From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Sun Nov 9 07:09:19 2003 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 07:09:19 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Harrison Schmitt and EECS on Human-Machine Relationships Message-ID: Hello Friends of MIT World http://mitworld.mit.edu With two new lectures from MIT World we present a look at the past and a glimpse into the future. The Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics presents the 2003 Gardner Lecture Dr. Harrison H. "Jack" Schmitt "Trip to the Moon and the Legacy of Apollo" In this first lecture from "Aero/Astro" on MIT World, Apollo astronaut Harrison Schmitt gives a first person account of what it was like to walk on the moon and discusses moon rocks from a geologist's point of view. Early in the presentation he shows a "must-see" film summarizing the mission and provides live narration of his famous walk and rock gathering efforts, all with thirty years' worth of perspective. Go directly to the video page: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/159/ **************** The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science presents Engineering Human-Machine Relationships Panelists: Barbara Liskov, Victor Zue, Leslie Pack Kaelbling, Martin Schmidt and Rodney Brooks Get a first hand account of "what's next" in the world of computer science, meet famous robots Kismet, and the "Enduring Personal Cognitive Assistant." Go directly to the video page: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/157/ The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Centennial Celebration was held in May 2003. This is the second of four talks on MIT World from this event. See the first at http://mitworld.mit.edu/series/43/. The others will be on MIT World soon. In the Pipeline Authors at MIT presents Lester Thurow discussing his new book "Fortune Favors the Bold" The Alumni Association's Family Weekend Keynote Speaker Professor Pauline Maier "Teaching History at MIT" ______________________________________ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs and is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Vice President for Research, the School of Architecture and Planning, the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, the Sloan School of Management, and the School of Science at MIT. Operational support and funding for the new web site was provided by the Lord Foundation of Massachusetts. -- Send comments to Project Manager MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Bldg. 9 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 http://mitworld.mit.edu/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20031109/d2d7815a/attachment.htm From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Sun Nov 16 11:13:38 2003 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 11:13:38 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Pinker's Farewell and EECS-Transforming Health Care Message-ID: Hello Friends of MIT World http://mitworld.mit.edu The MIT Communications Forum presents Steven Pinker "Pinker's Farewell" Steven Pinker reflects on his 21 years at MIT as he leaves for Harvard in a discussion led by Emeritus Professor Samuel Jay Keyser. This very personal event is filled with insight, appreciation, inspiration and reflection, oh, and a few verbs too. Go directly to the video page: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/160/ This is the third lecture on MIT World featuring Steven Pinker. See the "Authors at MIT " presentation of Pinker's latest book, "The Blank Slate" at http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/23 **************** The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science presents EECS Centennial Celebration "Transforming Health Care" Moderator Barbara Liskov Panelists: Dennis Freeman, Martha Gray, Peter Szolovits and Eric Grimson Hear how research in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is transforming care, in areas such as hearing loss, arthritis and brain surgery. Go directly to the video page: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/159/ The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Centennial Celebration was held in May 2003. This is the third of four talks on MIT World from this event. See the others at http://mitworld.mit.edu/series/43/. The final one will be on MIT World soon. In the Pipeline The Alumni Association's Family Weekend Keynote Speaker Professor Pauline Maier "Teaching History at MIT" Engineering Systems Division presents 2003 Brunel Lecture Sheila Widnall "The Columbia Tragedy: System-Level Issues for Engineering" ___________________________________ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs and is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Vice President for Research, the School of Architecture and Planning, the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, the Sloan School of Management, and the School of Science at MIT. 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See them on the home page at http://mitworld.mit.edu The Cambridge-MIT Institute presents The CMI Distinguished Lecture Series Philip Condit Chairman and CEO The Boeing Company "Navigating the Future" Condit divides the gross national product into two types of activities, transformational and transactional. Hear his insights into the future of transactions, as technology enables a more efficient transactional economy. Go directly to the video page: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/163/ This is the second lecture on MIT World featuring Phil Condit. His appearance at MIT Sloan School of Management's 50th Anniversary is at http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/97 **************** The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science presents EECS Centennial Celebration "Transforming the Next Century" Moderator: Rafael Reif Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Associate Head Electrical Science & Engineering Panelists: Tomas Lozano-Perez TIBCO Founders Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Jeffrey H. Shapiro Julius A. Stratton Professor of Electrical Engineering Director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics Go directly to the video page: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/162/ The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Centennial Celebration was held in May 2003. This is the fourth and final presentation on MIT World from this event. See the others at http://mitworld.mit.edu/series/43/. In the Pipeline Authors at MIT presents William Mitchell "Me++ The Cyborg Self and the Networked City" Engineering Systems Division presents 2003 Brunel Lecture Sheila Widnall "The Columbia Tragedy: System-Level Issues for Engineering" ___________________________________ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs and is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Vice President for Research, the School of Architecture and Planning, the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, the Sloan School of Management, and the School of Science at MIT. Operational support and funding for the new web site was provided by the Lord Foundation of Massachusetts. -- -- Send comments to Project Manager MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Bldg. 9 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 http://mitworld.mit.edu/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20031123/ca368f2c/attachment.htm From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Sun Nov 30 19:23:07 2003 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 19:23:07 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Lester Thurow and Pauline Maier Message-ID: Hello Friends of MIT World, Go to http://mitworld.mit.edu for the newest videos. authors at MIT presents Lester Thurow "Fortune Favors the Bold" In his latest book, Thurow discusses the challenges of globalization and what companies and countries must do to survive in the global marketplace. There are now 12 authors at MIT lectures on MIT World. Find the others using the "host" button on the video finder, and chose authors at MIT from the drop down list. **************** The Alumni Association presents Family Weekend Keynote Address Professor Pauline Maier "You Teach History at MIT?" MIT History Professor Pauline Maier reflects on the challenges and outright joys of teaching history at MIT, and her approach to teaching, (which is never to lecture, but always to discuss) and her strategy that encourages students to be comfortable with subjects that don't have "just one right answer". There are now 11 events hosted by the MIT Alumni Association on MIT World. Find the others using the "host" button on the video finder and chose Alumni Association from the drop down list. In the Pipeline The MIT Museum presents Physics Professor Walter Lewin "The Sounds of Music" Engineering Systems Division presents 2003 Brunel Lecture Sheila Widnall "The Columbia Tragedy: System-Level Issues for Engineering" ___________________________________ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs and is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Vice President for Research, the School of Architecture and Planning, the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, the Sloan School of Management, and the School of Science at MIT. Operational support and funding for the new web site was provided by the Lord Foundation of Massachusetts. -- -- Send comments to Project Manager MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Bldg. 9 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 http://mitworld.mit.edu/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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