From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Fri Mar 3 13:54:40 2006
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 13:54:40 -0500
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Mitchell on Placing Words,
Panel on Hurricane Katrina
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[PLACING WORDS: SYMBOLS, SPACE, AND THE CITY]
In his latest book, Mitchell discusses intelligent buildings, and how
technology changes our ideas about public spaces, classrooms and cities.
SPEAKER:
William J. Mitchell
Head, Program in Media Arts and Sciences
Professor of Architecture and Media Arts and Sciences
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. (1954) Professorship, MIT Media Lab
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"When I mention something, a student Googles the topic and introduces
the result of the search in real time into the conversation. The same
physical setting and social setting remains important-- face-to-face, but
injection of digital information into the context in a flexible way
changes the learning dynamic."
--William?J.?Mitchell
EVENT HOST: authors at mit
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[HOW CAN WE PLAN FOR SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE REGIONS?]
As various plans emerge for the recovery of New Orleans, panelists offer
some pointed lessons in flood prevention and reconstruction, from
overseas, from our own history, and from other parts of the U.S. This is
part 3 of 5 in the series "Big Questions After Big Hurricanes".
MODERATOR:
Andrew J. Whittle
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
PANELISTS:
Chiang C. Mei
Donald & Martha Harleman Professor and Acting Head, Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michael M. J. Fischer
Professor of Anthropology and Science and Technology Studies,
Department of Anthropology and Program in Science, Technology and
Society
Anne Whiston Spirn
Professor of Landscape Architecture, Departments of Architecture and
Urban Studies and Planning
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"There's never more support and energy for rebuilding and doing it right
than immediately following a catastrophe. But if no plan is already in
hand, the desire to do things fast and get the job done can take over
the first impulse to do things right."
--Anne?Whiston?Spirn
EVENT HOST: MIT Response to Hurricane Katrina
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Convocation 2005
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A panel moderated by Stewart C. Myers
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Wed Mar 8 11:51:10 2006
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 11:51:10 -0500
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Diamandis on the X Prize,
Panel on Corporate Governance
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[FROM SPACE TO ENERGY: CHANGING THE WORLD. FOR GOOD.]
Diamandis shares his vision for civilian space travel, and tells the
story of the X Prize Foundation's $10 million competition, and Bert
Rutan's historic SpaceShipOne.
SPEAKER:
Peter H. Diamandis
Chairman and CEO
The X Prize Foundation
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"We're destroying ourselves in this country by our unwillingness to take
risks. The day before something is truly a breakthrough, it's a crazy
idea. Think about vacuum tubes, the silicon chip -- all crazy ideas."
-- Peter H. Diamandis
EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management
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[THE FUTURE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE]
Just in time for the Enron trial? some insights about integrity,
transparency and CEO performance.
MODERATOR:
Stewart C. Myers
PANELISTS:
William F. Pounds
Professor Emeritus of Management; Dean Emeritus, MIT Sloan
Adam Emmerich
Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"When the CEO plays golf more than he pays attention or finds Davos more
attractive than Des Moines, you can see that evolve. It doesn't require
great technical insight to make those judgments. Usually there's
consensus on a board on when it's time (for the CEO) to go."
-- William F. Pounds
EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management
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IN THE PIPELINE:
MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
[MISSION CONTROL OPERATIONS]
Chris Kraft: NASA's first Flight Director
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Thu Mar 16 12:47:28 2006
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:47:28 -0500
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Picower Institute Symposium: The Future of the Brain
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[VISION OF THE FUTURE (PART 1)]
In this historical Inaugural Symposium celebrating the opening of the
Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, 5 Nobel Laureates gather to
discuss their vision for the future of the brain.
MODERATOR:
Ira Flatow
Host/Executive Producer, Talk of the Nation: Science Friday
SPEAKERS:
Susumu Tonegawa
Director, Picower Center for Learning and Memory
Picower Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, Departments of Biology
and Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Sydney Brenner
Distinguished Professor, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Richard Axel
University Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biophysics, Columbia University
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"How are spatially defined bits of information in the visual or
olfactory system decoded to allow for perception of an image? We're left
with an old problem, the problem of the ghost in the machine."
--Richard Axel
EVENT HOST: Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
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[VISION OF THE FUTURE (PART 2)]
Following talks by Eric R. Kandel and James D. Watson, panelists from
both sessions participate in Q&A discussion, moderated by Ira Flatow.
SPEAKERS:
Eric R. Kandel
University Professor, and Fred Kavli Professor and Director, Kavli
Institute for Brain Sciences, Columbia University
James D. Watson
Chancellor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"Just like DNA fingerprinting is important to the law, my guess is we'll
use brain biology in a similar way. My ability to image your brain and
know before you do what you'll do raises ethical issues."
-- Eric R. Kandel
EVENT HOST: Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
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IN THE PIPELINE:
MIT Sloan School of Management
Dean's Innovative Leader Series
Michael Kaiser SM '77
President Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
[REINVENTING THE KENNEDY CENTER]
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and development, and helps you acquire the hands-on skills you'll need
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For more information, see the course description
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How Globalization is Driving the Future of Business
Co-sponsored by MIT Sloan School of Management, the fifth program in the
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Fri Mar 24 16:32:27 2006
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:32:27 -0500
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Panels on Natural Disasters and the Global Economy
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[WHAT'S SO NATURAL ABOUT NATURAL DISASTERS?]
Panelists look at natural disasters and consider faulty infrastructure,
vulnerable populations and the political implications of policies and
government response.
MODERATOR:
Rosalind H. Williams
Robert M. Metcalfe Professor of Writing
Director, Program in Science, Technology, and Society
PANELISTS:
David A. Mindell
Frances and David Dibner Associate Professor of the History of
Engineering and Manufacturing
David S. Jones
Assistant Professor, Program in Science, Technology and Society
Meg Jacobs
Associate Professor of History, Department of History
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"As academics or people, we should spend less time focusing on the
novelty or unpredictability of natural disasters and more time
recognizing that we already know much of what we need to know to
mitigate the problems produced by them."
?David S. Jones
EVENT HOST: MIT Response to Hurricane Katrina
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[INNOVATION EVERYWHERE?WHY THE WORLD ISN'T FLAT ENOUGH]
While the flatness of the world provides opportunity for many, these
panelists point to significant global problems that are not being
addressed in the new flat economy.
MODERATOR:
Alex (Sandy) Pentland
Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, and Director of Human
Dynamics Research, MIT Media Lab
PANELISTS:
Jimmy Wales
Founder, Wikipedia and Founder and President, Wikipedia Foundation
Nancy J. Hafkin
Founder, African Information Society Initiative of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa
Damien Balsan
Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Way Systems
John M. Stelling
Investigator, Brigham & Women's Hospital Microbiology Laboratory
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"Think about how technology spreads to the rest of the world. It's
mind-boggling to think about women in purdah watching Baywatch, or a
subsistence farmer watching Dallas. Yet these are two of the most highly
widely distributed media in the world."
?Alex "Sandy" Pentland
EVENT HOST: Technology Review
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IN THE PIPELINE:
MIT Communications Forum
Television In Transition Series
David Poltrack
Executive vice president for research and planning, CBS
Jorge Schement
Professor and co-director of the Institute for Information Policy,
Pennsylvania State University
[TV?S NEW ECONOMICS]
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Wed Mar 29 14:22:03 2006
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:22:03 -0500
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Brooks on Robots in Space,
Roberts on Entrepreneurship
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[ROBOTICS IN SPACE EXPLORATION]
In this second event from the MIT Museum Soap Box series Rodney Brooks
discusses robots in space, his desire to go to Mars, and the
capabilities of the next generation of artificial intelligence.
MODERATOR:
Rodney A. Brooks
Director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory (CSAIL)
Panasonic Professor of Robotics
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"I would like to go to Mars. Even though I'm a robot guy, I'd like to do
it."
--Rodney Brooks
EVENT HOST: Soap Box
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[NEW INSIGHTS INTO TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP]
Roberts hosts two leaders who understand the challenges of operating in
a global marketplace and share their collective wisdom from the
frontlines of industry.
MODERATOR:
Edward B. Roberts
PANELISTS:
Frank L. Douglas
Executive Director, MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation Professor of
the Practice
Gerard M. Mooney
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Emerging Business
Opportunities, IBM Corporation
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"People should focus less on what they control and more on what they
contribute. Innovation and entrepreneurship are at a peak only when this
model is truly observed and embraced."
--Frank L. Douglas
EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management
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IN THE PIPELINE:
Energy Research Council Colloquia and the Laboratory for Energy and the
Environment present
Amory Lovins
CEO, Rocky Mountain Institute
[WINNING THE OIL ENDGAME]
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[SPONSORED LINK]
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How Globalization is Driving the Future of Business
Co-sponsored by MIT Sloan School of Management, the fifth program in the
series will showcase MIT Sloan School of Management faculty research
that has a direct bearing on the innovation process and its implications
for corporate performance. This day and a half conference for senior
business leaders who shape the technology and innovation strategies for
their organizations will provide access to the latest management trends
and perspectives and the opportunity to discuss the implications of
current research with colleagues from a wide range of global
organizations.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[SPONSORED LINK]
[MIT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE]
2006 Summer Short Courses
Intensive one-week programs:
* led by renowned MIT faculty
* taught on the MIT campus with MIT resources
* geared for busy professionals
* designed for in-depth learning
* grant MIT certificates and CEUs
in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, IT, mechanical
engineering,MEMS, nanotechnology, physics, technology policy, system
architecture, and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers
and scientists.
For a complete listing of 2006 courses, visit the
MIT Professional Institute
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Education Programs.
SPONSORS
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Office of the Vice President for Research
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PARTNERS
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