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November 2022
Seminar: Storage, Disposal, and Transport of Radioactive Material
Mitch Galanek, MIT's Institutional Radiation Safety Officer, will join us for an electrifying show and tell of items with (a low level of!) radioactivity. Mitch will also discuss how radioactive items and fuels used at MIT are safely stored, transported, and disposed of. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending. Please note that this seminar has been rescheduled from its original date of September 27. Photo: TheBeSphereOfCourse. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-…
Find out more »Seminar: Literary Agent Mackenzie Brady Watson
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.
Find out more »December 2022
KSJ@MIT December Advanced Fact-Checking Workshop
A virtual workshop that will bring together journalists and editors to learn about fact-checking, with a focus on science journalism.
Find out more »Seminar: First Light: Early Science on the Early Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
KSJ is pleased to welcome Dr. Rob Simcoe, the Francis L. Friedman Professor of Physics and Director, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research for a seminar on the Webb Telescope. The James Webb Space Telescope was launched on Christmas Morning 2021, and after a highly successful commissioning period of six months, is now in full science operations. This talk will cover the reasons this telescope was built and is an important contributor to human knowledge, and describe a…
Find out more »Seminar: MIT Press and the Science of the Book Proposal
KSJ is pleased to welcome three editors from MIT Press: Jeremy Matthews who oversees physical sciences, engineering, and mathematics; Beth Clevenger who oversees environmental studies, cities, and food; and Matthew Browne who oversees public and global health, psychology, and psychiatry. Each will speak about their recent successful acquisitions and what kind of proposals they are looking for. They will also give tips for what does and does not make a successful book, the importance of table of contents and chapter…
Find out more »February 2023
Seminar: Dr. Cheryl London on Comparative Oncology
The 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 cancer treatment in both dogs and humans. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.
Find out more »Book Talk: Bethany Brookshire on “Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains”
The Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome back Bethany Brookshire, KSJ 2020, to talk about her new book Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. At the intersection of science, history, and narrative journalism, Pests is not a simple call to look closer at our urban ecosystem. It’s not a natural history of the animals we hate. Instead, this book is about us. It’s about what calling an animal a pest says about people, how we live, and what we want.…
Find out more »Book Talk: Annalee Newitz on “The Terraformers”
The Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome back best selling author Annalee Newitz, KSJ 2003, to talk about their new work of science fiction, The Terraformers. Newitz will discuss their work as a science journalist informs their science fiction world building and storytelling. About The Terraformers: Destry is a top network analyst with the Environmental Rescue Team, an ancient organization devoted to preventing ecosystem collapse. On the planet Sask-E, her mission is to terraform an Earthlike world, with…
Find out more »Seminar: Dennis Whyte on Fusion Science and Energy
The Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome Professor Dennis Whyte, Director of the MIT Plasma Science & Fusion Center and Hitachi America Professor of Engineering. We will review the scientific basis of fusion, which has the promise of being a highly disruptive energy source for providing carbon-free, safe energy in a sustainable way. The recent breakthroughs in advancing fusion science and technology will be described, including the achievement of net scientific breakeven, high magnetic field magnets, and the…
Find out more »March 2023
Seminar: Rebecca Saxe on Neuroscience
The Knight Science Journalism Program is honored to host Dr. Rebecca Saxe, John W. Jarve (1978) Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Associate Dean, School of Science at MIT for a seminar on neuroscience. Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.
Find out more »Book Talk: Amy Marcus on “We the Scientists”
The Knight Science Journalism program is excited to welcome journalist Amy Dockser Marcus for a discussion of her new book We the Scientists: How a Daring Team of Parents and Doctors Forged a New Path for Medicine. Marcus, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and the author of a new book called We the Scientists, spent more than a decade following a group of families whose children have the rare and fatal genetic disorder Niemann-Pick disease Type C. The…
Find out more »Seminar: J-WAFS’s Work on Water, Food, Climate, and the Environment
The Knight Science Journalism program at MIT is pleased to welcome Renee J. Robins, J-WAFS Executive Director and Greg Sixt, Director of the J-WAFS-led Food and Climate Systems Transformation (FACT) Alliance, andJ-WAFS Research Manager for Climate and Food Systems for a seminar on J-WAFS and the timely work they do in water, food, climate, and the environment. The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) at MIT is an Institute-wide effort that fuels research, innovation, and cross-disciplinary collaborations focused…
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