From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Wed Oct 1 13:03:29 2003 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 13:03:29 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Susumu Tonegawa and Thomas Malone Message-ID: Hello Friends of MIT World http://mitworld.mit.edu Two new lectures from MIT World The School of Science presents Susumu Tonegawa Director, Picower Center for Learning and Memory Picower Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, Departments of Biology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences 1987 Nobel Laureate Neurobiology of Memory: How Do We Acquire, Consolidate and Recall Memory Go directly to the video page: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/148/ This is the third of 6 lectures from Fundamentals of the Brain and Mind: A Short Course in Neuroscience presented by the School of Science, with the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, the Picower Center for Learning and Memory, and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. See the others at http://mitworld.mit.edu/series/42/ **************** MIT Sloan School of Management presents Thomas W. Malone Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Information Systems Director, Center for Coordination Science Sloan School of Management Founder and Director, MIT Center for Coordination Science The Future of Work Go directly to the video page: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/147/ This is the final lecture from the Sloan Back to the Classroom series. See the others at http://mitworld.mit.edu/series/41/ In the Pipeline: Stephen Wolfram A New Kind of Science Walter Lewin The Birth and Death of Stars Steven Pinker Farewell Lecture 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... 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See the others at http://mitworld.mit.edu/series/42/ In the Pipeline: Paul L. Penfield Jr. "The Electron and the Bit: 100 Years of EECS at MIT" Walter Lewin "The Birth and Death of Stars" 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... 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Go directly to the video page: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/151/ **************** The School of Science presents Mark Bear "The Changing Brain" Go directly to the video page: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/152/ This is the fifth of 6 lectures from Fundamentals of the Brain and Mind: A Short Course in Neuroscience presented by the School of Science, with the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, the Picower Center for Learning and Memory, and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. See the others at http://mitworld.mit.edu/series/42/ 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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Penfield, Jr. "The Electron and the Bit: 100 Years of EECS at MIT" The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Centennial Celebration was held in May 2003. MIT World will present four lectures from this event, beginning with an overview of the history of EECS. Go directly to the video page: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/153/ **************** The School of Science presents Pawan Sinha "Vision: Challenges and Prospects" Go directly to the video page: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/154/ This is the sixth and final lecture from Fundamentals of the Brain and Mind: A Short Course in Neuroscience presented by the School of Science, with the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, the Picower Center for Learning and Memory, and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. See the others at http://mitworld.mit.edu/series/42/ In the Pipeline Authors at MIT presents Lester Thurow discussing his new book "Fortune Favors the Bold" The MIT Museum and the Physics Department present Walter Lewin "The Sounds of Music" 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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There are now 15 Nobel Laureates on MIT World from poets to physicists to peacemakers. **************** The Physics Department of MIT presents Professor Walter Lewin "The Birth and Death of Stars" Go directly to the video page http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/158 This is Lewin's 3rd lecture on MIT World. Search the key word on "Lewin" for the others. A fourth lecture, "The Sounds of Music" will be on MIT World in December. Again, thanks to all of you who have sent comments and suggestions. We appreciate the continued support and feedback. In the Pipeline Technology and Culture Forum presents "Weapons of Mass Confusion" Authors at MIT presents Lester Thurow discussing his new book "Fortune Favors the Bold" 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/20031031/94cab3aa/attachment.htm