Rodney Mullen

Rodney Mullen Instagram – Some months ago, I was made a Director’s Fellow at MIT Media Lab, which is known for “inventing the future.” Having spent a couple of months there to get a sense of what they do, what was most special of all was getting to know some of the students doing the work, many of whom are earning their advanced degrees in science—guessing the average age is roughly 25-30. Although the skills they bring are quite different from what we do, the spirit that drives them combined with the pressures at that level forge a Character remarkably similar to what I see in some of the greatest skaters I know, which I think makes some of the friendships so natural. Given this resonance of common striving, I’ve been asked to speak this Friday (18th) at MIT FAIL!If you’re around Boston, I’d love to see you there—good people, all ‘round. | Posted on 17/Oct/2019 03:18:27