Past Events

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Alicia Kennedy, Food and Culture Writer, for a discussion of her new book "No Meat Required: The Cultural History & Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating." Ms. Kennedy will talk about how she she uses scientific research, specifically around food and behavior, to guide the tone and content of her writing without making it the driving force, especially when it came to her book. Specifically, her understanding of how most…

The Knight Science Journalism program at MIT is excited to welcome back Cynthia Graber '13, the co-creator of the award-winning podcast, Gastropod. Cynthia will discuss her experience creating, reporting, and running a successful, independent, highly produced science podcast. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.

The Knight Science Journalism program at MIT is excited to welcome Christopher Reddy of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) to talk about his new book Science Communication in a Crisis: An Insider’s Guide. A senior scientist at WHOI,  Reddy has responded to numerous oil spills and other environmental crises over his more than 25 year career.  His book identifies the principal challenges scientists face during an environmental disaster when communicating with different stakeholder groups and offers advice on navigating…

The Knight Science Journalism program is excited to welcome Antoine Picon and Carlo Ratti, co-authors of the new book "Atlas of the Senseable City." Dr. Picon will discuss how digital maps represent a revolution in cartography, their political relevance, and how do they change the way we “see” and live in cities. Dr. Ratti will then introduce the innovations developed by his Senseable City lab.   Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.

Few of us need convincing that American health insurance needs reform. But many of the existing proposals focus on expanding one relatively successful piece of the system or building in piecemeal additions. In her 2023 book We've Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care, Professor Amy Finkelstein and her co-author Liran Einav marshal original research, insights from American history, and comparative analyses of systems around the world to make a case for a full overhaul of the health insurance system. Please contact Learning…

The Knight Science Journalism program is excited to welcome Maria Smilios for a discussion of her new book "The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis." Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.

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.

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Dr. Shayla L. Monroe of Harvard for a seminar on zooarchaeology. Human-animal relations have always been essential for the survival of Saharan peoples. These relationships between people, wild fauna, and domesticated animals, however, go far beyond survival, impacting the ideology, sociality, and political relationships of human populations since the early Holocene. Dr. Monroe will broadly summarize the zooarchaeological evidence illustrating how Saharan communities transitioned from dependence on large wild…

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Felice Frankel, award winning science photographer and research scientist in the Department of Chemistry at MIT, for a talk on making scientific research visible and visual. She make the case that the process of creating visual representations of research not only communicates the science but also advances one’s thinking. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.