Events

Thursday, October 14, 2021

MIT $100K Pitch - Application Due Oct. 20th

šŸ“£šŸ“£šŸ“£ MIT $100K Pitch šŸŽ¤ 90 seconds of airtime to tell the world the next big idea. NO SLIDES, JUST YOU AND YOUR IDEA šŸ† In addition to the $5,000 Grand...

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Pause for ten minutes of daily mindfulness @2:50 PM EST every day (or 7:50 AM Eastern U.S. and Canada) Take a short break together because chronic...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 7:45am to 8:00am
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WCC Consultations are open for scheduling. Don’t wait -- schedule today!

The Writing and Communication Center offers free one-on-one professional advice from communication experts with advanced degrees and publishing experience....

Writing Together Online: October Edition

Please join the WCC in Writing Together Online starting October 4th through October 29th. Our 90-minute sessions create a community of writers who connect,...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 9:00am to 10:30am
Premiere: The Uprising - An MIT Press Documentary Short

A 13-minute documentary, The Uprising tells the story of the unprecedented behind-the-scenes effort that amassed irrefutable evidence of differential...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 10:00am to 10:15am
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Webinar - Digital Transformation: from AI and IoT to Cloud, Blockchain and Cybersecurity

Learn more about the upcoming Digital Transformation: From AI and IoT to Cloud, Blockchain, and Cybersecurity (Online) program in this 60-minute webinar with...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Lunch Break: Cocoa, Conversation and Community GIving

Bundle up and join us for hot cocoa, coffee, and conversation in the open space. Registration is recommended! Click here to register We’ll be reflecting...

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Class is now meeting again IN PERSON for Fall 2021. Led by an actual ESL teacher & native English speakers to help you improve your English speaking...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 1:00pm to 2:30pm
MIT Number Theory Seminar

Speaker: Mark Kisin (Harvard University) Title: Essential dimension via prismatic cohomology Abstract: Let f : Y X be a finite covering map of complex...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 3:00pm to 4:00pm
What Matters Most: Defining Work and Mentoring Values

Why does your work as a PhD student matter to you? How have your values factored into your choice of field and subject area? Do your values align with the...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 3:00pm to 4:00pm
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Julian Jara-Ettinger: "The Computational Structure of Human Social Cognition" | BCS Colloquium

This event will be held virtually. Please click here to join. The Computational Structure of Human Social Cognition Abstract: Social cognition is...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 4:00pm to 5:00pm
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Please join President Rafael Reif for an Institute community social with refreshments and music as we welcome Chancellor Melissa Nobles. Many of us know...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 4:00pm to 5:00pm
New Evidence on the Effect of Technology on Employment and Skill Demand

Joonas Tuhkuri (MIT)

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Synthetic Interventions

Devavrat Shah (MIT)

The Cost of Optimally Acquired Information

Weijie Zhong (Stanford GSB)

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 4:05pm to 5:20pm
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Join us for a beloved tradition: the annual Angles showcase. Published by the Comparative Media Studies/Writing program, Angles presents outstanding...

Drew Houston '05, co-founder and CEO of Dropbox

Covid-19 has had a broad impact on the workplace, including accelerating the shift to distributed work. As the ā€œnew normalā€ settles in, the ways in which we...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 5:00pm to 6:00pm
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This talk will introduce arguments and examples from Nick Thurston’s current book project, Document Practices, which explores aesthetic and political...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 5:00pm to 6:30pm
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Weekly hangouts are SSOMIT's regular meetups for nontheist and nontheism-curious members of the MIT community, to get to know and keep in touch with one...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 5:05pm to 6:00pm
Chen LuĀ -Ā MIT Mathematics

Featured Speaker : Chen Lu - MIT Mathematics Title : Real Roots of Random Polynomials Abstract : How many real roots does a random polynomial of degree n...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 5:30pm to 7:00pm
MIT Architecture Lecture: Mpho MatsipaĀ 

OCT 14, 2021 - 6:00PM Long Lounge, 7-429 Conversations on Care: Mpho Matsipa MIT Architecture | Fall 2021 Lecture Series In collaboration with the...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 6:00pm
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MIT Lindy Hop Learning Social

We are excited to announce our first Lindy Hop Society event since Covid began! MIT Covid policy currently allows MIT students to gather for indoor dance...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 6:00pm to 8:00pm
RESET: Vinyasa Yoga with Barre & Soul

Registration recommended! Click here to register Get into your body and out of your head with an athletic yoga flow taught by Cambridge-based instructor,...

Online Yoga with Neha

Westgate is offering Yoga classes for the MIT community. The classes are online and free of charge. Please sign-up to receive the Zoom...

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 7:30pm to 8:30pm
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Thursday, October 14, 2021