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.
Events
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Panel Discussion: Undark Magazine 10th Anniversary
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe 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 […]
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Panel Discussion: How AI is Impacting Journalism, Free Speech, and Public Discourse
MIT Welcome Center Auditorium 292 Main St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesJoin 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 […]
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Matt Kaplan on Broken Beakers and Brilliant Minds: Fixing The Machinery of Science
MIT Welcome Center Auditorium 292 Main St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesFrom 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 […]
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Seminar: Steven Levitsky on the US’s Slide into Authoritarianism
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Dr. Steven Levitsky, David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government and Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard for a seminar on the current political moment in the United States. Dr. Levitsky will discuss United […]
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Seminar: Dr. Danna Freedman on MIT’s Quantum Initiative
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Dr. Danna Freedman, Faculty Director of the MIT Quantum Initiative. Dr. Freedman will speak about the Initiative, her research on quantum computing, the research on quantum computing across the Institute. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.
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Seminar: Laura Helmuth on workplace success and fighting misinformation
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome journalism and editor Laura Helmuth for a discussion on the current state of journalism. Laura will share advice for succeeding in the workplace, drawn from her experience as a manager and leader at multiple publications and as a work advice columnist for Slate magazine. […]
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Seminar: Beneath the Surface: Marine Archaeology, Technology, and Reclaiming the Human Story from the Wreck of the Henrietta Marie
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Prof. Michael Cottman, former reporter for The Washington Post, Newsday, and The Miami Herald, and current Assistant to the Dean with Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication. His seminar will examine the Henrietta Marie slave-ship wreck as a case study at […]
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Seminar: Covering Disability as a Journalist
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism program at MIT is excited to welcome journalists Julia Métraux and Rose Broderick for a seminar on covering disability accurately and compassionately. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.
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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 StatesJoin 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 […]
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KSJ and STS Spring Lecture: Confronting Race in Science, Medicine, and Journalism
The Nexus at Hayden Library 14S-130, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA, United StatesJoin the Knight Science Journalism program and the program in Science, Technology, and Society for a thoughtful discussion on the history of race in the fields of science, medicine, and journalism, and its implications for the future. Featuring Oliver Rollins, Professor, MIT STS David S. Jones, Professor of the Culture of Medicine at Harvard University […]
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Seminar: Reflections on Medical Technologies in the Age of AI
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Amy Moran-Thomas, the Andrew W. Mellon Associate Professor of Anthropology at MIT, for a seminar on medical technology and AI. Over the past decade. Amy Moran-Thomas has used medical anthropology approaches to explore the need for more equitable design around health technologies. In this […]
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Seminar: Dr. Cheryl London on Comparative Oncology
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome Dr. Cheryl London of Tufts University. Dr. London is a leader in the field of comparative oncology- studying naturally occurring cancers in dogs in order to develop better treatments for cancers in humans. Dr. London will speak about her cutting edge research and the future of […]