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November 2022
Seminar: Competition and Entrenchment
KSJ is excited to welcome Dr. Johan Chu, Assistant Professor of System Dynamics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Dr. Chu's research examines the shifting bases of social power and corporate advantage. Recently-developed technologies allow low-cost, wide-reach communication, and democratize access to global markets, knowledge, capital, and labor. How do these developments alter the dynamics of social contention and market competition? How can we create thriving, equitable communities against this backdrop? Dr. Chu will discuss how increased competition benefits…
Find out more »Seminar: Storage, Disposal, and Transport of Radioactive Material
Mitch Galanek, MIT's Institutional Radiation Safety Officer, will join us for an electrifying show and tell of items with (a low level of!) radioactivity. Mitch will also discuss how radioactive items and fuels used at MIT are safely stored, transported, and disposed of. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending. Please note that this seminar has been rescheduled from its original date of September 27. Photo: TheBeSphereOfCourse. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-…
Find out more »Seminar: Literary Agent Mackenzie Brady Watson
Mackenzie Brady Watson, of the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency and a former research technician, is a literary agent focusing on narrative non-fiction for all ages, and select fiction and illustrated books. She is particularly interested in interdisciplinary narratives that sit at the intersection of science and society. In her seminar, she’ll answer all your questions about landing a book deal and what goes into writing and launching a successful book. http://skagency.com/agents/mackenzie-brady-watson/ Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.
Find out more »December 2022
Seminar: First Light: Early Science on the Early Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
KSJ is pleased to welcome Dr. Rob Simcoe, the Francis L. Friedman Professor of Physics and Director, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research for a seminar on the Webb Telescope. The James Webb Space Telescope was launched on Christmas Morning 2021, and after a highly successful commissioning period of six months, is now in full science operations. This talk will cover the reasons this telescope was built and is an important contributor to human knowledge, and describe a…
Find out more »Seminar: MIT Press and the Science of the Book Proposal
KSJ is pleased to welcome three editors from MIT Press: Jeremy Matthews who oversees physical sciences, engineering, and mathematics; Beth Clevenger who oversees environmental studies, cities, and food; and Matthew Browne who oversees public and global health, psychology, and psychiatry. Each will speak about their recent successful acquisitions and what kind of proposals they are looking for. They will also give tips for what does and does not make a successful book, the importance of table of contents and chapter…
Find out more »February 2023
Seminar: Dennis Whyte on Fusion Science and Energy
The Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome Professor Dennis Whyte, Director of the MIT Plasma Science & Fusion Center and Hitachi America Professor of Engineering. We will review the scientific basis of fusion, which has the promise of being a highly disruptive energy source for providing carbon-free, safe energy in a sustainable way. The recent breakthroughs in advancing fusion science and technology will be described, including the achievement of net scientific breakeven, high magnetic field magnets, and the…
Find out more »March 2023
Seminar: Rebecca Saxe on Neuroscience
The Knight Science Journalism Program is honored to host Dr. Rebecca Saxe, John W. Jarve (1978) Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Associate Dean, School of Science at MIT for a seminar on neuroscience. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.
Find out more »Book Talk: Amy Marcus on “We the Scientists”
The Knight Science Journalism program is excited to welcome journalist Amy Dockser Marcus for a discussion of her new book We the Scientists: How a Daring Team of Parents and Doctors Forged a New Path for Medicine. Marcus, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and the author of a new book called We the Scientists, spent more than a decade following a group of families whose children have the rare and fatal genetic disorder Niemann-Pick disease Type C. The…
Find out more »Seminar: J-WAFS’s Work on Water, Food, Climate, and the Environment
The Knight Science Journalism program at MIT is pleased to welcome Renee J. Robins, J-WAFS Executive Director and Greg Sixt, Director of the J-WAFS-led Food and Climate Systems Transformation (FACT) Alliance, andJ-WAFS Research Manager for Climate and Food Systems for a seminar on J-WAFS and the timely work they do in water, food, climate, and the environment. The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) at MIT is an Institute-wide effort that fuels research, innovation, and cross-disciplinary collaborations focused…
Find out more »Seminar: Sarah Williams on Using Data for a Public Good
The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Dr. Sarah Williams, Norman B. (1938) and Muriel Leventhal Associate Professor of Advanced Urbanism; Director, Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism; Director Civic Data Design Lab; and Associate Professor Technology and Urban Planning, MIT School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P). Dr. Williams will present a seminar based on her book Data Action: Using Data for a Public Good. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you…
Find out more »April 2023
Seminar: David Kaiser on Secret Clocks: The U.S. Military, Einstein’s Relativity, and the Global Positioning System
The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is pleased to welcome Dr. David Kaiser for a seminar on the influence of the theory of relativity on the development of GPS. For nearly a decade, beginning in the mid-1970s, a debate unfolded among physicists and engineers over how best to include effects from Einstein's general theory of relativity in the new military technology now known as the Global Positioning System (GPS). Although some exchanges were published in the open scientific literature,…
Find out more »Seminar: Usha Tummala-Narra on Racial Trauma and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
The Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome Dr. Usha Tummala-Narra, Research Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Director of Community-Based Education at the Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute at Boston University, for a seminar on racial trauma and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Her presentation will focus on the experience and impact of racial trauma, with a particular focus on racism faced by South Asian Americans. Dr. Tummala-Narra will describe the mental health consequences of racism…
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