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Kipp Bradford

Former Research Scientist

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Catherine D'Ignazio

Former Research Affiliate

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Catherine Havasi

Former Research Affiliate

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Jonathan Richards

Administrative Assistant

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MLTalks Series

Learn more about our MLTalks series, including upcoming events.

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Catherine Sibert

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Jonathan Merrin

AI Augmented Learning System Developer

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Jonathan Cohen

Research Affiliate

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Jonathan Askin

Former Visiting Professor

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Jonathan Zittrain

Former Visiting Professor

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Jonathan Bobrow

Former Research Assistant

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Jonathan Fanton

President Emeritus, American Academy of Arts & Sciences; Advisory Council Member

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Jonathan Dyssel Stets

Former Research Assistant

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Media Lab Conversations Series: Guts and Genius

David Sun Kong, Kevin Slavin, and special guests in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

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Media Lab Conversations Series: JJ Abrams

Nov. 26, 2012
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Lin Zhang

Former Research Scientist

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Media Lab Conversations Series: Damien Echols and Shaka Senghor

Damien Echols and Shaka Senghor in conversation on injustice, compassion, and redemption in relation to their prison memoirs.

Thursday
May 16, 2013
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Media Lab Conversations Series: Carroll Bogert

Sept. 10, 2012
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MLTalks

The MLTalks series brings leading voices from a wide range of fields into the Media Lab for thought-provoking conversations, whic…

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MLTalks: Guts and Genius

David Sun Kong, Kevin Slavin, and special guests in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Tuesday
March 3, 2015
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Q&A with Catherine D’Ignazio

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MLTalks: Shaka Senghor and Martha Minow

Shaka Senghor and Martha Minow in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Friday
February 7, 2014
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MLTalks: IDEO's David and Tom Kelley

IDEO's David and Tom Kelly in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Tuesday
July 23, 2013
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MLTalks: Greg Brandeau and Josh Sarantitis

Former Disney CTO Greg Brandeau and collaborative community artist Josh Sarantitis in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Monday
April 29, 2013
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Michael Lin

Research Scientist

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MLTalks: Diane Peters, Jane Park, Ryan Merkley and Johnathan Nightingale in conversation with Joi Ito

About Creative CommonsCreative Commons is a nonprofit organization at the center of a high-profile, international movement to promote shari…

Tuesday
May 31, 2016
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MLTalks: Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin and Cameron Kerry

Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin in conversation with Cameron Kerry.

Friday
February 27, 2015
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MLTalks: Joi Ito and the Director's Fellows

Director of the Media Lab Joi Ito in conversation with the Director's Fellows.

Friday
January 23, 2015
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MLTalks: Joi Ito and the Presidential Innovation Fellows

Presidential Innovation Fellows in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Wednesday
October 12, 2016
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Tsung-Han Lin

Research Assistant

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POSTPONED Media Lab Conversations Series: Geetha Narayanan

LocationMIT Media Lab, Third-Floor Atrium Description This talk has been postponed. We look forward to following Geetha Narayanan later in …

Friday
March 15, 2013
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Advancing Welbeing Seminar Series: Jeffrey “Lyte” Lin

LocationMIT Media Lab, E14-633 DescriptionWhen online communities first emerged on the Internet, they developed without structure; there we…

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MLTalks: Peter Grauer, Vladimir Kliatchko, and Shawn Edwards

Technology Driving Global Media and Finance: Peter Grauer, Vladimir Kliatchko, and Shawn Edwards in conversation at the Media Lab.

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MLTalks: Howard Rheingold

Howard Rheingold in conversation with Joi and Mimi Ito.

Thursday
May 10, 2012
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MLTalks: Jaron Lanier

How to Love and Criticize Technology at the Same Time: Jaron Lanier in conversation with Ken Perlin, Hiroshi Ishii, and Pattie Maes.

Wednesday
March 5, 2014
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MLTalks: Sam Kass

Sam Kass, Nutrition Policy Advisor and Personal Chef to President Obama, in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Monday
February 23, 2015
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Bevin Lin

Former Research Affiliate

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MLTalks: Dr. Temple Grandin

Dr. Temple Grandin in conversation with founder and director of the Media Lab's Affective Computing Rosalind Picard.

Tuesday
March 17, 2015
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MLTalks: B. Alan Wallace

B. Alan Wallace in conversation with Ethics Initiative Director Tenzin Priyadarshi and Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Thursday
October 30, 2014
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MLTalks: Judith Donath

Judith Donath in conversation with Center for Civic Media Director Ethan Zuckerman and Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Thursday
June 12, 2014
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MLTalks: George Church

American geneticist, molecular engineer, and chemist George Church in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Friday
May 2, 2014
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MLTalks: Beth Noveck

Founder and Director of The Governance Lab Beth Noveck in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Wednesday
May 29, 2013
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MLTalks: Susan Crawford

Susan Crawford in conversation with Center for Civic Media Director Ethan Zuckerman.

Thursday
March 28, 2013
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MLTalks: Khalida Brohi

Founder and Executive Director of the Sughar Empowerment Society Khalida Brohi in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Wednesday
November 20, 2013
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MLTalks: How Data Killed Facts Jill Lepore in conversation with Andrew Lippman

Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University.

April 27, 2018
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MLTalks: Helen Margetts

Helen Margetts in conversation with Director of Center for Civic Media Ethan Zuckerman.

Tuesday
May 3, 2016
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MLTalks: Christine Sun Kim

Christine Sun Kim in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

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MLTalks: Katy Croff Bell

Ocean Exploration Trust and National Geographic ocean explorer Dr. Katy Croff Bell in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Friday
June 27, 2014
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Design Justice: A talk and discussion with Sasha Costanza-Chock, Catherine D’Ignazio, and Jaleesa Trapp

Sasha Costanza-Chock will present key insights from their book Design Justice.

Wednesday
August 12, 2020
2:00pm — 3:15pm ET
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Chien-Chou Lin

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MLTalks: Masashi Kawamura

Masashi Kawamura explores the world of design and interaction, working on music videos, product design, and social apps.

Wednesday
November 12, 2014
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MLTalks: Daniel Suarez

Daniel Suarez writes Sci-Fi thrillers focused on technology-driven change, and is a past speaker at TED, NASA, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon

Tuesday
September 24, 2013
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MLTalks: Sugata Mitra

Professor Mitra’s work has resulted in the training and development of a million young Indians, some being the poorest children in the world

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MLTalks: Jack Schulze

Jack Schulze in conversation with Kevin Slavin.

Thursday
August 1, 2013
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MLTalks: J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Tuesday
November 27, 2012
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Shu-Yu Lin

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MLTalks: Warren Ellis

Mythophysics of the new normal: Warren Ellis in conversation with Kevin Slavin.

Monday
March 13, 2017
2:00pm — 3:30pm ET
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MLTalks: Sarah Parcak

Archaeologist Sarah Parcak in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Thursday
September 11, 2014
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MLTalks: Chris Woebken

Chris Woebken in conversation with Kevin Slavin.

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MLTalks: Mark Bauman

Mark Bauman in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Monday
September 23, 2013
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MLTalks: Yancey Strickler

Kickstarter's Yancey Strickler in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Wednesday
April 3, 2013
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MLTalks: Baratunde Thurston

Baratunde Thurston in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Thursday
January 10, 2013
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MLTalks: Reid Hoffman

Reid Hoffman in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Wednesday
April 4, 2012
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MLTalks: Lawrence Lessig

One Way Forward: Lawrence Lessig in conversation.

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MLTalks: Hoops, Tech, and Justice

Jaylen Brown in conversation with David Sun Kong and Kade Crockford

Friday
October 12, 2018
5:00pm — 6:00pm ET
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MLTalks: Challenges in the Fight Against Ebola

Ophelia Dalh and Dr. Megan Murray of Partners in Health in conversation with David Moinina Sengeh and Joi Ito.

Thursday
November 20, 2014
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MLTalks: Ibram X. Kendi in conversation with Danielle Wood

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