Past Events
November 26, 2008
Dr. Mick Follows to speak in the EAPS-PAOC Sack Lunch Seminar Series.
November 19, 2008
Marc Kastner, MIT Dean of Science, and Donner Professor of Physics, will lead the discussion in this Starr Forum sponsored by the MIT Center for International Studies. Abstract: Science, as it has in the past, will play a vital role in determining America's economic viability. Yet, our global leadership in this crucial area is more vulnerable than ever. Scientists in the U.S. face major roadblocks: a decrease in federal funding, restrictive policies, suppression of research findings to suit political agendas, to name a few.
November 18, 2008
Stephen Selkowitz, Department Head, Building Technologies Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will speak in the MIT Energy Initiative Seminar Series. Abstract: To address growing concerns about energy supply, carbon emissions, and the workplace, buildings are increasingly asked to meet higher and potentially more complex levels of performance e.g. net zero energy, sustainable and green, healthy and comfortable workplaces, grid- friendly, etc. Are these goals achievable or illusory?
November 16, 2008
MCAN 2008 Climate Action Conference, organized by the Mass. Climate Action Network and MIT's Technology and Culture Forum. The conference theme - The Power of One, the Power of All - reflects the historic mission and makeup of MCAN: to get individuals involved in climate change advocacy, to work with individual chapters, grassroots organizations, and non-profit groups, and to provide an overarching vision and voice at a state level (to "speak with one voice") in pushing for progressive climate change policies and regulations.
November 13, 2008
Robert M. Solow, MIT Institute Professor Emeritus and Nobel Laureate in Economics will be speaking, along with N. Gregory Mankiw, Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard and MIT Economics Ph.D '84.
November 12, 2008
Ulrich Beck, Professor of Sociology, University of Munich; British Journal of Sociology Professor, London School of Economics. Abstract: Growing certainty that climate change is human-made and will have catastrophic consequences has reshuffled the cards for society and politics across the entire world. But it is a mistake to see climate change as an irreversible path to an apocalyptic future for humankind.