During the majority of my time at the MIT Press, I was responsible for managing the blog and the monthly content calendar. Below are a few select posts that I wrote and edited during this time.
MIT Press author Dr. Kathryn Sullivan shatters new records
Astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan—author of Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut’s Story of Invention from the MIT Press—has recently added three new accolades to the long list of accomplishments she has earned over the course of her career as scientist and explorer. With her visit this past June to the Challenger Deep at the base of the Mariana Trench, Dr. Sullivan was awarded three new Guinness World Records: the first woman to reach the Challenger Deep, the first person to visit space and the deepest point on Earth, and the greatest vertical extent travelled by an individual (within Earth’s exosphere).
Author Talk: A Synthesizing Mind by Howard Gardner
In this MIT Press Live! webinar, I interviewed renowned developmental psychologist and educational theorist Howard Gardner. In this Q&A, we discussed his upcoming memoir, A Synthesizing Mind.
The MIT Press 2020 Holiday Gift Guide Is Here
This holiday season, give the kind of gift that never goes out of style: books and journals for all the intellectually curious people in your life. We have gifts for math geeks, science buffs, gamers, art connoisseurs, activists, and more. Take a look at a few of our gift suggestions below, or visit our full 2020 Holiday Gift Guide for more featured books and journals by the MIT Press.
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The MIT Press has long championed women and girls in science, publishing works by and about women in these fields. To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we have created a list with a few of our favorite books and authors which underscore just how profoundly women have changed the world of STEM.
Author Talk: The Joy of Search by Daniel M. Russell
Daniel M. Russell is a Senior Research Scientist for Search Quality and User Happiness at Google, and an expert on Google search (one of my personal favorite subjects). In this MIT Press Live! webinar, I interviewed Daniel about his new MIT Press book, The Joy of Search.
10 reads for the start of spring
The days are getting longer, the sun is growing stronger, and your eyes are starting to itch. It’s official: Spring is upon us. And what better way to emerge from winter than with a book that reveals the hidden beauty in the unexpected or invites you to see the world anew.
Take a walk through time and place with a prominent historian of the American landscape, get lost in an illustrated guide to everyday plants used for medicinal purposes, and explore symmetry and the beauty of mathematics playfully, through coloring challenges and visual puzzles. Learn more about these and other books below.
