The Knight Science Journalism program is honored to welcome Dr. Maximilian Kasy, professor of Economics at Oxford University, for a talk about his new book The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works.  Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.

The Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome Krystal Noiseux, Associate Director, Climate Pathways Project, and Bethany Patten, Executive Director, MIT Climate Policy Center for a demonstration and discussion centering on the En-ROADS climate simulator. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.

The Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome Dr. Christine Webb of New York University for a discussion of her new book The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters.  Most people are certain that humans are the most intelligent, sophisticated, successful species on earth. But what if we’re wrong? […]

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Dr. Oliver Rollins for a seminar on his work on neuroscience and race. Historically, race—particularly its erroneous interpretation as a biological reality—has played a crucial role in creating biological (mis)understandings of crime. Yet today’s neuroimaging research on violence operates with a conspicuous absence of […]

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome back David Kaiser, Germeshausen Professor of the History of Science and Professor of Physics at MIT for a seminar on the real-world applications of general relativity. For nearly a decade, beginning in the mid-1970s, a debate unfolded among physicists and engineers over how best […]

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is honored to host Dr. Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University for an open discussion on her work. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending. […]

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to host a panel on the process of pitching, writing, and publishing a book, from the perspective of the agent, the writer, and the editor. Mackenzie Brady Watson of the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency is a literary agent focusing on narrative non-fiction for all ages, and […]

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Felice Frankel science photographer and research scientist in MIT's the Department of Chemical Engineering for a talk on her new book Phenomenal Moments: Revealing the Hidden Science Around Us.  Phenomenal Moments is a joyful invitation to discover just how amazing our world truly is. […]

The Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome Melanie Kaplan, KSJ Project Fellow '22, for a talk about her new book, Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research.  When journalist Melanie D.G. Kaplan adopted her beagle Hammy, all she knew was that he had spent nearly four […]

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Kate Quinn, MFA, AFAAR for a seminar on the complex problem of human remains in museum collections. This seminar will examine how museums steward human remains and scientific specimens, and why these collections raise some of the most complex ethical questions in public history […]

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Angela Saini, KSJ '13 and faculty at the Graduate Program in Science Writing at MIT, for a talk on her book The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality. In her 2023 book, The Patriarchs, Angela Saini explores how gendered inequality first emerged. Drawing from biology, […]

Please note that this in person event has been cancelled due to weather conditions. The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is honored to welcome journalist Joseph Lee, an Aquinnah Wampanoag journalist and the author of Nothing More of This Land. In addition to discussing his book and publication journey, Joseph will join us to talk […]