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Thresholds 51 Launch Event
Presented by MIT SA+P Student Council, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning Student Council, and MIT MAD
Heat is elusive: always on the move, always fugitive. Though we have many signs of its presence—sweating, “hot” and “cool” media, sitting under the shade, catching fire—heat itself largely evades conventional forms of representation. While helping us navigate the material world as tool, medium, and affect, heat forces us to come to terms with the fragility of the systems in which we take part.
To celebrate the launch of its latest issue, “Heat,” SA+P / MIT Press Journal Thresholds will use “In the Hot Seat” to bring thinkers from across disciplines into dialog. A series of short conversations will be held to reflect on and speculate new possibilities between artists, historians, writers, and innovators who share a belief in the power of design to transform ourselves, our society, and our world. A rare opportunity to bring together members of the MIT Community sharing a common goal of solving the world’s burning questions.