From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Tue Feb 10 13:49:12 2004 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 13:49:12 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Douglas on First Flight, Panel on Iraq Message-ID: Hello Friends of MIT World, Go to http://mitworld.mit.edu for the newest videos. The MIT Museum presents Deborah G. Douglas Curator, Science & Technology Collections , MIT Museum "First Flight, First Fabric-Aviation's Most Precious Relic" Deborah Douglas uses a small piece of fabric from the Wright Brothers flyer as the starting point for a fascinating lecture on the history of flight, and reflects on the meaning of flight today. This talk is part of the Museum's monthly gallery talk series, Object Lessons, and was held on December 17, 2003, the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight. **************** The Center for International Studies CIS Starr Forum presents "Iraq: WHAT NOW?" A panel discussion moderated by MIT's Stephen Van Evera Panelists include Juan Cole from the University of Michigan and Ivo Daalder from the Brookings Institute. While the country is involved in a heated and long debate about the U.S. role in Iraq, the Center for International Studies hosted this lively talk that is long on insight and not short on opinions. **************** IN THE PIPELINE The Technology and Culture Forum at MIT presents Noam Chomsky "The Militarization of Science and Space" _________________________________ 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 is also 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/20040210/35eeb169/attachment.htm From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Sat Feb 21 07:26:47 2004 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 07:26:47 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] New: David Page and Kanan Makiya Message-ID: Hello Friends of MIT World, Go to http://mitworld.mit.edu for the newest videos. The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research presents Dr. David Page "The Evolution of Sex: Rethinking the Rotting Y Chromosome" David Page's research provides new insights into the future of the Y Chromosome, and gives new hope that the Y Chromosome is not a "genetic wasteland" but is really quite resilient. Page's delivery on this topic is simultaneously serious and humorous, educational and entertaining, in short, a must-see lecture on a very compelling topic. Page, a former MacArthur Foundation Prize Fellow, is Associate Director of Science at the Whitehead Institute and Professor of Biology at MIT. **************** The Center for International Studies CIS Starr Forum presents Kanan Makiya "The End of Saddam and the Future of Iraq" Kanan Makiya is the author of Republic of Fear and The Monument both of which were written under the pseudonym, Samir al-Khalil. Now an adviser to Iraq's Interim Governing Council and a member of the panel working on the drafting of a new Iraqi constitution, Makiya reflects on the end of the Saddam regime and the documents it left behind. **************** There are now 164 videos on MIT World, with material coming from 47 event hosts at MIT. Thanks to all of the schools, labs, centers, departments and programs who continue to produce timely, relevant and thought-provoking materials. See an alphabetical list of hosts and sponsors at http://mitworld.mit.edu/sponsors.php. ________________________________________________________________ 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 is also 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/20040221/e4125497/attachment.htm