Jonny Sun
Author of @jonnysun and everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too , Online and AI Researcher at MIT, and One of TIME Magazine's 25 Most Influential People on the Internet
SPEAKING TOPICS
- In Conversation with Jonny Sun
- How Twitter and Social Media is Changing Comedy, Media, and Creative Work
- How Twitter and Social Media Shaped My Own Creative Path: The Process of Creating everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too and Adapting Social Media
- Social Media for Good: Finding and Creating Goodness, Empathy, Honesty, and Sincerity Online
- How Social Media Changes Language and Why We Should Let It
- In Support of Extreme Multi-Disciplinarianism: How my Work and Experiences From Different Fields All Influence Each Other
- How My Experiences Influence My Work and My Direction
- Twitter, Bots, and the Beauty of Simplicity in Design
- Online Humor: How It Shapes the Course of Ideas, The Responsibilities of Influencers in an Online Age, Humor as the Democratization of Ideas, and How the Internet Changed Humor
- Online Culture: The Internet as a Space for Community and Collective Discourse
- Race and Representation in all Forms of Media
- Finding New and Constructive Ways to Talk about Mental Health and Self Care
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Video: Late Night With Seth Meyers: Jonny Sun Wrote His Book While Pursuing a PhD at MIT
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Video: The Strand: Jonny Sun | Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too.
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Video: The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society: Jonny Sun .
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Video: CBC: Jonny Sun.
- Article: The New York Times: A Whimsical Wordsmith Charts a Course Beyond Twitter
- Article: Time: The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet
- Article: NPR: An Odd, Uplifting 'Alien': Meet The Man Behind A 'Weird Twitter' Star
Jonathan Sun is the author behind @jonnysun. When he isn't tweeting, he is an architect, designer, engineer, artist, playwright and comedy writer. His work across multiple disciplines is concerned with narratives of human experience. In June 2017, Sun’s book everyone’s a aliebn when ur a aliebn too (Harper Perennial) debuted.
Based on the enormously popular Twitter account @jonnysun, everyone’s a aliebn when ur a aliebn too is the illustrated story of a lonely alien sent to observe Earth, only to meet all sorts of creatures with all sorts of perspectives on life, love, and happiness, all while learning to feel a little better about being an alien. Through this story of a lost, lonely and confused alien finding friendship, acceptance, and love among the creatures of Earth, we will all learn how to be a little more human. And for all of us earth-bound creatures here on this planet, we can all be reminded that sometimes, it takes an outsider to help us see ourselves for who we truly are.
In an accessible, heartwarming, and engaging manner, Sun’s presentations resonate with audiences of all sizes. Perfect for schools, tech industry conferences, creative organizations, and social media focused events, Sun speaks on his work, his experiences, and more.
Currently Sun is a doctoral student at MIT, a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard, and a creative researcher at the Harvard metaLAB, where he studies social media and online community. As a playwright, Sun’s work has been performed at the Yale School of Drama, Factory Theater in Toronto, Hart House Theater, Theater Lab in Toronto, and the University of Toronto Drama Festival (where he received the President’s Award for Best Production). As an artist and illustrator, his work has been commissioned by the New Haven ArtSpace, and exhibited at MIT, the Yale School of Architecture, and the University of Toronto. He is the creator of @tinycarebot and the co-creator of the MIT Humor Series. His comedic work has appeared on NPR and in TIME Magazine, BuzzFeed, Playboy, GQ, and McSweeney’s. Recently, he was profiled in the New York Times and named one of TIME Magazine's 25 Most Influential People on the Internet.
Praise for Jonny Sun & everyone’s a aliebn when ur a aliebn too:
"Working with Jonny Sun is not only rewarding, but thoroughly enjoyable. He's like cup of sunshine bubbling over, making you feel warm as you learn new things."
-- Vassar College Asian Students' Alliance
“Jomny Sun’s incredible writing knocks you to the floor, breathless, then scoops you up and gives you a kiss where it hurts before it occurs to you to cry. Read this book only if you want to feel more alive.”
— Lin-Manuel Miranda
“Jomny Sun has created a frightened, hopeful view of Life As We Know It from the perspective of a weirdly relatable alien intelligence. Fantastic.”
— Patton Oswalt
“This book is funny and sad, simple and complex, badly spelled and beautifully written. Jonmy Sun gets more out of a panel than most do out of a page, revealing obvious yet hidden truths as only someone one step out of step could.”
— Joss Whedon
“Impressively sincere, at times insightful, and humorous…. Sun’s fans will welcome his first book with wild enthusiasm…”
— Library Journal