[Mitworld] New" Widnall on the Columbia and Mitchell on Me++

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Engineering Systems Division
Brunel Lecture Series on Complex Systems presents

Sheila Widnall

"The Columbia Tragedy: System Level Issues for Engineering"

MIT Institute Professor Widnall provides a first hand account of the 
process and findings of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. 
She discusses failure in multiple systems as well as human 
communication that led to the destruction of the space shuttle 
Columbia.


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authors at MIT presents

William J. Mitchell

"Me++   The Cyborg Self and the Networked City"

Bill Mitchell discusses how digital technologies are transforming the 
fabric of everyday life, from smart devices that seem to know 
everything about us, and hand held objects that are always "in danger 
of being put down for something else".  Me++ takes on a wide range of 
networking implications, as its third chapter, Wireless Bipeds 
concludes, "I am part of the networks, and the networks are a part of 
me. I show up in directories.  I am visible to Google.  I link, 
therefore I am".

This is the 3rd talk from William Mitchell on MIT World.  To see the 
others, search on "Mitchell" in the video finder.  This is also the 
13th authors at MIT talk on MIT World.  To see the others go to the host 
section of the video finder and select "authors at MIT".


IN THE PIPELINE
The MIT Museum presents
Deborah Douglas
Object Lessons: First Flight, First Fabric-Aviation's Most Precious Relic
The story behind a certificate bearing a one-inch square of 
fabric-from the Wright's 1903 flyer.

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