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March 2020
AI and Human Flourishing
Professor and Director of Affective Computing Research at the MIT Media Lab, Rosalind Picard invents technologies for understanding the emotions and behaviors that impact health and wellbeing. She wrote the book Affective Computing, which described how to give machines the skills of emotional intelligence, and is credited for launching the growing field of Affective Computing. Author of over 300 peer-reviewed scientific articles and inventor on over a dozen patents, Picard co-founded two companies: Empatica, providing the first AI-based smart watch…
Find out more »STAT Newsroom Tour
STAT newsroom tour (Fellows only. Special Time and Location: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm, STAT headquarters)
Find out more »AI in the Press; AI in Reality
Randall Davis has been a Full Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at MIT since 1989. He has served as Associate Director of MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (1993-1998), as a Research Director of CSAIL from 2003-2007, and as Associate Director of CSAIL from 2012-2014. Dr. Davis has been a seminal contributor to the fields of knowledge-based systems and human-computer interaction, publishing more than 100 articles and playing a central role in the development of several systems. He…
Find out more »April 2020
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Mariette DiChristina is the dean of the College of Communication at Boston University and a nationally recognized science journalist. Before arriving in 2019, DiChristina was the editor-in-chief and executive vice president of Scientific American, as well as executive vice president, magazines, of the magazine’s publisher, Springer Nature. The first woman to head Scientific American since its founding in 1845, she led the editorial team to honors including the coveted National Magazine Award for General Excellence. In her Springer Nature role,…
Find out more »Space to Sea: A Journey Into Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
MIT Sea Grant visiting artist Keith Ellenbogen explores the diverse marine ecosystem off the coast of Boston and Cape Cod through underwater photography and imaging techniques like microscopy. The photographer was awarded a National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Ernest F. Hollings Ocean Awareness Award to fund “Space to Sea,” a three-year characterization of the sanctuary. Ellenbogen works with key scientists, engineers and students at the intersection of art, science, and technology to enrich public perception of local waters, and recently presented…
Find out more »Building the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
Daniel Huttenlocher is the inaugural dean of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. Previously he helped found Cornell Tech, the digital technology oriented graduate school created by Cornell University in New York City, and served as its first Dean and Vice Provost. His research and teaching have been recognized by a number of awards including ACM Fellow and CASE Professor of the Year. He has a mix of academic and industry background, having been a Computer Science faculty member at…
Find out more »Evaluating the Impacts of Climate Change Programs
Sarah Kopper is a Research Manager at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). She works to improve research operations at J-PAL with a focus on research resources shared across J-PAL’s offices and projects. Her research focuses on the relationship between agricultural input markets, input use, and production in Eastern and Southern Africa. Claire Walsh is a Senior Policy Manager and leads J-PAL’s Environment & Energy team, J-PAL’s Innovation in Government Initiative, and works on J-PAL’s Gender sector. In…
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November 2020
Strategies for Accessing Public Records & All About ‘FOIA’
Michael Morisy, co-founder of Muckrock, a Cambridge-based nonprofit specializing in access to public records, will discuss everything from illuminating intelligence agencies to battling for public records act reform.
Find out more »December 2020
The Power of Conscious Presenting
Jane Beard, co-founder of Invisible Light, is a nationally-known speaking coach with an additional specialty in successful online presentations and Powerpoint, who has worked with journalists, company executives, and scientists in improving their storytelling skills. In this seminar, she will talk about her company’s research into what audiences are looking for, discuss analytics, analyze successful Powerpoint presentations, and provide online speaking tips from structure to lighting. (This is a private, virtual event for fellows only.)
Find out more »April 2021
Science Sources: Where to Find them and How to Vet Them
“Experts” are everywhere, but who are the best people to include in your science coverage? Learn how to hear from the best, still find different points of view, and ensure equity, diversity and inclusion among your sources.
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