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Join us for a discussion on technology and human connectedness with Professor Sherry Turkle, author of Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. Reclaiming Conversation investigates how a flight from conversation undermines our relationships, creativity and productivity. Part of the Hack Your Mind series hosted by…
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Listen to a recording of this program View the presentation slides from this program Here’s practical advice from a neuroscientist: Don’t try to multitask. It ruins productivity, causes mistakes, and impedes creative thought. Many of you are probably thinking, “But I’m good at it!” Sadly, that’s an illusion.…
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Registration is not required for this program. Do you find yourself pulled to your smartphone right after you wake up in the morning? Every time you have a spare moment during the day? While you are eating a meal with a friend? Before you go to bed? Our…
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Join us on Saturday, May 6 for a full day of information and inspiration. The US federal discretionary budget is $1.1 trillion. Of that budget, 54% is military spending (education: 6%; transportation: 2%; energy and the environment: 3%; housing and community: 6%). In addition, the Obama administration recently…
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About the Summit The Annual Youth Summit on Climate and Sustainability at MIT is in its 11th year. The day includes a keynote speaker, free breakfast, free lunch, workshops, as well as 30 plus exhibitors, including Greenovate Boston, Boston Green Fest, Quabbin Regional HS Composting & Garden Club, Rain…
