[Mitworld] New: Sloan's Frederick on Decision Making, Panel on Technology and Policy Education

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MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 4 | October 10, 2006
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[INTELLIGENCE, COGNITIVE REFLECTION, AND DECISION MAKING]

Frederick connects IQ to decision making and tolerance for risk.

SPEAKER:
Shane Frederick
Shalaby and Mary Sarofim Assistant Professor, MIT Sloan School of
Management

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/380/>


EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management
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[TECHNOLOGY, POLICY AND EDUCATION: EDUCATION FOR LEADERSHIP IN
ENGINEERING]

Panelists advocate for continued reform in engineering education,
underscoring the need for interdisciplinary approaches to complex
systems.

MODERATOR:
Dava Newman
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems
Director of Technology and Policy Program and MacVicar Faculty Fellow



PANELISTS:
Richard de Neufville
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems
Founding Director, MIT Technology and Policy Program

Sheila Widnall
Institute Professor, and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Joel Moses
Institute Professor and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
and Engineering Systems

Granger Morgan
Lord University Professor and Department Head, Engineering and Public
Policy; Carnegie Mellon University

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/384/>


EVENT HOST: Technology and Policy Program
<http://tppserver.mit.edu/>

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MIT Museum
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Amgen Inc. Professor of Biology

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