The OpenCourseWare Initiative: A New Model for Sharing
The OpenCourseWare Initiative: A New Model for Sharing
03/23/2004 12:00 PM University ParkAnne H. Margulies, Executive Director, OpenCourseWareDescription: Since making its "proof of concept" debut in the Fall of 2003, MIT's OpenCourseWare (OCW) Initiative has racked up some impressive numbers. This project makes course ...
The Next Giant Leaps in Space Exploration
The Next Giant Leaps in Space Exploration
06/11/2009 3:00 PM KresgeDr. Maria T. Zuber, E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics, Head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT ; ; Dr. Edward F. Crawley, Ford Professor of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and ...
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
Americans have long embraced a notion of superiority, claims Howard Zinn.
The Militarization of Science and Space
The Militarization of Science and Space
02/15/2004 1:00 PM KresgeNoam Chomsky, Institute Professor, MITDescription: Chomsky launches a savage, two-pronged assault on national economic policies and efforts at "global dominationEUR.By now the stakes are so high that issues of survival arise," says Chomsky. The basic principle ...
The Laser at 50
The Laser at 50
10/08/2010 5:30 PM MuseumDeborah G. Douglas, Curator, Science and Technology Collections, MIT Museum; Peter Moulton; Dick Williamson, '61, Phd '66; Erich Ippen; Richard M. Osgood, Jr.; Jeff HechtDescription: This group of luminaries from the formative years of the laser expresses both wonder ...
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
10/03/2007 6:00 PM 32-123John Mearsheimer, Wendell Harrison Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago; Stephen Walt, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle ...
The Importance of Basic Research in Physics and of MIT ...
The Importance of Basic Research in Physics and of MIT Science: The ...
10/05/2007 10:30 AM 6-120Charles H. Townes, HM, Professor of Physics, The University of California, Berkeley; 1964 Nobel Laureate in Physics; Shirley Ann Jackson, '68, PhD '73, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDescription: Two science luminaries pay tribute ...
The Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project
02/16/2001 10"250Eric S. Lander, Professor of Biology ; Founding Director, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard; Member, Whitehead InstituteDescription: Dr. Lander is a geneticist, molecular biologist and a mathematician, with research interests in human genetics, mouse genetics, population ...
The History of MIT's Department of Urban Studies and ...
The History of MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning
04/04/2008 9:00 AM Broad InstituteGary Hack, PhD '76, Paley Professor of City and Regional Planning, Dean of the School of Design, University of PennsylvaniaDescription: Who better than Gary Hack to recount the colorful 75"year tale of the Department of Urban Studies ...
The Growth of Cryptography
The Growth of Cryptography
02/08/2011 4:00 PM 10"250Ronald L. Rivest, Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)Description: It's not every day that Euclid appears in public with "Alice and Bob," but in a lecture spanning a few thousand years, Ronald Rivest ...
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 Fruits of Diversity
The Fruits of Diversity
02/10/2011 7:00 PM E14"674Adele Naude Santos, Dean MIT School of Architecture and Planning; Elliot Bostwick Davis, John Moors Cabot Chair of the Art of the Americas Department at the Museum of Fine Arts; Donal Fox, Artist, Music and Theater Arts Section; MLK Visiting Scholar, MIT; Walter ...
The Evolution of Financial Technology
The Evolution of Financial Technology
01/28/2011 9:00 AM KresgeAndrew W. Lo, Harris & Harris Group Professor, Director, MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering; John C. Cox, Nomura Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management; Robert C. Merton, Ph.D. '70, MIT Sloan School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance; ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Macroeconomics, Growth, ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Macroeconomics, Growth, and Development
01/27/2011 10:45 AM KresgeDaron Acemoglu, James Killian Professor of Economics, MIT; Peter Diamond, PhD '63, MIT Institute Professor; Esther Duflo, PhD '99, Abdul Latif Jameel Prof of Poverty Allev & Develop Department of Economics; Robert Hall, PhD '67, Robert and ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Individual and Firm ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Individual and Firm Behavior
01/27/2011 8:45 AM KresgeJames Poterba, MIT Mitsui Professor of Economics; George Akerlof, PhD '66, Koshland Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley; Avinash Dixit, PhD '68, John J. F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics, Emeritus, ...
The Engineer's Burden?
The Engineer's Burden?
Lately, seeing flyers about technology-oriented development projects targeting Africa around MIT has had me reflecting on the history of "technology transfer" in Africa; mainly because the language of international development often sounds to me like an updated version of the language used to ...
The Emergence of China in the Global Economy
The Emergence of China in the Global Economy
06/05/2004 2:00 PM WongLester Thurow, HM, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Economics and ManagementDescription: Napoleon admonished the world to beware an awakened China. 200 years later, Lester Thurow traces the astonishing rise of this economic giant. In ...
The Electron and the Bit: 100 Years of EECS at MIT
The Electron and the Bit: 100 Years of EECS at MIT
05/23/2003 9:15 AM KresgePaul Penfield, SCD '60, Dugald Caleb Jackson Professor of Electrical EngineeringDescription: In many ways, MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) sits at the center of the university. Soon after the department ...
The Electoral College: Its Logical Foundations and Problems ...
The Electoral College: Its Logical Foundations and Problems What (if ...
10/17/2008 8:30 AM Bartos theaterDr. Alexander S. Belenky, Visiting Scholar, MIT Center for Engineering Systems Fundamentals; Judith Best, Professor of Political Science at State University Of New York/Cortland; Robert Hardaway, Professor of Law University of Denver ...
The Electoral College Experts Debate and Audience Dialogue
The Electoral College Experts Debate and Audience Dialogue
10/17/2008 1:15 PM Bartos theaterArnold Barnett, PhD '73, George Eastman Professor of Management Science, MIT Sloan; Vikram Amar, Professor of Law UC Davis Law School; Dr. Alexander S. Belenky, Visiting Scholar, MIT Center for Engineering Systems Fundamentals; Robert ...