For the Love of Physics
Walter Lewin - For The Love of Physics
Professor of Physics Emeritus Walter Lewin performing his most famous physics demonstrations on the occasion of the publication of his new book, FOR THE LOVE OF PHYSICS: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge Of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders
Unlocking Energy Innovation (podcast)
Unlocking Energy Innovation: How America Can Build A Low-Cost, Low-Carbon ...
Prof. Richard Lester
Unlocking Energy Innovation :: Richard K. Lester
Unlocking Energy Innovation :: Richard K. Lester
Energy innovation offers us our best chance to solve the three urgent and interrelated problems of climate change, worldwide insecurity over energy supplies, and rapidly growing energy demand. But if we are to achieve a timely transition to reliable, low-cost, ...
Unique languages, universal patterns
Unique languages, universal patterns
Under the surface, English and Japanese have deep similarities, as MIT linguist Shigeru Miyagawa argues in his new book, Case, Argument Structure, and Word Order.
Unbound symposium: Unbinding the Book (May 4)
Unbound symposium: Unbinding the Book (May 4)
Unbound: Speculations on the Future of the BookUnbinding the BookParticipants: Bonnie Mak (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), James Reid-Cunningham (Boston Athenaeum), Wyn Kelley (MIT Literature), Mary Fuller (MIT Literature)Moderator: Gretchen Henderson (MIT ...
Unbound symposium: The Xenotext, So Far with Christian Bök ...
Unbound symposium: The Xenotext, So Far with Christian Bök (May 3)
Unbound: Speculations on the Future of the BookThe Xenotext, So Far with Christian BökWe started the event with a kick-off reading, co-sponsored with Purple Blurb, featuring experimental poet Christian Bök, who has striven for ten years to engineer an ...
Unbound symposium: Reshaping the Book (May 4)
Unbound symposium: Reshaping the Book (May 4)
Unbound: Speculations on the Future of the BookReshaping the BookParticipants: Gita Manaktala (MIT Press), Christian Bök (University of Calgary), Bob Stein (SocialBook) Moderator: Amaranth Borsuk (MIT Writing and Humanistic Studies and Comparative Media ...
The World is Flat 3.0
The World is Flat 3.0
Elaborating on his World is Flat thesis, Friedman describes how this new global order puts creative, entrepreneurial individuals in the driver's seat, and poses distinct new challenges and opportunities.
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.
Robert Darnton on Tristram Shandy - Communications Forum
Robert Darnton on Tristram Shandy - Communications Forum
A clip from "Books and Libraries in the Digital Age," a conversation between Robert Darnton and David Thorburn held October 16, 2008.A pioneering scholar of the Enlightenment and of the history of the book, Robert Darnton has written extensively on the impact of ...
Prized Science: Robert Langer
Prized Science: Robert Langer — A Founding Father of Tissue Engineering ...
Prized Science highlights the work of Robert Langer, whose influential research on tissue engineering and controlled drug release earned him the Priestley Medal.
Neal Stephenson on the State of Science Fiction
Neal Stephenson on the State of Science Fiction
This past spring, Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief of MIT Technology Review, conducted a wide-ranging but informal conversation with science fiction writer Neal Stephenson about his craft, preoccupations, influences, and inspirations. Enjoy a six-part weekly series of ...
Neal Stephenson on the Hieroglyph Project
Neal Stephenson on the Hieroglyph Project
Neal Stephenson explains his "Hieroglyph Project," and how it is intended to inspire us with optimistic visions of getting "big stuff done." This past spring, Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief of MIT Technology Review, conducted a wide-ranging but informal conversation ...
Neal Stephenson on Optimism
Neal Stephenson on Optimism
In this video, Neal Stephenson addresses the following: "Optimism is a moral duty," according to Karl Popper. Is there a similar categorical imperative for science fiction to be optimistic? This past spring, Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief of MIT Technology Review, conducted a wide-ranging but ...
Narratives of Science
Narratives of Science
Robert Kanigel poses the central question of this panel: "The storytelling express is leaving the station. Do we want to jump aboard, or under some circumstances, stay where we are?"
Stefan Helmreich on "Alien Ocean"
MIT's Stefan Helmreich on his book "Alien Ocean"
When anthropologist Stefan Helmreich decided to study scientists who chase some of the world's smallest creatures in some of the world's most forbidding places, his research took an unexpected twist.
Gruber's comic book on health care
MIT economist Gruber clarifies health care law in a comic book
Gruber, a key architect of Massachusetts health reform, uses a visual, comic book-style narrative to make the case for the national health law.
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: ...
Leveraging Human Capital
Leveraging Human Capital
Conversation with Nicholas Ashford, a professor of technology and policy in MIT's School of Engineering.