[Sci-tech-public] Upcoming Events at the MIT Museum!

[Debbie Meinbresse]

>MIT Museum presents:
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>CONNECTIONS
>An Exhibit from the Sociable Media Group at the MIT Media Lab
>Related Talks, Lectures and Events:
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>Connections (through Sept. 13) is a new exhibit at the MIT Museum 
>explores the social potential of new communication technologies 
>through art installations and research projects from the Sociable 
>Media Group at the MIT Media Lab.
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>Explore the intricacies of the exhibit through our Spring series of 
>related talks, lectures and events!
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>COMING SOON!
>Lecture
>Data Portraits: Representation for a post-physical world
>TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
>Join Sociable Media Group director Judith Donath and graduate 
>student Alex Dragulescu in discussing what portraiture could become 
>in the 21st century. Examine new methods of displaying digital data 
>as shown in the exhibition, Connections.
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>Demonstration and Discussion
>Stepping into virtual worlds
>Friday, May 1, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
>(part of the Cambridge Science Festival: 
><http://cambridgesciencefestival.org/>http://cambridgesciencefestival.org)
>Online space opens new potential for examining digital communication 
>and relationships.  Join us in looking at the diverse uses of 
>virtual worlds ranging from research to education to entertainment.
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>Panel Discussion
>Machines with eyes and texting spies: The shifting lines of public/private
>Wednesday, May 6, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
>Metropath(ologies), a modular and interactive exhibit displayed in 
>Connections poses the question of how one senses the notions of 
>public versus private. A discussion about how privacy is being 
>redefined in the context of hyper-connected and hyper-aware real and 
>virtual spaces.
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>More information on the exhibit and the programs are accessible here:
><http://web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/connections/>http://web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/connections/ 
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>LOCATION:
>MIT Museum, Bldg N52, 1FL, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
>(Accessible by Public Transportation - Take the Red Line to Central 
>Square. Walk four blocks along Massachusetts Avenue towards Boston 
>and the Charles River or take the #1 bus to the Front Street stop.)
>--
>Debora Lui | Programs Coordinator | MIT Museum | 617.253.0528 | 
><mailto:dlui at mit.edu>dlui at mit.edu
>http://web.mit.edu/museum
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