Upcoming Events
The Knight Science Journalism Program offers a variety of programming, including seminars featuring world-class scientists and storytellers, and workshops designed to help journalists hone their craft. Click on an event to learn more.
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KSJ 2024-2025 Fellows Project Presentations
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe 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 […]
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KSJ 2024-2025 Fellows Project Presentations
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe 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 […]
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Seminar: Dr. Amy Clark on the Role of the Home in Human Evolution
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome Dr. Amy Clark, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University for a talk on the role of the home in human evolution. A home is used by human societies as a place to cook and share food, to sleep, to socialize with our loved ones, to […]
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Seminar: Yasheng Huang on US-China technology and economic competition
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome Dr. Yasheng Huang of MIT's Sloan School. Dr. Huang will speak about US-China technology and economic competition. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.
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Seminar: Maximilian Kasy on the Means of Prediction
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe 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.
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Seminar: En-ROADS Climate Simulator
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe 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.
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Seminar: Christine Webb on “The Arrogant Ape”
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe 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? […]
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Seminar: Oliver Rollins on the Brain, Violence, and the Haunting “Absence-Presence” of Race
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe 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 […]
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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 […]
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Seminar: David Kaiser on Secret Clocks: The U.S. Military, Einstein’s Relativity, and the Global Positioning System
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe 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 […]
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Seminar: Naomi Oreskes
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe 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. […]
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Seminar: The Book Publishing Process from the Perspective of Agent, Writer, and Editor
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe 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 […]