• KSJ 2024-2025 Fellows Project Presentations

    Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT invites you to hear from its 2025 class of fellows and learn about the work they have accomplished over the course of their fellowship. Day one of presentations will feature the projects of Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, Aaron Scott, and Ahmad Gamal ElBanna. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire […]

  • KSJ 2024-2025 Fellows Project Presentations

    Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT invites you to hear from its 2025 class of fellows and learn about the work they have accomplished over the course of their fellowship. Day two of presentations will feature the projects of Emily Foxhall, Jori Lewis, Jane Zhang, and Anil Oza. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator […]

  • KSJ 2024-2025 Fellows Project Presentations

    Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT invites you to hear from its 2025 class of fellows and learn about the work they have accomplished over the course of their fellowship. Day three of presentations will feature the projects of Fabiana Cambricoli de Souza, Yarden Michaeli, Evan Urqhart, and Bryce Hoye. Please contact Learning and […]

  • Confronting Crisis: Science Reporting in an Age of Turmoil, Fear, and Data Erasure

    The Knight Science Journalism Program and the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT invite you to join us for a panel discussion of the hurdles facing science journalism in an era where both science and journalism are under immense pressure. Moderated by Usha McFarling, Director of the Knight Science Journalism Program, the panel […]

  • Panel Discussion: Undark Magazine 10th Anniversary

    Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    The Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome former KSJ Director Deb Blum, Editor in Chief of Undark Tom Zeller, and Deputy Editor of Undark Jane Reza for a panel discussion of Undark Magazine in celebration of its 10th anniversary. They will discuss the founding of the magazine, its achievements over the years, and […]

  • Panel Discussion: How AI is Impacting Journalism, Free Speech, and Public Discourse

    MIT Welcome Center Auditorium 292 Main St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Join us for a discussion on how AI is impacting the way news is reported and disseminated, the way we learn and communicate, and how this is impacting free speech and democracy. The discussion will feature journalists who are examining more ethical ways to report on and use AI, an MIT Media Lab researcher who […]

  • Matt Kaplan on Broken Beakers and Brilliant Minds: Fixing The Machinery of Science

    MIT Welcome Center Auditorium 292 Main St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    From the energy crisis and feeding eight billion people to defeating cancer and coping with climate change, humanity faces some rather large challenges today. To tackle them, we need science running like a well-oiled machine. Unfortunately, it has more often resembled a clunky old engine: loud, temperamental and prone to breaking down at the worst […]

  • Lecture: Investigating Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in Alzheimer’s Research — A Talk and Discussion With Investigative Reporter Charles Piller

    MIT Welcome Center Auditorium 292 Main St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Join Charles Piller, a correspondent for Science and investigative reporter, as he discusses his book "Doctored," an examination into how unscrupulous researchers, government enablers, and Pharma executives hijacked Alzheimer's research for prestige and profit, sacrificing patients in the process. Piller will describe what his findings mean for science research and Alzheimer's treatment, and discuss the […]