Hosted by: Breaking the Mold

The 2017 Breaking the Mold Hackathon is an intense, interactive one-day event to build tools to combat unconscious bias and intolerance. Teams will be encouraged to tackle the issue along any dimension of diversity (e.g. gender, race, sexuality, religion, etc.) across a wide variety of arenas (e.g. the workplace, media, policing, etc.).

The entire idea here is that MIT is an amazing place for building technology, and also a diverse community full of passionate people who care about some of the challenges we face today. The community has invented the technology behind the Kindle, the disposable razor, Zipcar, HP, and much more. What if that innovative spirit was directed to some of the social issues we face? Let’s find out.

About Breaking the Mold
Since its founding in 2014, Breaking the Mold has served as a platform for three conferences, four workshops, and dozens of open discussions, all aimed at promoting tolerance and understanding.

Details

Saturday, February 25, 2017
9:00 am–7:00 pm

MIT Media Lab
75 Amherst St.
Cambridge, MA 02139

To learn more and to register, visit the Breaking the Mold website.