Boston Science and Engineering Lectures Archive
Friday, March 1
9a. "Beyond Words: Gender and the Aesthetics of Communication." A conference. Harvard: Knafel Center, 10 Garden St. Details, Abstract, Registration. This event will be streamed.
Noon. "Artificial Intelligence: Short History, Present Developments, and Future Outlook." David R. Martinez. MIT: 32-141. Details. Abstract.
Noon. "Cryptography and the Politics of Decentralization." Gili Vidan. Tufts: Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room. Details.
Noon. "Friend or Foe? Microbial Cross-Feeding and Viral Predation in the Engineered Deep Subsurface." Kelly Wrighton. MIT: 48-316. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Intermittent Piped Water Supply: Measurement, Impacts, and the Path Forward." Emily Kumpel. Tufts: Anderson 112. Details.
3p. "On the Use of the Expected Logarithmic Growth Criterion: From Gambling to Stock Trading." Bob Barmish. BU: Photonics 211. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, March 2
CANCELLED. 9-11:30a. "Is it Spring Yet? Gathering Phenological Data." An Arboretum for Educators Event. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details.
10-6p. "Observe the Ocean; Secure the Future - 22nd Annual Blue Lobster Bowl." A quiz-bowl style academic competition. MIT: 32-123. Details, Abstract.
Sunday, March 3
10:30a. "Mary and the Witch's Flower." A Coolidge Science on Screen event, junior edition. Plant experts from the Museum of Science will explain the function of flowers and the "flower powers" plants use—smells, colors, shapes, and more—to get bees and other animals to pollinate them. Coolidge Corner Theater, 290 Harvrad St. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Memory." MIT: 43 Vassar St., 5th flr Conference Room. Details.
Monday, March 4
8:30-4:30p. "Women in Data Science." Microsoft NERD Center, 1 Memorial Drive. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Experimental and Computational Approaches to Understand the Impact of Sleep Loss on Neurobehavioral Performance." Melissa St. Hilaire. BWH: Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis St. Details.
Noon. "Natural Language Understanding for Events and Participants in Text." Rachel Rudinger. Brandeis: Volen 101. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "The Mahali Innovation Lab." Eva Kaplan. MIT: Jupiter Conference Room. Details, Abstract. Attendees are welcome to bring a bag lunch. Water, coffee, and cookies will be supplied.
Noon. "Trauma at the Border." Charles Nelson and Cindy Zapata. HLS: Wasserstein 2036. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Twitter Wars & Culture Wars: Teens, Tolerance and the Anti-Bullying Era." Sarah Miller. BU: 100 Cummington Mall, Rm. 241. Details. Register by 3/4/2019.
12:15p. "Negotiating Personhood and Precision in Recent Biomedicine." Warwick Anderson. Harvard: CGIS South S050, 1730 Cambridge Street. Details. Please RSVP using the online form by 5 PM the previous Wednesday.
12:30p. "Deaths from Pregnancy and Childbirth: Why Are More U.S. Mothers Dying and What Can Be Done?" A forum. A webcast. Details, Abstract. We will be conducting a live chat on the Forum's website.
3p. "Data Enrichment for Data Science." Fatemeh Nargesian. Tufts: Halligan 209. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Mechanisms of Guided Axon Repair and Molecular Damage in Neurons." James Harris. Harvard: BioLabs 1080. Details.
3p. "Why use Artificial Intelligence in Big Data Analysis in Neurosurgery?" Juri Kivelev. MIT: 32-D463. Details, Abstract.
3:30p. "Detection and Characterization of Forming Gas Giant Planets: Progress, Pitfalls, and Prospects." Sean Brittain. BU: 725 Commonwealth Ave., Rm. 502. Details, Abstract.
3:40p. "Sipping from the Holy Grail: Simulating the Formation of Nanoporous Materials." Scott Auerbach. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 124. Details.
4p. "Nuclear Reaction Networks and What We Can Learn from Them." Jianxi Gao. MIT: 24-115. Details, Abstract.
CANCELLED. 4p. "On the Foundations of Deep Learning: SGD, Overparametrization, and Generalization." Jason D. Lee. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
4:15p. "From Nonlinear Optics to High-Intensity Laser Physics." Donna Strickland. Harvard: Jefferson 250. Details, Abstract.
5:30p. "Human Rights in a Digital Age." Nicco Mele. HKS: Wexner 102. Details, Registration. This event will be streamed.
6p. "Privacy in the Age of Big Data." MIT: 66-160. Details, Abstract.
Tuesday, March 5
8a. "Taming the 'Fear of Recurrence Monster' in Cancer." Daniel L. Hall. Bornstein Family Amphitheater: 45 Francis St. Details, Abstract.
10a. "Visualizing the Spatial Map in the Brain." Yi Gu. MIT: 46-3189. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Neuronal Code for Number in the Brains of Humans, Monkeys and Crows." Andreas Nieder. Harvard: BioLabs 1080. Details.
Noon. "Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Research and Innovations." Scott Weiner. Countway 424. Details.
Noon. "Sound Localization Circuits in Barn Owls." Catherine Carr. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary: Meltzer Auditorium, 243 Charles St. Details.
1p. "Certainty Versus Uncertainty." Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway. HSPH: Kresge G1, Snyder Auditorium. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1p. "Software Engineers are People Too: Applying Human Centered Approaches to Improve Software Development." Brad A. Myers. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
1p. "Sustainability in Apparel Industry." Amina Razvi. A webinar. Details, Abstract, Registration.
2p. "Urban Morphology and Structural Invariants in Street Networks." Gourab Ghoshal. Northeastern University: Network Science Institute, 177 Huntington Ave. Details, Abstract.
4p. "A Theory for Representation Learning via Contrastive Objectives." Sanjeev Arora. MIT: 32-155. Details, Abstract.
CANCELLED. 4p. "Imaging Immunity - Using Both Dynamic and Highly Multiplex Static Microscopy to Develop a Detailed Spatiotemporal Understanding of Host Defense." Ronald Germain. MIT: 32-123. Details.
4-6p. "Next Generation Therapies: Options for Coverage, Access and Affordability in Massachusetts." Massachusetts Biotechnology Council: 300 Technology Square, 8th flr. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Quantum Dots: Photophysics to Photochemistry." Emily Weiss. MIT: 6-120. Details.
4p. "The Changing Sun." Sarbani Basu. MIT: 37-241. Details.
4p. "Using Systems Pharmacology to Target DNA Damage Repair and Mitotic Control in Cancer." Michael B. Yaffe. Jimmy Fund Auditorium. Details.
5p. "Eating Tomorrow: The Future of Food." Timothy A. Wise. Tufts: Cabot Intercultural Center. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
5p. "The Past, Present & Future of Truth." Marcia McNutt. BU: Metcalf Trustee Center, 9th Floor, 1 Silber Way. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6p. "Making the Earth and the Moon." Rebecca A. Fischer. Harvard: Geological Lecture Hall. Details, Abstract.
6:30p. "Native Bees in the Hood." Nick Dorian. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7p. "525,600 Minutes: Time, Eternity, and Finding Value in Our (Very Short) Lives." Alan Lightman and Meghan Sullivan. MIT: 10-250. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Cognitive Approaches to OCD Treatment." Meghan Schreck. McLean Hospital: de Marneffe 132. Details.
Wednesday, March 6
9:30a. "The Virtual Biopsy: MR Spectroscopy of Neurological Diseases." Alexander Lin. McLean Hospital: Imaging Center, 2nd flr. Conference Room. Details.
10a. "Severe Nuclear Accidents and Ethical Responsibility." Denia Djokic. HKS: Littauer 324. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Data and/in the Humanities." Carol Chiodo. Harvard: Yenching Library Common Rm., 2 Divinity Ave. Details, RSVP.
Noon. "Technology and Human Rights - Disinformation." Ben Nimmo. HKS: Wexner 102. Details, Abstract.
1p. "Integrating Classic and Omics Approaches to Study Marine Microbial Systems, Three Domains Plus Viruses." Jed Fuhrman. MIT: 48-316. Details.
1:15p. "Tracking and Predicting the Spread of Pathogens and Resistance." Richard Neher. HMS: Countway Library, Lahey Rm. Details, Abstract.
3:30p. "Digital Polymers: Emergence of a New Class of Synthetic Macromolecules." Jean-François Lutz. MIT: 66-110. Details.
4:15p. "Transparency in Climate Policy: Using Forecasting Tools to Evaluate Emission Mitigation Efforts." Joseph Aldy. HKS: Littauer-382, 79 JFK St. Details.
4:30p. "Architecture and Co-Evolution of Allosteric Materials." Matthieu Wyart. Harvard: Pierce 209. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "Breakthroughs in Genetic Medicine." Kevin Fitzgerald. BCH: Folkman Auditorium. Details.
4:30p. "Climate Change and Energy: Are we out of Solutions?" Geisha Williams and Carlos Curbelo. HKS: Littauer 166. Details.
4:30p. "Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Energy Development." Vinod Khosla. MIT: 34-101. Details.
4:30p. "RNAi Therapeutics from Bench to Bedside to Approval." Kevin Fitzgerald. BCH: Folkman Auditorium, Enders Building, 230 Longwood Ave. Details.
4:30p. "The End of Road for General Purpose Processors & the Future of Computing." John L. Hennessy. MIT: 32-123. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "The Madhouse Effect: How climate change denial is threatening our planet, destroying our politics, and driving us crazy." Michael Mann. MIT: 6-120. Details, Abstract. This event will be streamed.
5p. "Neuroinflammation in Disease: Strategies and targets toward a way forward." Staci Bilbo and Rita Balice-Gordon. HMS: Walter Amphitheater, 260 Longwood Ave. Details, Abstract, Registration.
5:30p. "Launch Clinic: Internet of Things (IoT) Startups." CIC Cambridge, 5th Floor, Havana Room. Details, Registration.
6p. "Building, Exploring, and Using the Tree of Life." Pamela and Douglas Soltis. American Academy of Arts & Sciences: Bechtel Auditorium, House of the Academy, 200 Beacon St., Somerville. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6p. "Climate and Energy." MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Registration.
7p. "Sugar, Sex, and Poison: Understanding the Vital Powers of Plants." William Cullina. Cambridge Public Library. Details, Abstract.
Thursday, March 7
Noon. "Memory Networks in the Human Brain." Michael Kahana. Brandeis: International Lounge, Usdan. Details.
Noon. "Temporal Event Sequence Visualization for Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Decision Support." Cody Dunne. HMS: Countway 424. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "The Transportation REVolution: Electric vehicles and the changing nature of transportation." Ryan Katofsky. Tufts: Dowling 745B. Details.
12:15p. "China and Asia in a Changing Climate: Natural Science for the Non-Scientist." A panel discussion. Harvard: CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room, 1730 Cambridge St. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "Energy and Environmental Impact of the Food System." Carlo Amadei. Harvard: HUCE Seminar Room 429, 26 Oxford St. Details. Open to the Harvard and MIT communities. Lunch will be provided.
3p. "A Novel Mechanism for Color Vision: Pupil Shape and Chromatic Aberration Can Provide Spectral Discrimination for Color Blind Organisms like Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish." Alexander Stubbs. Harvard: Pierce 209. Details, Abstract.
3:30p. "The New Oasis: Climate Change and Human Populations in East Asia." Lisa Janz. Harvard: Tozzer 203. Details, Abstract.
4p. "AI for Imperfect-Information Game Settings." Noam Brown. MIT: 32-G449. Details.
4p. "Dark Matter Strikes Back at the Galactic Center." Rebecca Leane. Brandeis: Abelson 333. Details.
4p. "Lifestyle, Metabolism, and Inflammation in Cardiovascular Disease." Filip K. Swirski. Filip Swirski's Lab. BCH: Enders Bldg., Folkman Auditorium. Details.
4p. "New Single Cell Methods for Oncology and Immuno-oncology." Jim Heath. MIT: 32-155. Details.
4p. "The Future of Homo Sapiens." MIT: 26-100. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4p. "Why is the Economics of Climate Change so Difficult and Controversial?" Martin Weitzman. MIT: 3-370. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "Forcing Tumor Risk and Progression." Valerie Weaver. Valerie M. Weaver Lab. Harvard: 60 Oxford St., Rm. 330. Details.
4:30p. "Knots, Units, and Modular Forms??." Don Zagier. MIT: 2-190. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Amazon Robotics - Company Presentation." MIT: 4-270. Details.
Friday, March 8
9-5p. "Charles River Crypto Day." MIT: 32-G882. Details, Abstract.
10-5p. "MIT-Harvard Microbiome Symposium." MIT: E14. Details, Registration.
11:15a. "Metabolic Evolution in Plants." Jing-Ke Weng. Brandeis: Rosenstiel 118. Details.
11:30a. "Genome Editing: Rights and Wrongs." George Church, Jacob S. Sherkow, and Jeantine Lunshof. HMS: Countway Library, Minot Rm. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Development and Application of a Personal Monitor to Study Ultrafine Particles and Children's Health." Patrick Ryan. Tufts: Anderson 112. Details.
1:15p. "Big Data Analytics." Hongfang Liu. Countway Library: Lahey Rm. Details.
3p. "Building Algorithms by Playing Games." Jacob Abernathy. BU: &PHO 211, 8 St. Mary's St. nbsp; Details, Abstract.
3p. "Deeply-Sparse Signal Representations, Artificial Neural Networks, and Hierarchical Processing in the Brain." Demba Ba. Harvard: MD G125. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, March 9
9-5p. "MIT Robo-AI Exchange." MIT: Samberg Conference Center. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
9:30-1p. "Cultivating Legacies: New England Women in Horticulture and Landscape Design." Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9:30-12:30p. "Plumage and Personality: An Art and Science Workshop." Dakota McCoy and Erica Beade. Harvard Museum of Natural History. Details, Abstract, Registration. Sold out.
Noon. "Paper Circuits." MIT Museum: 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
Sunday, March 10
Noon. "Paper Circuits." MIT Museum: 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
1p. "Winter Wellness Walk." Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
March 13-15. "MIT Space Week." Details, Abstract. Preference given to MIT community for in-person registration. Public livestreams will be made available, where possible.
Wednesday, March 13
10:30a. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Registration.
8-4:30p. "Apollo 50+50." A symposium. MIT: Kresge Audiorium. Details, Abstract.
9-3p. "Addiction Research Symposium Plus." BU: Sackler 114. Details, Registration.
10a. "Reading the Winter Landscape." Meredith Gallogly. Meeting location sent to registered participants. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Accelerating Cancer Research by Partnering with Patients." Corrie Painter. A webinar. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know and Why." Ming Chow. A webinar. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
Noon. "Human Evolution and Climate Change." Rachel Lupien. MIT: 54-915. Details.
Noon. "Visualization Systems for Behavioral Nudging." Abby Mosca. Tufts: Halligan 102. Details, Abstract.
12:15p. "Promoting Health Without Harming: Using Weight Inclusive Nutrition to Prevent Eating Disorders and Reduce Weight Stigma." Kendrin Sonneville. Tufts: Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium. Details, Abstract. This event will be streamed.
2p. "Global Mental Health: a personal perspective." Alex Cohen. HSPH: 641 Huntington Avenue, first floor conference room. Details. This event will be streamed.
4p. "Early Language Acquisition and the Social Brain: An Inflection Point for the Brain’s Human Language Network." Patricia K. Kuhl. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Omega Principle: Seafood and the Quest for a Long Life and a Healthier Planet." Paul Greenberg. Harvard: Science Center D. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Where is Energy Storage Going?" George Crabtree. BC: Higgins 310. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "Flight of Synthetic Whirling Fruits." Andreas Carlson. Harvard: Pierce 209. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Social Media Entertainment." Stuart Cunningham and David Craig. MIT: 4-270. Details, Abstract.
5:15p. "The Power and Limits of Deep Learning." Yann LeCun. Harvard: Langdell 272. Details, Abstract.
6p. "CRISPR: What is it and where is it going?" Robin Bowman and Johnny Kung. BosLab: 339R Summer St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6:30p. "Worlds within Worlds." Mariana Bañez and Simon Kim. Le Laboratoire Cambridge: ArtScience Culture Lab & Cafe. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
7p. "Creating Perception: How the Brain Constructs the World." Harvard: Pfizer Hall, 12 Oxford St. Details. This event will be streamed.
7p. "This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution." David Sloan Wilson. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
Thursday, March 14
11a. "Neuronal Ensembles Underlying Internally Generated Representations." George Dragoi. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 122. Details.
Noon. "Addressing College Student Mental Health, Race, and Identity." Stephanie Pinder-Amaker. McLean Hospital: Service Bldg, Pierce Hall. Details.
Noon. "Measuring and Overcoming Cognitive Challenge in Speech Comprehension." Jonathan Peelle. Brandeis: International Lounge, Usdan. Details.
Noon. "Spatially Extended Ecological Models." Denis Patterson. Brandeis: Goldsmith 300. Details.
1p. "Berkeley’s Division of Data Science (Computing) and Information – an ongoing journey." David E. Culler. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
1p. "Instagram Basics." BPL: 700 Boylston Ave. Details.
1:45p. "Regulation of Serotonin Circuits in Opioid Addiction and Stress-Induced Relapse." Lynn Kirby. BCH: Enders 344. Details.
3p. "New Frontiers in Aviation." Mike Rogers. Tufts: Anderson 112. Details.
3:30p. "Sovereignty After Slavery: An Archaeology of Liberty and Authority in Post-Revolutionary Haiti." J. Cameron Monroe. Harvard: Tozzer 203. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Black Holes, Chaos, and Random Matrix Statistics." Douglas Stanford. MIT: 10-250. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Living Liquid Crystals." Shuang Zhou. Brandeis: Abelson 229. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Protecting Privacy by Splitting Trust." Henry Corrigan-Gibbs. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Synapses Lost and Found: Developmental critical periods and Alzheimer’s disease." Carla Schatz. Schatz Lab. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Origin of Cellular Life." Jack Szostak. Szoztak lab. MIT: 32-155. Details.
5-9p. "Industrial Augmented Reality: What’s Next?" PTC: 121 Seaport Blvd. Details, Abstract, Registration.
5:15p. "How Could Machines Learn like Animals and Humans?" Yann LeCun. Harvard: Langdell 272. Details, Abstract.
6-8p. "Fighting Back: What an Olympic Champion’s Story Can Teach Us About Recognizing and Preventing Child Sexual Abuse and Helping Kids Recover." A panel discussion. William James College - One Wells Avenue, Newton MA. Details, Registration.
6p. "Art and Science Converge in the Deep Sea." Lily Simonson and Peter R. Girguis. Harvard: Geological Lecture Hall. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Paris to Pittsburgh." A screening and panel discussion. Harvard Science C. Details.
6:30p. "Triggers in Trees." Jacob Grossman. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7p. "Women in Art and Science, Seekers All." Broad Institute: 415 Main St., Cambridge. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
Friday, March 15
8-6p. "MIT New Space Age Conference." MIT: E14, 6th flr. Details.
9:15-1:15p. "Do Neural Networks Teach Us Anything about Brains, and Vice Versa?" A symposium. HLS: Wasserstein 2036. Details, Abstract, Registration. RSVP by March 4.
Noon. "Challenges and Opportunities in Modeling Cross-Scale, Cross-Sector Feedbacks to Inform Critical Decision-Making in Food-Energy-Water Systems." Jordan Kern. Kern Group. Tufts: Anderson 112. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Do Molecules have Politics?" Evan Hepler-Smith. Tufts: Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room. Details.
Noon. "Form Follows Function: Understanding biomolecule and biomineral roles in metal cycling." Owen Duckworth. MIT: 48-316. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Solar Radiation Management: global or regional?" Olivier Boucher. The Institut Pierre Simon Laplace. Harvard: Pierce 100F. Details.
3p. "Dynamical Systems and Dimensionality Reduction in Computational Neuroengineering." Christopher Rozell. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G125. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Copying Brain with Silicon Chips." Donhee Ham. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin g115. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Dual Faces of Dr. Jekyll Microglia: Degenerating Neurons Cannot "Hyde." Oleg Butovsky. MIT: 46-3002. Details.
5:30p. "God, Beauty, and Mathematics." Alexander Pruss. MIT: 3-270. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, March 16
1p. "Spring Nature Walks." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Registration.
9-12:30p. "Grafting Woody Plants." Sean Halloran. Arnold Arboretum: Dana Greenhouse. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9a. "Planning and Creating a Compact Orchard." Wakefield Estate, Milton. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10-12:15p. "Reading the Winter Landscape." Meredith Gallogly. Prospect Hill Park, Waltham. Details, Abstract, Registration. Meeting location sent to registered participants.
Noon. "Kinetic Sculptures." MIT Museum: 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
Sunday, March 17
1p. "Habits of the Rabbit." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Registration.
7-9a. "Spring Bird Walk." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Registration.
8a. "Bird Walks Through the Winter." Brendan Keegan. Arnold Arboretum: Arborway Gate. Details, Abstract, Registration. See the Arboretum website for directions and a checklist of birds.
Noon. "Kinetic Sculptures." MIT Museum: 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
2p. "Family Hike: Is it Spring Yet?" Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract.
Monday, March 18
Noon. "A Cosmic Test Of Quantum Entanglement And Bell’s Inequality: Choosing Measurements With Light From High Redshift Quasars." Andrew Friedman. MIT: Details, Abstract.
Noon-6p. "2019 MIT Center for Computational Engineering Symposium." MIT: Samberg Conference Center. Details, Abstract, Registration.
12:45-5p. "Stuart Levy Tufts CIMAR Symposium." Tufts: 150 Harrison Avenue, Jaharis Building, Behrakis Auditorium. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Cognitive Efficiency and Roles for Visual Thinking Tools." Colin Ward. MIT: NE36-6th floor shared conference room. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Teaching Machines like we Teach People." Igor Labutov. MIT: 32-D463. Details, Abstract.
12:15p. "tRNAs, Modifier Genes, and Neuron Function." Susan Ackerman. BCH: Folkman Auditorium, Enders Building, 300 Longwood Avenue. Details.
1p. "Data Visualization Across Disciplines." Michelle Borkin. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
3-5p. "Accelerating Research in Applied Nanotechnology." Roger Howe. MIT: 3-270. Details, Abstract, Registration.
3:40p. "Engineering Immune Recognition for Vaccines Against Infectious Disease and Cancer." Darrell Irvine. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 124. Details.
4p. "The Next Billion Medical Devices." Edward Wang. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "ChemE Science Slam." MIT: 66-110. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
5p. "The History of Medicine." Jeremy A. Greene. HMS: Bldg C, Cannon Rm., 240 Longwood St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Tuesday, March 19
All Day. "30th Annual Harvard Forest Ecology Symposium." Details. This event will be streamed.
10a. "How Materials Science Intersects with Computer Science." Elizabeth Holm. MIT: 6-104. Details, Abstract.
11a. "Understanding Human Brain Development and Disease: From Embryos to Organoids." Paola Arlotta. McLean Hospital: de Marneffe 132. Details.
11:30a. "7th Annual Massachusetts Water Forum." Massachusetts State House, Room 428. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Cognitive Efficiency and Roles for Visual Thinking Tools." Colin Ware. MIT: NE36-6101. Details. This event will be streamed.
Noon. "Learning from Generic Language." M.H. Tessler. MIT: 46-3189. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Metabolic Mechanisms that Regulate Melanoma Metastasis." Sean Morrison. Jimmy Fund Auditorium. Details.
4p. "Probing Single-Molecule Interactions with Parallel Force Spectroscopy." Wesley P. Wong. MIT: 6-120. Details.
4p. "Search for Axion Dark Matter." William Wester. Brandeis: Abelson 131. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Self-Directed Learning." Deepak Pathak. MIT: 32-D463. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "International Migration." Jeffrey Kahn. MIT: E51-095. Details.
4:30p. "The State of Autonomous Driving." Amnon Shashua. MIT: 10-250. Details.
5:15p. "Chemistry of Defective Materials for Decarbonization." Will Chueh. MIT: 66-110. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Leveraging Machine Learning Approach to Optimize the Participation of a Wind and Storage Power Plant." Noor-E-Alam. National Grid (Rooms: Valley A&B), Waltham. Details, Abstract.
7p. "BBC Planet Earth Screening Series." MIT: Sidney-Pacific Grad Dorm, SP Seminar Room 70 Pacific Street. Details. Dinner provided! Please bring your own plates and forks.
7p. "Boston Food Forest Coalition - Propagating Wild Plants." Russ Cohen. Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Wednesday, March 20
10:30a. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Registration.
10a. "Perspectives on the Future of Computational Materials Science." MIT: 6-104. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Cyberspace Strategy and Great Power Competition." Emily Goldman. MIT: E40-496. Details.
Noon. "Neurocognitive and Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of Hemorrhagic Stroke." Alessandro Biffi. BWH: Zinner Breakout Room, Shapiro Building, 70 Francis St. Details.
Noon. "The Effects of Intraspecies Phenotypic Variability on Evolution." Ethan Levien. Brandeis: Goldsmith 226. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Towards Embodied Visual Intelligence." Dinesh Jayaraman. MIT: 46-3310. Details, Abstract.
1p. "NextGen Biosensors Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love custom-made transcription factors." Javier Fernández Juárez. MIT: 48-316. Details.
4p. "Magnetic Fields and the Evolution of Planets." Kimberly Moore. MIT: 54-915/923. Details, Abstract.
4p. "High Tech and High Touch: Digital Innovations from BU’s Mobile and Electronic Health-ARC." Hosted by Belinda Borrelli. BU: Tustee Ballroom, 1 Silber Way. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Planning from a Few Samples." Geoff Gordon. MIT: 32-D463. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Self-Learning Systems." Demis Hassabis. MIT: 34-101. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Gaming the Iron Curtain: Computer Games in Communist Czechoslovakia as Entertainment and Activism." Jaroslav Švelch. MIT: 4-270. Details.
5:30-7p. "SCIENCE with/in/sight: 2019 Koch Institute Image Awards." Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Galleries, 500 Main Street. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Bird Extinctions." Mass Audubon's Bird-a-thon Kick-Off Meeting. Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6:30p. "Rooftops V: Where have I known you before? Return to Net Neutrality." MIT: E51-395. Details.
Thursday, March 21
10a. "Computing and Materials." Richard LeSar. MIT: 6-104. Details, Abstract.
11a. "Deciphering the Dynamics of the Unconscious Brain Under General Anesthesia." Emery Brown. Brandeis: Volen 201. Details.
Noon. "Investigations of Emotional and Social Function in Pre-Clinical Alzheimer’s Disease." Nancy J. Donovan. McLean Hospital: Service Bldg, Pierce Hall. Details.
12:15p. "Cyber Securitization: Can States Deter Cyber Escalation?" Nadiya Kostyuk. One Brattle Sqaure, Rm 350, 89 Brattle St. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "Energy Uses in Industry." John Harrold. Harvard: HUCE Seminar Room 429, 26 Oxford St. Details. Open to the Harvard and MIT communities.
2p. "Digital Public Humanities." A panel discussion. Northeastern University: 909 Renaissance Park. Details. This event is free and open to the public, but if you are not a member of the Northeastern community, please email Sarah Connell (sa.connell@northeastern.edu) to RSVP.
3p. "The Energy Cost of Information Processing in Living Systems." Yuhai Tu. Harvard: Pierce 209. Details, Abstract.
4p. "A Multi-scale, Integrated Approach to Understanding Infection." Markus Covert. MIT: 32-155. Details.
4p. "Advances in the Search for Signatures of Consciousness." Stanlislas Dehaene. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
4p. "New Probes of Old Structure: Cosmology with 21cm Intensity Mapping and the Cosmic Microwave Background." Laura Newburgh. Newburgh Lab. Brandeis: Abelson 333. Details.
4p. "Saturn’s Magnetic Field Revealed by the Cassini Grand Finale." Hao Cao. BU: CAS 502. Details.
4p. "Sex and the Synapse." Steven Green. HMS: Goldenson 122. Details.
4p. "Surprising Turbulent Phenomena and their Explanation — An Untold Story." Gregory Eyink. MIT: 10-250. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Emergence of Multiple Time Scales in Active Matter: creating memory by tuning the direction of self-propulsion." Johannes Zwanikken. Brandeis: Abelson 229. Details, Abstract.
6:30p. "The Personalized City: Parallel Reality Displays in the Urban Environment." Paul Dietz. Harvard GSD: 48 Quincy St., Rm 112. Details, Abstract.
Friday, March 22
11:15a. "Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past." David Reich. Brandeis: Rosenstiel 118. Details.
Noon. "Feeding 10 Billion by 2050: Creating a Sustainable and Healthy Food Future." A webcast. Details, Abstract. An on-demand video will be posted after the event.
Noon. "Predicting Clinical Outcomes of Melanoma Patients." Richard Scolyer. Joseph B. Martin Conference Center: Bray Room. Details.
2p. "Evolution of Genetic and Gene Regulatory Sex Differences in Mammals." Sahin Naqvi. MIT: McGovern Auditorium. Details.
3p. "Planning via Constrained Markov Decision Processes." Alessandro Pinto. BU: PHO 205. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Understanding the Energy Losses Mechanism in Fusion Devices." Ahmed Diallo. MIT: NW17-218. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Probing Memory Circuits in the Primate Brain: from single neurons to neural networks." Julio Martinez-Trujillo. Julio Martinez-Trujillo Lab MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
March 22-23. "Health Fair: Our Bodies, Our Future." Museum of Science. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, March 23
11a. "Girl's Day." MIT Museum: 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
Sunday, March 24
10:30a. "Tree Spotters Citizen Science Program: Basic Training." Suzanne Mrozak and Danny Schissler. Arnold Arboretum. Details, Abstract. Each Tree Spotter must attend one Basic Training class and at least one Beyond the Basics class.
Noon. "Scratch & App Inventor." MIT Museum: 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
Monday, March 25
10-5:35p. "Connected Things 2019: Disruptive IoT." A conference. MIT Media Lab. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Regional Atmospheric Dynamics of Water on Mars." Cecilia Leung. Center for Astophysics: Phillips Auditorium. Details.
12:10p. "Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow: phylogenomic data add new branches to the Quercus tree of life." Paul Manos. Arnold Arboretum: Weld Hill. Details.
12:15p. "Neuroimmune Interactions Shaping Social Behavior." Gloria Choi. BCH: Folkman Auditorium, Enders Building, 300 Longwood Avenue. Details.
12:15p. "Repossessing the Wilderness: New Deal Sciences in the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation." Eli Nelson. CGIS South S050, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge. Details. Sandwich lunches are provided. Please RSVP to via the online form by Wednesday at 5PM the week before.
2p. "Defining Sources of Nutrient Limitation for Tumors." Mark Sullivan. MIT: 68-181. Details.
4p. "Viruses, Proteins and Cells." Stephen Harrison. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 123. Details.
4:15p. "Insurgent Suburbia: Race, Place, and History in the New South." Elisa Lanari. Harvard: Tozzer 203. Details.
5p. "Objects and Encounters on the Medieval East African Coast." Stephanie Wynne-Jones. Harvard: Barker Center 110. Details.
5p. "Water, Energy, and the Utility of the Future." Jacqueline Ashmore. BU: 610 Commonwealth Ave, Conference Room 106C. Details, Abstract.
6:30p. "The Personalized City: Parallel Reality Displays in the Urban Environment." Paul Dietz. Harvard GSD: 48 Quincy, Rm 112. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Doubling Down: Preserving Our Humanity in the Digital Age." Jaron Lanier and Sue Halpern. Museum of Science: Cahners Theater. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Flirting with Disaster." A Coolidge Science on Screen event. Coolidge Corner Theater. Details. Before the film, Carl Zimmer will discuss the science issues touched on the movie.
7p. "Giving Voice to Nature." Arnold Arboretum: Weld Hill Bldg. Details, Abstract. Member-only event. Registration required. This event will be simulcasted to the Hunnewell Bldg.
Tuesday, March 26
11a. "Sensitive Periods in Human Development: The Effects of Early Profound Deprivation on Brain-Behavioral Development." Charles Nelson. McLean Hospital: de Marneffe 132. Details.
Noon. "Neural Basis of Body Fluid Regulation." Yuki Oka. Harvard BioLabs 1080. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "Neural Circuits of Dexterity." Adam Hantman. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 121. Details.
3:30p. "The Smart Drug Delivery System." Dongsik Yang. Brandeis: Shapiro Science Center LL16. Details.
7p. "Doubling Down: Preserving Our Humanity in the Digital Age." Jaron Lanier. Museum of Science: Cahners Theater. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Food Literacy Project Open Meeting: Nutrition & Health." Angela Shields and Brenna Kirk. Harvard: CGIS South S050, 1730 Cambridge St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
March 27-28. "State of the Possible Conference." Royal Sonesta, Cambridge. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Wednesday, March 27
10:30a. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10a. "Mining for Weapons Plutonium: The Feasibility of Clandestine Recovery from Geologic Repositories." Cameron Tracy. HKS: Littauer 324. Details, Abstract.
10:30a. "Patterns and Surprises in Rich but Noisy Network Data." Mark Newman. Northeastern: Network Science Institute. Details, Abstract.
11:30a. "Wrong Again: Correction of Health Misinformation in Social Media." Leticia Bode. HKS: Wexner 434. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Cesarean Deliveries at District Hospitals: Key lessons for optimizing access and outcomes in rural Rwanda." Panel discussion>. Global Health and Social Medicine : 641 Huntington Avenue, first floor conference room. Details. This event will be streamed.
Noon. "Global Governance of Geoengineering; Why the First Attempt at a Political Resolution Failed." Maria Ivanova. Harvard: HUCE Seminar Room 429, 26 Oxford St. Details, RSVP. Lunch provided.
Noon. "Network-Based Autopsy of the Human Brain." Brian Edlow. Martinos Center: Room 2204, 149 13th St., Charlestown Navy Yard. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "Comparative Renewable Energy Policy." Elin Lerum Boasson. Tufts: Murrow Room. Details.
1p. "Innovative Quench Detection for High-Temperature Superconductor Magnets." Federico Scurti. MIT: NW17-218. Details.
4p. "Learning from the Nature: Biomimetic and Bioinspired Advanced Materials." Pance Naumov. Harvard: Knafel Center, 10 Garden St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
5p. "When it Rains: Agroforesty as a Planetary Health Solution." Cathy Watson. Harvard: HUCE 429, 26 Oxford St. Details.
6p. "Picturing Science and Engineering." Felice C. Frankel. Harvard Science Center D. Details, Abstract.
6:30p. "Flexible Architected Materials: Performance through Deformation." Katia Bertoldi. ArtScience Culture Lab & Café, 650 East Kendall Street. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7p. "Energy: Where We Get It and Where We Are Going." Emily Kerr. Harvard: Pfizer Hall, 12 Oxford St. Details. This event will be streamed.
March 28-29. "Ragon Neuro-Immune Symposium." Ragon Schwartz Auditorium, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge. Details, Registration.
Thursday, March 28
National Evening of Science on Screen.
7:45a. "Mutational Analysis of Human Tumors." Dora Dias-Santagata. Harvard Faculty Club: Rm. 225, 2nd Floor. Details.
10-3p. "MBB Mini-Conference for Young Investigators." HLS: Austin Hall 200. Details.
11a. "Land Systems Science in the Anthropocene." Rinku Roy Chowdhury. Harvard Forest Seminar Room, 324 North Main St., Petersham. Details. This event will be streamed.
11a. "Neural Circuit Dynamics Underlying Short-Term Memory in Frontal Cortex." Lorenzo Fontolan. Brandeis: Volen 201. Details.
Noon. "Casus Belli: a coalitional theory of moral outrages." Dylan Tweed. Harvard: WJH 105. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing in Dogs." Jessica Hekman. Tufts: Grafton Campus, Agnes Varis Campus Center. Details, Abstract. This event will be streamed,
Noon. "Hope, Wellness, and Empowerment in Aging With Serious Mental Illnesses." Lydia Ogden. McLean Hospital: Service Bldg., Pierce Hall. Details.
Noon. "Noise2Noise and beyond: Learning Image Restoration without Clean Data." Jaakko Lehtinen. Martinos Center: Room 2204, 149 13th St., Charlestown Navy Yard. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "Hydroelectric Energy." Eliza Spear. HUCE: 26 Oxford St., Rm. 429. Details. Lunch will be provided.
2-6p. "6th Annual State of Global Health Symposium." Joseph B. Martin Conference Center. Details, Abstract, Registration.
2-4p. "LInc Workshop: Eight Ways to Use Computation to Teach Everything Else." Allen Downey. Harvard: Pierce 213. Details, RSVP.
3p. "Right Whales: Research and Stewardship at the Edge of Extinction." Charles "Stormy" Mayo. Tufts: Anderson 112. Details.
3p. "Using Computer Vision to Study Society." Timnit Gebru. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details, Abstract.
3p. "What Learning Objectives does Hebbian Plasticity Optimize?" Cengiz Pehlevan. Harvard: Pierce 209. Details, Abstract.
3:30p. "Politics of Identity in Ancient Nubia: A Mortuary Landscape Perspective." Kate Rose. Harvard: Tozzzer 203. Details, Abstract.
3:30p. "Sex Differences in the Recombination Landscape." Mark A. Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick Lab. Harvard: BioLabs 1080. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Fast-Moving Bacteria Self-Organize into Active Two-Dimensional Crystals of Rotating Cells." Alexander Petroff. Brandeis: Abelson 229. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Latent Sex Differences in Mechanisms of Neuromodulation." Catherine Woolley. BWH: Hale Building, 3rd floor conference center, 60 Fenwood Road, Boston. Details.
4p. "The Neural Mechanisms that Support Learning and Memory." (Also advertised as "Bridging the Gap between the Spatial and Mnemonic Views of the Hippocampus.") Elizabeth Buffalo. Buffalo lab. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Healthy Longevity and the Science of Brain Health." Sharon K. Inouye and Bruce A. Yankner. New Research Bldg: 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur. Details. RSVP by March 14.
5p. "The Use and Abuse of the Trolley Problem: Self Driving Cars, Medical Treatments, and the Distribution of Harm." Frances Kamm. HKS: Wexner 436. Details, Abstract.
5p. "What Every Parent Needs to Know About Their Child’s Mental Health." Christine M. Crawford. Parling Memorial Library, 410 Broadway, Everett. Details, Abstract.
5:30p. "Women In Space Research." Debbie Martinez. Tufts: Alumnae Lounge, 40 Talbot Avenue, Medford. Details.
6p. "Viruses: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." Paul Turner. Harvard: Geological Lecture Hall. Details, Abstract.
6:30p. "Photographing the Landscape." Robin Radin. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7p. "Julia Programming -- Humans compose when software does." Alan Edelman. MIT: 32-G449. Details. This talk will be webcast.
7p. "The Power of Native Plants and Landscaping for Biodiversity." Claudia Thompson. Great Hall at Cedar Hill: 265 Beaver St., Waltham. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
Friday, March 29
All Day. "ArtTechPsyche." Harvard: Cabot Science Library. Details, Abstract, Registration.
11:30a. "Shaping the Future of Sustainability." A conference. First Parish, Cambridge. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Cultural-Developmental Theory for the 21st Century: Self and Social Science in a Global World." Lene Jensen. Tufts: Eliot-Pearson Center. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
Noon. "Environmental and Social Benefits of Shared Mobility." Elena Renda. Urban Mobility Lab. Tufts: Anderson 112. Details.
Noon. "Exact Geometry Algorithms for Robotic Motion Planning." Ashwin Deshpande. MIT: 32-D463. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "How AI can Make Precision Public Health a Reality — the Case of Saving Mothers and Babies in Rural Northern India." Sema Sgaier. Harvard Global Health Institute, 42 Church St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "The Cannabis Debate." Tufts: Granoff Music Center. Details, Register.
3p. "The Use of Wearable Sensors and Systems in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitations." Sunghoon Ivan Lee. BU: Photonics Bldg. 211, 8 St. Mary's. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "The Neuroscience of Stress-induced Emotional Pathology." Kafui Dzirasa. Tufts: Robinson 253, 200 College Avenue, Medford. Details.
Saturday, March 30
9-12:30p. "The American Chestnut: When Will It Flourish Again?" A panel discussion. Arnold Arboretum: Weld Hill Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9:30a. "The Art of Botanical Drawing." Erica Beade. Harvard Museum of Natural History. Details. Sold out.
Noon. "3D Design." MIT Museum: 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
Sunday, March 31
10:30a. "Roly-Polys, Worms, and More!" Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7a. "Spring Bird Walk." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "3D Design." MIT Museum: 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
Noon. "Archaeology Fair." Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave. Details, Abstract.
1p. "The Chemistry of Sugar and Stained Glass Candy." BosLab: 339R Summer St., Somerville. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7-10p. "MIT BAHFest." BAHFest is a celebration of well-argued and thoroughly researched but completely incorrect scientific theory. MIT: Kresge Auditorium. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
Monday, April 1
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