Upcoming Events
Frequent and varied events—such as lectures, colloquia, symposia, and workshops—play an active role in the continuing vitality and momentum of the Media Lab.
Jun 27 12 - Sep 28 13

This exhibition of over 20 internationally created holograms is opening at the start of the 9th International Symposium on Display Holography being held for the first time in Boston, at MIT from June 26 - 29, 2012. Co-chaired by Seth Riskin and Michael Bove, the Symposium is presented by the MIT Museum and the MIT Media Lab. The exhibition is open to the public until September 28, 2013.

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Dec 21 12 - Aug 01 13

From lightweight, shared, electric vehicles that fold, to artificial limbs that not only emulate—but improve upon—biological gaits, the Media Lab is transforming mobility for the 21st century.

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May 02 13 - May 04 13

Media Lab Director Joi Ito, Director's Fellows Shaka Senghor, Jeff Sturges, and Baratunde Thurston, and Advisory Council Member Linda Stone are all participants in this year's TEDxMidwest. Visit http://tedxmidwest.com to view the webcast.

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May 10 13
Host/Chair:
Affective Computing

Cognitive domains of processing speed, reaction time, vigilance and working memory are central to our ability to perform at peak levels. But most of us do not perform at an optimal level. Cognitive disorders, such as ADHD, mild cognitive impairment, head injury and Alzheimer's, affect over 25 million people in the US. New technologies and media platforms are enabling practical applications of neuroscience advances.

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May 16 13
Host/Chair:
Joi Ito

Time spent in prison has prompted some of the most profound and insightful writing we know, from Don Quixote to Civil Disobedience. Damien Echols—whose nearly twenty years spent in prison as part of the wrongfully-accused "West Memphis Three" was the subject of the documentary West of Memphis—has written a memoir of injustice, compassion, and redemption in Life after Death.

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May 22 13
C2-MTL, Montreal
May 29 13
Beth Noveck (Joi Ito photo)
Host/Chair:
Joi Ito

All talks at the Media Lab, unless otherwise noted, are open to the public.
This talk will be webcast.
Join us on Twitter: #MLTalks

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Jun 25 13
The New School, New York, NY

Exact time of talk tbd.

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Jun 27 13

Exact time tba.

Media Lab alum Paulo Blikstein from Stanford University will be hosting a panel on the impact of Seymour Papert's research on the past, present, and future of child-computer interaction.

The panelists will be:

  • Allison Druin, University of Maryland
  • Edith Ackermann, MIT
  • Mike Eisenberg, University of Colorado
  • Mitch Resnick, MIT
  • Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University

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