Jamshied Sharifi - Oral History Interview, February 27, 2012
Jamshied Sharifi - Oral History Interview, February 27, 2012
Oral history interview with Jamshied Sharifi, MIT Class of 1983, second director of the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, 1985-1992, composer, keboard player, producer and arranger. Interviewed by Forrest Larson, MIT Video Productions studio. Topics include: family and ...
My Five Dinners with Ahmadinejad, featuring Jim Walsh PhD ...
My Five Dinners with Ahmadinejad, featuring Jim Walsh PhD '00
Jim Walsh PhD '00 is one of a small number of Americans who has traveled to North Korea and Iran for talks with officials about nuclear issues. A research associate in the MIT Security Studies Program, he is an international security expert who has testified before the ...
IS&T redesigns its website: take the tour!
IS&T redesigns its website: take the tour!
IS&T has redesigned its website and it's responsive to whatever device you're using
Matthew Hutson: The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking
Matthew Hutson: The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking
Matthew Hutson's talk on his book "The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep us Happy, Healthy, and Sane" at MIT May 14, 2012. Introduction by Alan Lightman. Read more about Matthew Hutson on the Graduate Program in Science Writing's website: ...
MIT sailing turns 75!
75th Anniversary of MIT Sailing, Floating Dock and Firefly Fleet Dedication
In conjunction with the 75th anniversary of sailing at MIT, DAPER dedicated a new floating dock and a fleet of Firefly sailboats at the Walter C. Wood ’17 Sailing Pavilion.
Playformed
Playformed
How do storytelling, science and play come together? This video documents the efforts of two educators, a scientist and a performance artist, to understand how teenagers explore the world and make performances out of scientific play.
MIT-henge
MIT-henge
A light-hearted look at the twice-a-year phenomenon in which the setting sun lines up with MIT's "infinite corridor."
Biofuels - MIT Club of Northern California
Biofuels - MIT Club of Northern California
Biofuels: How Biotech is Changing the Energy Industry MIT Club of Northern California Featuring the top executives of the Bay Area's leading Biofuels companies.John Melo - CEO, AmyrisJonathan Wolfson - CEO, SolazymeBob Mayer - CEO, Cobalt TechnologiesNoubar Afeyan - ...
From Driving to Mining: A Manufacturing Leadership ...
From Driving to Mining: A Manufacturing Leadership Perspective
Abstract Join the MIT Leaders for Global Operations program for a special web seminar with Denise Johnson, LGO Class of 1997 (SM Mechanical Engineering, MBA). Denise will bring her 25+ year career in the automotive and heavy equipment industries to the upcoming MIT LGO ...
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less ...
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
Professor Sherry Turkle, founder and director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, believes that the time is ripe for widespread rethinking of the way we interact through technology. An expert on mobile devices, social networking, and sociable robotics, she ...
The Emergence of a Digital Money Ecosystem - Irving ...
The Emergence of a Digital Money Ecosystem - Irving Wladawsky-Berger, PhD ...
About the Presentation We are in the early stages of a very important transformation—the transition to a digital money ecosystem. This transformation is likely to be among the most exciting, important, and challenging initiatives the world will undertake in the ...
The MIT Science Fiction Society
The MIT Science Fiction Society
MIT’s Science Fiction Society curates an enormous library containing more than 90 percent of all English language science fiction ever published.
Introduction to Allopathy: The unique philosophy of ...
Introduction to Allopathy: The unique philosophy of non-alternative ...
Allopathic medicine is taught by the medical schools that award M.D. degrees. At its base, is the philosophy that medical therapy should be based on science. In this moderated discussion, we'll explore both the strengths and quirks of conventional medicine ...
Lynden Lemelson-InvenTeams
Lynden Lemelson-InvenTeams
Lynden High School of Lynden, Washington is one of 15 teams participating from across the United States in the Lemelson-MIT EurekaFest 2012. Our Lynden InvenTeam invention is a 3 wheeled recumbent trike with a composite frame. The trike will have an active leaning suspension which will allow ...
Company of the Week - Wefunder.com
Company of the Week - Wefunder.com
Mike Norman and Wefunder.com is changing how startups raise money through crowd funding.
School of Science Dean's Colloquium: Ted Kelly
School of Science Dean's Colloquium: Ted Kelly
April 27, 2012 - School of Science Dean's Colloquium: How Did I End Up Here? The Dean's Colloquium Series was established to recognize and celebrate scientists who have chosen innovative, non-traditional career paths and have been unusually successful. This ...
Awakening: Jamshied Sharifi with the MIT Wind Ensemble
Awakening: Jamshied Sharifi with the MIT Wind Ensemble
Jamshied Sharifi was commissioned by the MIT Wind Ensemble to create an extended composition that recognizes the Arab Spring, a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab World that began in December 2010. The piece uses ...
MIT Logs at Framingham Library
MIT Logs at Framingham Library
See the MIT Logarhythms Alums at a successful concert at the Framingham Library. An exciting and joyful performance for us and for our receptive and appreciative audience. Hawaiian War Chant, Mood Indigo, Rigoletto, Lindy Serenade, 64, Sandman, and Swing Down Chariot. Costin ...
Company of the Week - Ginger.io
Company of the Week - Ginger.io
Ginger.io is an analytics company focused on mobile health data, Winners of the SXSW Accelerator competition in the Health Care category.
Lessons from China - Joe Chen - MIT Club of Northern ...
Lessons from China - Joe Chen - MIT Club of Northern California
Join us for an intimate evening with CEO Joe Chen of Renren (NYSE: RENN), the Chinese social networking site often dubbed "The Facebook of China." Joe will discuss what it takes to be successful in China – an intensely competitive, highly fragmented social ...