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November 17, 2009
Hidde Ploegh
Soap Box: Global Pandemics
From SARS to H1N1, diseases are traveling faster and farther that ever before in our increasingly interconnected world. New disease analysis tools and vaccine and antiviral technologies could tip the balance, or one bad bug might wipe us all out. Which way will it go? Professor Hidde Ploegh talks about the weapons we have now to fight pandemics and new tools in the pipeline, and invites you to discuss challenges for privacy, biodefense, and public health that arise in the aggressive response to a pandemic. Join the conversation and help figure out the appropriate response to a threat to civilization itself.
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May 19, 2009
Marc Baldo
Luminescent Solar Concentrators Explained
Learn from Marc Baldo (Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) about the latest research being done with luminescent solar concentrators - inexpensive plates of glass or transparent plastic that concentrate sunlight without the need to track the sun across the sky.
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May 12, 2009
Vladimir Bulovic
Nanoscale Engineering for High Performance Solar Cells
Nanotech opens up new possibilities for those working to more effectively exploit or manipulate light. Listen to Vladimir Bulovic (KDD Associate Professor of Communications and Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) as he discusses quantum dots -- nanoparticles of semiconductor material that give off different colors of light depending on size -- and how these hardy, brightly colored nano dots could be used to reinvent the light bulb.
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May 5, 2009
Tonio Buonassisi
Next Generation Solar Cells – Lowering Costs, Improving Performance and Scale
Hear from Tonio Buonassisi (Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering) about the search for the best kinds of materials for making cheaper and more efficient solar cells in the future, either by incorporating materials that are so abundant that they could support a major boom in the industry or by cutting production costs for conventional solar cells.
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January 14, 2009
Natalie Kuldell
Do-It-Yourself Biology
MIT biology professor, Natalie Kuldell and Reshma Shetty PhD '08 explain the meaning of the term Do-It-Yourself Biology, engage the audience by stimulating their imagination, and lead a discussion about the ethics and standards involved in teaching people how to take science into their own hands.
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Ellen Hume, Research Director of MIT's Center for Future Civic Media speaks about the future of the news in a digital age.
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Dayna Cunningham, Executive Director of the Community Innovators lab at MIT's Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning explores how putting different media - cameras, recorders, and other data gathering tools - into the hands of people who traditionally have been excluded from political power, can achieve positive political and social change.
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Henry Jenkins, Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program and the Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities encourges people to better understand the concept of "civic media." Will new media platforms that encourage bonding over long distances help move Americans toward more personal and immediate civic engagement?
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Ethan Zuckerman, Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University Law School was the first in a series about Technologies and Emerging Democracies.
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Sherry Turkle, a professor of Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT and Media Lab professor Cynthia Breazeal discuss sociable robots and their impact on human-technology relations.
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Award winning journalist, author and editor, now a Distinguished Fellow at the MIT Media Lab, John Hockenberry joins with Associate Professor Hugh Herr, director of the MIT Media Lab Biomechtronics Group to talk about human augmentation.
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Dr. David Berry, bioengineer and venture capitalist, discusses genetic engineering of microbes for biofuel production, focusing on developing an inexpensive way to harness hydrogen from bacteria.
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Professor of Architecture and Media Arts and Sciences, William Mitchell talks about the City Car project, a new transportation ecosystem - prototypes of which are on display at the MIT Museum.
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Advancements in Underwater Vehicles: Responding to Current Environmental Issues
Research Engineer James Morash talks about how technology advances aid research in areas such as the health of coral reefs and post storm event water quality.
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Making Health Policy in Massachusetts: An Insider's Perspective
Economics Professor and member of the Health Insurance Connector Board Jon Gruber discusses Massachusetts' groundbreaking health reform law and gives an inside view into the ongoing process of shaping health care in Massachusetts.
New Lessons in Cancer Research
Biology Professor Jacqueline Lees explains how gene marking will help scientists and doctors better understand tumor growth.
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A Genius for Change, and the Passion To Do It
Senior lecturer Amy Smith co-hosts with students discussing their latest work on new technologies for the developing world. Cosponsored with The Technology and Culture Forum at MIT.
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Global Warming: Up Close and Local, part 2
Boston University Biology Professor Richard Primack and graduate student Abraham Miller-Rushing return to the MIT Museum during the Cambridge Science Festival to discuss observations contributed by citizens and their contribution to our growing understanding of the local effects of climate change in New England.
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Laura Schulz, Assistant Professor in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, discusses how children think and learn about cause and effect, and the role of play.
Global Warming: Up Close and Local, part 1
Boston University Biology Professor Richard Primack and graduate student Abraham Miller-Rushing launch a citizen science initiative to support work in better understanding the effects of climate change in the Boston area.
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Geothermal - An Undervalued Primary U.S. Energy Source
Tester led a panel that concluded that a substantial portion of the country's energy needs could be met by mining geothermal resources.
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One Laptop per Child: Revolutionizing How the World's Children Engage in Learning
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Growing Pains: Transitioning to a Sustainable Energy Economy
Part 3 of the Fall 2006 Soap Box Special on Energy
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The Role of New Technologies in a Sustainable Energy Economy
Part 2 of the Fall 2006 Soap Box Special on Energy
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The Challenge: Meeting Global Energy Demand Sustainably
Part 1 of the Fall 2006 Soap Box Special on Energy
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Zebrafish and Cancer: What's the Connection?
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Sowing the Seeds for a More Creative Society
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The Neurology of Vision
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The Implications of Synthetic Biology
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Fuel Cells and Portable Power Solutions
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Robotics in Space Exploration
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Human Genetics: Our Past and Our Future
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