From mit.world at MIT.EDU Sun Jan 4 15:27:56 2009 From: mit.world at MIT.EDU (MIT World) Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 12:27:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Mitworld] New: Gruber on Health Care Policy, Panel on Alternatives to the Electoral College Message-ID: <20090104202756.57400438EB3@juniper.localhost> MIT World Newsletter Volume 8, Number 19 | January 4, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------- Health Care Policy and the Next U.S. Administration October 22, 2008 In an energetic talk delivered prior to the U.S. presidential election, Jonathan Gruber provides a useful breakdown of the two candidates? remedies for the nation?s troubled health care system. His detailed analysis of the key issues around health care may prove invaluable as the next president assumes office. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/623 Speaker: Jonathan Gruber Professor of Economics MacVicar Faculty Fellow, MIT Event Host: Center for International Studies "Swimming in the ocean (of medical risk) are 47 million people at risk of drowning at any moment -- the uninsured. The people in the boat (the insured) are waving down at them, and feel sort of bad." -Jonathan Gruber -------------------------------------------------------------- What (if Anything) Should Be Done About Improving the System of Electing a President? (Pt. 3) October 17, 2008 In part three of this five-part symposium, panelists make the case for a pragmatic compromise between a popular vote and the current Electoral College system, and propose an alternative based on weighted averages. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/628 Speakers: Arnold I. Barnett PhD '73 George Eastman Professor of Management Science, MIT Sloan School of Management David King Lecturer in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Alexander S. Belenky Visiting Scholar, MIT Center for Engineering Systems Fundamentals Alan Natapoff Research Scientist, MIT Event Host: MIT Sloan School of Management "We think the weighted vote share gives popular vote advocates 98% of what they want, and for those who want to uphold the power of small states, more than 100% of what they want." -Arnold Barnett -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: Science Policy and the Obama Administration: Advice to a New President Presented By: MIT Center for International Studies Speaker: Marc Kastner Dean, MIT School of Science -------------------------------------------------------------- Contact MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 mit.world at mit.edu | http://mitworld.mit.edu You are viewing this email because you have subscribed to the MIT World Newsletter Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe Instantly: Write to mitworld-request at mit.edu with "unsubscribe" in the subject line -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20090104/fb843481/attachment.htm From mit.world at MIT.EDU Fri Jan 9 13:37:05 2009 From: mit.world at MIT.EDU (MIT World) Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 10:37:05 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Mitworld] New: Jenkins on Civic Media and the Election, Robert Malone on Energy Policy Message-ID: <20090109183706.00A1E457403@juniper.local> MIT World Newsletter Volume 8, Number 20 | January 9, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------- The Role of Civic Media in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election October 22, 2008 In a lecture given 13 days before Election Day, Jenkins discusses the proliferation of media platforms deployed in the campaign. He likes the notion of ?moving democracy from special event to a lifestyle,? and wonders if the on- and off-line networks built up around the Obama campaign, for instance, will survive the election and continue in other forms. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/625 Speaker: Henry Jenkins Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities Director of Comparative Media Studies Program Event Host: MIT Museum "The problem is not heterogeneity among digital elites. The problem will be those groups locked out altogether -- the participation gap. The digital divide is a technical category -- who has access to network computing. Most young people have access, but still face a participation gap to do with skills, knowledge, experiences, sense of entitlement or empowerment." -Henry Jenkins -------------------------------------------------------------- Achieving U.S. Energy Security Through Energy Diversity October 28, 2008 Malone makes the case for an immediate, comprehensive national energy policy, advocating for a deliberate, federally directed enterprise aimed at providing long-term energy security. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/629 Speaker: Robert Malone SF '89 Chairman & President, BP America Event Host: MIT Sloan School of Management "Until every producer and every consumer knows the cost of carbon, then the uncertainty with planning and investing in energy projects will remain high. Pricing carbon will make energy conservation more attractive, and attract dollars into renewables." -Robert Malone -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: The Future of the News Presented By: MIT Museum Soap Box series Speaker: Ellen Hume Research Director, MIT Center for Future Civic Media -------------------------------------------------------------- Contact MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 mit.world at mit.edu | http://mitworld.mit.edu You are viewing this email because you have subscribed to the MIT World Newsletter Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe Instantly: Write to mitworld-request at mit.edu with "unsubscribe" in the subject line -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As a working hypothesis, it?s much better to assume that the markets are always wrong. They reflect the existing state of affairs in a distorted or biased way." -George Soros -------------------------------------------------------------- Global Concerns of National Importance for the Next U.S. Administration October 28, 2008 As a naval man with 45 years of experience dealing with conflicts all over the world, Admiral Fallon figures that the major challenges facing the nation will be at minimum ?daunting,? but they are not beyond our collective capability. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/630 Speaker: Admiral William Fallon Former Head of CENTCOM Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow, MIT Center for International Studies Event Host: Center for International Studies "The president will have to clearly signal we not only care about what others think and do but that we?ll get our domestic house in order. This is a prerequisite to reestablishing U.S. prestige and influence for the betterment of a very interdependent world." -Admiral William Fallon -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: >From IT to Cleantech: New Sources of Innovation Presented By: Engineering Systems Division Brunel Lecture on Complex Systems Speaker: Shai Agassi Founder & CEO Better Place -------------------------------------------------------------- Contact MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 mit.world at mit.edu | http://mitworld.mit.edu You are viewing this email because you have subscribed to the MIT World Newsletter Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe Instantly: Write to mitworld-request at mit.edu with "unsubscribe" in the subject line -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Belenky Visiting Scholar, MIT Center for Engineering Systems Fundamentals Event Host: MIT Sloan School of Management "We have changed the system for selecting the president of the U.S. and governance of the country in very important ways on any number of occasions, and I?ll bet there were people predicting the thing would spin out of control. Can you imagine, women are allowed to vote! There was a time when it wasn?t so. Ex-slaves are allowed to vote! There was a time when it wasn?t so." -Robert Bennett -------------------------------------------------------------- The Electoral College Experts Audience Dialogue (Part 5) October 17, 2008 Audience members take the floor in this last of five sessions debating whether to retain or discard the Electoral College system. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/632 Moderator: Arnold I. Barnett PhD '73 George Eastman Professor of Management Science, MIT Sloan School of Management Event Host: MIT Sloan School of Management "One of my favorite factoids about American history is that the U.S. is the only country in the world where no new political party ever came to power in the 20th century." -Alexander Keyssar -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: Nurturing a Vibrant Culture to Drive Innovation Presented By: MIT Sloan School of Management Dean?s Innovative Leader Series Speaker: Terri Kelly President & CEO W.L. Gore & Associates -------------------------------------------------------------- Contact MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 mit.world at mit.edu | http://mitworld.mit.edu You are viewing this email because you have subscribed to the MIT World Newsletter Not interested anymore? 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In this MIT Museum event, they detail the development of several projects in the U.S. and overseas, which enable communities to express and define themselves, and support more engagement in civic and political processes. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/635 Speaker: Dayna Cunningham Executive Director, Community Innovators Lab, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT Alexa Mills Community Media Artist, MIT Community Innovators Lab Event Host: MIT Museum "With community-based media projects, you must believe with all of your heart that people in that community have the best knowledge of anyone in the world about their own community." Alexa Mills -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: Chomsky on Gaza Presented By: MIT Center for International Studies Starr Forum Speaker: Noam Chomsky Institute Professor Professor of Linguistics (Emeritus) -------------------------------------------------------------- Contact MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 mit.world at mit.edu | http://mitworld.mit.edu You are viewing this email because you have subscribed to the MIT World Newsletter Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe Instantly: Write to mitworld-request at mit.edu with "unsubscribe" in the subject line -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20090127/4c00688f/attachment.htm