In Ancient Mycenaean Greek, the prefix "meta-" is used to indicate a concept that is more comprehensive than the original concept it's attached to. Think physics to metaphysics, narrative to metanarrative. Meta has other applications too; it can denote a change of state, and “beyond-ness.” It tells the story within the story.

We continue our 2025-2026 Polymathic Pizza Series META: A Companion to Polymathy, with our October Polymathic Pizza: Meta Worlds. We'll join experts to take a bird's eye view (aka meta) to interrogate the worlds of social media.

Featured Discussants:

Henry Jenkins, Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts, and Education

Elisa Warford, Associate Professor of Technical Communication Practice, Engineering in Society

Kristina Lerman, PhD., Physics; Network Scientist

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