UP: The Umbrella Project @ MIT
UP: The Umbrella Project @ MIT
On May 19, 2013, 250 members of the MIT community gathered on Jack Barry Field with LED outfitted umbrellas as part of UP: The Umbrella Project.
MIT's Student Loan Art Program
MIT's Student Loan Art Program
Through this popular annual loan program, individual students and student groups may borrow original works of art from the collection for their private rooms and communal spaces.
MIT's automated 'coach' helps with social interactions
MIT's automated 'coach' helps with social interactions
Social phobias affect about 15 million adults in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, and surveys show that public speaking is high on the list of such phobias. For some people, these fears of social situations can be especially ...
How to Create a B2B Content Marketing Strategy
How to Create a B2B Content Marketing Strategy
Sharmila C. Chatterjee, senior lecturer in marketing at the MIT Sloan School of Management, explains how to create a smart content marketing strategy.
Predicting the popularity of tweets
Predicting the popularity of tweets
Tauhid Zaman, assistant professor of operations management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, explains how to predict the popularity of a Twitter post.
2013 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize Winner
2013 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize Winner
Dr. Angela Belcher received the 2013 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for applying lessons in nature to design environmentally-friendly batteries, solar cells and clean transportation fuel, among other inventions.
Awakening
Awakening
This 30-minute documentary features the March 2012 premiere of "Awakening: Evoking the Arab Spring through Music," by composer Jamshied Sharifi '83.
Today MIT, tomorrow the world
Today MIT, tomorrow the world: Members of the Class of 2013 tell their ...
Five graduating seniors discuss their time at MIT and what they look forward to in the future.
Andy Cavatorta
Andy Cavatorta
Robot instrument builder and MIT alum Andy Cavatorta discussed the creative process as part of CAST's 2013 "Music and Technology" seminar series. For more information: http://arts.mit.edu/cast/sss-lecturedemonstrations/
Iran and American Foreign Policy: Where the US Went Wrong
Iran and American Foreign Policy: Where the US Went Wrong
Institute Professor Emeritus Noam Chomksy, MIT Professor of Linguistics; Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett, authors of "Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran"
MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
On May 15, 2013, 3dim earned the grand prize at this year’s MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition.
MIT Glass Lab: Where art meets science
MIT Glass Lab: Where art meets science
The MIT Glass Lab is administratively co-sponsored by the Materials Processing Center and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
A World Without Friction
A World Without Friction
Learning the difference between kinetic and static friction.
Jesper Juul: 'Half-Real: A Video Game in the Hands of a ...
Jesper Juul: 'Half-Real: A Video Game in the Hands of a Player'
Jesper Juul offered this lecture on Nov. 28, 2006. Juul is a video game theorist and assistant professor in video game theory and design at the Centre for Computer Game Research Copenhagen, where he also earned his PhD.
British P.M. David Cameron visits the MIT Media Lab
British P.M. David Cameron visits the MIT Media Lab
In a visit to the MIT campus on May 14, 2013, British Prime Minister David Cameron met with President L. Rafael Reif and Media Lab director Joichi Ito, faculty members and students, and a group of young MIT entrepreneurs.
Glaciers with chocolate
Glaciers with chocolate
Did you know that glaciers hold nearly two percent of Earth's water?
Starr Forum - 'Marathon Bombing: The Global Context' (Part ...
Starr Forum - 'Marathon Bombing: The Global Context' (Part 1)
Speakers: Stephen Van Evera, Elizabeth Wood, Carol Saivetz, Bakyt Beshimov, Peter Krause, Jeanne Guillemin and Silvia Dominguez. Moderator: Richard Samuels
How to Make Your Own Circuit Board
How to Make Your Own Circuit Board
You can create your own mini flashlight.
MIT in mourning: Remembering Officer Sean Collier
MIT in mourning: Remembering Officer Sean Collier
Scenes from MIT's campus during the memorial ceremony for Officer Sean Collier on April 24, 2013.