From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Tue Jul 5 18:09:21 2005 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 18:09:21 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Gottfried on Science Policy and Politics Message-ID: <75189.HANIAVEQ@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT WORLD - Newsletter - volume 4 | number 31 | June 30, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Program on Human Rights and Justice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE PIPELINE: MIT Communications Forum Media in Transition The Work of Stories series "NARRATIVES OF SCIENCE" A panel discussion featuring Robert Kanigel, Thomas Levenson and Alan Lightman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT Knowledge updates New from MIT: Knowledge Updates EDUCATIONAL BRIEFINGS FOR PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS * Digital briefings bring MIT learning to your home or office * Designed to bring busy professionals up to speed on complex science and engineering topics * KUs give you access to: video presentations by MIT professors, supporting articles, industry information, resources and more * Ideal for executives, consultants, lawyers, educators, journalists and marketing and sales teams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs. 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Speaker: **Rebecca Henderson ** Eastman Kodak LFM Professor, MIT Sloan School PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE PIPELINE: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research FORM FROM THE FORMLESS: THE AWESOME POWER OF THE EMBRYO Hazel Sive Professor of Biology, MIT Member, Whitehead Institute ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT Sloan Executive Education DRIVING STRATEGIC INNOVATION **Achieving Breakthrough Performance Throughout the Value Chain** Join senior MIT faculty for an intense week focused on managing innovation. MIT Sloan's unique executive program integrates technology and innovation strategy with the tools needed to help manage the innovation process from concept to commercialization. The program will include sessions by Professors Charles Fine, Rebecca Henderson, and Eric von Hippel. "This was one of the best educational experiences I've ever had. The faculty created an exciting environment for understanding innovation." --Jose Francisco Mendez Chief Information Officer Sodexho Pass Venezuela **September 25-30, 2005** For more information and course description, visit [**MIT Sloan Executive Education**] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT Knowledge updates New from MIT: Knowledge Updates EDUCATIONAL BRIEFINGS FOR PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS * Digital briefings bring MIT learning to your home or office * Designed to bring busy professionals up to speed on complex science and engineering topics * KUs give you access to: video presentations by MIT professors, supporting articles, industry information, resources and more * Ideal for executives, consultants, lawyers, educators, journalists and marketing and sales teams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs. 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URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20050714/3e661653/attachment.htm 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 Message-ID: <7201858.VAPKEVDQ@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT WORLD - Newsletter - volume 4 | number 33 | July 20, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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 PLAY NOW: Quote: "There is very little dialogue about business in business school." -- Jeffrey Shames EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE PIPELINE: MIT Communications Forum Media in Transition The Work of Stories series "NARRATIVES OF SCIENCE" A panel discussion featuring Robert Kanigel, Thomas Levenson and Alan Lightman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT Entrepreneurship Center MIT'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM This one-week program introduces aspiring and successful entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to MIT's entrepreneurial culture, technology transfer system, and worldwide network that together have created more than 5,000 firms with combined annual sales of over $200 billion. Through lectures, visits to high-tech startups, and live case studies, participants learn how to foster a culture of innovation, increase entrepreneurial activities within their organizations, and develop ideas into successful businesses. **January 30-February 3, 2006** For more information and course description, visit MIT's Entrepreneurship Development Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] Technology Review New from MIT: Knowledge Updates TECHNOLOGY REVIEW'S 5TH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE AT MIT Network with top industry leaders and see cutting-edge technologies at Technology Review's annual 2-day Summit. Register by August 15th and save $100. Speakers include: **Nicholas Negroponte**, Chairman of MIT Media Lab, **Edward Zander**, CEO of Motorola, **Jeff Hawkins**, Co-founder of Palm, **Bill Joy**, Former Chief Scientist of Sun Microsystems and **Michael Moritz**, General Partner at Sequoia Capital September 28-29, 2005 MIT's Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs. 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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT Knowledge updates New from MIT: Knowledge Updates EDUCATIONAL BRIEFINGS FOR PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS * Digital briefings bring MIT learning to your home or office * Designed to bring busy professionals up to speed on complex science and engineering topics * KUs give you access to: video presentations by MIT professors, supporting articles, industry information, resources and more * Ideal for executives, consultants, lawyers, educators, journalists and marketing and sales teams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] Technology Review New from MIT: Knowledge Updates TECHNOLOGY REVIEW'S 5TH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE AT MIT Network with top industry leaders and see cutting-edge technologies at Technology Review's annual 2-day Summit. Register by August 15th and save $100. Speakers include: **Nicholas Negroponte**, Chairman of MIT Media Lab, **Edward Zander**, CEO of Motorola, **Jeff Hawkins**, Co-founder of Palm, **Bill Joy**, Former Chief Scientist of Sun Microsystems and **Michael Moritz**, General Partner at Sequoia Capital September 28-29, 2005 MIT's Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs. 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