Boston Science and Engineering Lectures Archive
Friday, June 1
8-5p. "Beyond Disadvantage: Disability, Law, and Bioethics." HLS: Wasserstein 2036. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "Allostasis, a New Principle of Physiological Regulation, and its Implications for Human Design." Peter Sterling. HMS: Warren Alpert Building 563, 200 Longwood Avenue. Details, Abstract.*
Noon. "How to Personalize a Supercomputer? Configurable and Adaptable Framework, leveraging Moore's Law for Real Applications." Sadasivan Shankar. MIT: 32-124. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Neuromodulatory Control of Social Behavior in Amygdala." Jeong-Tae Kwon. MIT: 46-6011. Details.
2p. "Identifying Ferns of the Arnold Arboretum." Jacob Suissa. Arnold Arboretum: Weld Hill Research Building. Details, Abstract, Registration.
5:30 & 7:30p. "All about Ancient Crocs." Museum of Science. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, June 2
9-11:30a. "Pollinator Diversity." An Arboretum for Educators event. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Building. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10-4:30p. "Tomorrow’s Tech, Today." A conference. Harvard: Northwest Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
June 3-6. "NEWEA Spring Meeting & Exhibit." (NEWEA = New England Water Environment Association.) Goat Island, Newport, RI. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Sunday, June 3
8-5:30p. "Water and Climate Change: Connecting the Paleoclimate Record to Future Projections." Endicott House, Dedham. Details, Abstract.
June 4-5. "AI, Robotics, and the Future of Work." MIT: Media Lab. Details, Abstract, Registration.
June 4-5. "CRISPRcon: Conversations on Science, Society and the Future of Gene Editing." Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, 1 Seaport Lane. Details, Abstract, Registration.
June 4-5. "Quantum Information Science & Technology." Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details.
June 4-7. "2018 BIO International Convention." Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Monday, June 4
9-5p. "Quantum Information Science & Technology." A workshop. Harvard: Maxwell Dworkin G115. Details, Abstract.
9-5:15p. "UX Fest 2018." Fresh Tilled Soil, 480 Pleasant St, Suite A310, Watertown. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
10a. "Analysis of Fecal Biomarkers to Impact Clinical Care and Public Health." Mariana Matus Garcia. MIT: 68-121. Details, Abstract.
3:30p. "The Evolutionarily and Epigenetic Dynamics of X-Chromosome Inactivation." Edith Heard. HMS: Walter Amphitheatre, Tosteson Medical Education Center, 260 Longwood Avenue. Details.*
4p. "Insights into Artificial Intelligence Applications at Mercedes-Benz." Steven Peters and Andrew Hill. MIT: 32-G882. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Playing with Light at the Nanoscale: Finding Photons in Unusual Places." Evelyn Hu. The Burren, 247 Elm St, Somerville. Details.
June 5-7. "LEGO Education Symposium and Tufts STEM Education Conference." Tufts: Cohen Auditorium, 40 Talbot Ave. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Tuesday, June 5
8-6:30p. "SENSE.nano SYMPOSIUM." Broad Institute. Details, Abstract.
8a. "Stretching, Connective Tissue, Inflammation and Cancer." Helene Langevin. BWH: Bornstein Family Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street. Details, Abstract.*
11a. "Inferring Internal from External State Using Motion Sequencing." Sandeep Robert Datta. McLean Hospital: de Marneffe 132. Details.
1p. "From Seed to Tree." Arnold Arboretum: Bonsai and Penjing Pavilion. Details, Abstract, Registration.
2p. "The Beautiful Brain Spotlight Tour." Kelsey Allen. MIT Museum. Details.
4p. "Understanding Response and Resistance to Cancer Therapy through Translational Research." Jennifer Wargo. Jimmy Fund Auditorium, 35 Binney St. Details.*
5:30p. "Who We Are and How We Got Here." David Reich. HMS: Countway Library, Minot Room. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
7p. "The Lurking Saboteur: Ruminative Response Style in OCD." Jason Krompinger. McLean Hospital: de Marneffe 132. Details.
Wednesday, June 6
10:30a. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9:30-5:30p. "BU Bioinformatics." A student-organized symposium. BU: Life Science and Engineering B01, 24 Cummington Mall. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Thursday, June 7
9:30-5p. "Boston Climate Summit." BU. Details. This event will be live-streamed.
4p. "I Want to Understand: An In-Depth Approach to Validation of Your Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder." Candace K. Eddy, Dialectical Behavior Therapist, 3East Boys Intensive DBT Program, McLean Hospital. A webinar. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4p. "Single Molecule Vvisualization of Retroviral Integrase Searching DNA." Kristine Yoder. MIT: 32-144. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7p. "Bio-control of Lily Leaf Beetles." Richard Casagrande. Parkman Room of the Education Building, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7p. "Gardening for Us and Them: How Native Plants Can Feed both Pollinators and Humans." Dan Jaffe. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7p. "Marine Mammals in the Anthropocene: Keeping Endangered from Becoming Extinct." Scott Kraus. New England Aquarium: Simons IMAX Theater. Details, Abstract, Registration.
June 8-9. "Do You Love Space? Address Practical Issues that Arise from Space Exploration?" A Meetup. TBA. Details.
June 8-10. "Hacking Dermatology." Cambridge Innovation Center - Venture Cafe, 1 Broadway. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Friday, June 8
9:30-1p. "The American Oaks: Diversity, Ecology, and Identification." Tim Boland, Executive Director, Polly Hill Arboretum. Bentley University: Jennison Hall, 175 Forest St, Waltham. Details, Abstract, Registration.
11a. "Native Pollinator Habitats: Management at the Arnold Arboretum." Branden Keegan, Arboretum Gardener. Arnold Arboretum: Details, Abstract, Registration.
3p. "Understanding & Responding to the Lifelong Effects of Opioid Exposure for Infants, Children & Families." A webcast. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, June 9
10a. "The Bees Have It: Pollination at the Arboretum!" Nancy Sableski, Manager of Children's Education. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, abstract, Registration.
9:30-1p. "The American Oaks: Diversity, Ecology, and Identification." Tim Boland, Executive Director, Polly Hill Arboretum. A workshop. Bentley University, Jennison Hall, 175 Forest Street, Waltham. Details, Abstract, Registration.
11a. "Native Pollinator Habitats: Management at the Arnold Arboretum." Branden Keegan, Arboretum Gardener. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon-4p. "Visualizing the Brain." MIT Museum. Details.
1p. "Observation and Drawing of Leaves." Bobbi Angell and Beverly Duncan. Arnold Arboretum. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Sunday, June 10
Noon-4p. "Scratch." MIT Museum. Details.
Monday, June 11
9:30a-7p. "Machine Learning Accessibility Hackathon." Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Drive. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4p. "Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Tools to Study the Nervous System." Polina Anikeeva. Bioelectronics. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
Tuesday, June 12
11a. "Complement Genes, Cells, and Schizophrenia." Steven McCarroll. McCarroll Lab. McLean Hospital: deMarneffe 132, 115 Mill Street, Belmont. Details.
11:45a. "Towards Molecular Spintronics: Data Storage and Manipulations." Jagadeesh Moodera. Moodera Research Group. MIT: 36-428. Details.
2p. "AI and Manufacturing." A webcast. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4:30p. "Genetics of Human Kidney Disease and Building New Kidneys." Amar Majumdar and Navin Gupta. HMS: New Research Building 350, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur. Details.*
6:30p. "Experiencing Personal Genomes." Orit Shaer. IBM Watson Health, 75 Binney St, Cambridge. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6:30-9p. "Inside Out." Kay Tye will discuss issues raied by the movie. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Robotics Sensing & Imaging: Utilizing the Raspberry Pi + Arduino." Artisan's Asylum, 10 Tyler St., Somerville. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Wednesday, June 13
10:30a. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
8-6p. "Data-Powered Strategies to Counteract Antibiotic Resistance." A Symposium. Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4p. "Gone With the Wind: Stellar Spin to Planetary Atmospheres." Cecilia Garraffo. Center for Astrophysics: Pratt Conference Room. Details.
6:30p. "Local Medicinal Plants: Summer Weed Walks." Su Cousineau. Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Thursday, June 14
1p. "Trail Detectives' Club." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4-9p. "Bos/TechJam." Boston City Hall Plaza. Details.
6p. "Generation Robot." Terri Favro. MIT Press Bookstore. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Evolutions: Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World." Oren Harman. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Natural Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence in the Neurosciences." Omar Arnaout and Amar Dhand. BWH: Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street, Boston. Details.*
7p. "Red Pill/Blue Pill: How the Brain Incorporates Experience to Guide Our Actions." Bernado Sabatini. Aeronaut Brewing: 14 Tyler St., Somerville. Details.
CANCELLED. 7p. "The Intentional Brain: The Basis for Understanding Modern Neuropsychiatry." Michael Trimble. BWH: Building for Transformative Medicine, 3rd floor conference center. Details.*
8p. "Mysterious Mars." Kelly Beatty. Astrophysical Center: Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden St. Details, Abstract.
June 15-16. "Stand Up Boston." Leveraging information technology and machine learning to combat sexual harassment. MIT: Stata Center, R&D Commons. Details, Abstract.
Friday, June 15
9-4:40p. "Breakthrough Cancer Nanotechnologies." MIT: Kresge Auditorium. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9-5:30p. "Computational Immunology Symposium: Focus on B Cells." BU: Barristers Hall, 765 Commonwealth Avenue. Details.
9-12:30p. "Immunity and Inflammation in Disease and Tissue." A symposium. Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur. Details, Registration.*
CANCELLED. 2p. "Genome Diversification, Chromosome Segregation and Reproductive Aging in Human Females." Eva Hoffmann. HMS: Goldenson 122. Details.
Saturday, June 16
1p. "Natural Engineering." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
8a. "Coastal Bird Walks at Belle Isle Marsh." Belle Isle Marsh, 1399 Bennington St., East Boston. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10a. "Getting to Know Our Native Plants: The Unsung Splendor and Ecological Value of Native Shrubs." Meredith Gallogly. Location details sent directly to participants. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon-4p. "Kinetic Sculptures." MIT Museum. Details.
2p. "Unnatural Selection." Katrina van Grouw. Geological Museum: Haller Hall. Details, Abstract.
5-9p. "TEDxBeaconStreet Salon @ Franklin Park Zoo." Franklin Park Zoo, Tropical Forest Building, 1 Franklin Park Road. Details, Registration.
Sunday, June 17
Noon-4p. "Kinetic Sculptures." MIT Museum. Details.
June 18-19. "Robotics & AI Summit." Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Details.
Monday, June 18
10a. "High-resolution Tactile Sensing for Robotic Perception." Wenzhen Yuan. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "The Addicted Brain." Alumni in research/faculty roles at various universities and colleges discuss research on addiction and the brain. A webinar. Details, Registration.
3p. "How Does the Primate Ventral Visual Stream Causally Support Core Object Recognition?" Rishi Rajalingham. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
5:30p. "First in Fly." Stephanie Mohr. HMS: Countway Library, Minot Room. Details, Abstract, Registration.*
CANCELED. 7:30p. "Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now." Jaron Lanier. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
Tuesday, June 19
8-5p. "The Security of Things Forum." Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon. "What to Eat: The Emerging Field of Culinary Medicine." Rani Polak. HMS: Armenise Amphitheater, 210 Longwood Ave. Details.
4p. "How Nature and Nurture Conspire to Control Brain Development and Function." Michael Greenberg. Greenberg lab. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Using Medical Technology in Art Conservation and Restoration." A discussion. Medical History Museum, Putname Gallery. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7p. "When the Wind Blows: Predicting how Hurricanes Change with Climate." Boston Public Library. Details, Abstract, Registration. This event will be streamed on NOVA Education Facebook's page and archived at the WGBH Forum Network.
7p. "Right Whales, Right Gear: Finding New Ways to Fish that Avoid Entanglements." A panel discussion. New England Aquarium: Simons IMAX Theater. Details, Abstract.
7:30-10:30p. "Art in AR: Boston Cyberarts and Hoverlay." George Fifield. The Westin Boston Waterfront, 425 Summer St. Details.
June 20-21. "EurekaFest 2018." MIT: 222 Third Street, Suite 0300 Cambridge. Details, Abstract.
Wednesday, June 20
10a. "Bitter Pills: The Global War on Counterfeit Drugs." Muhammad Zaman. BU: Pardee Center, 67 Bay State Road. Details.
10a. "The Schizophrenia-Associated Gene, CSMD1, Encodes a Brain-Specific Complement Inhibitor." Matthew Baum. HMS: Goldenson 122. Details.
Noon. "AI and Medicine." Wasim Malik and Joshua Chang. A webinar. Details, Registration.
2p. "Efficacy and Mechanisms of High-Intensity Training Following Stroke or Spinal Cord Injury." T. George Hornby. Wyss Institute: 60 Oxford St., Rm. 330. Details, Abstract.
5:30-7:45p. "Getting to Know Our Native Plants: The Unsung Splendor and Ecological Value of Native Shrubs." Meredith Gallogly. Location details sent directly to participants. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6:30p. "X-Ray Astronomy and the Invisible Universe." Jonathan McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. MIT: E51-335. Details, Abstract. This event will be streamed.
Thursday, June 21
10:30a. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1p. "Trail Detectives' Club." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10a. "Active Plasticity and Control of Chemical Oscillators: Stepping Stones to Soft Machines." Daniel Goldstein. Brandeis: Abelson 333. Details.
12:30p. "Molecular Mechanisms of Itch, Touch and Pain." Diana Bautista. HMS: Cannon Room. Details.*
4p. "Exoplanets in the TESS Era." Sam Quinn. Center for Astrophysics: Phillips Auditorium. Details.
5-9p. "Summer Solstice Celebration 2018: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture." Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, 11 Divinity Avenue. Details.
6p. "The Book." Amaranth Borsuk. MIT Press Bookstore: 301 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract, Tickets.
6:30p. "I've Got Sunshine...on a solar array." Kristie Tanner. Arnold Arboretum: Hunnewell Bldg. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Are Sharks Smart? Exploring the Brain of Sharks and Their Relatives." Kara E. Yopak. New England Aquarium: Simons IMAX Theater. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7p. "Drones: Where Are We Now, Where Are We Headed?" Shane Clark. MIT: 32-G449. Details, Abstract. This talk will be webcast on the MIT CSAIL Youtube channel.
7p. "Glia, Friend or Foe?: How the other cells in the brain shape, disrupt, and treat neural function." Kevin Mastro. Sabatini Lab. Aeronaut Brewing Co., 14 Tyler St., Somerville. Details.
7p. "Take Action! How We Can Save the Environment." Wendy B. Jacobs. Belmont Public Library Assembly Room. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, June 23
Noon-4p. "Chain Reaction." MIT Museum. Details.
2p. "An Open Forum on Tube Amplifier & Speaker Design." Bob Carver. BU: Life Science & Engineering Bldg 103. Details, Abstract.
2p. "The Beautiful Brain Spotlight Tour." Francisco Martin-Martinez. MIT Museum. Details.
Sunday, June 24
10:30a. "Exploring Fungi." Arnold Arboretum: Busssey Street Gate. Details, Abstract.
Noon-4p. "Chain Reaction." MIT Museum. Details.
1:30p. "Tree Identification Primer." Catherine Chamberlain and Wayne Daly. Arnold Arboreteum, Hunnewell Building Landscape. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Monday, June 25
1:30p. "The Economics of Blockchain Technology." Mark McAvoy. Brandeis: Abelson 333. Details.
Tuesday, June 26
8-5p. "Precision Medicine 2018: Assembling the Puzzle." Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur. Details, Abstract, Precision.*
11:15a. "The Role of Noise and Heterogeneity in the Synchronization of Neuronal Networks." Jonathan Touboul. Brandeis: Abelson 333. Details.
Noon. "Sustainable Development in Global Surgery." Mark Shrime. HMS: Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, First floor Conference Room, 641 Huntington Avenue. Details, Abstract.* This event will be streamed.
6p. "Exploring UMass Lowell’s NERVE Center & the Latest in Robotics." Holly Yanco. UMass Lowell Innovation Hub, 2 Merrimack Street 3rd Floor, Haverhill, MA. Details.
7p. "The Most Unknown." A screening and discussion. Kendall Square Cinema, 355 Binney St. Details.
Wednesday, June 27
10:30a. "Introduction to the Geometry and Response of Origami and Thin Sheets." Zeb Rocklin. Brandeis: Abelson 333. Details.
Noon. "New Methods for Characterizing Nanomaterials: Exploring advances in high-resolution and in situ imaging." Ruth Schwaiger and Hrishikesh Bale. A webinar. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1:30p. "Biosphere-Geosphere Stability and Mass Extinction." Daniel Rothman. Rothman Group. Brandeis: Abelson 333. Details, Abstract.
2:30p. "Regulation of Lifespan by Neural Excitation and REST." Bruce Yankner. Yankner Lab. BWH: BTM 3fl conference center, 60 Fenwood Rd. Details.
4p. "The Formation and Evolution of Close Binaries and Planets." Maxwell Moe. Astrophysical Observatory: Pratt Conference Room. Details.
*Admission to Harvard's medical area buildings often requires ID issued by a "Harvard Medical School Affiliate". A list of these institutions can be consulted here. Persons interested in events in the medical area that are not explicitly public, that have sponsors with whom they have no experience, and who are unsure if their ID will guarantee access, might want to email the contact person cited in the details page and ask. Inquiries directed at the HMS Dept of Genetics should be emailed to esexton@genetics.med.harvard.edu (or 617-432-7666) at least one day before the event. Events in the medical area that do not carry an asterisk are those that I think are prepared to receive the unaffiliated.
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