Institute Professor & Professor of Linguistics (Emeritus)
Archived Programs
Science at MIT: From the Cold War to the Climate Crisis
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 7:00pm
Speakers
Subrata Ghoshroy
Research Affiliate, Program in Science, Technology and Society
Speakers
Lee Farris
Chair, Cambridge Residents Alliance; Former Leader, Area 4/Port Coalition
Jonathan King
Professor, Department of Biology
Karen Narefsky
Community Organizer, Somerville Community Corporation
Kathy Watkins
Member, Alliance for Cambridge Tenants
The panel, moderated by MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning Professor Balakrishnan Rajagopal, will explore issues of housing, gentrification, and displacement in Cambridge. Members of the Cambridge Residents Alliance (... Read more
Google does it. HBO does it. Apple does it. Why don't you do it? This monthly series will share insights about meditation--neurological, cognitive, physical--over lunch and then we'll spend a few minutes trying out a meditation.... Read more
Speakers
Jessica Hammer
Associate Professor, Human-Computer Interaction Institute; Carnegie Mellon University
Jessica Hammer will lead a discussion of the ways that games can support or undermine healthy relationships and community values. Professor Hammer studies gaming and culture at the Human Computer Interaction Institute and the Entertainment Technology Center of Carnegie Mellon University. ... Read more
Speakers
Vincent Intondi
Associate Professor, History; founder, Center for Black Studies at Montgomery College in Washington, DC; author of "African Americans Against the Bomb"
Join us for a compelling and fascinating discussion of African Americans' involvement in the non-proliferation movement with author and professor, Dr. Vincent Intondi. Dr. Intondi is an Associate Professor of history and founder of the Center for Black Studies at Montgomery College in Washington... Read more
