President and CEO of The Empowered Brain Institute
Archived Programs
Investing in Minds Not Missiles – Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War
Saturday, April 7, 2018 - 10:00am
Bridging the US Political Divide Online: What We've Learned from Big Data, Bots and Volunteers to Challenge Polarization
Monday, March 5, 2018 - 5:00pm
Current political events in the USA reveal social cohesion is fragmented and increasingly polarized. This limits the opportunity and desire for people to engage across political lines. Well-established models of conflict escalation signal that these constitute warning flags for future violent... Read more
Speakers
Finn Gardiner
Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network
MIT is a neurologically diverse place, but the resources, workspaces and technologies we use often don’t reflect that. Sometimes simple changes can significantly expand accessibility to people who have neurological differences like autism, dyslexia, ADHD, or epilepsy, but designers and... Read more
Speakers
Zan Barry
Senior Program Manager, Community Wellness, MIT Medical. Her community health programs at MIT include mindfulness and stress reduction, sleep health, eating concerns, and health behavior change.
Join us for a fun and substantive program on learning how to use mindfulness techniques for better quality sleep. How does the study of mindfulness intersect with the study of insomnia and other sleep difficulties? Learn about research into the beneficial effects of mindfulness practices that... Read more
Community Climate Conversations
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - 6:00pm
Join the conversation! Meet fellow MIT students, other local green organizations, and like-minded MIT faculty and staff who are interested in tackling climate change.
Community organizations and social entrepreneurs can sign-up for 90 second "pitches" to share their goals and... Read more
