Boston Science and Engineering Lectures Archive
Saturday, October 1
9 - 2p. "Building the Hospital of the Future: a kids only Minecraft hackathon." Museum of Science. Details, Registration.
9 - Noon. "Wild Edibles Walk." Russ Cohen. Drumlin Farm Wildlfe Sanctuary, 208 S Great Rd, Lincoln. Details, Abstract.
10:30a. "Urban Gardening Series: Putting Your Garden to Bed." Cambridge Public library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge. Details.
11:30 & 12:30p. "Fashion Technology with Open Style Lab." Museum of Science, Gordon Current Science & Technology Center. Details.
Noon - 4p. "3D Printing and Design." A workshop. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Designing Probiotic which Inhibits Obesity." BosLab, 339 Summer St, Somerville. Details, Abstract.
Sunday, October 2
Noon - 4p. "Kinetic Sculpture." A workshop. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
Monday, October 3
9:30 - 5:30p. "Charles River Lectures on Probability and Related Topics." MIT: 50-140. Details, Registration.
Noon. "Bayesian Inversion for Large Scale Antarctic Ice Sheet Flow." Omar Ghattas. Harvard: Geological Museum 102. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "El Niño-Climate Change Links from Corals." Kim Cobb. Kim Cobb's lab. MIT: 54-923. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Rates of Tidal Disruption Events: Both Too High and Too Low." Nick Stone. MIT: 37-187. Details.
12:10p. "One Butterfly Species Tumbles Off an Adaptive Peak and Enters a Lethal Trap in the Course of Six Host Shifts Observed Across Half a Century." Michael Singer. Arnold Arboretum, Weld Hill Lecture Hall, 1300 Centre St. Details.
12:30p. "Evolutionary Strategies to Combat Antibiotic Resistance." Michael Baym. HMS: Countway Library, 5th flr, 10 Shattuck St. Details.
4p. "The Axion Dark Matter Search at CAPP: a comprehensive approach." Yannis Semertzidis. MIT: 26-414. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Computations Rule Everything Around Me." Etienne Turpin. MIT: e15-001. Details.
7p. "A Face in the Crowd." A Coolidge Science On Screen presentation. Steven Schlozman will discuss the science behind the issues raised by the movie. Coolidge Corner Theater, 290 Harvard St. Details, Abstract .
7p. "Diffusion and Gelation in Peruvian Cooking." A Science and Cooking lecture. Virgilio Martinez and Malena Martinez. Harvard Science Center C. Details.
7p. "Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy." Cathy O'Neil. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
Tuesday, October 4
11a. "Human Autonomy through Robotics Autonomy." Brenna Argall. MIT: 32-G449. Details.
11:45a. "A Microbiome Revolution and the Future of Medicine and Agriculture." Geoffrey von Maltzahn. Harvard: Geological Museum 102. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Measuring Distance and Velocity with Defocus and Differential Motion." Emma Alexander. MIT: 32-G575. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Methane Emission from Living Trees and Deadwood." Krisotfer Covey. Harvard: Herbaria Seminar Rm, 22 Divinity Ave. Details.
1p. "Zika Virus: Development of Vaccine Candidates for an Unprecedented Emerging Infectious Disease." Paulo Verardi. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 122. Details.
2:30p. "Stress Management: Understanding Host Resilience to Infection and Trauma." Amanda M. Jamieson. Wyss Institute, Room 521, 3 Blackfan Circle. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Cognitive Learning using Evolutionary Computation." Will Browne. MIT: 32-D507. Details.
4p. "The Functional Organization of the Human Brain as a Window into the Architecture of the Mind." Nancy Kanwisher. Harvard: BioLabs 1080, 16 Divinity Ave. Details, Registration.
4p. "The Old and New Genes." Phillip A. Sharp. MIT: 32-123. Details.
4p. "Variability and Learning in Birdsong." Adrienne Fairhall. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Responses to Anthropogenic Climate Change: Predicting the Future Requires Knowing the Past." Camille Parmesan. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Registration. Members only.
7p. "The Pegmatite Quarries of Greenwood, ME." Carl Francis???. Harvard: Geological Museum. Details, Abstract.
October 5 - 7. "COMSOL Conference." Boston Marriott Newton, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton. Details.
Wednesday, October 5
10:30a. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
11a. "Meadows 101." Kathy Connolly. A Webinar. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Bioarchaeological Perspectives on Care and Disability during the Late Horizon (A.D. 1470-1532) on the Central Coast of Peru." Melissa Murphy. Harvard: Tozzer 203. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Choanoflagellates and the Origin of Animal Multicellularity." Nicole King. Harvard: Geological Lecture Hall. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Modeling El Ninõ - Southern Oscillation." Marco Bianucci, University of Parma. MIT: 54-915. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Restrained by Design: Cyber Security and the Attenuation of War." Jon Lindsay. MIT: E40-496. Details.
4p. "From Dripping to Slipping: a tale of two instabilities." Robert C. Viesca. Harvard: Pierce 209. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Prediction Project." Alyssa A. Goodman. Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Communication (of Disease)." Adam Hume and Rod McCullom. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
6p. "Extravagant Weapons: The Story behind Arms Races in Animals and People." A lecture and book signing. Douglas Emlen. Harvard Museum of Natural History, Geological Lecture Hall. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Beyond the Telescope: Pluto Revealed." Richard Binzel. Museum of Science. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Moving to Mars." Discussion with Mars One initiative candidates. Museum of Science. Details.
7p. "When Food Fights Back: Exploring Salmonella’s journey through the human body." HMS: Armenise Auditorium. Details.
October 6 - 7. "Symposium Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School." HMS: Various locations. Details, Registration.
Thursday, October 6
8 - 1p. "Clinical Research Day 2016." MGH: O'Keefe Auditorium, Bulfinch Tents. Details.
11:45a. "Innovation and Its Enemies: Why people resist new technologies." Calestous Juma. HKS: Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Center, 79 JFK St. Details.
Noon. "Behavioral Variability as a Signature of Approximate Mental Computations." Jan Drugowitsch. Harvard: WJH 765. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Into the Great Wide Open? The Promise, and Potential Perils, of Climate Geoengineering." Wil Burns. Tufts: Rabb Room, Lincoln Filene Center. Details, Abstract. This event will be streamed and archived.
12:30p. "How Do You Feel? Ion Channels that Feel the Force." Ardem Patapoutian. HMS: C Building, Room 114. Details.*
1:30 - 5:30p. "The CRISPR/Cas9 Revolution and Gene Editing." A symposium. HMS: Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, New Research Building. Details, RSVP.*
2p. "Ultra-Miniature Lensless Computational Imagers and Sensors Using Optics for Computing and Computing for Optics." David Stork. BU: Photonics 339m 8 St. Mary's St. Details, Abstract.
2:50p. "Caught Red Handed: Tracing Information Flows Between Ad Exchanges Using Retargeted Ads." Christo Wilson. Tufts: Halligan 102. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Advances and Opportunities in Human Imaging." Bruce Rosen. MIT: 32-141. Details.
4p. "Genomic Scope of Adaptive Mutations in the Face of an Environmental Challenge." Sarah Otto. Harvard: BioLabs 1050, 16 Divinity Ave. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Humans and Big Data." H. V. Jagadish. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Diversity, Stability and Evolution of Ecological Networks." Andrew Gonzalez. MIT: 48-316. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Writing Army of Judah." Eliezer Piasetzky. MIT: 10-250. Details, Abstract.
6:30p. "Haystack Observatory Open House." 99 Millstone Rd, Westford. Details.
6:30p. "John Brown's Nose: How 3D Scanning is Changing the Face of Conservation." Rika Smith McNally and Sean O'Reilly, founder, 3D Printsmith LLC. Tufts: Aidekman Arts Center. Details.
6:30p. "Plant Form and Function." Garden in the Woods, 180 Hemenway Rd, Framingham. Details.
7:30p. "50 Years of Star Trek." Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Phillips Auditorium. Details.
Friday, October 7
9a. "The Global Carbon Budget in a Changing Climate." Corinne Le Quere. MIT: 54-915. Details, Abstract.
10:30a. "Towards Solving the Cocktail Party Problem." ?Deliang Wang. BU: ERB 203, 44 Cummington Mall. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Mindfulness and Diversity Awareness: Working Interpersonally and Building Community." Peter Grossenbacher. MIT: 66-144. Details.
Noon. "Reconciling Fisheries Catch and Ocean Productivity in a Changing Climate." Charles Stock. Harvard: Pierce 100F. Details.
12:30p. "Computational Lensless Imaging: Using optics for computation and computation for optics in miniature sensors and imagers." David G. Stork. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details, Abstract.
1p. "Observational Network Design for Quantifying Urban CO2 Emissions." Alexander Turner. MIT: 32-141. Details. Abstract.
3p. "Controlling Wind Turbines and Wind Farms for Utility Grid Reliability." Lucy Pao. BU: 8 St. Mary's St, PHO 210. Details, Abstract.
4p. "A Tale of two Projects; the World’s Smallest Motor and Cheapest Catalyst." Charles Sykes. Harvard: Pierce 209. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Reconstruction after Natural Disasters: Lessons from Kobe, Tohoku, and Kumamoto." Makoto Iokibe. Harvard: Porte Seminar Room (S250), CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St. Details.
6p. "A Night @ Engineering Possibilities 2016." A Meetup. Draper, 1 Hampshire St. Details. More details.
Saturday, October 8
8a. "Fall Bird Walk." Bob Mayer, Arboretum Docent. Arnold Arboretum, choice of locations. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9:30a. "Drawing Animals." First of four classes. Erica Beade. Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St. Details, Registration.
Noon - 4p. "Paper Circuits." A workshop. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
Monday, October 10
6p. "Studying Mosquito Sex to Block Malaria Transmission." Flaminia Catteruccia. The Burren, 247 Elm St., Somerville. Details, Abstract.
6:30p. "Privacy & the Internet Of Things." A panel discussion. This event will be webcast. For information on the event: click Here. To register for the webcast, here.
Tuesday, October 11
10a. "Predictive Neuroimaging and Precision Medicine for Neuropsychiatric Treatments." John Gabrieli. MIT: 46-3002. Details.
11a. "Structure, Function, and Connectivity of Human Cerebral Cortex and Their Relationship to Behavior." David Van Essen. McLean: deMarneffe 132, 115 Mill St, Belmont. Details.
11:45a. "Building Tissues to Understand How Tissues Build Themselves." Zev Gartner. Harvard: Geological Museum 102. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Plant Respiration: Lessons from High Latitudes for Ecosystem Carbon Balance Modelling." Paul Gauthier. Harvard: Herbarium Seminar Room, 22 Divinity. Details.
Noon. "Understanding Visual Representation in Human Parietal Cortex." Yaoda Xu. MIT: 46-3310. Details, Abstract.
1:15p. "Energy Demand Forecasting: Model Development, Uncertainty Analysis and Forecasting." Bin Yan. Harvard: 20 Sumner Rd, Room 1D. . Details, RSVP.
3p. "Simulating the Self-Assembly of DNA Polyhedral Nanostructures Using a Coarse-Grained Model." John Schreck. Harvard: Pierce 209. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Fingers, Toes, and Tongues: the anatomy of interfacial instabilities in viscous fluids." Irmgard Bischofberger. Brandeis: Abelson 131. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Is Climate Change Affecting Life in The Deep Sea?" Peter Girguis. Girguis lab. BU: CAS 132, 675 Commonwealth Ave. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Some Recent Work on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for Text Classification." Byron Wallace. MIT: 32-G882. Details, Abstract.
7:30p. "Benthic Macroinvertebrates Serve as Biological Indicators of Water Quality and Aquatic Habitat Health." Katie Friedman and Elisabeth Cianciola. Blog. Harvard: MCZ 101, 26 Oxford St. Details, Abstract.
7:30p. "Perl 5.24 meets Abe Lincoln (Bill Ricker)." Bill Ricker. MIT: E51-376. Details, Abstract.
Wednesday, October 12
10:30a. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
All Day. "National Fossil Day." Harvard Museum of Natural History. Details.
CANCELLED. Noon. "5G Architectures and Circuits: A path to 10 Gb/s and 100 Radios." Aleksander Tasic. MIT: 34-401. Details.
Noon. "Changing Implicit Bias." Calvin Lai. Tufts: Kreplick Conference Room, Psychology Department, 490 Boston Ave. Details.
Noon. "Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector." Mark Boling. HLS: Wasserstein 4129, 1585 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
Noon. "Self-Tuning Neurons and Brain Stability." Gina Turrigiano. HMS: NRB 0350 Details.*
3p. "A Macroscopic Manifestation of Anomalies." A String/Gravity Theory Seminar. Amos Yarom. MIT: 6C-442. Details.
3:30p. "Hard Facts About Soft Matter: Self-Assembled Multi-Component Gels for High-Tech Applications." David K. Smith. MIT: 56-114. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Face Processing as a Biomarker in Early Autism." Sara Webb. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
4p. "How Bitcoin enables a Machine-Payable Web." Balaji S. Srinivasan. MIT: 32-G882. Details, Abstract.
5p. "AI Startup Battle." A Meetup. Microsoft NERD, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge. Details.
5p. "The City of Tomorrow: Sensors, Networks, Hackers, and the Future of Urban Life." An author's event. Matthew Claudel. MIT: 56-154. Details.
6p. "MIT Water Innovation Prize - Generator Dinner." MIT: E14-648. Details.
6p. "Treatment (of Disease)." Lee Gehkre and Omar Khan. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
7p. "Against Parenting." Alison Gopnik. The Atrium, 4th floor, 50 Church St, Cambridge. Details.
7p. "Rogue Genomes: Evolving and engineering with selfish genes." HMS: Armenise Auditorium. Details.
Thursday, October 13
11:45a. "Perspectives on the State of Psychological/Behavioral Science Methods." A panel discussion. HKS: Allison Dining Room, Taubman Bldg. Details, Registration.
Noon. "Key Signaling Pathways in Cancer: Emerging trends in immunometabolism." A forum. A webinar. Details, Abstract, Registration..
Noon. "When Expecting Doesn’t Go as Expected: Clinical Approach to Psychiatric Disorders in the Perinatal Patient." Deborah Knudsen-Gonzalez. McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Pierce Hall, Belmont. Details.
4p. "Information Design." Stephen Morris. Harvard: Science Center D. Details.
4p. "New Physics Gets a Boost: Jet Substructure at the Large Hadron Collider." Jesse Thaler. MIT: 10-250. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Human Speech Cortex." Edward Chang. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Validation: Making Sense of the Emotional Turmoil in Borderline Personality Disorder." Gillian Galen. A webinar. This event will be archived here. Details, Registration.
5p. "How Did the Computer Learn to See?" Alexander Galloway. MIT: 3-133. Details, Abstract.
6p. "District Energy in Cities: Unlocking Efficiency, Sustainability and Resiliency through Infrastructure Investment." Rob Thornton, President & CEO, International District Energy Association. BU: SAR 102, 635 Commonwealth Avenue. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Sharing the Rough." Film Screening and Panel Discussion. Harvard Museum of Natural History: Geological Lecture Hall. Details, Abstract.
6p. "The Intelligent Integrated Store: An IoT Event." A conference. MIT: Stata Center. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6p. "Urban Beekeeping." Noah Wilson-Rich. Boston Public Library: Central Library, Rabb Hall. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6:30p. "Plant Form and Function." Garden in the Woods, 180 Hemenway Rd, Framingham. Details.
7p. "Big Ice: Antarctica, Greenland, and Boston." Richard Alley. New England Aquarium: Simons IMAX Theatre. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7:30p. "Bogs and Fens: New England’s Most Pristine Ecosystems." Ronald B. Davis. Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
8p. "The Real Martian: Earth Explores the Red Planet." Jim Zebrowski. Center for Astrophysics: Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden St. Details.
October 14 - 15. "Archaeology Fair." Museum of Science. Details.
October 14 - 15. "Boston Book Festival." Copley Square. Details.
October 14 - 15. "Invasive Plants: Identification, Documentation, and Control." Ted Elliman. Garden in the Woods, 180 Hemenway Rd, Framingham. Details, Abstract.
Friday, October 14
3:15p. "Trail Detectives' Club." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9a. "Marine Ecosystems and Ocean Acidification." Corinne Le Quere. MIT: 54-915. Details, Abstract.
9:30 - 5p. "Charles River Crypto Day." A symposium. MIT: 32-G882. Details, Abstracts.
Noon. "Modeling and Evaluating the Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Policies." Noelle Selin. Harvard: Pierce 100F, 29 Oxford. Details.
Noon. "Wireless Systems that Extend Our Senses: Seeing Through Walls, Gesture Control, and Vital Sign Monitoring." Fadel Adib. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
1p. "Bogs and Fens: A Guide to Peatland Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada." Ronald Davis. Garden in the Woods: 180 Hemenway Rd, Framingham. Details.
1 - 4:30p. "Next in Science: Astronomy and Astrophysics." Harvard: Sherr Room, Fay House, 10 Garden St. Details.
2 - 5p. "Methodological Issues in Multi-Scale Modeling." A symposium. BU: CAS 132, 675 Commonwealth Ave. Details.
3p. "Adaptation and Learning by Networked Agents." Ali H. Sayed. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G125. Details, Abstract.
3p. "LIGO - Opening Up a New Window On the Universe." David Shoemaker. MIT: NW17-218. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Visualizing Synapse Structural Dynamics in Neocortex in Vivo." Elly Nedivi. MIT: 46-3002. Details.
6p. "Energy Night." A Showcase of MIT Energy Research. MIT Museum. Details, Registration.
Saturday, October 15
10a. "Mad Science." Justin Brown, Physical Sciences Inc. MIT: Kresge Auditorium. Details.
10 - 12a. " DIY Catapults." 577 Somerville Ave, Somerville. Details, Registration.
8a. "Fall Foliage Photography Workshop." Eduardo del Solar. Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan. Details.
9:30 - 4p. "Gamification: Immersed in Tomorrow, Gaming, VR, and Digital Pedagogy." A colloquium. BC: Stokes Hall South 195. Details, Abstract, Registration.
2p. "Chain Reaction Contraption Construction Building Session." MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
2 - 4p. "Harvard's 3rd Fungus Fair." Harvard Museum of Natural History. Details, Abstract.
Sunday, October 16
1 - 5p. "Celebrating National Chemistry Week." A variety of events. Museum of Science. Details.
Monday, October 17
Noon. "Seismo-Acoustic Signatures of Volcanic Unrest and Eruption." Robin Samuel Matoza. Harvard: Geological Museum, Haller Hall. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "The Power of Change: Innovation for Development and Deployment of Increasingly Clean Electric Power Technologies." Paul Beaton. HKS: Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Bldg, 79 JFK St. Details.
Noon. "The Response of Tropical Low Clouds to Climate Change." Tapio Schneider. MIT: 54-923. Details, Abstract.
12:10p. "Evolution of an Old World Pathogen to a New World Host." Lori Shapiro. Arnold Arboretum, Weld Hill Lecture Hall, 1300 Centre St. Details.
12:15p. "Governance by Committee: Stem Cell Research Oversight and Deliberation in the USA." Rachel Douglas-Jones. Harvard: Pierce 100F. Details.
3 - 6:30p. "DSG/NULab Fall Welcome." Sponsored by NU Library's Digital Scholarship Group and the Lab for Texts, Maps and Networks. Northeastern: 90 Snell LKibrary Details.
4p. "From Circadian Clock to Daily Sleep-Wake Behavior." Ravi Allada. Boston Children's Hospital, Folkman Auditorium, Enders Building, 300 Longwood Avenue. Details.
4p. "Gold Nanostar Probes for Imaging and Therapeutics." Teri W. Odom. MIT: 4-270. Details.
4p. "In the Climate Policy Trenches: Lessons from the British Columbia Carbon Tax and Other Climate Policies." Mark Jaccard. Harvard: CGIS Knafel Bldg, K262, 1737 Cambridge St. Details.
4p. "Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets." Daron Acemoglu. MIT: E52-432. Details.
4p. "What Really Matters: Children's inferences about learning, trying, and caring." Laura Schulz. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Time Traveling." James Gleick. MIT: 2-190. Details.
7p. "Chinatown." A Coolidge Science On Screen presentation. Betsy Reilley will discuss the science behind the issues raised by the movie. Coolidge Corner Theater, 290 Harvard St. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Confluence." A Science and Cooking lecture. Margarita Fores. Harvard Science Center C. : Details.
October 18 - 20. "EmTech." A conference on emerging technologies. MIT Media Lab. Details, Registration.
Tuesday, October 18
11:45a. "Engineering Proteins for Visualizing and Treating Cancer." Jennifer Cochran. Cochran Lab. Harvard: Geological Museum 102. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Come Together Right Now: an introduction to the open access network." Rebecca Kennison. MIT: E53-212. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Integer Ratio Priors on Musical Rhythms." Nori Jacoby. MIT: 46-3310. Details.
Noon. "Say it with Monkeyflowers (Mimulus): Hybrid Vigor, Pattern Formation, and Morphological Innovation." Yaowu Yuan. Harvard: Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity. Details.
Noon. "Single Molecule Dynamics at Soft Interfaces: from basic science to a $100,000,000,000 problem." Christy Landes. MIT: 34-401. Details.
12:30p. "Child Care and Health in America: Today’s Challenges for Tomorrow’s Children." A forum. A webcast. Details.
2p. "Mass Extinctions, the Spatial Fossil Record, and How Paleoecology May Help Save the Planet." Simon Darroch. Harvard: Geological Museum, Haller Hall. Details, Abstract.
2p. "Unconscious Bias." A workshop. HMS: Countway Library, Ballard Room. Details, Abstract, RSVP.*
3p. "Self Assembly and Information Processing far from Equilibrium." Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan. Harvard: Pierce 209. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Can the Next Technology Revolution Save the Planet?" Sandy J. Andelman and Will R. Turner. MIT: 3-133. Details.
4p. "Climate Change, Water Quality and Ocean Acidification for the Coastal Ocean along the US Northeast." Scott Doney. BU: CAS 132, 675 Commonwealth Ave. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation in the 21st Century." Daniel Gottesman. Brandeis: Abelson 131. Details.
4p. "Targeted Therapies for K-RAS Driven Cancers: an urgent medical need." Mariano Barbacid. MIT: 32-123. Details.
4:30p. "Extending the Horizon of Physical Chemistry to Cell Biology." Jianhua Xing. MIT: 6-120. Details.
4:30p. "The Causes of Microbial Biodiversity." David Johnson. Harvard: Northwest 425. Details, Abstract.
5:15p. "Creating Language in Man and Machine." A panel discussion. Harvard: 110 Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall. Details.
6p. "Climate, Water, and the Evolution of Early Societies: From the Tropical Maya Lowlands to the Arid Puebloan Southwest." Vernon Scarborough. Harvard: Geological Museum Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Computational Chemistry." A Meetup. Alan Rigby. Le Meridien, 20 Sidney St, Cambridge. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6p. "Moth+Flame and Paracosm at Laugh Boston." A VR Meetup. Laugh Boston, 425 Summer St, Boston. Details.
6:30p. "Distilled Knowledge: The Science Behind Drinking’s Greatest Myths, Legends, and Unanswered Questions." Brian D. Hoefling. WorkBar Cambridge, 45 Prospect St., Cambridge. Details, Abstract.
6:30p. "Exploring the Dark Matter of the Microbial World." Slava Epstein. Belmont Media Center, 9 Lexington Center, Belmont. Details, Abstract.
7p. "The Effects of Early Adversity on Life-long Development." Charles Nelson III. Le Laboratoire Cambridge, 650 East Kendall Street. Details, Abstract.
October 18 - 19. "Einstein Fellows Symposium 2016." Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Phillip Auditorium. Details. This event will be livestreamed.
Wednesday, October 19
10:30a. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9:30a. "Predicting Influence with Predictive Inference." Matt Nassar. McLean Hospital: de Marneffe 218. Details.
Noon. "Cognition Is Rhythmic." Earl Miller. BU: Center for Systems Neuroscience, Room B01, 24 Cummington Mall. Details.
Noon. "Historical Ecology Meets Critical Anthropology in Chickasaw Territory." Charles Cobb. Harvard: Tozzer 203. Details.
Noon. "Sleep, Memories and Dreams: Putting it All Together." Robert Stickgold. BWH: VTC-2006B Conference Room, 60 Fenwood Rd. Details.
Noon. "The Evolving Role of MRI in Studies of Alzheimer's Disease." Ronald Killiany. BUSM: L210, 72 East Concord. Details.
1:40p. "A New Era of Compact Objects." Feryal Ozel. Harvard Smithsonian, Phillips Auditorium. Details. This event will be livestreamed.
3:30p. "New Challenges in Governing Geoengineering." David Victor. Harvard: CGIS South Bldg 5020, 1730 Cambridge St. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Approaching the End of the World: Geological Age or Historical Epoch?" Rosalind Williams. BU: Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, 871 Commonwealth Ave. Details.
4p. "Energy Access in Remote Communities – A Practitioner’s Experience." Anshuman Lath. Harvard: CGIS Knafel K050. Details.
5:30p. "Before the Flood." A Pre-Release Movie Screening & Discussion. Harvard Science Center B. Details, Registration.
6p. "Visualization for Close and Distant Reading." Gerik Scheuermann. Tufts: Olin 007. Details.
6:30p. "Canonical Containers." MIT: E-51. Details.
6:30p. "Phage-Assisted Continuous Evolution (PACE)." Ben Thuronyi. BosLab, 339R Summer St, Somerville. Details.
7p. "Charting the Hidden World of the Brain: A tale of lasers, magnets, and fish." HMS: Armenise Auditorium. Details.
October 20 - 21. "Partners HealthCare Connected Health 13th Annual Connected Health Symposium." Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, Boston. Details, Registration.
Thursday, October 20
CANCELLED. 10a. "Bacterial Quorum Sensing and its Control." Bonnie Bassler. HMS: Tosteson Medical Education Center 246. Details. Guests without "Harvard Affiliated" ID should email Cell_Bio_Events@hms.harvard.edu regarding attendance.
11:45a. "Confronting Deep and Persistent Climate Change Uncertainty." Gernot Wagner and Richard Zeckhauser. HKS: Belfer Building, Bell Hall. Details, RSVP. Lunch will be served, please RSVP to mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu.
Noon. "Convective Aggregation and Cloud Feedbacks in a Near-Global Aquaplanet Cloud-Resolving Model." Christopher S. Bretherton. Harvard: Geological Museum, Haller Hall. Details.
Noon - 5:15p. "Nudging Toward A Cleaner Future: Behavioral Insights into Energy and Environment." A Workshop, presentations, and a panel discussion. Harvard: Different locations. Details, RSVP..
2p. "Robot Harvest: Agribotics for Farm, Field and Orchard." Sara Olson, Senior Research Analyst, Agro Innovation, and Frank Tobe, Publisher, The Robot Report. A forum. A webcast. Details, Abstract, Registration.
2:50p. "Wireless Systems that Extend Our Senses: Seeing Through Walls, Gesture Control, and Vital Sign Monitoring." Fadel Adib. Tufts: Halligan 102. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Characterizing Genome Function with Synthetic Methods." David Gifford. MIT: 32-141. Details.
4p. "Estimating Global Agro-Economic Impacts of Geoengineering Using Volcanic Eruptions as Natural Experiments." Solomon Hsiang. MIT: 54-915. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Making Data Accessible." Merce Crosas. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin 2nd flr lounge. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Probing the Dark Universe with Galaxy Surveys." Risa Wechsler. MIT: 10-250. Details.
4p. "Synthesized Ecology with Ecological Networks." Neo Martinez. Martinez Lab. MIT: 48-316. Details.
4:15p. "Methanol as an Alternative Transportation Fuel in the US." Wai Cheng. MIT: 37-212. Details, Abstract.
4:15p. "On Not Joining the Dots: Land. . . Earth . . . Globe . . . Gaia." Bruno Latour. Radcliffe Institute: Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4:30p. "Identification of And Correction for Publication Bias." Maximilian Kasy. MIT: E52-432. Details. Slides
4:30p. "Malignant Progression of Carcinomas." Robert A. Weinberg. Boston Children's: Folkman Auditorium, Enders Bldg. Details.*
5:30 - 9p. "ETH Zurich Science Talks." Swissnex Boston, 420 Broadway, Cambridge. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6p. "Explore Space with a Former NASA Astronaut." Jeffrey Hoffman. Museum of Science: Planetarium. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Lessons from the Dodo: Saving Species and Rebuilding Ecosystems in Mauritius." Carl Jones. Harvard: Geological Museum lecture haa, 24 Oxford St. Details.
6:30p. "Living on the Edge of Space! Boundaries in a Vacuum." The Burren, Davis Sq, 247 Elm St, Somerville. Details.
6:30p. "Singing Whales, Deep-Rumbling Elephants." Katharine Payne. Tufts: Ballou Hall, Coolidge Room. Details, Abstract, Registration. This event will be webcast.
7p. "Lessons from the Gulf of Maine on How to Live in a Warmer World." Andrew J. Pershing. New England Aquarium: Simons IMAX Theater. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7:30p. "America's Coast-to-Coast Total Solar Eclipse." Kelly Beatty, Sky & Telescope. Center for Astrophysics: Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden. Details, Abstract, Registration. This event will be webcast and archived.
Friday, October 21
8:30a. "Anthropological Change as a Driver of Pathogen Emergence." Lori Shapiro. Harvard: HUCE 310. Details.
9a. "Potential and Risks of Carbon Geoengineering." Corinne Le Quere. MIT: 54-915. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Learning, Categorization and Generalization in Autism Spectrum Disorder." Eleni K. Maneta and Themistoklis P. Sapsis. MIT: 46-6011. Details, Abstract.
POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING. 1p. "Socially Assistive Robotics." Maja Mataric. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details, Abstract.
3p. ""The Future of Energy: Smart Grid and Beyond." John D. McDonald. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G125. Details.
4p. "Life and Evolution as Physics." Adrian Bejan. MIT: 3-270. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Dynamics of Microtubule/Motor-Protein Assemblies." Mike Shelley. Harvard: Pierce 209. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, October 22
11a. "Materials Lab Workshop: Carbon." Francesca Bewer. Harvard Art Museum(s), 32 Quincy St. Details, Abstract.
1p. "Spider Web Walk." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
TBA. "NEW.Mech." New directions on the mechanics of materials and structures. Harvard: Northwest Bldg. Details, Registration. Registration closes October 15.
Sunday, October 23
2p. "A Unilateral Contract: Epifagus in the Beech Grove." Zhenzhen Yang. Arnold Arboretum: Beech Grove. Details.
Monday, October 24
11:30a. "Social Cognition in VR." Mahzarin Banaji. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin 119. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Confronting Deep and Persistent Climate Change Uncertainty." Gernot Wagner and Richard Zeckhauser. HKS: Belfer Building, Bell Hall, 5th flr. Details.
Noon. "Perturbing Coccolithophores: The Past and Future of Earth’s Stabilizers." Rosalind Rickaby. Harvard: Geological Museum, Haller Hall. Details, Abstract.
12:10p. "Novel Effects of Plant Biology and Animal Behavior on Plant-Pollinator Networks." Fernanda Valdovinos. Arnold Arboretum: Weld Hill Lecture Hall, 1300 Centre St. Details.
12:15p. "Retinal Circuit Assembly and Remodeling." Rachel Wong. Boston Children's Hospital, Folkman Auditorium, Enders Building, 300 Longwood Avenue. Details.
2p. "Bioinspired Robots and Mechanisms: Embracing the Environment." Mark R. Cutkosky. Wyss Institute, Room 330, 60 Oxford Street. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Play and String Theory: A theory of scientific macroevolution." Simon De Deo. Tufts: Cohen Auditorium. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Engineering Nanodiscs for Membrane Protein Studies." Gerhard Wagner. MIT: 4-270. Details.
4p. "Why Most Epidemiologic Research on Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia is Uninformative and What We Need to Know To Do Better." Maria Glymour. Harvard: Center for Population and Development Studies, 9 Bow Street. Details.
4:45p. "Predicting and Adapting to Increased Hurricane Risk." Kerry Emanuel. Radcliffe Institute: Sheerr Room, Fay House, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge. Details.
7p. "Viscosity and Polymers." A Science and Cooking lecture. Bill Yosses and Vayu Maini Rekdal. Harvard Science Center C. Details.
Tuesday, October 25
8:30 - 5p. "The Neurobiology of Neurological Disease." A symposium. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract. Registration. Registration Closes Friday, October 14th.
11a. "Neural Mechanisms for Coding of Space and Time in the Entorhinal Cortex." Michael E. Hasselmo. McLean Hospital: de Marneffe 132. Details.
11:45a. "Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles." Nicholas A. Kotov. Kotov Lab. Harvard: Geological Museum 102. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Thinking about the Components of Motor Skill." John Krakauer. Harvard: Northwest 243, 52 Oxford St. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "Consciousness Unbound: The Ethics of Neuroimaging After Severe Brain Injury." A panel discussion. HMS: TMEC, 227 Mini Amphitheatre, 260 Longwood Avenue. Details, Abstract, Registration.*
3:30p. "Color in the Collections: Fall Foliage Walk." Andrew Gapinski, Manager of Horticulture. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4p. "Climate Threats and Solutions at the Community Level." Bradley Campbell, President, Conservation Law Foundation. BU: CAS 132, 675 Commonwealth Ave. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Modeling and Treating Brain Tumors." William Weiss. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Jimmy Fund Auditorium, 35 Binney St. Details.*
4:30p. "Creating an Affordable, Accessible Health Care Exchange." Peter V. Lee. HMS: Armenise Building, (D) Amphitheater, 210 Longwood Ave. Details.*
4:30p. "Ice Formation in the Atmosphere: a molecular perspective." Valeria Molinero. MIT: 6-120. Details.
5p. "Why Anthropology Matters: Perceptions of Violence and the 2016 Election." Laurence Ralph and Ieva Jusionyte. Harvard: Tozzer 203. Details.
6:30p. "Troubled Waters: Fewer Fish, Increasing Malnutrition." Christopher Golden. Belmont Media Center, 9 Lexington St, Belmont. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Database Decay and What To Do About It." Michael Stonebraker. Broad Institute Auditorium. Details, Abstract .
7p. "Nuclear Weapons, the Environment and the US Presidential Election." Kerry Emanuel and R. Scott Kemp. MIT: 6-120. Details.
Wednesday, October 26
10:30a. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10:30a. "Mindbugs: The Ordinary Origins of Bias." Calvin Lai. Research Interests. MIT: 3-133. Details.
Noon. "Immune Response Monitoring: What can we learn about immunotherapy, pathogen response, and autoimmunity?" A AAAS webinar. Details, Abstract, Registration.
12:30p. "Sustainable Urbanization: the Future of Aviation, Buildings and Food." Aaron Bernstein and John Mandyck. HSPH: FXB G13, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1 - 5p. "Neuroscience Across the Charles: A Special Symposium Highlighting Collaborative Neurobiology Research." Harvard: NW 243, 52 Oxford St. Details.
1p. "Self-Improving Microvascular Materials." Aaron Esser-Kahn. Esser-Kahn Group. Wyss Institute, Room 521, 3 Blackfan Circle. Details, Abstract.
2p. "Undruglike Drugs for Undruggable Targets." Adrian Whitty. BU: Keefer E-111. Details.
4p. "Time-Space Trade-Offs in Molecular Computation." Rati Gelashvili. MIT: 32-575. Details.
4p. "Using Genetics to Understand the Origin and Spread of the Indo-Europeans." Nick Patterson. Radcliffe Institute: Sheer Room, Fay House, 10 Garden St. Details.
4:30p. "Cycles of Invention and Discovery: Rethinking the Endless Frontier." Venkatesh Narayanamurti and Toluwalogo Odumosu. HKS: Belfer Building, Land Hall, 4th Floor. Details.
4:30p. "The Mechanical Environment of Pregnancy." Kristin M. Myers. Myers Soft Tissue Lab. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G125. Details, Abstract.
4:45p. "The Future of Energy Supply -- Hitting the Right Balance." Roberto Casula. MIT: E52-6th floor. Details.
6p. "3D Printing for Professional Users: Tips & Tricks." GrabCAD, 9 Camp Street, Cambridge. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6:30p. "The Hoberman Sphere." Chuck Hoberman. Le Laboratoire Cambridge, 650 East Kendall St, Cambridge. Details.
7p. "The Cutting Edge in Projector-Based Display—a Visit to Scalable Display Technologies." Jason Edmonds. Scalable Display Technologies, Demonstration and Training Facility, 50 Corporate Park Dr Ste 740, Pembroke, MA. Details.
7p. "The Music of Medicine: Tuning the body to light and sound." HMS: Armenise Auditorium. Details.
October 27 - 31. "iGEM 2016 Giant Jamboree." Hynes Convention Center, Boston. Details.
Thursday, October 27
7:45a. "Reproductive History and Breast Cancer Risk--Revisited." Grace Wyshak. Harvard: Faculty Club, Room 10, 20 Quincy St. Details.
Noon. "Achieve a Vision Beyond Your Sight." Randy Pierce. McLean Hospital: Service Building, Pierce Hall. Details.
Noon. "Concurrent Surgeries: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues." A forum. HLS: Pound 101, 1563 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "What can We Learn about Brain Organization from People Born Blind, Deaf or without Hands?" Ella Striem-Arnit. Harvard: William James Hall 765. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "The Digital Trade Imbalance: Digital Trade, Digital Protectionism, and Digital Rights." Susan Ariel Aaronson. Harvard: Berkman Centre, Second Floor Conference Roo, 23 Everett St. Details. This event will be webcast. RSVP required to attend in person.
2:45p. "The Stanford Prison Experiment." Sarah Sobieraj. A screening and discussion. Tufts: Dowling 745B. Details, Registration.
2:50p. "Witnessing the Rise of the Sharing Economy: Empirical Observations of Airbnb." John Byers. Tufts: Halligan 102. Details, Abstract.
3p. "A New Psychobiological Model of Physical Activity Behavior." Samuele Marcora. BU: Sargent College, Rm 220, 635 Commonwealth. Details.
4p. "Coherence, Consistency, and Déjà vu: Memory Hierarchies in the Era of Specialization." Sarita Adve. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details.
4p. "Modern Ecological Lessons from Ancient Food Webs." Jennifer Dunne. MIT: 48-316. Details, Abstract.
4p. "What Should We Do with a Small Quantum Computer?" Aram Harrow. MIT: 10-250. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Can Conservation Biology Survive the Anthropocene?" A panel discussion. Harvard: Northwest B103. Details.
6:30p. "Plant Form and Function." Garden in the Woods, 180 Hemenway Rd, Framingham. Details.
7p. "Stress in Wild Animals: From the Arctic to the Equator." L. Michael Romero. New England Aquarium: Simons IMAX Theater. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Friday, October 28
3:15p. "Trail Detectives' Club." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
8:30a. ""Anchialine Cave Microbiomes: The Search for Intraterrestrial Life." Joey Pakes Nelson. Harvard: Seminar Room 310, 24 Oxford St. Details.
9 - 5p. "From Sea to Changing Sea." A symposium. Harvard: Knafel Center, 10 Garden St. Details, Abstract, Registration. The symposium will be webcast. Videos of the conference will be available approximately 4 weeks after the event.
9a. "Reaching Net Zero Carbon Balance in the 21st Century." Corinne Le Quere. MIT: 54-915. Details, Abstract.
11:15a. "How Nanometer-Sized Proteins Build Micron-Sized Structures Required for Cell Division." Tarun Kapoor. Brandeis: Rosenstiel 118. Details.
12:45p. "The Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Ambient Air Pollution: Estimates of current burden and 25-year trends from the GBD 2015 study." Aaron Cohen. BU: Medical Instructional Building L-210. Details, Abstract.
1:30p. "Brains Breaking Badly: The Neuroscience of Self-Control Failure." Joshua W. Buckholtz. Tufts: Barnum Hall 008. Details.
3p. "Cycles of Invention and Discovery: Rethinking the Endless Frontier." Venkatesh Narayanamurti and Toluwalogo Odumosu. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
3p. "The 'Power Network' of Genetic Circuits: Hidden Interactions and their Mitigation through Distributed Feedback Control." Domitilla Del Vecchio. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G125. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Ballet of Binary Black Holes: LIGO and the Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astronomy." David Reitze. Harvard: Jefferson 450. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, October 29
2p. "Capturing Skeletons with Pencil and Paper." Erica Beade. Harvard Museum of Natural History. Details.
9a. "18th Annual Greater Boston Area Statistical Mechanics Meeting." A workshop. Brandeis: Lemberg Academic Center. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9 - 5p. "Music Therapy." A conference. Lesley University. Details.
2p. "Chain Reaction Contraption Construction Building Session." MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
7 - 10p. "How To Make A Superhero." Lectures, Demonstrations, Conversation. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Sunday, October 30
5p. "Go Bats!" Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Monday, October 31
Noon. "Cycles of Invention and Discovery: Bridging the Basic – Applied Dichotomy: Implications for Redesign of U.S Energy Policy and National Laboratories." Venkatesh Narayanamurti. HKS: Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Bldg, 79 JFK St. Details.
Noon. "Microbe-Mediated Trace Gas Fluxes—Linking Ecosystem Genomics to Atmospheric Composition." Laura Meredith. MIT: 54-923. Details.
Noon. "Multiscale Proteomic Imaging of the Brain." Taeyun Ku. MIT: 46-3310. Details, Abstract.
12:05p. "The Past, Present, and Future of Planetary Systems." Andrew Vanderburg. MIT: 37-187. Details, Abstract.
12:10p. "Underground Forests, Savanna and the Relationship between Trees and People in Southern Africa." Jonathan Davies. Arnold Arboretum, Weld Hill. Details.
1p. "Epigenome Bioinformatics Resources." Fan Gao. A workshop. MIT: 46-6309. Details.
2p. "Fundamental Aerosol-Cloud Interactions and their Influence on the Aerosol Indirect Effect on Climate." Daniel Rothenberg. A thesis defense. MIT: 54-915. Details.
4p. "Billions and Billions of Molecules." Alan Aspuru-Guzik. Aspuru-Guzik Research Group. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 121. Details.
4p. "Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy in the 21st Century." Jo Walton. HKS: CGIS Knafel Building, Room K262, 1737 Cambridge Street. Details.
4:15p. "Spotting the Elusive Majorana Under the Microscope." Ali Yazdani. Yazdani lab. A colloquium. Harvard: Jefferson 250. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Emulsions and Foams." A Science and Cooking lecture. Angel Leon. Harvard Science Center C. Details.
7p. "Spooky Action at a Distance: The Phenomenon That Reimagines Space and Time—and What It Means for Black Holes, the Big Bang, and Theories of Everything." George Musser. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
*Admission to Harvard's medical area buildings often requires ID issued by a "Harvard Medical School Affiliate". A list of these institutions can be consulted here. Persons interested in events in the medical area that are not explicitly public, that have sponsors with whom they have no experience, and who are unsure if their ID will guarantee access, might want to email the contact person cited in the details page and ask. Inquiries directed at the HMS Dept of Genetics should be emailed to esexton@genetics.med.harvard.edu (or 617-432-7666) at least one day before the event. Events in the medical area that do not carry an asterisk are those that I think are prepared to receive the unaffiliated.
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