The first two years of a child's life is a period of remarkable development, especially in the area of language learning. From first productive word use around 12 months of age to the emergence of combinatorial speech in the second year of life, how does a child's everyday experience contribute to his or her early language development?
Past Talks and Colloquia
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Nov 30 12
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Nov 27 12
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Speaker:
J. J. Abrams Host/Chair:
Joi Ito
Watch the archived webcast. |
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Nov 13 12
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Speaker:
Jonathan Mills Host/Chair:
Tod Machover
The Edinburgh International Festival has been connecting artists and audiences for over sixty years. Founded in 1947, the Festival grew out of the rubble of the Second World War with the aim of providing 'a platform for the flowering of the human spirit.' Every August, the Edinburgh International Festival transforms one of the world's most beautiful cities, presenting three exhilarating weeks of the finest creators and performers from the worlds of the arts - for everyone. |
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Nov 05 12
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Speaker:
Steven Johnson Host/Chair:
Ethan Zuckerman
Hosted by Aaron Naparstek, visiting scholar at MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. An election eve conversation with Steven Johnson, author of "Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked World" and Harvard Law School's Yochai Benkler, Susan Crawford & Lawrence Lessig. |
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Nov 03 12
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Do you want to help with Sandy response? Come design, code, and learn with other people this weekend at a CrisisCamp! Here’s how you can get involved if you are a: Volunteer that can attend in person: If you would like to attend a CrisisCamp in person, please sign up on one of the EventBrite pages below. Volunteer that can’t attend in person: There will most likely be many projects that you will be able to coordinate on with volunteers at the event, so if would like to participate, please sign up on Eventbrite as well so you’re in the email loop. |
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Oct 31 12
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Speaker:
Khalida Brohi This talk has been postponed and will be rescheduled. |
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Oct 11 12
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 Speaker:
John Chowning Host/Chair:
Tod Machover
Lecture: 5:00pm |
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Oct 10 12
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Speaker:
David Rose |
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Oct 10 12
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Speaker:
Scott Cook Joi Ito Host/Chair:
Joi Ito
This talk will be webcast. |
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Oct 04 12
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Speaker:
Karen Brennan Host/Chair:
Mitchel Resnick
Participant(s)/Committee:
Barry J. Fishman Ethan Zuckerman We live in a computational culture—a culture in which we are surrounded by computational systems and interfaces, from social networks to banking infrastructure, to entertainment platforms, to transportation systems. This culture introduces new expectations and new opportunities for learning, creating new demands for what to learn and offering new possibilities for how to learn. |
