What Can We Learn From Related Industries?
What Can We Learn From Related Industries?
08/12/2004 3:15PM Wong AuditoriumScott Sarazen, Senior Vice President, Life Sciences, MassDevelopment; Andrew Parece, Vice President, Analysis Group/Economics Analysis Group, Inc; Tamsin S. Randlett, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Gap Inc. ; Stephen M. Sammut, ...
Treating Diseases by Using RNAi Technology
Treating Diseases by Using RNAi Technology
RNA interference (RNAi) is a process in which small pieces of silencing RNA (siRNA) bind to cellular RNA, thereby shutting down the production of the encoded protein.
Transforming Health Care
Transforming Health Care
05/23/2003 1:45 PM KresgeBarbara Liskov, Institute Professor and Associate Provost for Faculty Equity, MIT; ; Dennis Freeman, MS '76, PhD '86, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering; Peter Szolovits, Professor of Computer Science & Engineering ; Eric Grimson, Chancellor, MIT, Bernard ...
Toward India 2020: Challenges and Opportunities
Toward India 2020: Challenges and Opportunities
09/09/2009 11:00 AM Bartos theaterDr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Indian Planning CommissionDescription: People sometimes ask Montek Singh Ahluwalia questions loaded with "aspirational objectives," such as when India will "get rid of poverty." Few are as ...
The Virtual Nurse Will See You Now
The Virtual Nurse Will See You Now
In the hectic world of a hospital, a computer-simulated nurse can be surprisingly comforting.
The Invention of Optical Coherence Tomography
The Invention of Optical Coherence Tomography
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) uses light to enable real-time visualization of tissue microstructure and pathology.
The International Development Fair: The Human Factor at ...
The International Development Fair: The Human Factor at Work in the World
10/03/2008 10:30 AM Little KresgeAmy Smith, '84, SM '95, ENG '95, Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical EngineeringDescription: Imagine if thousands of Amy Smiths were unleashed on the world, providing simple, ingenious inventions to make life easier for those ...
The Interaction Between Poverty, Growth and Democracy
The Interaction Between Poverty, Growth and Democracy
05/03/2010 12:00 PM Wong AuditoriumPresident Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru 2001"2006Description: Alejandro Toledo has remained a passionate advocate of reform since departing the presidency of Peru in 2006. In his home country, he embodied the possibility of ...
The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution to the ...
The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution to the Healthcare ...
05/13/2008 4:30 PM E51"325Clayton Christensen, Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Description: Don't believe everything you learn in business school, cautions Harvard Business School professorClayton Christensen. "It's ...
The Future of Civic Engagement in a Broadband"Enabled World
The Future of Civic Engagement in a Broadband"Enabled World
03/01/2010 4:00 PM Wong AuditoriumEugene J. Huang, Government Operations Director, National Broadband Task Force, Federal Communications CommissionDescription: The digital revolution that brought us Facebook, Twitter and YouTube could help revive participatory ...
The Extensible Obama
The Extensible Obama
Watch Tom Daschle, the incoming secretary of health and human services, and Lauren Aronson, a member of Obama's health-policy team, respond to online comments in this video made by the Obama transition team.
The Energy/Climate-Change Challenge and the Role of Nuclear ...
The Energy/Climate-Change Challenge and the Role of Nuclear Energy in ...
10/25/2010 4:00 PM Wong AuditoriumThe Honorable John P. Holdren, '65, SM '66, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the PresidentDescription: In a meaty lecture that serves as a concise and comprehensive primer on the twin challenge of ...
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The Doctor Is In - KI Special Series November 2011 - Non-Small Cell Lung ...
"The Doctor is IN" is a monthly seminar series at the Koch Institute at MIT. The goal of this seminar is to discuss the clinical management of different cancer types.
The Doctor Is In: Pancreatic Cancer
The Doctor Is In - KI Special Series January 2012 - Pancreatic Cancer
From January 2012: Pancreatic Cancer. Learn more about pancreatic cancer from a clinical perspective.
The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about ...
The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America's ...
04/28/2004 6:00 PM Wong AuditoriumLaurence J. Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics Boston UniversityDescription: A word of advice to baby boomers: be very kind to your children. They will quite likely be paying a steep price for your happy golden years. Laurence ...
The Ceaseless Society:What Happens to Our Mind Body and ...
The Ceaseless Society:What Happens to Our Mind Body and Spirit When we ...
04/25/2006 5:30 PM W79 SimmonsJon Kabat Zinn, Founding Director, Stress Reduction Clinic, University of Massachusetts Medical Center; Author, Coming to Our Senses:Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness;Meditation for Optimum Health; and Full Catastrophe ...
Amos Winter: The cheap all-terrain wheelchair
TEDx Talks: Amos Winter — The cheap all-terrain wheelchair
How do you build a wheelchair ready to blaze through mud and sand, all for under $200?
Targeting Ulcer-Causing H. Pylori Bacteria
Targeting Ulcer-Causing H. Pylori Bacteria
Dr. Sarah Bowman studies a protein from a pathogenic bacterium that is found in the stomach and is known to cause ulcers. She explains how the bacterium survives in the low pH environment of the stomach by using a nickel-dependent protein to buffer the acidity of its ...
Student Experience in Africa: Highlights from G-Lab GHD ...
Student Experience in Africa: Highlights from G-Lab GHD 2008-9
This video is meant to showcase the experiences of students participating in MIT Sloan's Global Entrepreneurship Laboratory, which is an intensive course that has MIT Sloan MBA students working in the classroom and on-site with enterprises in developing and emerging ...