature stories like “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?,” The Atlantic gathered entrepreneurs and experts, technologists and technophobes to explore how humans shape technology, and how technology shapes us.

Watch Now
Text goes here
X

Underwritten By

In Collaboration With

 Join the Conversation

#HumanityTech

Speakers

Ross Andersen

Science, Technology and

Health Editor, The Atlantic


Edmond Awad

Postdoctoral Associate,

MIT Media Lab

 

Meredith Broussard

Professor, New York University; Author,

Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World

Bo Burnham

Comedian; Writer and

Director, Eighth Grade


Steve Clemons

Washington Editor at Large,

The Atlantic


Yasodora Cordova

Senior Fellow, Data & Misinformation,

Digital Harvard Kennedy School

and Shorenstein Center

Kade Crockford

Director of the

Technology for Liberty Project,

ACLU of Massachusetts

Ellen Cushing

Senior Editor,

The Atlantic


Michaelanne Dye

Ph.D Candidate in

Social Computing and

Development, Georgia Tech

Nir Eyal

Author, Hooked: How to

Build Habit-Forming Products

and Indistractable

Laura Gomez

Founder and CEO,

Atipica; Founding Advisor,

Project Include

Adrienne Green

Managing Editor,

The Atlantic


Lisa Guernsey

Deputy Director, Education Policy

Program and Director, Learning

Technologies Project, New America

Tara Healey 

Program Director, Mindfulness Education,  Harvard Pilgrim Health Care


Angie Holan

Editor in Chief,

Politifact


Kevin Holesh

Creator,

Moment


Joi Ito

Director,

MIT Media Lab


UNDERWRITER SESSION*

Maggie Jackson

Author, Distracted- Reclaiming Our Focus in a World of Lost Attention


Anya Kamenetz

Education Reporter, NPR; Author,

The Art of Screen Time

 

Alexis Madrigal 

Staff Writer,

The Atlantic


Bridgit Mendler

Fellow,

MIT Media Lab


UNDERWRITER SESSION*

Glen Murphy

Director, UX,

Google


Kelly Rakowski

Founder,

Personals

 

Deb Roy

Associate Professor, MIT

Media Lab; Co-Founder

and Chairman, Cortico

Ramesh Srinivasan

Director, Digital Cultures

Lab, University of California,

Los Angeles

Katherine Stevo

Alumna, AI4ALL; Student,

Buckingham Browne

& Nichols School

Conni Strittmatter

Coordinator, Children’s and

Teen Services, Harford

County Public Library

Jonny Sun

Twitter Humorist and Author, everyone’s a aliebn when ur a aliebn too


Derek Thompson

Host, Crazy/Genius;

Senior Editor, The Atlantic

 

Matt Thompson

Executive Editor,

The Atlantic


Danielle Wood

Professor and Director,

Space Enabled Research

Group, MIT Media Lab

Agenda

9:00 am

Welcome

Margaret Low, President, AtlanticLIVE

Watch Session
Text goes here
X

9:05 am

An Inflection Point

Joi Ito, Director, MIT Media Lab
With Derek Thompson, Host, Crazy/Genius; Senior Editor, The Atlantic


Watch Session
Text goes here
X

9:25 am

Finding Digital Balance

Kevin Holesh, Creator, Moment
With Ross Andersen, Science, Technology and Health Editor, The Atlantic


Watch Session
Text goes here
X

9:45 am

What Hooks People

Nir Eyal, Author, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
With Steve Clemons, Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic


Watch Session
Text goes here
X

10:05 am

From FOMO to JOMO: Building Towards Digital Well-Being**

A session produced by Google

Glen Murphy, Director, UX, Google
With Maggie Jackson, Author, Distracted: Reclaiming Our Focus in a World of Lost Attention

Watch Session
Text goes here
X

10:20 am

A Strategy for AI

Edmond Awad, Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Media Lab

Meredith Broussard, Professor, New York University; Author, Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World

Laura Gomez, Founder and CEO, Atipica; Founding Advisor, Project Include
Katherine Stevo, Alumna, AI4ALL; Student, Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
With Matt Thompson, Executive Editor, The Atlantic

Watch Session
Text goes here
X

10:45 am

Digital Parenting

Lisa Guernsey, Director, Learning Technologies Project and Deputy Director, Education Policy Program, New America
Conni Strittmatter, Coordinator, Children’s and Teen Services, Harford County Public Library
With Adrienne Green, Managing Editor, The Atlantic


Watch Session
Text goes here
X

11:05 am

Teens In School & On the Web

Anya Kamenetz, Education Reporter, NPR; Author, The Art of Screen Time
With Ellen Cushing, Senior Editor, The Atlantic

Watch Session
Text goes here
X

11:20 am

Tracking Engagement on Twitter

Bridgit Mendler, Fellow, MIT Media Lab
With Derek Thompson, The Atlantic


Watch Session
Text goes here
X

11:35 am

Combating Fake News and Misinformation

Yasodora Cordova, Senior Fellow, Data & Misinformation, Digital Harvard Kennedy School and Shorenstein Center

Angie Holan, Editor in Chief, Politifact

Deb Roy, Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab; Co-Founder and Chairman, Cortico
With Adrienne Green, The Atlantic


Watch Session
Text goes here
X

12:00 pm

Remarks

Margaret Low, The Atlantic

12:05 pm

Lunch


1:00 pm

Breakout Session #1

Students Debate: Have Smartphones Destroyed My Generation?

Location: Main Stage


Listen to students from the Boston Debate League discuss the effects of smartphones and social media use on today's teens. 


Asiatou Diallo, 12th Grade Student, Boston Community Leadership Academy
Xyra Mercer, 9th Grade Student, Henderson Inclusion Upper School
Katerine Osorio-Maldonado, 11th Grade Student, Margarita Muñiz Academy


Watch Session
Text goes here
X

1:00 pm

Breakout Session #2

The Humanity + Tech Continuum

Location: Winter Garden


Vote with your feet in this interactive discussion about balancing technology use in your personal and professional lives. 

 

Matt Thompson, The Atlantic


1:00 pm

Breakout Session #3

Fresh Air Meditation and Reflection

Location: Silverman Deck (limited capacity)


Enter the no-phone zone and join a guided meditation and reflection. 

 

Tara Healey, Program Director, Mindfulness Education,
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
With Adrienne Green, The Atlantic



1:50 pm

Welcome Back


1:55 pm

Communities Online

Kelly Rakowski, Creator, Personals
Jonny Sun, Twitter Humorist; Author, everyone’s a aliebn when ur a aliebn too
With Ross Andersen, The Atlantic

Watch Session
Text goes here
X

2:15 pm

Dispatches from Eighth Grade

Bo Burnham, Comedian; Writer and Director, Eighth Grade
With Matt Thompson, The Atlantic


Watch Session
Text goes here
X

2:35 pm

The Digital Age Around the Globe

Michaelanne Dye, Ph.D. Candidate in Social Computing and Development, Georgia Tech

Mark Kamau, Founder, UX Africa

(participating via Google Hangouts)

Ramesh Srinivasan, Director, Digital Cultures Lab, University of California, Los Angeles
With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic


Watch Session
Text goes here
X

3:00 pm

Why Space Technology Matters on Earth

Danielle Wood, Professor and Director, Space Enabled Research Group, MIT Media Lab

Watch Session
Text goes here
X

3:10 pm

Innovating Local Government

Nigel Jacob, Co-Chair, Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, City of Boston

With Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic

Watch Session
Text goes here
X

3:25 pm

You Tell Us: What’s Next?

A Town Hall Discussion

Kade Crockford, Director, Technology for Liberty Project, ACLU of Massachusetts

Nir Eyal, Author
Ramesh Srinivasan, University of California, Los Angeles
Danielle Wood, MIT Media Lab
With Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic


Watch Session
Text goes here
X

3:55 pm

Closing Remarks

Margaret Low, The Atlantic

 Event Details

8:00 am - 4:00 pm
 ET
8:00am
–
4:00pm

Contact

Speaking

Margaret

Barthel

(202) 266-7344

speakerpitches@theatlantic.com
Text goes here
X

Registration

Carly

Spraggins

(202) 266-7344

cspraggins@theatlantic.com
Text goes here
X

Event Recap

See more photos and videos Humanity + Tech

Photos
Text goes here
X
Videos
Text goes here
X

Upcoming Events

Cities

October 24, 2018 | New York City

The New Old Age

Cities

October 25, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA

Sustainability Summit

Cities

October 31, 2018 | New York City

The Future of Work

More Events
Text goes here
X
About AtlanticLIVE
More Atlantic Events
Get In Contact
RSVPs Closed
Text goes here
X

*This speaker is participated in a session produced by our underwriter and not by The Atlantic's editorial team.
**This session was be produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic's editorial team.

Attendance at our events constitutes acceptance of our Code of Conduct (effective 1/2/2018) and Privacy Policy (effective 1/2/2018).

AtlanticLIVE Copyright (c) 2018 by The Atlantic Monthly Group. All Rights Reserved.

Register

RSVPs are closed
Submit
Text goes here
X

Attendance at our events constitutes acceptance of our Code of Conduct (effective 1/2/2018) and Privacy Policy (effective 12/30/2019).

AtlanticLIVE Copyright (c) 2020 by The Atlantic Monthly Group. All Rights Reserved.

Tickets closed
Submit
Text goes here
X
CONTACT THE ORGANIZER
Google   Outlook   iCal   Yahoo
Sorry, RSVPs have closed.