From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Tue Jul 5 18:09:21 2005
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Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 18:09:21 -0400
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Gottfried on Science Policy and Politics
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SCIENCE POLICY, POLITICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
In the final talk from this series, Gottfried and Jasanoff take on the
distortion of scientific knowledge for political purposes and express
concern about environmental and other policies that ignore scientific
reality.
Speakers:
**Kurt Gottfried **
Co-Founder and Chair, Union of Concerned Scientists
**Sheila Jasanoff **
Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies, John F. Kennedy
School of Government, Harvard University
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Thu Jul 14 16:22:50 2005
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Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:22:50 -0400
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Henderson on Open Networks, Chomsky on Iraq
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[STANDARDS AND STRATEGY: COMPETING IN INCREASINGLY OPEN WORLDS]
Rebecca Henderson takes on issues of competitiveness in increasingly
open and transparent networks. In order for a company to avoid "sudden
death" she suggests companies pay attention to the architecture of the
system, not just the products that will operate within the system.
Speaker:
**Rebecca Henderson **
Eastman Kodak LFM Professor,
MIT Sloan School
PLAY NOW:
EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management
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[DISCOURSES ON IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST]
In the final part of the series "The Politics of Reconstructing Iraq"
Noam Chomsky speaks out about the war, his beliefs about the U.S.'s true
intentions for the invasion, and his prescription for getting out of
Iraq sooner rather than later.
Speaker:
**Noam Chomsky**
Institute Professor;
Professor of Linguistics
PLAY NOW:
EVENT HOST: Department of Urban Studies and Planning
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Wed Jul 20 18:58:34 2005
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 18:58:34 -0400
Subject: [Mitworld]
New: Shames on Leadership, Frederick on "differences" in Marketing
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[LEADERSHIP FROM THE BOARDROOM TO THE CLASSROOM]
Jeffrey Shames (SM83) reflects on leadership in modern work environments
and discusses the importance of creating a culture of confidence in an
organization.
Speaker:
**Jeffrey Shames**
Executive in Residence, MIT Leadership Center
Former Chairman, MFS Investments
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Quote:
"There is very little dialogue about business in business school."
-- Jeffrey Shames
EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management
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[HOW MUCH DO WE DIFFER FROM OTHERS AND WHEN DO WE KNOW IT?]
Shane Frederick explains the concept of "false consensus" and how we
compare our willingness to pay for goods in relation to our perception
of what others will pay for the same goods. A must-see for marketing
theorists and practitioners.
Speaker:
**Shane Frederick**
Shalaby and Mary Sarofim Assistant Professor,
MIT Sloan School of Management
Institute Professor;
Professor of Linguistics
PLAY NOW:
Quote:
"Repeat after me: Everybody is not like me." -- Shane Frederick
EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Wed Jul 27 14:47:56 2005
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:47:56 -0400
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Tech Day 2005 "Bioengineering at MIT"
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[BIOENGINEERING AT MIT: BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN THE SCIENCES,
ENGINEERING AND HEALTH CARE (PART ONE)]
MIT President Susan Hockfield hosts Technology Day 2005, which
highlights cutting edge research in biologicial engineering.
[SPEAKERS]
**Douglas A. Lauffenburger**
Whitaker Professor of Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and
Biology
**Linda G. Griffith**
Professor, Biological Engineering and Mechanical Engineering MIT
**Angela Belcher**
John Chipman Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and
Biological Engineering MIT
PLAY NOW:
Quote:
"Yeast are incredible. The same yeast used for beer and bread can be
used to make semiconductors. Instead of Budweiser, you could have
"Nanoweiser" factories."-- Andrea Belcher
EVENT HOST: MIT Alumni Association
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[BIOENGINEERING AT MIT: BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN THE SCIENCES,
ENGINEERING AND HEALTH CARE (PART TWO)]
Shane Frederick explains the concept of "false consensus" and how we
compare our willingness to pay for goods in relation to our perception
of what others will pay for the same goods. A must-see for marketing
theorists and practitioners.
[SPEAKERS]
**Ram Sasisekharan**
Professor of Biological Engineering, Biological Engineering Division,
MIT
**Martha L. Gray**
Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical and Electrical Engineering HST
PLAY NOW:
Quote:
"You can view every cell as having a sugar coat-like we wear different
jackets in different kinds of weather. The sugar coat on a cell
dramatically influences how the cell behaves and how cellular processes
are regulated." -- Ram Sasisekharan
EVENT HOST: MIT Alumni Association
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IN THE PIPELINE:
MIT Sloan School of Management
Back to the Classroom 2005
**Arnold Barnett**
George Eastman Professor of Management
[AIRLINE SAFETY AND THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE]
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Microsystems and **Michael Moritz**, General Partner at Sequoia
Capital
September 28-29, 2005 MIT's Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge MA
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