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Call for nominations: MIT Media Lab’s Disobedience Award

The Disobedience Award has closed.
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The Writing on the Wall: A mural for Defiance

Lebanese artist Yazan Halwani created a mural for the Media Lab's Defiance event. He called this work "Between a Rock and a Hard Place."
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Defiance: images

Images from the 2017 Defiance event and Disobedience Award
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Defiance: Disobedience for the good of all

MIT Media Lab summer event explored responsible dissent, embodied in its new Disobedience Award.
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Disobedience in history

Browse through our far-from-complete history of disobedient role models through the ages.
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2018 MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award Ceremony

Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Disobedience Award!
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Announcing the winners of the 2018 MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award

#MeToo and #MeTooSTEM leaders recognized with $250,000 award
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“Business as usual is not an option”: Themes of disobedience in 2018

On the emerging and changing nature of responsible, ethical disobedience in an increasingly complicated world
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I'm Joi Ito, Director of the MIT Media Lab. I'm leading the selection committee for the Media Lab's Disobedience Award. Ask me anything!

I'm here to answer your questions about the award, my views on disobedience, and, of course, anything else.
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Rewarding Disobedience, by Joi Ito

Joi Ito announces the first-ever Disobedience Award
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Defining(?) Disobedience

Our winners reflect the hopes that led to the award in the first place. Drs Hanna-Attisha and Edwards are scientists who became activists
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Joi Ito dropped out of U. of C. to DJ. Now he rewards others for disobedience.
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An update on the Disobedience Award

There has been speculation about the winner and finalists in online forums, global news outlets, and social media.
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Announcing the winners of the 2017 Media Lab Disobedience Award

Congratulations to winners Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Professor Marc Edwards
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Flint water crisis whistle-blowers win MIT Media Lab's 'Disobedience Award'

The pediatrician and professor who first drew national attention to the water crisis in Flint received the first Disobedience Award.
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Nominations open for $250,000 MIT Media Lab prize for Disobedient Research

Last summer, the MIT Media Lab announced its $250,000 prize for Disobedient Research, and now the nominations process has launched.The priz…
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How Breaking the Rules Could Win You $250,000

Interview with Joi Ito about the first-ever Disobedience Award