Epstein & MIT

About this episode

This episode explores the controversial funding of MIT's Media Lab by Jeffrey Epstein.

In our last episode of the season (season 2 is in the works), we look at MIT's Media Lab, which long dazzled the public with its bold ideas and groundbreaking projects. But behind that reputation was a secret: much of the lab’s funding traced back to Jeffrey Epstein. Read Noam Cohen’s reporting: https://www.wired.com/story/for-jeffrey-epstein-mit-was-just-a-safety-school/For a transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/campusfiles-transcripts To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• funding
• scandals
• technology
• education
• ethics

Keywords

• MIT
• Media Lab
• Jeffrey Epstein
• funding
• scandals
• Noam Cohen
• Wired

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MIT, Media Lab, Wired

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