From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Wed Apr 6 11:51:30 2005 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 11:51:30 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Zubaida, Dower, and Maier on the Politics of Reconstructing Iraq Message-ID: <461151.NDGLGLGY@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT WORLD - Newsletter - volume 4 | number 21 | April 6, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN IRAQ IN THE 20TH CENTURY Sami Zubaida's overview of modern Iraq history provides perspective on the current state of affairs in Iraq and prospects for the post-election future. Speaker: Sami Zubaida: Emeritus Professor of Politics and Sociology, Birkbeck College, University of London Research Associate, London Middle East Institute PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Department of Urban Studies and Planning ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPARATIVE INSIGHTS: MARSHALL PLAN, JAPAN, AND IRAQ Dower and Maier put the issues facing Iraq in historical perspective, comparing post- World War II Japan and Western Europe to today's Iraq. Speakers: John W. Dower: Professor of Japanese History, MIT Department of History Charles S. Maier:** Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History, Harvard University PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Department of Urban Studies and Planning ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE PIPELINE: Department of Urban Studies Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies Humphrey Evening Lecture Series "Myths about America" Alan Wolfe Director of the Center for Religion and American Public Life, Boston College "RELIGION AND AMERICAN POLITICS" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE 2005 Summer Short Courses: * led by pioneering MIT faculty * taught on the MIT campus * designed for in-depth learning and long-term value * attended by experts who want to stay expert in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, IT, mechanical engineering, MEMS, nanotechnology, physics, technology policy, system architecture, telecommunications, and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists. 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URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20050406/baa41495/attachment.htm From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Wed Apr 13 11:17:27 2005 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:17:27 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Lemelson Panel on Invention, Chomsky and Spelke on Human Rights Message-ID: <4131117.VEKNYBCH@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT WORLD - Newsletter - volume 4 | number 22 | April 13, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2005 INNOVATION FORUM Dick Gordon hosts a panel discussion featuring 4 recent winners of the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. Inventors Daniel DiLorenzo, Amy Smith, James McLurkin and David Berry provide insights into the mission behind their inventions and balancing the academic and commercial implications of their work. Moderator: Dick Gordon: Host, The Connection, WBUR-FM Speakers: Daniel DiLorenzo: 1999 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Winner Amy Smith: 2000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Winner 2004 MacArthur Fellow James McLurkin: 2003 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Winner David Berry: 2005 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Winner PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Lemelson-MIT Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE IDEA OF UNIVERSALITY IN LINGUISTICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS Noam Chomsky and Elizabeth Spelke take on the complexity of human nature discussing links between language and morality to human rights. This is part three of a five part series Science Technology and Human Rights presented by the Program in Human Rights and Justice Speakers: Noam Chomsky: Institute Professor Professor of Linguistics Elizabeth S. Spelke: Professor of Psychology Co-Director, Mind, Brain, and Behavior Inter-faculty Initiative, Harvard University. PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Department of Urban Studies and Planning ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE PIPELINE: authors at MIT a lecture series sponsored by MIT Libraries and The MIT Press Bookstore Eric von Hippel MIT Professor of Management of Innovation Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group MIT Sloan School of Management "DEMOCRATIZING INNOVATION" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE 2005 Summer Short Courses: * led by pioneering MIT faculty * taught on the MIT campus * designed for in-depth learning and long-term value * attended by experts who want to stay expert in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, IT, mechanical engineering, MEMS, nanotechnology, physics, technology policy, system architecture, telecommunications, and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists. 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Humphrey Fellowship Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE PIPELINE: MIT Sloan School of Management Dean's Innovative Leader Series JACK WELCH Former GE Chairman and CEO MIT Sloan Dean Richard Schmalensee, and former Chairman of the MIT Corporation Alex d'Arbeloff interview Jack Welch before an audience of Sloan students. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE 2005 Summer Short Courses: * led by pioneering MIT faculty * taught on the MIT campus * designed for in-depth learning and long-term value * attended by experts who want to stay expert in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, IT, mechanical engineering, MEMS, nanotechnology, physics, technology policy, system architecture, telecommunications, and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists. 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MIT Sloan Dean Richard Schmalensee and Alex D'Arbeloff, honorary Chairman of the MIT Corporation, host a conversation that is long on substance, and not your average book tour talk. A must see. Speaker: Jack Welch Former Chairman and CEO General Electric Corporation PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RELIGION AND AMERICAN POLITICS In part two of the series "Myths about America" Alan Wolfe discusses the current state of American Christian movements and their role in national politics. Speaker: Alan Wolfe Professor of Political Science and Director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, Boston College PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Special Program in Urban and Regional Studies (SPURS) & Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE PIPELINE: Program on Human Rights and Justice and the Center for International Studies present Professor Hal Abelson Professor of Computer Science and Engineering OPEN NETWORKS AND OPEN SOCIETY: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FREEDOM, LAW, AND TECHNOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE 2005 Summer Short Courses: * led by pioneering MIT faculty * taught on the MIT campus * designed for in-depth learning and long-term value * attended by experts who want to stay expert in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, IT, mechanical engineering, MEMS, nanotechnology, physics, technology policy, system architecture, telecommunications, and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists. For a complete listing of 2005 courses: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] The MIT Press DEMOCRATIZING INNOVATION By Eric von Hippel MIT Professor of Management of Innovation and Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group at the MIT Sloan School. In this book von Hippel examines the emergence and benefits of "user-centered innovation", whereby individuals and groups meet their needs by developing their own new products and services (from surfboards to security software). He explains how the practice can benefit both users and manufacturers and how its emergence will bring changes in business models and public policy. For a complete list of new MIT Press titles, please visit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs. 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