Guest speakers and special events

Channel | updated June 18, 2013

Many experts and academics visit MIT each year. This collection houses videos from those events, which has previously been featured on the MIT World website.

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2012 McGovern Institute Symposium: Eric Halgren

MEG: Applications to Cognitive Neuroscience

2012 McGovern Institute Symposium: Patricia Kuhl

April 27, 2012 McGovern Institute Symposium -- MEG: Applications to Cognitive Neuroscience Speaker: Patricia Kuhl, University of WAshington, Seattle Using MEG to explore developmental change in speech processing: a focus on sensory-motor connections

2012 McGovern Institute Symposium: Richard Coppola

April 27, 2012 McGovern Institute Symposium -- MEG: Applications to Cognitive Neuroscience Speaker: Richard Coppola, National Institute of Mental Health MEG in the search for intermediate phenotypes and biomarkers in neuropsychiatric research

2012 McGovern Institute Symposium: Robert Desimone

April 27, 2012 McGovern Institute Symposium -- MEG: Applications to Cognitive Neuroscience Speakers: Charles Jennings and Robert Desimone, McGovern Institute Opening remarks

2012 McGovern Institute Symposium: Sylvian Baillet

April 27, 2012 McGovern Institute Symposium -- MEG: Applications to Cognitive Neuroscience Speaker: Sylvain Baillet, Montreal Neurological Institute Dynamic imaging of ongoing brain activity: the healthy and diseased brain at rest

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: And Now for ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: And Now for Something Completely ...

And Now for Something Completely Different A showcase of some of the more unexpected and provocative directions news and civic media may be taking in the future. Panel: Lorrie LeJeune- MIT, Moderator Larry Birnbaum-Northwestern University/Knight News Innovation Lab ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: Civic Action On and ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: Civic Action On and Offline: IRL + ...

Civic Action On and Offline: IRL + RT FTW! Activists, theorists, media makers and researchers are all struggling to understand the relationship between the recent global cycle of protests and the new media ecology. This panel takes a look at how civic action moves ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: Extreme ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: Extreme Data_Extreme Story

Extreme Data/Extreme Story - June 18, 2012 Speakers: Truly crazy story: Paul Salopek, the seven-year walk Truly crazy data: Cesar Hidalgo, MIT Media Lab, and Nathan Kelso, Stamen DesignRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: Internet Native ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: Internet Native News Networks

Internet Native News Networks If we were to start CNN today, it might look more like one of the networks featured in this panel. We take a whirlwind tour of new news networks and new models for reporting and sharing information in our connected age. Panel: Christina ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- Becky Hurwitz

MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellBecky HurwitzRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- Charlie DeTar

MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellCharlie DeTarRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- Chris Peterson

MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellMIT Civic Ignite- Chris PetersonRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- Dan Schultz

MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellDan SchultzRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- Huan Sun

MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellHuan SunRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- Leo Burd

MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellLeo BurdRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- Matt Stempeck

MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellMatt StempeckRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- Matt Stempeck ...

MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-Tell Matt Stempeck and Nathan MatiasRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- Nathan Matias

MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellMIT Civic Ignite- Nathan MatiasRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- Pablo Rey

MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellMIT Civic Ignite- Pablo ReyRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- ...

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: MIT Civic Ignite- Paulo Rogerio

MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellPaulo RogerioRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012

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