From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Tue Feb 6 14:47:02 2007 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 14:47:02 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] New: John Seely Brown on the Long Tail, Diana Henderson on Shakespeare Message-ID: <261447.AFTIEIBT@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 21 | February 7, 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [RELEARNING LEARNING-APPLYING THE LONG TAIL TO LEARNING] In this opening keynote of the iCampus Symposium, John Seely Brown discusses educational opportunities on the web to create circles of knowledge-building and sharing. SPEAKER: John Seely Brown Former Chief Scientist, Xerox Corporation and Former Director, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "When recreation becomes an act of re-creation, remix, and productive inquiry -- when that happens, we'll enter a culture of learning that thrives on innovation, life-long learning, edge thinking and doing, and inspiration." -- John Seely Brown EVENT HOST: iCampus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [COLLABORATIONS WITH THE PAST: RESHAPING SHAKESPEARE ACROSS TIME AND MEDIA] Henderson discusses the ability to remix and reshape Shakespeare across media. SPEAKER: Diana E. Henderson Professor of Literature, and Dean for Curriculum and Faculty PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Shakespeare never used one story when he could use five; he loved syncretism." -- Diana Henderson EVENT HOST: authors at MIT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Research Laboratory for Electronics RLE 60th Anniversary Colloquia Series-Beyond the Limits Brian C. J. Moore Using Psychoacoustics to Explore Cochlear Function: Basic Mechanisms and Applications to Hearing Aids ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT Sloan Executive Education [LEADING INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISES] MIT's Premier Leadership Program for the Life Sciences Join senior MIT faculty in an intensive leadership program for high-potential managers in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare industries. MIT Sloan's unique executive program integrates perspectives from multiple disciplines and introduces cutting-edge frameworks developed at MIT to address the complicated and often unique challenges faced by companies in the life sciences industry. The program includes informal talks with renowned MIT researchers in biology and biochemical engineering. Past sessions have featured Phillip Sharp and Bob Langer, among others. May 20-25, 2007 For more information, visit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT Professional Institute [2007 SUMMER SHORT COURSES] Intensive programs from 1 to 5 days long: * led by renowned MIT faculty * taught on the MIT campus with MIT resources * geared for busy professionals * designed for in-depth learning * grant certificates and CEUs in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, data modeling and analysis, IT, lean fundamentals, mechanical engineering, nanotechnology, nuclear systems, lasers & optics, technology policy, system architecture and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists. For a complete listing of 2007 courses, visit the MIT Professional Institute ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/20070206/71d915c6/attachment.htm From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Tue Feb 13 18:24:21 2007 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:24:21 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Sanford on Regeneration, Chisholm on Microbes in the Sea Message-ID: <2131824.VUYNBJAK@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 22 | February 14, 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SUSTAINABILITY IS ONLY HALF THE SOLUTION, REGENERATION IS THE OTHER HALF] In the first lecture from the Sustainability at Sloan series, Sanford declares a need for a higher level of thinking about the use of natural resources in everyday business practices. SPEAKER: Carol Sanford CEO, InterOctave, Inc. PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Until we can see everything flows from earth to earth, flowing through some people and all the way out to the earth again, we can't create regenerative solutions, we can only create efficiency processes along the way." -- Carol Sanford EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [THE INVISIBLE FOREST: MICROBES IN THE SEA] Chisholm's work centers on phytoplankton - the "ultimate recyclers" and the essential role they play in the earth's systems. SPEAKER: Sallie (Penny) Chisholm Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biology; Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies Co-Director, MIT Earth System Initiative PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Biomedicine has done amazing things for human health. Now we need to focus on planetary health. It's preventive medicine for the earth, basically. The challenge is orders of magnitude greater." -- Penny Chisholm EVENT HOST: MIT Museum ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The MIT Energy Research Council presents Millie Dresselhaus Institute Professor and Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering The Hydrogen Initiative: The Hydrogen Storage Challenge ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT Sloan Executive Education [TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MIT'S WORLD-RENOWNED EXPERTISE IN PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT] MIT's acclaimed Product Design, Development, and Management program takes place May 7-11, 2007. Led by Steven Eppinger, one of the world's foremost experts on engineered product development, the program exposes you to the latest tools and methods in state-of-the-art product design and development, and helps you acquire the hands-on skills you'll need to apply them successfully. May 7-11, 2007 For more information, visit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT Professional Institute [2007 SUMMER SHORT COURSES] Intensive programs from 1 to 5 days long: * led by renowned MIT faculty * taught on the MIT campus with MIT resources * geared for busy professionals * designed for in-depth learning * grant certificates and CEUs in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, data modeling and analysis, IT, lean fundamentals, mechanical engineering, nanotechnology, nuclear systems, lasers & optics, technology policy, system architecture and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists. For a complete listing of 2007 courses, visit the MIT Professional Institute ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs. SPONSORS Office of the Provost Office of the Vice President for Research School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences MIT Sloan School of Management School of Science MIT Alumni Association Industrial Liaison Program Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation PARTNERS Academic Media Production Services IS&T - DCAD Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Education Programs 77 Massachusetts Avenue 35-433 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20070213/636c90ff/attachment.htm From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Tue Feb 27 18:03:17 2007 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:03:17 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Creativity: the Mind, Machines, and Mathematics Message-ID: <227183.UKQTDVXA@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 23 | February 28, 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [CREATIVITY: THE MIND, MACHINES, AND MATHEMATICS: PUBLIC DEBATE] SPEAKERS: Raymond Kurzweil Chairman and CEO, Kurzweil Technologies, Inc. Author, The Singularity is Near David Gelernter Professor of Computer Science, Yale University Chief Scientist, Mirror Worlds Technologies Rodney A. Brooks Director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Can we build a robot with a physical need for a non-physical thing? Maybe, but don't count on it." -- Carol Sanford EVENT HOST: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ALAN TURING: CODEBREAKER AND AI PIONEER] SPEAKER: B. Jack Copeland Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Turing Archive for the History of Computing, University of Canterbury, New Zealand PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Nowadays when nearly everyone owns the physical realization of a universal Turing machine, Turing's idea of a one-stop-shop computing machine is apt to seem as obvious as the wheel. But in 1936, engineers thought in terms of building specific machines for particular purposes. Turing's idea was revolutionary." -- B. Jack Copeland EVENT HOST: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Research Laboratory for Electronics presents Rich Templeton CEO Texas Instruments Building Technology that Matters: Global Opportunities in Engineering ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT Professional Institute [2007 SUMMER SHORT COURSES] Intensive programs from 1 to 5 days long: * led by renowned MIT faculty * taught on the MIT campus with MIT resources * geared for busy professionals * designed for in-depth learning * grant certificates and CEUs in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, data modeling and analysis, IT, lean fundamentals, mechanical engineering, nanotechnology, nuclear systems, lasers & optics, technology policy, system architecture and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists. 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