Needs versus Aspirations: Seeking a Positive Approach to Human Development with Kentaro Toyama
10/20/2021 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – To register click here Kentaro Toyama is W. K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information at the University of Michigan School of Information, a fellow of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, and author of Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology. Co-founded Microsoft Research, India and is a researcher […]
Read MoreWHY TRUST MATTERS WITH BEN HO
10/13/2021 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – To register click here Ben Ho is an associate professor of behavioral economics at Vassar College and author of the book Why Trust Matters: An Economist’s Guide to the Ties that Bind Us. Ho applies economic tools like game theory and experimental design to topics like apologies, trust, identity, inequality and climate change. Before Vassar, he […]
Read MoreReto Urbano 360 | Hacia Sistemas Alimentarios Sustentables e Inclusivos
09/16/2021 – 09/22/2021 @ All Day – Exclusive event for the Universidad del Rosario Student Community. How to Enroll Click here
Read MoreIs all data “good data”?
07/06/2021 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Join us as we will dig into the pros, cons, and ethical considerations of collecting and using data. We will be joined by MIT faculty members, Professor Julie Shah and Professor Catherine D’Ignazio. Register here
Read More(re)imagine | REACHING DRAWDOWN – A HOPEFUL, SCIENCE-BASED PATH TO STOP CLIMATE CHANGE WITH JONATHAN FOLEY
06/29/2021 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am – Register here Dr. Jonathan Foley is a world-renowned environmental scientist, sustainability expert, author, and public speaker. His work is focused on understanding our changing planet, and finding new solutions to sustain the climate, ecosystems, and natural resources we all depend on. Foley’s groundbreaking research and insights have led him to become a trusted […]
Read More(re)imagine | ANTICIPATORY ACTION AND GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGES OF THE 21st CENTURY WITH JAMES ORBINSKI
05/27/2021 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am – Register here Dr. James Orbinski is a professor and the inaugural Director of York University’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. As a medical doctor, a humanitarian practitioner and advocate, a best-selling author, and a leading scholar in global health, Dr. Orbinski believes in actively engaging and shaping our world so that it is […]
Read More(re)Imagine | Promises and Perils of Biotechnology with Kevin Esvelt
05/25/2021 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am – Register here Kevin Esvelt is director of the Sculpting Evolution group at MIT, which invents new ways to study and influence the evolution of ecosystems. By carefully developing and testing these methods with openness and humility, the group seeks to address difficult ecological problems for the benefit of humanity and the natural world. Prior to […]
Read More(re)Imagine | TRANSFORMING HOW WE LEARN WITH SANJAY SARMA
05/13/2021 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am – Register here Sanjay Sarma is Vice President for Open Learning at MIT, which includes the Office of Digital Learning, the MIT Integrated Learning Initiative and the Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab. He is also the Fred Fort Flowers (1941) and Daniel Fort Flowers (1941) Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. A […]
Read More(re)Imagine | EMPATHY, TRUST, AND RECLAIMING CONVERSATIONS WITH SHERRY TURKLE
05/06/2021 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Register here Sherry Turkle is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT, and the founding director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self. Professor Turkle received a joint doctorate in sociology and personality psychology from […]
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