From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Thu Aug 3 10:11:44 2006
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 10:11:44 -0400
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Jon Kabat-Zinn on Ceaseless Society,
Google's Alan Davidson
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[THE CEASELESS SOCIETY: WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT WHEN
WE JUST NEVER STOP?]
Jon Kabat-Zinn shares insights about mindfulness, reflection, and
stillness in this remarkable and inspiring presentation. Highly
recommended for the busiest of busy people, especially those who feel
they don't have the time to think.
SPEAKER:
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Founding Director, Stress Reduction Clinic, University of Massachusetts
Medical Center
Author, Coming to Our Senses:Healing Ourselves and the World Through
Mindfulness;Meditation for Optimum Health; and Full Catastrophe Living
SPEAKER:
Tenzin LS Priyadarshi
Buddhist Chaplain and Visiting Scholar, MIT
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"There used to be what was quaintly called a 'work day', and there used
to be what was quaintly called a 'work week'. Now.... unless you take
extremely stringent and disciplined interior measures, the 'work' can
just consume everything."
--Jon Kabat-Zinn
EVENT HOST: Technology and Culture Forum
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[INTERNET REGULATION AND DESIGN: A VIEW FROM THE FRONT LINES]
Davidson returns to MIT from the front lines in Washington to share the
regulatory and policy challenges facing Google, covering a range of
topics including privacy, China, the "long tail" and the battles over
net neutrality.
SPEAKER:
Alan Davidson
Washington Policy Counsel and head of Google's government affairs office
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"In a search index, you might think you only need the top 100 million
web pages, but the 'long tail' turns out to be valuable. Twenty percent
of searches that we see in any given month are those we've never seen
before."
--Alan Davidson
EVENT HOST: Technology and Policy Program
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Alumni Association
Technology Day 2006
Subra Suresh
Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
[NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE STUDY OF HUMAN DISEASES]
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extended enterprises -- dynamic networks of interconnected
organizations, from suppliers' suppliers to customers' customers -- and
necessitating new ways of doing business. Based on the latest research
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the innovative strategies and tools needed to manage the complexity of
today's extended supply chains.
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Wed Aug 9 16:59:37 2006
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:59:37 -0400
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Resnick on Creativity, Panel on Angel Investing
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[SOWING THE SEEDS FOR A MORE CREATIVE SOCIETY]
>From the head of Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, an
inspiring presentation on technology in the classroom that can enable
kids to design, create and invent.
SPEAKER:
Mitchel Resnick
LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, MIT Media Lab
Head, Program in Media Arts and Science
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"To make the most of new computer technology, especially for educational
learning, we need to start thinking of computers more like paintbrushes
and less like televisions."
?Mitch Resnick
EVENT HOST: Soap Box
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[TALK TO AN ANGEL: CRUCIAL CONNECTIONS TO EARLY STAGE CAPITAL]
Find out why the worst time to meet with an angel investor is when
you?re trying to get money out of one.
MODERATOR:
James Geshwiler
Chairman, Angel Capital Education Foundation
Managing Director, CommonAngels
PANELISTS:
John May
Managing Partner, New Vantage Group
Robert Greene
Managing Partner, Contour Venture Partners
David Friend
CEO and President, Carbonite
Cynthia Fisher
CEO, BioMed 20/20 Technologies, Inc.
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"It's a math issue: How much money do you need and how much is your
company worth? If you need more than $10 million and your company is
worth less than $10 million, you're going to give up control."
?Bob Greene
EVENT HOST: MIT Enterprise Forum
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MIT Sloan School of Management
Back to the Classroom 2006
Fiona Murray
Assistant Professor
Management of Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship
[GLOBALIZATION OF SCIENCE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FROM
SCIENCE IN CHINA, INDIA AND BEYOND]
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Wed Aug 16 17:16:10 2006
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:16:10 -0400
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Tech Day 2006 Woodie Flowers and Philip Gschwend
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[ON A LIBERAL EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY]
Flowers shares his ideas on how an MIT education must change to meet the
evolving needs of students in the 21st century.
SPEAKER:
Woodie C. Flowers
Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering
MacVicar Faculty Fellow
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"We can't rejoin a race that we defined 50 years ago that's now
populated by people who are very smart, hungry and going very fast and
expect to win that race. We have to change the game some."
--Woodie C. Flowers
EVENT HOST: Alumni Association
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[ENGINEERING AND EARTH SYSTEMS: CAN WE EDUCATE A NEW BREED OF
ENGINEERS?]
Gschwend advocates changing the approach engineers and scientists take
when developing new products and processes, out of grave concern for
human and environmental health.
SPEAKER:
Philip M. Gschwend
Associate Department Head & Director of R. M. Parsons Lab Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"We wouldn't take a drug the FDA didn't think fit within the metabolism
of the human body. Why do we think we could invent chemicals and put
them in the earth that don't fit the metabolism of the earth? That's a
mistake."
--Philip Gschwend
EVENT HOST: Alumni Association
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MIT World takes a brief hiatus until mid September. With the video
collection now at 355, including 88 new ones from this past academic
year, we pause to get ready for 2007, and give you time to catch up on a
few lectures that you missed.
We'll be back for the start of our 6th year with new videos from the
School of Science's short course, Fundamentals of Cancer Research, Sloan
School of Management's Back to the Classroom series, more from
Technology Day 2006, insights from the Technology & Policy Program's
30th Anniversary symposium, season two from the MIT Museum's Soap Box
series, and much more.
Thanks to our partners, sponsors, event hosts, and audience for ongoing
feedback and support. See you in September.
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- Enroll in regular MIT classes, full or part time
Midcareer Acceleration Program
- Ten-month, part-time program for career reentry
Professional Institute
- Intensive, two-to-five day summer short courses
Custom Programs
- Tailored offerings designed to meet company challenges
MIT World
- Web-based videos of significant MIT lectures and symposia
For complete information on all PEP offerings, visit MIT PEP
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