Events
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(SEAH) Caterina Scaramelli, BU: Anthropology of Wetlands in Turkey
This seminar series is sponsored by MIT's History Faculty and Program in Science, Technology, and Society. The co-conveners of the Seminar on Environmental and Agricultural History (SEAH), including Megan Black (Histor) Kate Brown (STS), Tristan Brown (History), Deborah Fitzgerald (STS), and, Harriet Ritvo (History). Sessions are held from 2:30 to 4:30 pm on Zoom, register […]
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(SEAH) Victor Seow, Harvard: History of Energy Regimes in East Asia
This seminar series is sponsored by MIT's History Faculty and Program in Science, Technology, and Society. The co-conveners of the Seminar on Environmental and Agricultural History (SEAH), including Megan Black (Histor) Kate Brown (STS), Tristan Brown (History), Deborah Fitzgerald (STS), and, Harriet Ritvo (History). Sessions are held from 2:30 to 4:30 pm on Zoom, register […]
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2021-22 Arthur Miller Lecture on Science and Ethics: Prof. Kendall Hoyt, MIT HASTS ’02, Dartmouth College
Bartos Theater E15 Atrium Level, 20 Ames Streethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I5CEjtC6w8 FASTER VACCINES: A look at the past, present, and future of our efforts to accelerate development. Guest Lecturer: Professor Kendall Hoyt, MIT HASTS '02, Assistant Professor, Geisel School of Medicine; Senior Lecturer, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College DATE: Thursday, March 17, 2022 LOCATION: Bartos Theater, MIT, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA […]
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Fall Speaker Series 2022 – Monday, Sept. 19, 2022 – The Petro-State Masquerade: Oil and Sovereignty in Trinidad and Tobago
Anthropology • History • Science, Technology, and Society Ryan Jobson Department of Anthropology University of Chicago Monday, Sept. 19 4:00PM-5:30PM Hayden Library, Nexus 14S-130* *Individuals who do not have an MIT ID must RSVP by Friday, Sept. 16, 12pm to be registered for campus access via Tim Tickets. Please email sts-events@mit.edu. The Petro-State […]
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Spring Speaker Series 2023 – Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 – Bananapocalypse: Externalities in the Making of Plantation Capitalism
Anthropology • History • Science, Technology, and Society Alyssa Paredes Department of Anthropology University of Michigan Monday, Feb. 13 4:00PM-5:30PM Hayden Library, Nexus 14S-130 Questions? Please email sts-events@mit.edu. Bananapocalypse: Externalities in the Making of Plantation Capitalism Plantation regimes and transnational commodity trading confront a serious challenge in the 21st century. For every […]
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2022-23 Morison Prize and Lecture with danah boyd, PhD – “Made, Not Found: Grappling with the Vulnerabilities of Data”
E51 - Wong Auditorium 2 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesFrom danah boyd's website: danah boyd is a Partner Researcher at Microsoft Research and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on the intersection of technology and […]
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Arthur Miller Lecture in Science and Ethics: “Will Digital Intelligence Replace Biological Intelligence?” by Geoffrey Hinton
Virtual MA, United States“Humanity is at a turning point with AI,” says Geoffrey Hinton, known as the Godfather of Artificial Intelligence. The cognitive scientist and computer scientist who designed machine learning algorithms at […]
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Panel on “Paradigm Shift in Infectious Diseases”
14-130You are kindly invited to the Panel Discussion (Dec 5th) and Exhibit (Dec 4-13th) on the "Paradigm Shift in Infectious Diseases.” Please sign up for the panel discussion at this […]