Transportation Policy: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally ...
Transportation Policy: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally and Walking the ...
10/20/2009 4:00 PM 32"124Frederick P. Salvucci, '61, SM '62, Senior Lecturer, Center for Transportation and Logistics, MITDescription: Why do so many sustainable transportation programs turn out, like the Alice in the Wonderland parable to lead us down unexpected ...
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
10/28/2008 3:30 PM KresgeGeorge Soros, Chairman, Soros Fund Management; Ricardo Caballero, PhD '88, Ford Professor of Economics and Department Head, MITDescription: George Soros extends his "theory of reflexivity" from abstraction to application in the realm of investing. His book, The New ...
The MIT AgeLab and New England UTC's AwareCar
The MIT AgeLab and New England UTC's AwareCar
The MIT AgeLab and New England University Transportation Center have developed the AwareCar to better understand driver state, the role of health & wellness, and in-vehicle systems as a means to improve driver performance across the lifespan.
The Economic Meltdown: What Have We Learned, if Anything?
The Economic Meltdown: What Have We Learned, if Anything?
02/05/2010 4:15 PM 32"123Paul Krugman, PhD'77, Professor of Economics and International Affairs; Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton UniversityDescription: The U.S. has had more than 70 years to come to terms with the Great Depression, ...
Shannon Roberts Presents CityBrowser Voice Navigation System
Shannon Roberts Presents CityBrowser Voice Navigation System
Shannon Roberts, MIT Class of 2009, describes a joint project she worked on with the MIT AgeLab, New England University Transportation Center and MIT's CSAIL Laboratory. CityBrowser is an in-vehicle navigation system with which the user interacts with via voice ...
Reverberations: Mexico City's 1985 Earthquake and the ...
Reverberations: Mexico City's 1985 Earthquake and the Transformation of ...
03/18/2002, 5:30, 10-485 Diane E. Davis In this lecture, Diane Davis examines the impact of Mexico City's 1985 disastrous earthquake on the social, spatial, and political character of Mexico's capital city. Davis discusses the earthquake's implications for social ...
Rebuilding the City of New Orleans: Working Across Sectors ...
Rebuilding the City of New Orleans: Working Across Sectors to Achieve a ...
01/30/2008 11:30 AM 32"123John Fernandez, '85, Associate Professor, Department of ArchitectureDescription: It took John Fernandez more than a year just to begin to understand the political players and competing interests in New Orleans, and so it is no surprise to him ...
Rebuilding Haiti
Rebuilding Haiti
10/29/2010 4:00 PM 34"101Paul Farmer, Founder, Partners in HealthDescription: Difficult as it is to look beyond the acute misery of Haiti's current crisis, Paul Farmer proposes that aid agencies and others concerned with rebuilding focus on the nation's "old, chronic problems." There's no ...
Observations on the Science of Finance in the Practice of ...
Observations on the Science of Finance in the Practice of Finance
03/05/2009 5:00 PM Wong AuditoriumRobert C. Merton, Ph.D. '70, MIT Sloan School of Management Distinguished Professor of FinanceDescription: There willbe a time "beyond crisis," asserts Robert C. Merton, who delves into the dense science of derivatives -- a field he ...
Moving Miss Daisy: How the MIT AgeLab and New England UTC ...
Moving Miss Daisy: How the MIT AgeLab and New England UTC installed a VW ...
In 2001, the AgeLab and New England UTC endeavored to move a VW Bug, to be used as a driving simulator named Ms. Daisy, into its second story lab. Here's how it happened. Available in 480p - Click for better quality.
MIT AgeLab: Joseph Coughlin interviews Jeff Taylor of ...
MIT AgeLab: Joseph Coughlin interviews Jeff Taylor of EONS.com
The MIT AgeLab and The Hartford Advance 50 Team present Shaping Life Tomorrow: A Conversation on the Future of Aging, Business and Innovation. Shaping Life Tomorrow is a forum for business leaders, advocates, practitioners and researchers in the domains of ...
MIT AgeLab: Housing for a Lifetime
MIT AgeLab: Housing for a Lifetime
The MIT AgeLab and The Hartford Advance 50 Team present Shaping Life Tomorrow: A Conversation on the Future of Aging, Business and Innovation. Shaping Life Tomorrow is a forum for business leaders, advocates, practitioners and researchers in the domains of transportation, social media, housing ...
MIT AgeLab Presents: The Future of Financial Services
MIT AgeLab Presents: The Future of Financial Services
In Part III of this series, Dr. Joseph Coughlin of the MIT AgeLab is featured in an interview conducted by Rohit Sakhuja on WMBR MIT Radio's Paradigm Shifts program. Check back soon for Part IV: The Business of Retirement Living. To learn more about the research of the ...
MIT AgeLab Presents: The Business of Retirement Living
MIT AgeLab Presents: The Business of Retirement Living
In Part IV of this series, Dr. Joseph Coughlin of the MIT AgeLab is featured in an interview conducted by Rohit Sakhuja on WMBR MIT Radio's Paradigm Shifts program. Check back soon for Part V: Saving for Greater Longevity. To learn more about the research of the MIT ...
MIT AgeLab Presents: Envisioning Retirement Tomorrow
MIT AgeLab Presents: Envisioning Retirement Tomorrow
In Part II of this series, Dr. Joseph Coughlin of the MIT AgeLab is featured in an interview conducted by Rohit Sakhuja on WMBR MIT Radio's Paradigm Shifts program. Check back soon for Part III: The Future of Financial Services. To learn more about the research of the ...
MIT AgeLab Presents: An Introduction to Disruptive ...
MIT AgeLab Presents: An Introduction to Disruptive Demographics
In Part I of this series, Dr. Joseph Coughlin of the MIT AgeLab is featured in an interview conducted by Rohit Sakhuja of WMBR MIT Radio's Paradigm Shifts program. Check back soon for Part II: Envisioning Retirement Tomorrow. To learn more about the research of the MIT ...
Maseeh Hall (W1) Under Construction
Maseeh Hall (W1) Under Construction
W1 is a historic residence at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and the Charles river that re-opened on 8/15/2011 as Maseeh Hall, a new home for 462 MIT undergraduates, named in recognition of a generous gift from Fariborz Maseeh (ScD '90). For more information on the project, please visit ...
Housing the Lowest Income Americans: The Past, Present and ...
Housing the Lowest Income Americans: The Past, Present and Future of ...
06/07/2003 9:00 AM KresgeLawrence Vale, SM '88, Professor and Head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT School of Architecture and PlanningDescription: Vale provides a historical overview of public housing in America and shares insights from his most ...
FutureCast: Philipp Osl on housing options for older adults
FutureCast: Philipp Osl on housing options for older adults
AgeLab researcher Philipp Osl discusses current options in older adult housing while giving insights into trends and future needs.
FutureCast: Joe Coughlin speaks with AARP's Elinor Ginzler
FutureCast: Joe Coughlin speaks with AARP's Elinor Ginzler
AgeLab's Joe Coughlin interviews AARP's Elinor Ginzler, who discusses the changing lifestyles of baby boomers. This discussion is part of the AgeLab and New England University Transportation Center's symposium, Convergent Opportunities or Collision Course? Older ...