[Mitworld] Hockfield and Saxe from Tech Day, Barnett on Airline Safety

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 8, Number 51 |  August 12, 2009

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Opening Remarks/How the Brain Invents the Mind
June 6, 2009

In opening remarks, Susan Hockfield remains optimistic and committed to pursuing MIT’s massive, multi-year initiatives in energy and life sciences, even in trying financial times. 

 
Then, fellow neuroscientist Rebecca Saxe outlines her research investigating the neural basis for a 
Theory of Mind -- how the human mind seems geared to “glean what others are thinking and feeling.”

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/693

Speakers:
Dr. Susan Hockfield
MIT President
Professor of Neuroscience

Rebecca Saxe Ph.D. '03
Assistant Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience

Fred and Carole Middleton Career Development Professorship, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT


Event Host:
Alumni Association

"There’s a new administration in Washington, one that values science, analysis, and research... 
We hope that it will be cool to be smart."
-Susan Hockfield

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Air Safety: Nothing But Blue Skies?
June 6, 2009

Arnold Barnett returns with new insights into aviation and aviation safety, and remains 
remarkably consistent in his quite sunny assessment of the current state of 
aviation safety -- even after a recent string of air accidents.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/691

Speaker:
Arnold I. Barnett PhD '73
George Eastman Professor of Management Science, MIT Sloan School of Management


Event Host:
MIT Sloan School of Management

"There’s lots to worry about these days. Aviation risks are not the primary source of it. The skies 
are not blue without clouds. Is that a reason to stay out of the sky...? The answer is no.
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-Arnold Barnett

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In The Pipeline:

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy for Movement Disorders

Presented By:
McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
 The Basal Ganglia in Health and Disease

Speaker:
Andres Lozano
University of Toronto

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MIT Conference on Systems Thinking for Contemporary Challenges
Addressing Complexity in Healthcare, Energy, Space, and the Environment<BR><BR>October 22-23, 2009 at MIT						

http://sdm.mit.edu/conf09

Sponsored by the MIT System Design and Management Program 

Register now to join MIT faculty and industry leaders who will discuss best practices for applying systems 
thinking to some of the most complex challenges facing today's world. Speakers will describe the use of systems thinking in 
healthcare, energy, space, and the environment and how the lessons learned can be adapted and 
applied across a wide range of industries.

http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=742938

http://sdm.mit.edu/conf09

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