From mit.world at MIT.EDU Wed Feb 3 10:41:46 2010 From: mit.world at MIT.EDU (MIT World) Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:41:46 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] Gruber and Panel on Health Care, Giant Leaps on the Future of Space Exploration Message-ID: <201002031541.o13Ffkio027237@mrkrabs.mit.edu> MIT World Newsletter Volume 9, Number 23 | February 3, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------- Health Care Reform in the U.S.: What Will it Look Like and What Does it Mean? January 26, 2010 Years of extreme partisanship and lobbying have left Americans cynical and bewildered about health care reform, but, say these panelists, the urgency of achieving some measure of change is not diminished, both for American families and the nation as a whole. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/740 Moderator: Jonathan Gruber '87 Professor of Economics MacVicar Faculty Fellow, MIT Event Host: The Office of the President of MIT "Though it appeared people were ready for health care reform this time ?round, I don?t think they were. The uninsured are not viewed sympathetically-- the 83% with insurance don?t necessarily want to go out on a limb for the 17% without--because they?re insecure themselves. " -Andrea Louise Campbell -------------------------------------------------------------- The Next Giant Leaps in Space Exploration June 11, 2009 Keynote speaker Maria Zuber advocates a ?bold, diverse agenda? that includes extended use of the International Space Station for conducting science on human physiology and behavior; exploring the impact of the sun on Earth climate and space weather; gathering data on the constitution of the universe; detailed characterization of terrestrial planets; a renewed commitment to Earth observation (we have better data on Mars? ice caps than on our own planet); and seeking extra-terrestrial life. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/739 Speakers: Edward Crawley '76, SM '78, ScD '81 Ford Professor of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, and Engineering Systems, MIT Maria T. Zuber E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics Head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT James Garvin Geoscientist/Topographic Remote Sensing specialist and Project Scientist, Earth System Science Pathfinder Project at NASA's GSFC, Geodynamics Branch, Lab for Terrestrial Physics Richard Garriott Computer Game Developer, Entrepreneur Erika Wagner SM '02, PhD '07 Lecturer, Dept of Aeronautics & Astronautics Executive Director, Mars Gravity Biosatellite and X PRIZE Lab @ MIT David Thompson Chairman and CEO, Orbital Sciences Corporation James Crocker Vice President and General Manager, Sensing & Exploration Systems, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Event Host: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics "My parents let me stay up late to watch the Apollo 11 astronauts land on the moon. I wrote long letters to the Apollo astronauts, asking about their missions. None of you guys ever answered me." -Maria Zuber -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: Climate Change in a Changing World: Meeting the Needs of Humanity and the Planet Presented By: The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values The Human Impact Speaker: Steven Hamberg Chief Scientist Environmental Defense Fund -------------------------------------------------------------- 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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To date, Earth?s inhabitants have not meaningfully acknowledged this choice. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/742 Speaker: Steven Hamburg Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense FundAssociate Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and Environmental Studies, Brown University Event Host: The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values "Climate change comes down fundamentally to ethics and values, and aligning them with science and personal interest." -Steven Hamburg -------------------------------------------------------------- Leadership and Entrepreneurship October 20, 2009 While their ventures couldn?t be more dissimilar -- engineering high tech defense gear for soldiers, and running an exclusive online boutique -- this panel?s entrepreneurs share some common experiences and lessons. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/741 Speakers: David Fialkow Managing Director General Catalyst Partners Ben Fischman President and Chief Executive Officer Retail Convergence Alex Laats '89 President BBN Technologies, Delta Division Event Host: MIT Leadership Center "It?s not going to happen the way you think. You?ll set up the plan, get there, but take wholly different roads then you expected when you started." -Ben Fischman -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: The Economic Meltdown: What Have We Learned, if Anything? Presented By: MIT Economics Department Speaker: Paul Krugman Professor of Economics and International Affairs Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University -------------------------------------------------------------- MIT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ? SHORT PROGRAMS Summer Short Courses For Professionals http://web.mit.edu/professional/short-programs/?c1=email&source=sp+mitw Spend 2-5 days at MIT this summer learning from experts in: Biopharma, Computing, Energy /Transportation, Data Modeling & Analysis High-Speed Imaging, Innovation, Lean Enterprise, Mechanical Design & Engineering, Nanotechnology, Supply Chain Marketing, Systems Engineering, and Technology / Organizations. 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Then came the current crisis.? http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/744 Speaker: Paul Krugman PhD '77 Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Princeton University Columnist, The New York Times 2008 Nobel Laureate in Economics Event Host: Economics Department "It?s as if it were still 2007: we?ve gone back to it. People are espousing the same positions, the same rhetoric about private sector dynamism and the evils of big government. The same denunciations of Keynesian economics are right back in vogue." -Paul Krugman -------------------------------------------------------------- Opportunities for Reducing U.S. Transportation's Petroleum Usage and Greenhouse Gas Emissions September 22, 2009 While the U.S. has set formidable goals around cutting oil consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, these will likely remain out of reach as long as we continue our romance with big, powerful cars, says John Heywood. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/743 Speaker: John B. Heywood SM '62, PhD '64 Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical EngineeringDirector, Sloan Automotive Laboratory Co-Director, Lab for 21st Century Energy Event Host: Transportation at MIT "In the last 25 years, vehicles have become more efficient, while fuel economy has not really changed. Big vehicles are about as efficient as small, but percentage-wise, we consume more fuel. " -John Heywood -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: The Road from Copenhagen Presented By: MIT Energy Initiative Moderator: Ernest Moniz Director MIT Energy Initiative -------------------------------------------------------------- MIT World Lectures on iTunes U Make your iPod smarter today http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/mit.edu MIT World lectures are available for download at Apple's iTunes U site. These free downloads are available as either video or audio files. 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