From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Tue Feb 5 16:20:52 2008 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 16:20:52 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Amy Smith on Genius for Change, Foundations of the Second Law Message-ID: <251620.DGFMEPAA@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 7 | Number 25 | February 6, 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [A GENIUS FOR CHANGE, AND THE PASSION TO DO IT] SPEAKER: Amy Smith Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering 2004 MacArthur Fellow Founder, MIT IDEAS Competition, Edgerton Center PANELISTS: Jules Walter Undergraduate, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,'08 Kendra Johnson Undergraduate, Civil and Environmental Engineering, '08 Amos Winter M.S., Mechanical Engineering, '05 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, '09 PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "In this country, we tend to think of labor as expensive and equipment as cheap. In developing countries, it's the opposite. We don't want to abuse that but the truth of the matter is, people have the time and labor but no income. Allowing them to use labor to create income opens up options." -- Amy Smith EVENT HOST: MIT Museum ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FOUNDATIONS OF THE SECOND LAW] MODERATOR: Robert J. Silbey Class of 1942 Professor of Chemistry PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "This is a pathetic situation for both laws of thermodynamics. We're really declaring them to be true, and when see them not to be true, or instantiated in nature, we simply revise our opinions and re-describe what happens so it is true. I want to avoid doing this." -- Seth Lloyd EVENT HOST: Department of Mechanical Engineering ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ authors at MIT presents Irving Singer Professor of Philosophy MIT Ingmar Bergman, Cinematic Philosopher ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPONSORS Office of the President 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 (AMPS), MIT Libraries Departmental Consulting and Application Development (DCAD), MIT Information Services and Technology Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: Publisher MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue 35-336 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Solar is the nicest of all renewables: it lasts indefinitely, and has the potential to satisfy all world's energy needs." -- Roger Angel EVENT HOST: Center for Global Change Science ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICS IN ISRAEL-PALESTINE] SPEAKERS: Anat Biletzki Chair, Philosophy Department, Tel Aviv University Fellow, Program on Human Rights & Justice, MIT Former Chairperson, B'Tselem (The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories) Jeff Halper Coordinating Director, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Our political conversation must become a human rights conversation." -- Anat Biletzki EVENT HOST: Program on Human Rights and Justice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT Industrial Liaison Program 2007 MIT Innovations in Management Conference: Strategies for Sustainable Business Practices Rebecca M. Henderson George Eastman Kodak LFM Professor of Management MIT Sloan School of Management Stuck: Why It's So Hard to Do New Things in Old Organizations ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPONSORS Office of the President 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 (AMPS), MIT Libraries Departmental Consulting and Application Development (DCAD), MIT Information Services and Technology Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: Publisher MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue 35-336 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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MIT experts will share research findings and provide insights into how successful companies are minimizing risks and maximizing opportunities by using systems thinking, product design, network modeling, information technology, procurement/inventory strategies, and the flexible supply chain. Sponsors: Leaders for Manufacturing Program System Design and Management Program MIT Industrial Liaison Program MIT Forum on Supply Chain Innovation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPONSORS Office of the President 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 (AMPS), MIT Libraries Departmental Consulting and Application Development (DCAD), MIT Information Services and Technology Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: Publisher MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue 32-278 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I've become the go-to guy for stories of badness." -- Vikram Chandra EVENT HOST: Literature Section ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [THE U.S. ENERGY CRISIS AND THE ROLE OF NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS] SPEAKER: Thomas A. Christopher President and CEO, AREVA NP Inc. PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "The country needs nuclear power as one part of the electricity generation mix. Without it, we will struggle badly regarding costs." -- Thomas A. Christopher EVENT HOST: MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman is now available for download at Apple iTunes U. Check it out, along with other MIT World Videos, and course videos from MIT OpenCourseWare at the MIT section of iTunes U ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] 2008 MIT Risk Management Conference Strategies for Balancing Risks and Opportunities in Global Product Delivery March 11, 2008 - March 12, 2008 MIT This symposium will feature strategies and tactics of senior executives from top companies who are leading their already-thriving organizations to greater levels of performance and prosperity, in both new and existing markets. MIT experts will share research findings and provide insights into how successful companies are minimizing risks and maximizing opportunities by using systems thinking, product design, network modeling, information technology, procurement/inventory strategies, and the flexible supply chain. Sponsors: Leaders for Manufacturing Program System Design and Management Program MIT Industrial Liaison Program MIT Forum on Supply Chain Innovation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPONSORS Office of the President 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 (AMPS), MIT Libraries Departmental Consulting and Application Development (DCAD), MIT Information Services and Technology Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: Publisher MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue 32-278 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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