Boston Science and Engineering Lectures Archive
Noon. "Digital Architecture." Monserrat Bonvehi Rosich. GSD: Gund Hall 112. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
Noon. "Public Health Approaches to the Opioid Crisis: Overcoming Obstacles to Community-Driven Solutions." A panel discussion. HLS: Wasserstein 2036. Details, Abstract, Registration.
12:10p. "Just How Friendly IS my Enemy’s Enemy? Herbivore-Herbivore Interactions on Eastern Hemlock." Evan Preisser. Arnold Arboretum: Weld Hill. Details.
1p. "New Horizons for Electronic Systems: Devices, design methods and applications." Giovanni De Micheli. MIT: 32-G882. Details, Abstract.
2:30p. "Next in Data Visualization." A forum. Harvard: Knafel Center, 10 Garden St. Details, Abstract.
3-6p. "Taking Action: Three Reports on Global Health Care Quality." A forum. HSPH: Kresge Bldg, 677 Huntington Ave. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4p. "Engineering 3D Culture Models of Physiology and Disease: How Simple is Complex Enough." Christopher Chen. The Photonics Center: 8 St. Mary's Street, 9th Floor - Colloquium Room. Details, RSVP.
4:30p. "Knowledge Diffusion Through Networks." Christopher Tonetti. MIT: E52-532. Details.
6p. "Precision Medicine In Diabetes." Jose C. Florez. Museum of Medical History: Putnam Gallery. Details, Abstract, Registration. Light refreshments will be available.
6:30p. "The Teen Brain: Under Construction." Leah Somerville. Burren, 247 Elm St., Somerville. Details.
Tuesday, April 2
8a. "Applying the Power of the Mind to Manage Pain: Insights from Neuroimaging Research." Jian Kong. BWH: Bornstein Family Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street. Details, Abstract.
8:30-7p. "Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science Symposium 2019." AAAs: Norton's Woods Conference Center. Details, Abstract, Registration. This event is at capacity. If you would like to be placed on a waitlist, please reserve a waitlist ticket.
11a. "Anterior Cingulate Cortex, Choice, and Control." Ben Hayden. McLean Hospital: de Marneffe 132. Details.
Noon. "Learning to Synthesize Images." Jun-Yan Zhu. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "How to Improve Presidential Elections." Eric Maskin. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 121. Details.
1p. "Health and the Built Environment: Looking to the Future." Michael Brauer. HSPH: Rm 1302, Bldg 1, 677 Huntington Ave. Details.
1p. "Sustainability, Resilience and Transformation for the Urban Century." Thomas Elmqvist. GSD: Room 111, 48 Quincy St. Details.
2:30p. "Life in Complex Fluids." Paulo E. Arratia. Penn Complex Fluids Lab. MIT: 2-139. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Supercomputers, Physics, and Randomness: Rethinking Neutron Transport From the Ground Up." John Tramm. MIT: 4-163. Details, Abstract.
4p. "A Particulate Solution: Data Science in the Fight to Stop Air Pollution and Climate Change." Francesca Dominici. MIT: E18-304. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Learning to Synthesize Images." Jun-Yan Zhu. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Mechanobiology: How Force and Stretch Shape Life." Elise Morgan and Katya Ravid. BU: Photonics Colloquium Room. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4p. "Niche and Metabolic Regulation of Stem Cells in the Bone Marrow." Sean Morrison. MIT: 32-123. Details, Abstract.
5:30p. "What Autism Teaches Us About Identity." Ron Suskind. HGSE: Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way. Details, Abstract.
6-9p. "Cambridge Public School’s Math Playbook." MIT Museum: 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6p. "For the Love of Bugs! Where Have All the Insects Gone?" A forum. CiC Venture Cafe.One Broadway, Cambridge. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
6p. "Living with White Sharks." Gregory Skomal. Harvard: Geological Lecture Hall. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Outsmarting OCD: Tips & Tricks From a Clinician in the Field." Jayme Valdez. McLean Hospital: de Marneffe 132. Details.
7p. "The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity." Amy Webb. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
Wednesday, April 3
10:30a. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9-1p. "Tufts Water Symposium: Visions of the Future." Tufts: Alumnae Lounge, Alumnae Hall, 40 Packard Ave. Details, RSVP.
9:30a. "Is it Worth it? Effort-Based Decision-Making and Motivational Anhedonia in Major Depressive Disorder." Yuen Siang Ang. McLean Hospital: McLean Imaging Center, Second Floor Conference Room. Details.
Noon. "Digital Health @ Harvard: What Should Happen to Our Medical Records When We Die?" Jon Cornwall. HLS: Wasserstein 2036. Details, Abstract, Registration. This is a brown bag event. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunch.
Noon. "Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo: latest update of the current outbreak." Marta Lado. HSPH: 641 Huntington Ave., 1st flr conference rm. Details. This event will be streamed.
Noon. "Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict." Jacob Shapiro. MIT: E40-496. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Solar Geoengineering Research Seminar." Mike Hulme and Mark Lawrence. HUCE Seminar Room 429, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge. Details. RSVP to acchang@seas.harvard.edu. Lunch provided.
1p. "Slow-Evolving Sites Negatively Impact Reconstruction of Deep Tree of Life Phylogenies." Thibério Rangel. MIT: 48-316. Details.
4p. "Genetic Models of Autism: Molecules to Potential Therapeutics." Craig M. Powell. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Making Deep Learning more Robust, Modular, and Efficient." Zico Kolter. MIT: 32-D463. Details, Abstract.
6:30p. "Editing Bioelectric Pattern Memories: Reprogramming the software of life for regenerative medicine." Michael Levin. ArtScience Culture Lab & Café, 650 East Kendall Street. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
6:30p. "Innovation and Technology Across Scales & Disciplines." Geraldine Hamilton. HGSD: 48 Quincy St., Rm 112. Details.
7p. "More than Just the Buzz: Finding Real Solutions to Native Pollinator Decline." Robert Gegear. Beecology. Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway St. Details, Abstract.
7p. "The Way of Coyote: Shared Journeys in the Urban Wilds." Gavin Van Horn. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract, Register.
April 4-5. "2019 MIT Energy Conference: Tough Tech & the 2040 Grid." Boston Marriott Cambridge, 50 Broadway. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
April 4-5. "MIT Clean Energy Prize." Details.
April 4-5. "MIT Energy Conference: Tough Tech & The 2040 Grid." Boston Cambridge Marriott. Details, Abstract, Register.
April 4-5. "Touch This Page! A Symposium on Ability, Access, and the Archive." Harvard and Northeastern. Details, Abstract, Northeastern.
Thursday, April 4
9-3p. "Human Tissue Ethics in Anatomy, Past and Present: From Bodies to Tissues to Data." HMS: Gordon Hall,Waterhouse Rm, 25 Shattuck St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9:30a. "Cultivating Wildness Where You Are." Gavin Van Horn. Arnold Arboretum: Bussey St. Gate. Details.
10a. "Learning to See the Physical World." Jiajun Wu. MIT: 46-3189. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Deep Learning for Network Biomedicine." Marinka Zitnik. HMS: Countway Library 403. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "The Impact of Burnout on Patient Care, Psychiatrists, and Psychiatry." Steve Adelman. McLean Hospital: Service Bldg, Pierce Hall. Details.
3p. "An Investigation into the Biophysics of Human Birth." Megan Leftwich. Tufts: Anderson 112. Details.
4p. "Enabling Novel Light Phenomena at the Subwavelength Scale." Marin Soljacic. MIT: 34-101. Details, Abstract. Refreshments @ 3:30 in 4-349.
4p. "Engineering Biologically Active Sequence-defined Macromoleculer Therapeutics." Christopher Alabi. MIT: 32-155. Details.
4p. "How Noise and Uncertainty Impact Neural Systems and Behaviour." Zachary Mainen. Mainen Lab. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
4p. "What is a Gene?" Gerald Fink. MIT: 10-250. Details, Abstract.
Friday, April 5
Noon. "Water Availability Controls on Vegetated Ecosystems." Daniel Gianotti. MIT: 48-316. Details, Abstract.
1:30p. "Understanding Music Streaming Platforms." Aparna Kumar. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details.
1:45p. "Paper-Based Electronics for Sanitization and Skin-Like Functionality." Aaron Mazzeo. Tufts: Halligan 102. Details.
3p. "Bringing Pharmaceutical Manufacturing into the Digital Age." Mauricio Futran. MIT: 66-110. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, April 6
7p. "Bee Movie." A Coolidge Corner Science on Screen event. Noah Wilson-Rich will discuss the science issues raised by the movie. Details.
9a. "What are Flowers? Form and Function through Dissection." An Arboretum for Educators Event. nbsp; Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details.
7:30-4:30p. "New England Science Symposium." Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur. Details, Abstract, Registration.
11-6p. "Nano Days with Quantum Leap." Museum of Science. Details, Abstract.
Monday, April 8
Noon. "Inflammation, Insulin Signaling, and Adipose Tissue Lipolysis in Humans." Mike Jensen. Tufts: HNCRA Bldg, Meszzaine Auditorium. Details.
Noon. "Liebig's Law and Dendroclimatology: Finding hidden climate signals in tree rings using ecological theory." Zan Stine. MIT: 54-915. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Molecular Exploration of the Brain at Single-Cell Resolution." Evan Macosko. MIT: 46-3189. Details, Abstract.
3:30p. "Disk Spirals, Solids, and Sizes." Joan Najita. BU: 725 Commonwealth Ave., Room 502. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Interactive Autonomy: Learning and Control for Human-Robot Systems." Dorsa Sadigh. MIT: 34-101. Details, Abstract.
4:15p. "Quantum Processing in the Brain?" Matthew Fisher. Harvard: Jefferson 250. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Ensuring Responsibility in the Age of AI and Big Data." A panel discussion. MIT: Bartos Theater. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
5p. "Progress and Challenges in Combustion Dynamics." Sebastien Candel. MIT: 1-190. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Robots, Drones, and the Internet of Things: super cool technologies the utility of the future is using right now." Carter Wall and Jacqueline Ashmore. BU: 610 Commonwealth Ave, Conference Room 106C. Details, Abstract.
5-7:15p. "Towards a New Enlightenment; Ensuring Responsibility in the Age of AI and Big Data." A panel discussion. MIT: Bartos Theater. Details, Abstract, Registration.
5:30-6:45p. "Chess, Go, and AI: When Computers Outwit Humans." Steven Livingston. HKS: Wexner 102. Details. This event will be streamed.
7p. "Blade Runner: The Final Cut." A Coolidge Corner Science on Screen event. Science journalist Wade Roush will discuss resonances with the actual year 2019 (the year in which the film was set.) Coolidge Corner Theater: 290 Harvard St., Brookline. Details, Abstract.
April 9-10. "2019 MIT Information and Communication Technologies Conference." Boston Marriott Conference, 50 Broadway. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Tuesday, April 9
10-12:30p. "Greater Lawrence Wastewater Facility Tour." 240 Charles St., North Andover. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
11a. "Adolescent Opioid Exposure: Modeling Intergenerational Outcomes Related to Addiction and Metabolism." Elizabeth Byrnes. McLean Hospital: de Marneffe 132. Details.
Noon. "Developmental and Evolutionary Foundations for the Human Mathematical Mind." Elizabeth Brannon. Harvard: BioLabs 1080. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Ecosystem Genomics and Old Herbarium Mushrooms: Implications on the Ecology and Evolution of Fungi." Adriana L. Romero-Olivares. Harvard: Herbarium 125. Details.
Noon. "Nanomaterials and Light for Sustainability and Societal Impact." Naomi J. Halas. Halas Research Group. MIT: 5-234. Details.
Noon. "Working Memory 2.0." Earl Miller. MIT: 46-3189. Details.
1p. "Thinking with Visualizations, Fast and Slow." Steve Franconeri. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
1:30p. "Neuroscience Across the Charles." A symposium. Merck Research Laboratories, 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur. Details, Abstract, Registration.
3:30p. "Surmounting the Materials Roadblocks to Carbon Nanoelectronics, Water Separation, and Beyond." Michael S. Arnold. MIT: 6-104. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Inclusive Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Drive to the Zero-Carbon Economy." Nicholas Stern. MIT: 2-190. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Role of Jackpot Events in the Dynamics of Evolution." Oskar Hallatschek. Brandeis: Abelson 131. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Two Lessons in String Theory: Lesson on Integraility and Lesson on Knot Categorification." Mina Aganagic. Harvard Science Center C. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology in Sustainability." Ferdinando M. Ametrano. A webinar. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6p. "From Mechanical Engineering to Machine Learning and (almost) Back: My Journey as a Scientist and Engineer at iRobot." Husain Al-Mohssen. MIT: 32-144. Details, Abstract. Dinner will be provided.
6p. "Self-Domestication in Bonobos and Other Wild Animals." Richard Wrangham. Harvard: Geological Lecture Hall. Details, Abstract.
Wednesday, April 10
9-5p. "Boston Area Digital Scholarship Symposium." Harvard: Smith Campus Center. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9a. "First Results from the Event Horizon Telescope." Brandeis: Abelson 333. Details. This event will be streamed.
Noon. "The Neuroscience of Hate." A panel discussion. HLS: Wasserstein 2036. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Turing Machine Learning Inward: Automating Cloud Databases." Ryan Marcus. Brandeis: Volen 101. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "What's Happening in Digital Scholarship of East Asian Studies and Beyond." Feng-en Tu. Harvard: Yenching Library, Common Room. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
4p. "'In Situ' Microscopy." Frances M. Ross. MIT: 6-120. Details, Abstract.
4:15p. "Warming and Welfare: Global Micro-Evidence." Marshall Burke and Solomon Hsiang. HKS: Littauer 382. Details.
6p. "Chasing Ants (And Their Microbes) in the Rainforest." Corrie Moreau. Harvard: Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St. Details, Abstract. This event will be streamed.
6:30-8p. "Human Emulation System: Going Beyond Animal Testing." Geraldine Hamilton. HGSD: 48 Quincy St., Room 112. Details, Abstract.
7-8p. "A Moon Conversation." Sharon Harper and Yajui Ku. Concord Art, 37 Lexington Rd., Concord. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
7p. "Garbage Numbers: Accounting for Solid Waste in the United States and Pathways to Sustainability." Jonathan Krones. Weston Observatory. Details.
7p. "Sounds of the Universe." Presented by A Far Cry. Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston. Details, Abstract.
7p. "What Children Can Teach Us About the Nature of Human Intelligence." Harvard: Pfizer Hall, 12 Oxford St. Details.
April 11-12. "Business Ethics in a Digital Age: Technology and other New Frontiers for Corporate Responsibility, Markets, and Society." HBS: 25 Harvard Way. Details, Abstract.
April 11-12. "Controlling Death: The policies, practices, and ethics of choosing when we die." Harvard Medical School. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Thursday, April 11
8a. "EHRs: Past, Present, and (Brighter) Future." Kevin B. Johnson. BIDMC: East Campus, Sherman Auditorium. Details.
11a. "Deciphering CAR T cells: Exploring next generation immunotherapy." Stanley Riddell and Wendell Lim. A webinar. Details, Abstract, Registration.
11:45a. "New Rules for New Tech." Tom Wheeler. HKS: Bell Hall. Details, RSVP.
Noon. "The Evolution of Friendships and Homophily." Matthew O. Jackson. Northeastern University: 177 Huntington Ave., 11th flr. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Controlling the Black Box: Learning Manipulable and Fair Representations." Richard Zemel. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Introduction to Building Technology Systems." Frank Scala. Tufts: Abderson Hall, SEC. Details.
3-8p. "The Future of Medicine: Biomedical Innovation in Boston & Japan." Venture Cafe Cambridge, 1 Broadway, 5th flr. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
3:30p. "The Role of Adaptation in Phenotype Divergence and Speciation: An Integrative and Comparative Perspective." Rebecca Safran. Safran Lab. Harvard: BioLabs 1080. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Behavioral Planning and How to Escape the Hype Cycle of Autonomous Vehicles." Edwin Olsen. MIT: 32-D463. Details, Abstract.
4p. "How the Cortex Controls the Thalamus." Barry Connors. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Learning-based Learning Systems." Tianqi Chen. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Synthetic Human Embryo-like Structure: A New Paradigm for Human Embryology." Jianping Fu. MIT: 32-155. Details.
4:30p. "Challenge of Delivering Nanoparticles to Solid Tumors." Warren Chan. Harvard: 60 Oxford St., Rm. 330. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "Planetary Health History—and Ethics." Warwick Anderson. HMS: Gordon Hall, Waterhouse Room. Details, RSVP.
5:30p. "The Longevity Revolution is here: Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities." CIC, Mosaic Room 245 Main Street, Cambridge. Details, Abstract.
8p. "Testing Quantum Mechanics with Cosmic Photons on the Canary Islands." Calvin Leung. Astrophysical Observatory: Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden St. Details, Abstract.
April 12-21. "Cambridge Science Festival." MIT Museum. Details, Abstract, Registration. Many events will be streamed.
Friday, April 12
8a. "Irreproducibility of Bioscience Research: Diagnosis, Pathogenesis and Therapy." Jeffrey Flier. BWH: Bornstein Amphitheater. Details.
10:30a. "Seedless Fruit is the Sweetest: Random Number Generation, Revisited." Yevgeniy Dodis. MIT: 32-G882. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Frontothalamic Interactions in Cognitive Control and Flexibility." Michael Halassa. Halassa Lab. MIT: 46-6011. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "The Potentially Important Role(s) of Early Cleaving Human Embryos in Their Destiny." Ann Kiessling. Tufts Medical Center: Stearns Auditorium, Farnsworth 1. Details.
Noon. "Why Don't the Poor Adopt Technologies that Can Improve their Welfare?" A. Mushfiq Mobarak. MIT: Parsons Laboratory. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "The Future of Medicaid’s Health Care Safety Net." Harald Schmidt and Benjamin Sommers. HMS: Gordon Hall, Waterhouse Room. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1p. "Integration of Epigenomics and Diet for Cardiovascular Risk Prediction." Kenny Westerman. Network Science Institute, 177 Huntington Ave., 11th flr. : Details, Abstract.
1:30p. "Neural Modeling and Differential Equations." Isaac E. Lagaris. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details, Abstract.
1:45p. "Nanomaterials and Devices for Spectrally-Selective Solar Energy Harvesting." Susana Thon. Tufts: Halligan 102. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Technology should Treat Death as an Enemy." Peter Thiel and William Hurlbut. Sheraton Commander Hotel, George Washington Ballroom. Details, Abstract, Registration. The Reception for this event is SOLD OUT. Spots may still be available for the debate at 6:00 p.m. Registration will be at the door; first come, first serve.
7:30p. "Mars -- Really?" First Parish Church, 1446 Mass Ave. Details.
8p. "Observe@MIT Stargazing on the Dot." MIT: Outside Building 54. Details, Abstract. Events are subject to cancellation. Notifications will be sent to the observe@MIT email list. These events are open to the MIT community.
Saturday, April 13
9:30a. "Basic ID of Evergreens." Laura Mele. Arnold Arboretum: Weld Hill Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10-4p. "Grow a Meadow, Large or Small." Kathy Connolly. Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St, Watertown. Details, Abstract, Registration.
12-4p. "Robot Block Party." The Waterfire Arts Center, 475 Valley St., Providence, RI. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6-8:30p. "Teen Science Café: Biotech: Me and My Genes." MIT Museum. Details, Abstract, Registration. A free event for high school students only. Dinner included.
Sunday, April 14
5p. "Neuroscience of Exercise." MIT: 5th flr conference Room, 43 Vassar St. Details.
April 15-17. "Workshop on Invariance and Geometry in Sensation, Action and Cognition." Harvard: Center Mathematical Sciences, G10, 20 Garden St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Monday, April 15
Noon. "A New Look at Old Air in the Stratosphere: Radiocarbon production and transport to the troposphere." Kristie Boering. Harvard: Geo Museum 102. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Data as Collectively Generated Pattern: Making Sense of Data Ownership." Mathias Risse. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin 119. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Energy and the Maritime Environment." Jesse Ausubel. HKS: Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Bldg, 79 John F. Kennedy St. Details.
Noon. "Quantifying Carbon Emissions in Supply Chain." Pilar Bennett. A webinar. Details, Abstract, Registration.
12:15p. "Discriminating Data." Wendy Hui Kyong Chun. Harvard: Details.
2p. "American Sign Language Vocabulary Acquisition: Effects of Iconicity." Naomi Caselli. Brandeis: Volen 106. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Harnessing the Potential of Rehabilitative Technology to Enhance Mobility and Prevent Falls." Jason Franz. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details, Abstract.
4:15p. "Ending the Epidemics of AIDS, TB and Malaria: Pipedream or Achievable Goal?" Peter Sands. HKS: Taubman G-50. Details.
5:30p. "Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century." Bruce Schneier. HKS: Wexner 102. Details.
6:30p. "Seasonal Shifts in Trees." Kristel Schoonderwoerd. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Tuesday, April 16
12:30-4p. "Enter the North Woods." Finding Wild at the Arnold Arboretum. Arnold Arboretum: Arboreway Gate. Details, Abstract, Registration.
11a. "Step into the Nano Age." MIT: Building 12. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
Noon. "Evolve to Learn, Learn to Evolve: a computational account." Daniel Czegel. MIT: 46-3189. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Linking Attentional Changes in Neuronal Responses to Perception." Marlene Cohen. Harvard: BioLabs 1080. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Materials Science Solutions for Sustainability." (AKA "MADMEC Kickoff.") A protyping contest. MIT: 6-104. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Narrative Fiction in Virtual and Augmented Reality." Graham Sack. MIT: E15-318. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Predicting Crop Yields from Water Resources." Angela Rigden. Harvard Global Health Institute, 42 Church St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
12:15p. "Unearthing the Tree of Death for Cornales: An Integrative Approach." Brian A. Atkinson. Harvard: Herbarium 125. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "Following mRNAs from Birth to Death in Living Cells." Robert Singer. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 121. Details.
12:30p. "Formation of Moon's Fossil Bulge and its Implication for Earth's Early Conditions." Chuan Qin. MIT: 54-1623. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "The Future of Fukushima." Naomi Hirose. Harvard: CGIS South S020. Details.
12:30p. "Urban Archaeology and Classical Heritage in Turkey: Uncovering the lost Roman capital city of Nicomedia." Tuna Sare Agtürk. Harvard: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Rm. 102, 38 Kirkland St. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Emulsions for the Self-Assembly of Functional Materials." Jasna Brujic. Brandeis: Abelson 131. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Metabolism and Cancer." Marcia Haigis. Jimmy Fund Auditorium, 35 Binney St. Details.
4p. "T-Cell Control of HIV: Prospects for Cure." Bruce Walker. MIT: 32-123. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Imitation, Invasion, Innovation: What Really Matters in the Global History of Technology." David Edgerton. Harvard Science Center: Tsai Auditorium. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Dangerous Developments in Modern Weaponry: The Military Pursuit of Global Hegemony." MIT: 56-114. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Physics and Photography Workshop for Adults." MIT Museum. Details, Abstract, Registration. This event is sold out.
Wednesday, April 17
12:30-4p. "Hike to Bussey Hill." Finding Wild at the Arnold Arboretum. Arnold Arboretum: Arboreway Gate. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9-11a. "Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy: Considering the Future of U.S. Policy." Eli Y. Adashi and I. Glenn Cohen. HLS: Waserstein 2019. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10-7p. "Polymer Day." MIT: Building 50; Morss Hall. Details.
11a. "Deep Learning for Spoken Dialogue Systems: Application to Nutrition." Mandy Korpusik. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Meeting the Engineering Challenge in the Biopharmaceutical Industry: Enabling the Opportunities of Research to Impact Human Health." Michael Thien. Tufts: Anderson Hall, SEC. Details, RSVP.
Noon. "Neuropsychology of Synesthesia and Potential Clinical Implications." Joel Salinas. BWH: Zinner Breakout Room, Shapiro Building. Details. Lunch will be served.
Noon. "Technology and Human Rights — Superintelligent AI and Rights." JFK: Carr Center, Wexner 102. Details. A study group.
Noon. "The Current and Future Role of Computation in the Physical Sciences." A panel discussion. MIT: 6-104. Details, Abstract.
1p. "Can Japan Revitalize its Nuclear Industry after Fukushima?" Naomi Hirose. MIT: 24-121. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1p. "Spatio-temporal Engineering of the Microbiome." Abhishek Shrivastava. MIT: 48-316. Details.
1p. "The Motile Forces that Shape a Microbial Community." Abhishek Shrivastava. MIT: 48-316. Details.
3:30p. "Cooking with Insects." Joseph Yoon. Tufts: Anderson Hall, SEC. Details, Abstract, Registration.
3:40p. "Next-Generation Tools for the Synthesis of Small Molecules and Biologics." Maciej Walczak. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 124. Details.
4p. "Look Me in the Eyes – or Not?" Nouchine Hadjikhani. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Search for Habitable Worlds." David Latham. Harvard: Geological Museum 102. Details.
4p. "Towards Transparency in AI, Methods and Challenges." Timnit Gebru. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Beyond Reconstruction: Environmental, social, and infrastructural challenges for long-term recovery after major earthquakes in Mexico and Chile." A panel discussion. HSD: Gund 121. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6-9p. "NOVA Wonders Exhibition." WGBH: 1 Guest St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6p. "Photographing A Supermassive Black Hole With The Event Horizon Telescope." Michael D. Johnson. Harvard Science Center C. Details, Abstract.
6-8:30p. "Pint of Science with Tufts Postdoc Association." Bill's Bar, 5 Lansdowne St. Details.
6p. "The American Land Museum: Places as Cultural Artifacts." Matthew Coolidge. Harvard Art Museums: Menschel Hall, 32 Quincy St. Details, Abstract.
6p. "The Deadly Side of Cancer: How Cancer Spreads." Robert Weinberg. Whitehead Institute: 455 Main St., Cambridge. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6:30-8:30p. "An Introduction to Medicinal Plants." John de la Parra and Ernest Anemone. Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6:30p. "Art + Medicine: The Colors of Sound." Christopher Yuskaitis and Erin Yuskaitis. Le Laboratoire Cambridge: 650 East Kendall St. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
6:30p. "Neuron Paint Night." Create a painting of cerebral cortex neurons and hear about Eyewire, a video game-based citizen science project. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Thursday, April 18
12:30-4p. "Go Ponding." Finding Wild at the Arnold Arboretum. Arnold Arboretum: Arboreway Gate. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10a. "Meet a Scientist." Harvard Museum of Natural History. Details, Abstract.
11a. "Forests and Brain Health: Minds and Medicine." Susan Masino and Steve Schacter. Harvard Forest: Harvard Forest Seminar Room, 324 North Main St., Petersham. Details. This event will be streamed.
CANCELLED. 11:45a. "How to Make the Digital Economy More Competitive." Jason Furman. HKS: Taubman Bldg, Allison Dining Room. Details, RSVP.. Lunch will be served.
Noon. "Banishing Ghosts of Process from the Neural Machinery of Human Memory: A Representational Account of Cognition." Rosie Cowell. Brandeis: International Lounge, Usdan. Details.
Noon. "Climate Change and Cities." Cynthia Rosenzweig. MIT: 9-451. Details, Abstract.
12:15p. "Too Much of a Good Thing? Civil-Military Relations in the Wake of Technological Disruption." Mathias Ormestad Frendem and A. Bradley Potter. HKS: 1 Brattle Square, Rm. 350. Details, Abstract. Admittance will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
12:30p. "Geothermal Energy." Henry Wilkin. Harvard: HUCE Seminar Room 429, 26 Oxford St. Details. Open to Harvard and MIT students and postdocs. Lunch provided.
3p. "The Blessings of Multiple Causes [*]." David Blei. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details, Abstract.
3p. "The Complex Polymers Beneath Your Feet." Nancy Burnham. Tufts: Anderson 112. Details.
4p. "Dissecting Neural Circuits for Defensive Behaviors." Huizhong Tao. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Harnessing Biology to Make New Materials and Devices for Energy, Environmental Remediation, and Cancer Diagnostics and Imaging." Angela Belcher. MIT: 32-155. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Next-Generation Tools for the Synthesis of Small Molecules and Biologics." Maciej Walczak. MIT: 6-120. Details.
4p. "Philosophy of the Shadow." Peter Galison. Harvard Science Center A. Details.
4p. "To Knot or Not to Knot." Alexander Grossberg. MIT: 10-250. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "Exploiting Cellular Decision-Making by Targeting Bioelectric Communication: A Novel Approach to Regenerative Medicine and Synthetic Bioengineering." Michael Levin. Harvard: 60 Oxford St., Rm 330. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Exploring Depression." Munya Hayek. Palin Memorial Library: 410 Broadway, Everett, MA. Details.
5p. "Tensions and Trade-Offs in Law, Organization, and the Design of 'Ethically-Aligned' Artificial Intelligence." Mariano-Florentino Cuellar. HKS: Littauer 140. Details, Abstract.
5p. "The News from Glozel: Media, Scandal, and the Making of French Archaeology, ca. 1927." Daniel J. Sherman. MIT: 14E-304. Details, Abstract.
5-7:30p. "The Science and Ethics of Human/Animal Chimera Research." Insoo Hyun and M. William Lensch. HMS: TMEC 227, 260 Longwood Avenue. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6-9:30p. "2019 MIT Water Innovation Prize Final Pitch Night." MIT: Media Lab, 6th flr. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6p. "Frontiers in Evolution." Graduate Student Talks. Harvard Museum of Natural History. Details, Abstact. This event will be streamed and archived.
6:30-9p. "Edible Insects Festival @ Tufts: Bugfeast!" Joseph Yoon. Tufts: Anderson Hall, SEC. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
6:30p. "Our Ocean Planet in Three Acts: Staggering Diversity, Scary News, and Reasons for Hope." Nancy Knowlton. BU: 8 St. Mary's, PHO 206. Details.
6:30p. "Papers to Policies: How Scientific Evidence Influences Government Action." Aeronaut: 14 Tyler St., Somerville. Details.
6:30p. "Work and Learning in the Future." Sanjay Sarma. MIT: NW86-157. Details.
7p. "Kyrix: A Detail-on-Demand Visualization System." Mike Stonebraker. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract. This event will be streamed.
7:30p. "Twenty Years of Science with the Chandra X-ray Observatory." Belinda Wilkes. Astrophysical Observatory: Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden St. Details, Abstract.
Friday, April 19
8a. "Sex and Gender: The First Elements of Precision Medicine." Kathryn Rexrode. BWH: Bornstein Hospital. Details.
10-1p. "MIT Cancer Detectives: Cracking the Case with Science and Engineering." Koch Institute: 500 Main St. Details, Abstract.
11-2p. "EarthFest." Tufts: 419 Bostn Ave, Medford. Details.
3p. "A Personal View of Real-Time Computing." Edward A. Lee. BU: Photonics 211. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Closing the Gap between Quantum Algorithms and Machines with Hardware-Software Co-Design." Fred Chong. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G125. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Engineering the Genome: How CRISPR Systems Work." Jennifer A. Doudna. MIT: 34-101. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness." Anne Harrington. Harvard Book Store. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Coming Challenges of PFASs in Water and Soil: Implications for Human Exposure." Christopher Higgins. MIT: 32-124. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, April 20
10:30a. "Tree Spotter Citizen Science Training (Basic)." Suzanne Mrozak and Danny Schissler. Arnold Arboretum: Weld Hill Lecture Hall. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1-3p. "Lunar Exploration Expo." MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
April 21-27. "Taste of Science." Various locations. Details, Abstract, Registration. Festival events will be streamed.
April 22-26. "Radar Conference." Weston Waterfront Hotel. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Monday, April 22
Noon. "Dietary Regulation of Colon Cancer." Omer Yilmaz. Tufts: Mayer Center, Mezzaine Auditorium. Details.
Noon. "Experimental and Computational Approaches to Understanding the Impact of Sleep Loss on Neurobehavioral Performance." Melissa St. Hilaire. BWH: Bornstein Amphitheater. Details.
Noon. "Learning Quantum Emergence with AI." Eun-Ah Kim. MIT: 4-331. Details.
Noon. "Mars as a Nearby Exoplanetary Laboratory: Solar Wind Interaction, Atmospheric Loss, and Prebiotic Chemistry." Chuanfei Dong. Astrophysical Observatory: Phillips Auditorium. Details.
Noon. "Regulating Virtue: The Rise of Compliance Bureaucracy in IRBs." Sarah Babb. BU: 100 Cummington Mall, Room 241. Details.
12:15p. "Materializing Time: The Techno-Scientific Transformation of Olive Agriculture in Israel/Palestine." Natalia Gutkowsk. Harvard: CGIS South S050, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge. Details, RSVP.
1p. "Activating Cancer Immunity by Reprogramming the Tumour Microenvironment." Daniele Tauriello. Smith 308/309, 1 Jimmy Fund Way. Details.
3:30p. "Boron Cluster Building Blocks for Hybrid Materials." Alex Spokoyny. MIT: 6-104. Details, Abstract.
3:30p. "Women in STEM in the 21st Century: The Stories We Tell and the Action We Need." Evelynn M. Hammonds. BU: Metcalf Trustee Ballroom, 9th flr. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4p. "Hellish or Habitable?: Constraints on The Environment and Early Earth." Elizabeth Bell. MIT: 54-915. Details, Abstracts.
5p. "Flood Protection Infrastructure, Transportation, and Government Networks." Samer Madanet. MIT: 1-190. Details, Abstract.
5:30-6:45p. "Towards Life 3.0 - Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century." James H. Waldo. HKS: Wexner 102. Details. This event will be streamed.
5:30-8:30p. "Women in STEM." Ellen Ochoa. Tufts: Breed Memorial Hall. Details.
6-9p. "Ideation 2019." MIT: 32-123. Details, Abstract, Registration. Apply to pitch here by April 2 at 11:59 PM.
Tuesday, April 23
8-5p. "Crossroads 2019 - Enabling New Supply Chain Designs." MIT: E51, Tang Auditorium. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9:30-1:30p. "Moving Forward, Looking Back: Using Research to Improve Community Health." 5th Annual Asian Health Symposium. TUSDM: Rachel's Auditorium, Rm. 1414, 1 Kneeland St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10a. "Climate Summit Simulation." A role-playing workshop. MIT: 3-442. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Basic Science, Discovery, and Innovation." Cigall Kadoch. A webinar. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Fake News: Why we fall for it and what to do about it." David Rand. MIT: 46-3189. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "High Stakes on the High Seas." Jennifer Jacquet. HKS: Littauer 369. Details, Abstract. Lunch will be provided.
Noon. "Making Clinical Decision Support that Works, and Making Sure it Works." Adam Wright. Countway Library: Rm. 424. Details.
Noon. "New Forms of Storytelling Shaping Tomorrow’s Entertainment Industry." Coline Delbaere and Mathieu Pradat. MIT: E15-318. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Towards Versatile AI: Multi-task Learning and Generalization to New Tasks." Stephan Zheng. MIT: 32-D463 Details, Abstract, Registration.
12:15p. "Climate-Driven Changes in the Composition of Tropical Forests." Kenneth James Feeley. Harvard: Herbaria 125. Details.
12:30p. "Star-Terrestrial Planet Interaction in Our Solar System and Beyond: Magnetic Fields, Atmospheric Loss, and Prebiotic Chemistry." Chuanfei Dong. MIT: 54-1623. Details, Abstract.
2p. "Breaking Through Gridlock." Jason Jay. MIT: 3-442. Details, Abstract, Registration.
2p. "Hybrid Intelligence Systems: Using Interactive Crowdsourcing to Scaffold Robust Intelligent Systems and Organizations." Walter Lasecki. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Applied Machine Learning at Scale at Salesforce." A SystemsThatLearn@CSAIL event. Phil Mui. MIT: 32-D463. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4p. "Biology Science Slam." MIT: 32-123. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Decoding the Human Functional Genome." Sunney Xie. MIT: 6-120. Details.
4p. "Energy Transition." Tufts: Cabot 702. Details, RSVP.
4p. "Love or Hate Water?" L.Q. "Rick" Wang. Harvard: Northwest B101. Details, Abstract.
4p. "The Long and Short of Telomere Biology Disorders." Sharon A. Savage. Jimmy Fund Auditorium, 44 Binney St. Details.
4p. "The Neural Circuits Underlying Motor Planning and Short-Term Memory." Karel Svoboda. MIT: 36-3002. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Transitioning the Energy System." Gary Dirks. Tufts: Fletcher 702. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
4p. "Translation of Gene Therapeutics in Neurological and Neuromuscular Diseases." Brian K. Kaspar. BCH: Enders Bldg., Folkman Auditorium. Details.
5p. "Artful Design: Technology in Search of the Sublime!" Ge Wang. MIT: 35-225. Details, Abstract, Registration.
5:30p. "U.S. Healthcare and Drug Pricing." A debate. Harvard Science Center B. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
6p. "Machine Visions." We want to start building a resource repo for a Collaboration Starter Kit around machine vision projects. MIT: E15, third flr. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
6p. "Lobster War: The Fight Over the World's Richest Fishing Grounds." A screening of a documentary. Harvard Museum of Natural History. Details, Abstract. A Q&A with filmmaker David Abel will follow.
6p. "Recent Discoveries at Sardis: From the Bronze Age to the End of Antiquity." Nicholas Cahill. Harvard Art Museums: 32 Quincy St. Details, Abstract.
6:30p. "How Cells Build and Control Molecular Machines." Iain Cheeseman and "Taming the Noise: How biology creates complex structures from randomness." Salil Garg. Night Shift Brewing, 87 Santilli Highway, Everett. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
7p. "Psychiatric Drugs: Why They Often Fail Us Over Long Term." Robert Whitaker. Mad in America. Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave., Belmont. Details, Abstract.
CANCELLED. 7p. "Transcending the Group Selection Controversy in Evolution, with Implications for the Human Condition." David Sloan Wilson and Bret Weinstein. MIT: 26-100. Details, Abstract, Registration. This event will be streamed.
Wednesday, April 24
8:30-6:30p. "Paving the Way to Transformative Therapies in Neuroscience." A symposium. Joseph B. Martin Conference Center. Details, Registration.
10a. "Mainstreaming Nuclear Security? The IAEA's Role After the Summits." Trevor Findlay. HKS: Littauer 324. Details, Abstract.
10:30a. "Bias on the Web." Ricardo Baeza-Yates. Network Science Institute, 177 Huntington Ave., 11th flr. Details, Abstract.
11a. "Security for Cellular IoT: SIM Will Not Protect You!" Vincent van der Leest. A webinar. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Soldiers' Hearts: The Changing Cost of War-Induced Psychological Trauma." Tanisha Fazel. MIT: E40-496. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Unanswered Questions on Gender and Generation: Reflections from Postconflict and Disaster Research in Indonesia." Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good. HMS: 641 Huntington Ave, 1st flr. conference room. Details.
12:15p. "Music in Outer Space: Fiction vs. Reality." Guy Livingston. Tufts: Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Ave. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "What Makes Us Human? Evolution of the Human Genome, Species-Specific Gene Regulation, and the Development of the Human Cerebral Cortex." Kelly Girskis. HMS: Goldenson 122. Details.
2p. "Gauge Fields in Deep Learning." Max Welling. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Fear Extinction: Implications to Diagnosis and Treatment for Anxiety and Fear-Based Disorders." Mohammed R. Milad. McLean Hospital: Service Bldg., Pierce Hall. Details.
4p. "Lobster War: The Fight Over the World's Richest Fishing Grounds." David Abel. Harvard: Geological Lecture Hall. Details, Abstract.
4-7p. "MIT Climate Night." MIT: Samberg Conferene Center, Dining Rooms 3 & 4. Details, Abstract, Registration. Open to current MIT students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
4p. "New Findings on the Cochlear Amplifier and Report On Developments for a Fully Implanted Cochlear Implant." Elizabeth Olson. MIT: TBA. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Plate Boundary Strike-Slip Faults: The view from the lithospheric mantle." Basil Tikoff. MIT: 54-915. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "CyberWork and the American Dream." Elizabeth Cobbs and Jim Shelley. A screening and discussion. MIT: 32-G449. Details.
6p. "Hacking Darwin: Genetic Revolution and the Future of Humanity." George Church, Juan Enriquez, and Jamie Metzl. Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
6p. "Hacking Life." Joseph M. Reagle, Jr. MIT Press Bookstore, 301 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
6p. "Sex Differences in Health and Disease." David C. Page. Page Lab. Whitehead Institute: 455 Main St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7p. "Photopharmacology: How a Light Can Help Improve Medication." Harvard: Pfizer Hall, 12 Oxford St. Details.
8p. "Quantum Information and Quantum Communication, Foundations and Prospects." Anton Zellinger. Harvard: Jefferson 250. Details, Abstract.
Thursday, April 25
8a. "Crossing the Chasm: Clinical to Commercial Scale-up of Gene Therapies." Massbio offices. Details, Abstract, Registration.
8-6p. "RNA Medicine 2019." A symposium. Joseph B. Martin Conference Center. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9-5:30p. "Evolution and Ethics." A conference. BU: The Terrace Lounge, George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave. Details.
11a. "People Analytics: Understanding and Enabling the Future of Work." Noshir Contractor. Network Science Institute: 177 Huntington Ave. Details, Abstract.
11a. "X-Ray Vision: An introduction to X-ray computed tomography for life science and materials science research." MIT: 12-0168. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
Noon. "Adventures in Single-Cell RNA Transcriptomics." Simone Picelli and Spyros Darmanis. A webinar. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Reversing Health Disparities in People with Mental Illness Through Innovations in Translational Health Care Delivery Science." Stephen Bartels. McLean Hospital: Service Bldg., Pierce Hall. Details.
1-5p. "Altered States: Modulation of Cells and Circuits." HMS: Tosteson Medical Education Center, Walter Amphitheater. Details.
2p. "Mind, No Mind, AI Mind." A discussion. MIT: Bldg W15. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Computers that Learn to Help." Emma Brunskill. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details, Abstract.
3p. "SuperUROP Showcase." (SuperUROP=Advanced Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program.) MIT: 32, 1st flr. Details.
3p. "The Future of Banking." Andrew Lo. MIT: 32-D463. Details, Abstract, Registration. This event will be streamed.
3:30p. "Digging Veritas: The Archaeology of Harvard Yard." Patricia Capone and Diana Loren. Harvard: Tozzer 203, 21 Divinity Ave. Details, Abstract.
3:30p. "Population Palaeogenomics as a Window into the Legacy of the Black Death." Tom Gilbert. Harvard: BioLabs 1080. Details, Abstract.
4-7p. "MIT Climate Night." MIT: Samberg Conference Center, Dining Rooms 3 & 4. Details, Abstract, Tickets. Open to MIT students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
4p. "Reading Physics from Stellar Spectra." Hans-Walter Rix. MIT: 10-250. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "Designing Contextually Driven AI Systems for Gun Violence Prevention with Chicago Youth." Desmond Patton. HKS: Rubenstein 229. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "May the Capillary Force Be With You: Microfluidic Capillaric Circuits." David Juncker. Juncker Lab. Harvard: 60 Oxford St., Rm 330. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Time for a Technical Fix? The Science and Ethics of Solar Geoengineering." MIT: E51, Wong Auditorium. Details, Abstract.
6p. "The Sky’s The Limit: On Challenges and Opportunities of Urban Air Mobility." (AKA "Aerial Futures: The Third Dimension.") A panel discussion. HGSD: Piper Auditorium. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6p. "Water: Stock and Flows on a Finite Planet - Metaphors for Human Survival in a Complex Ecosystem." Timothy C. Weiskel. MIT: 56-180. Details.
6:30p. "microHACK." MIT Sloan and the medical residents at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center co-host a mini healthcare hackathon. BIDMC: Shapiro Bldg., Rabkin Board Rm. Details, abstract.
7p. "Around the World in 80 Trees." Jonathan Drori. Arnold Arboretum: Weld Hill Bldg. Details, Abstract.
April 26-29. "Boston Nature Challenge." Details. More
Friday, April 26
8-5p. "Mobility without Cars." MIT: E14-240. Details, Abstract.
8a. "Novel Mechanisms for the Link Between Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes." Barbara Kahn. BWH: Bornstein Amphitheater, 75 Francis St. Details.
8:30-4p. "Sustainable Mobility and Access." MIT's 11th Annual Sustainability Summit. MIT: Samberg Conference Center, 50 Memorial Drive. Details.
9:30a. "Providing Value and Redesigning Care for Serious Illness." (AKA "Overcoming Barriers to New Payment Models for Advanced Illness.") Diane E. Meier and Thomas W. Feeley. HLS: Wasserstein 2036. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "The Pineal Gland: A Comedy in Three Acts." Jess Keiser. Tufts: Sophia Gordon Hall. Details.
1:30-5p. "Why We Eat What We Eat: Weighing the Options." A symposium. Tufts: Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
2p. "Visualization for People + Systems." Dominik Moritz. MIT: 32-G882. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Imaging a Black Hole with the Event Horizon Telescope." Katie Bouman. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G125. Details, Abstract.
3p. "Training, Verification, and Bug Finding for AI-Enabled Cyber-Physical Systems." James Kapinski. BU: Photonics 211. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Apical Dendrites as a Site for Gradient Calculations." Blake Richards. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Communicating Gradients for Learning Using Activity Dynamics." Blake Richards. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "Computational Complexity and Physics: diverging paths?" Alexander Barvinok. MIT: 2-190. Details.
4:30p. "May the Capillary Force Be With You: Microfluidic Capillaric Circuits." David Juncker. Junker Lab. Harvard: 60 Oxford St., Rm. 330. Details, Abstract.
5p. "What is Spatial Research?" Laura Kurgan. MIT: 7-420. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, April 27
8-9:30a. "Calling All Birders!" Bob Mayer, Arboretum Docent. Arnold Arboretum: Arborway Gate. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9-1p. "Get to Know Your Chainsaw." John DelRusso. Arnold Arboretum: Dana Greenhouse Classroom. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10:30a. "Tree Spotter Citizen Science Training (Basic)." Suzanne Mrozak and Danny Schissler. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg.. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Sunday, April 28
2p. "Census Challenge! - Biodiversity Sampling." Arnold Arboretum: North Woods. Details. One adult may bring a maximum of three children.
Monday, April 29
10a. "Mapping Cell Types, Dynamics, and Connections in Neural Circuits." Samuel Rodrigues. MIT: 32-123. Details.
11a. "How Norms Change: New Evidence from Data and Experiments." Andrea Baronchelli. Network Science Institute, 177 Huntington Ave.. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "On Soil Moisture, Plants, and the Atmospheric Boundary Layer." Amilcare Porporato. Harvard: Haller 102. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Precision Diagnosis of TB Resistance in Resource Limited Settings." Maha Farhat. Harvard Global Health Institute, 42 Church St., Cambridge. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
Noon. "Restoration of Brain Circulation and Cellular Functions Hours Post-Mortem." Hillary Rodgers. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 124. Details.
Noon. "Towards Energy Storage for Profitable Renewable Integration: What's Needed and When." Jay Whitacre. HKS: Belfer Bldg., Bell Hall. Details. Lunch will be served.
12:15p. "Agency and Automation: Digital Disobedience and Its Infrastructure." Robin Celikates. Harvard: CGIS South S050. Details, RSVP. Sandwich lunch is provided.
1:15p. "Bayesian Methods for Brain-Computer Interfaces." Matthew T. Harrison. HMS: Countway, Minot Room, 10 Shattuck St. Details, Abstract.
3p. "What will Happen When Artificial Nanocrystals can be Observed and Controlled at the Level of Single Atoms?" Paul Alivisatos. MIT: 3-270. Details, Abstract, Registration.
3:40p. "Expanding the Chemical Diversity of DNA." Ryan Hili. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 124. Details.
4p. "Chemical Biology on the Brain: Understanding the Nicotine Receptor." Dennis A. Dougherty. MIT: 4-270. Details.
4p. "Running Out: An Ethnography of Groundwater and Responsibility on the High Plains." Lucas Bessaire. MIT: E53-354. Details, Abstract.
4:15p. "Unsupervised Geometric Learning: Theory and Applications." James Murphy. MIT: 2-190. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Evolution of an Engineering Simulation Software Venture." David Hibbitt. MIT: 1-190. Details, Abstract.
5:30p. "Towards Life 3.0 - Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century." David Eaves. HKS: Wexner 102. Details.
6p. "The Digital Hum of the Long, Slow Now." Keller Easterling. MIT: E15-001. Details, Abstract.
April 30-May 3. "Open Data Science Conference East 2019." Hynes Convention Center. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Tuesday, April 30
10a. "Uncovering the Evolution Histories of Giant Planets with K2 and TESS." Liang Yu. MIT: 37-252. Details.
11a. "How does Early-Life Adversity lead to Vulnerability to Mental Illness? Signals, molecules, & circuits." Tallie Baram. McLean Hospital: deMarneffe 132. Details.
11a. "Modeling Opinion Dynamics in the Age of Algorithmic Personalization." Nicola Perra. Network Science Institute, 177 Huntington Ave. Details, Abstract.
11a. "The Physical Paradigm for Bidirectional Brain-Computer Interfaces." Samuel Hincks. Tufts: Halligab 102. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Analyze, Predict & Control: A Pragmatic Approach to Understanding the Visual Brain." Pouya Bashvian. MIT: 46-3189. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Arctic Shipping and the Northern Sea Route, Shipping Trends, and the New Polar Code Regulations: The Concerns and Contributions of the International Insurance Industry." Michael Kingston. Harvard: CGIS South Bldg. S354, 1730 Cambridge St. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Ethics in Artificial Intelligence." Hojjat Salmasian. Countway Medical Library: Conference Room 424. Details.
Noon. "General Anesthesia, Sleep, and Pain-Suppression." Fan Wang. Wang Lab. Harvard: BioLabs 1080. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Topological Materials Science." Claudia Felser. MIT: 4-331. Details.
Noon. "What can the Quaternary Paleobiological Record Tell Us about Vegetation Turnover and Climate Change?" Israel Loera. Harvard: Herbaria 125. Details, Abstract.
12:30p. "Prospects for Transforming the Industrial State." Nicholas A. Ashford. MIT: 9-450A. Details, Abstract.
1p. "Cognitive Enhancement." Pattie Maes. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
2p. "Proteasome Footprinting: Global views of degradation." Yifat Merbl. HMS: Goldenson 122. Details.
2:30p. "If Space Turned Out to be Time: Resonances in the visual cortex." G. Bard Ermentrout. MIT: 2-139. Details, Abstract.
3:30p. "Emerging Material Platforms, Design and Optimization Approaches for Nanophotonic Devices." Alexandra Boltasseva. MIT: 6-104. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Applied Research on Question Answering at Microsoft." T.J. Hazen. MIT: 32-G882. Details, Absract.
4p. "Directed Assembly and Transport in Polymeric Materials – From Synthetic Macromolecules to Active Biomaterial Systems." Juan De Pablo. MIT: 6-120. Details.
4p. "Online Learning Innovations and Interventions." A discussion. MIT: 3-133. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Overview And Status Of The Giant Magellan Telescope ." Breann Sitarski. MITR: 37-252. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Ribosomes in Gene Regulation: Controllling the diversity of proteins that can be produced in specific cells, tissues and organisms." Maria Barna. The Barna Lab. MIT: 32-123. Details, Abstract.
4:30p. "Doing Science while Chinese in America." Xiaoxing Xi and Yangyang Cheng. MIT: E51-345. Details, Abstract.
5p. "Our Extravagant Universe: The Undiscovery of Cosmic Deceleration." Robert Kirshner. Knafel Center, 10 Garden St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
5:30p. "'Swear Not by the Moon': Kennedy’s Challenge." Matthew Hersch. Harvard: Lamont Library Forum. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
5:30p. "Using Artificial Intelligence to Make Mammography Smarter." Regina Barzilay and Constance Lehman. MIT: 76-156. Details, Abstract, Registration.
*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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