Schmidt: MIT's 150th
Schmidt: MIT's 150th
Professor of Electrical Engineering & Associate Provost Martin A. Schmidt
FAST highlights
Highlights from the Festival of Art, Science and Technology
FAST was a prominent feature of the MIT150 events, a festival celebrating MIT's unique confluence of Art, Science and Technology.
Tod Machover on FAST
Tod Machover on the Festival of Art, Science and Technology (FAST) 2011
MIT Professor Tod Machover, Director of FAST, discusses the Festival of Art, Science and Technology, a prominent feature of MIT's 150th celebration.
LightBridge
LightBridge
LightBridge is a 10,000 pixel dynamic display created for the FAST Festival of Art, Science and Technology in celebration of MIT's 150th anniversary.
Common Threads: SHASS
Common Threads: The Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT
Part of the "Common Threads" video, produced for the MIT 150th celebration, this clip features the vital role of humanities, arts, and social sciences at MIT.
Fiscal Year 2011: Building Next Generation Networks
Fiscal Year 2011: Building Next Generation Networks
This Alumni Association year-in-review video update was first shown at the 2011 Alumni Leadership Conference on September 17, 2011. It details the many programs of the MIT Alumni Association and how alumni volunteers support programs that engage alumni face-to-face, ...
Music from the Next Century Convocation - Procession: Tuus
Music from the Next Century Convocation - Procession: Tuus
Procession Tuus Traditional Performed by the Rambax MIT Senegalese Drum Ensemble Co-Directed by Patricia J. Tang, Associate Professor, and Lamine Touré, Lecturer, Music and Theater Arts
Closing remarks
Closing remarks
10 * Joshua B. Tenenbaum PhD '99, Paul E. Newton Career Development Professor of Cognitive Science and Computation, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT?; Principal Investigator, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (speaking on behalf of the symposium ...
Consciousness and Intelligence
Consciousness and Intelligence
8 Moderator: Shimon Ullman PhD '77, Samy and Ruth Cohn Professor of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science * Ned Block '64, Silver Professor of Philosophy, Psychology, and Neural Science, Department of Philosophy, New York ...
Nature and Nurture
Nature and Nurture
7 Moderator: Nancy Kanwisher '80 PhD '86, Walter A. Rosenblith Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT; Investigator, McGovern Institute for Brain Research * Terrence Sejnowski, Francis Crick Chair, Salk Institute for Biological Studies; Professor ...
Keynote Panel: Why Is It Time to Try Again? A Look to the ...
Keynote Panel: Why Is It Time to Try Again? A Look to the Future ??
6 Moderators: Tomaso A. Poggio and Joshua B. Tenenbaum, MIT * Robert Desimone, Doris and Don Berkey Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Director, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT? * Jeff Hawkins, Co-founder, Numenta; ...
Language and Thought
Language and Thought
4 4 Moderator: Irene R. Heim, Professor and Head, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT * Susan Carey, Henry A. Morss, Jr. and Elizabeth W. Morss Professor of Psychology; Chair, Department of Psychology, Harvard University? * ??Gennaro Chierchia, Haas Foundations Professor of ...
Social Cognition and Collective Intelligence
Social Cognition and Collective Intelligence
5 ??Moderator: Thomas Malone, Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management, Sloan School of Management; Director, Center for Collective Intelligence, MIT * Andrew W. Lo, Harris & Harris Group Professor; Director, Laboratory for Financial Engineering, MIT * Martin A. ...
Vision and Action
Vision and Action
3 Moderator: Tomaso A. Poggio, MIT * Rodney L. Brooks, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Technology Officer, Heartland Robotics, Inc.; Panasonic Professor of Robotics, Emeritus, MIT * Takeo Kanade, U.A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor, The Robotics Institute; Director, Quality of Life ...
Keynote Panel: The Golden Age -- A Look at the Original ...
Keynote Panel: The Golden Age -- A Look at the Original Roots of ...
2 ?Moderator: Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor, Department of Psychology, Harvard University * Emilio Bizzi, MIT Institute Professor; Founding Member, McGovern Institute for Brain Research * Sydney Brenner, Senior Distinguished ...
Welcome
Welcome
1 * David A. Mindell PhD '96, Chair, MIT150 Steering Committee; Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing and of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Head, Program in Science, Technology, and Society, MIT * ?Marc A. Kastner, Donner Professor of Science; Dean, MIT School of ...
Making MIT's Sesquicentennial Cake
Making MIT's Sesquicentennial Cake
It took six decorators and two bakers more than a week to build MIT's biggest birthday cake ever. The result? A 24-foot long masterpiece that looked as good as it tasted. Watch the video to see how it all came together. Happy 150th MIT!
Toast to Tech Fireworks
Toast to Tech Fireworks
In case you missed it, MIT and the Alumni Association threw an AMAZING party on Saturday, June 4. The Pru was lit up with MIT150 (see it in the video), there was music, dancing, a cake that had more paparazzi swarming it than the Hollywood icon of the week, and wearable glow sticks. Oh yeah, ...
Under the Dome: Come Explore MIT
Under the Dome: Come Explore MIT
MIT's first open house in more than 30 years provided hours of awestruck moments and became a highlight of the MIT150 celebration. Called "Under the Dome: Come Explore MIT," the open house attracted thousands who toured MIT's cutting-edge labs and research centers on April 30. The day's ...
Systems, Process, Art, and the Social Final Panel
Systems, Process, Art, and the Social Final Panel
Systems, Process, Art, and the Social Video from the February 4 FAST event Systems, Process, Art, and the Social Friday, February 4 1:00 - 5:00 pm Edgerton Hall - Room 34-101, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge (map) *No tickets or registration required This forum examined ...