As part of the MIT centennial program of events organised by the Department of Humanities, Huxley presented a series of lectures titled, "What a Piece of Work is a Man" which concerned history, language, and art.
æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˌɛmˌaɪtˈiː sɛntˈɛnɪəl pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ʌv ᵻvˈɛnts ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd baɪ ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv hjuːmˈænᵻɾiz, hˈʌksli pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv lˈɛktʃɚz tˈaɪɾəld, "wˌʌt ɐ pˈiːs ʌv wˈɜːk ɪz ɐ mˈæn" wˌɪtʃ kənsˈɜːnd hˈɪstɚɹi, lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, ænd ˈɑːɹt.