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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Book Talk: Greg Epstein on his new book Tech Agnostic
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Greg Epstein, the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard & MIT, for a talk on his new book Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World's Most Powerful Religion, and Why it Desperately Needs a Reformation. In the 100 or so days since Tech Agnostic's publication, Elon […]
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Special Lecture Series: Who Tells the Story of Science? The Power and Peril of Science and Technology Journalism in 2025
Wednesday, March 19: Bina Venkataraman, Editor-at-large for Strategy and Innovation, The Washington Post
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Special Lecture Series: Who Tells the Story of Science? The Power and Peril of Science and Technology Journalism in 2025
Monday, March 31: Hillary Rosner, Assistant Director, Center for Environmental Journalism, University of Colorado-Boulder
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Seminar: 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 […]
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Special Lecture Series: Who Tells the Story of Science? The Power and Peril of Science and Technology Journalism in 2025
Wednesday, April 2: Usha Lee McFarling, National Correspondent, STAT
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Special Lecture Series: Who Tells the Story of Science? The Power and Peril of Science and Technology Journalism in 2025
Monday, April 7: Ashley Smart, Associate Director, Knight Science Journalism Program, MIT
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Seminar: Catherine D’Ignazio on Data Feminism in Action
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Dr. Catherine D'Ignazio for a talk on data, AI, and power. As data and AI are increasingly mobilized in the service of global corporations, governments, and elite institutions, their unequal conditions of production, their inequitable impacts, and their asymmetrical silences become increasingly more apparent. […]
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Seminar: Ciara Sypherd on Animal Communication
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Ciara Sypherd for a seminar on their research into animal communication. Ciara Sypherd is a PhD student in Bioengineering at Harvard University, where they study non-human animal communication using machine learning to understand how other species think, feel, and interact. Their interdisciplinary research draws […]
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Seminar: David Shiffman on How to Use Science Communication to Save Feared Species
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism program at MIT is excited to welcome David Shiffman, author, journalist, environmental consultant, for a seminar on convincing the public to care for species that cause fear. Sharks are some of the most ecologically important, most threatened, and most misunderstood animals on Earth. The science is clear that we are in […]
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Seminar: Community Listening using AI with Dr. Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou
In this seminar, Dr. Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou will examine why trust is declining, how people decide what to believe, and strategies to rebuild the critical connection between society and science. She'll discuss ideas for how to counteract this erosion and safeguard our democracy. Dr. Dimitrakopoulou is Head of Translational Research at the MIT Center for Constructive Communication, and leads sociotechnical research at the intersection of dialogue, technology, and design. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested…
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Book Talk: Tom Levenson on So Very Small: How Humans Discovered the Microcosmos, Defeated Germs – And May Still Lose the War Against Infectious Disease
Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Tom Levenson, Professor of Science Writing at MIT, for a talk on his new book So Very Small: How Humans Discovered the Microcosmos, Defeated Germs – And May Still Lose the War Against Infectious Disease. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you […]
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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 one of presentations will feature the projects of Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, Aaron Scott, and Ahmad Gamal ElBanna. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire […]