Boston Science and Engineering Lectures Archive
Sunday, July 1
Noon-4p. "App Inventor/Scratch." MIT Museum. Details.
Monday, July 2
2p. "Hacking the Gene Expression Machinery for Genome Defense." Julius Brennecke. Brandeis: Gerstenzang 124. Details.
4p. "Transformative Generative Models." Lior Wolf. MIT: 46-3002. Details. This event will be live streamed.
6:30p. "Science Diplomacy from the Arctic to our World." Paul A. Berkman. The Burren: 247 Elm St., Somerville. Details.
Tuesday, July 3
8a. "Invisible Light! Can the Treatment of Depression Be Beyond What is Seen?" Paolo Cassano. BNH: Bornstein Family Amphitheater. Details.*
1p. "From Seed to Tree." Arnold Arboretum: Bonsai and Penjing Pavilion. Details.
Thursday, July 5
10:30p. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1p. "Trail Detectives' Club." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill Street., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
3p. "So You Think You Know How To Take Derivatives?" Steven Johnson. MIT: 2-147. Details, Abstract.
Friday, July 6
Noon. "The Earth isn't Flat: Next-generation boundary element methods for geometrically realistic earthquake science." Ben Thompson. MIT: 32-144. Details, Abstract.
1p. "Exploring the Effects of Social Influence on Flocking Dynamics." M. Carmen Miguel Lopez. Northeastern: Network Science Institute, 177 Huntington Ave. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, July 7
8a. "Coastal Bird Walks at Belle Isle Marsh." Belle Isle Marsh 1399 Bennington St. East Boston. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10a. "Boston Area Beekeepers Association Open Hives." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10:30a. "Exploring Science Together: Bugs!" Harvard Museum of Natural History. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon-4p. "Visualizing the Brain." MIT Museum. Details.
1p. "The Insects Around Us." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill Center, Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
July 9-13. "Summer Science Week: Time Travelers - Viajeros en el Tiempo." Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Monday, July 9
Noon. "Curriculum Design Workshop." MIT: NE49, 600 Technology Sq. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Tuesday, July 10
1-4p. "Wikipedia edit-a-thon." BU: Mugar Library, Third Floor Conference Room. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
6:30-10p. "Removing Traumatic Memories." Asaf Marco. Tsai Laboratory. An Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind event. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
July 11-12. "Sugar: Epidemiologic, Physiologic and Policy Considerations of the Sugar Epidemic." Joseph B. Martin Conference Center. Details, Abstract, Registration.*
Wednesday, July 11
7p. "De Novo DNA Synthesis Using Polymerase-Nucleotide Conjugates." BosLab: 339 Summer St., Somerville. Details.
7p. "#TechWontBuildIt: The New Tech Resistance." MIT: 32-155. Details, Abstract.
Thursday, July 12
10:30p. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1p. "Trail Detectives' Club." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill Street., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
3p. "How to Write and Not to Write a Math Paper." Tanya Khovanova. MIT: 2-147. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Robotics Sensing & Imaging: Utilizing the Raspberry Pi + Arduino." Artisan'a Asylum, 10 Tyler St., Somerville. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7p. "The Southern Right Whales of Argentina: A 47-Year Story Written by Biological Research and Citizen Science." Florencia Ornela Vilches. New England Aquarium: Simons IMAX Theater. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Friday, July 13
1p. "Dynamics on Social Networks: A Tale of Three Processes." Romualdo Pastor-Satorras. Network Science Institute, 177 Huntington Ave. Details, Abstract.
Saturday, July 14
1p. "Reptiles and Amphibians." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill Center, Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10a. "Boston Area Beekeepers Association Open Hives." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10:30a. "Summer Tree ID." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1-5:30p. "20th USA Memory Championship Finals." MIT: Kresge Auditorium. Details, Abstract.
Sunday, July 15
1p. "Pond Life Exploration." Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
July 16-20. "Spineless Wonders." Harvard Museum of Natural History. Details, Abstract, Registration.
July 16-20. "Game Design." Harvard Museum of Natural History. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Monday, July 16
9-8p. "International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Symposium." MIT: Kresge Auditorium. Details, Abstract.
Tuesday, July 17
10a. "Technology Breakthrough of the Year." Panel discussion. A webinar. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1:30p. "Reversing Reductionism with the Council on Extended Intelligence." A webinar. Details, Abstractm Registration.
Wednesday, July 18
10:30p. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9a. "Tree Health Assessment." Jerry Bond. Urban Forest Analytics. Arnold Arboretum: Weld Hill Reserach Building. Details, Abstract, Registration.
2p. "From Evolution of Protein Kinases to New Concepts in Drug Design." Marc Hoemberger. Kern Group. Brandeis: Rosenstiel Penthouse. Details.
5:30-8:30p. "Blockchain Technology: Patents vs. Open Source." A panel discussion. MIT: 32-124. Details, Abstract, Registration. This event will be streamed.
6:30p. "Make More Plants: Easy Propagation Methods for Gardeners." Sean Halloran. Arnold Arboretum: Dana Greenhouse and Nursery Facility. Details, Abstract.
6:30p. "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder." Karestan Koenen. Broad Institute. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6:30p. "Short Takes: Fotoxx Update; Application Containerization." Dick Miller and Jerry Feldman. MIT: E51-335. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Learning Circle: Introduction to Biology 1." BosLab: 339R Summer St. Details, Abstract.
Thursday, July 19
10:30p. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1p. "Trail Detectives' Club." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill Street., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
9a. "Tree Load in Risk Assessment." Jerry Bond. Urban Forest Analytics. Arnold Arboretum: Weld Hill Reserach Building. Details, Abstract, Registration.
2p. "Quick and Dirty Data Management: the 5 things you should absolutely be doing with your data now." MIT: 14N-132. Details, Abstract, Registration.
4p. "Modeling the Universe: Cosmological Simulations of Elemental Production." Jill Naiman. Astrophysical Observatory: Phillips Auditorium. Details.
7p. "Early Life and the Environment." Kristin Bergmann. Aeronaut: 14 Tyler St., Somerville. Details.
7p. "The Omega Principle: Seafood and the Quest for a Long Life and a Healthier Planet." Paul Greenberg. New England Aquarium: Simons IMAX Theater. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7:30-10p. "MicroChefs." Harvard Museum of Natural History. Details, Abstract.
July 20-21. "Cellular Agriculture." MIT: E14-6th floor. Details, Abstract, RSVP.
July 20-22. "PGP Hackathon." Harvard Medical School. Details, Abstract, Registration. Application deadline is July 6.
Friday, July 20
6:30-9:30p. "Mind Myths." An evening of short presentations and fast-paced conversations about the mind. MIT Museum: 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Saturday, July 21
8a. "Coastal Bird Walks at Belle Isle Marsh." Belle Isle Marsh, 1399 Bennington St. East Boston. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10a. "Boston Area Beekeepers Association Open Hives." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Noon-4p. "Visualizing the Brain." MIT Museum. Details.
2p. "The Beautiful Brain Spotlight Tour." Alex Gomez-Marin. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
July 22-27. "International Conference on Complex Systems." Hyatt Regency. Details, Registration.
July 23-26. "Virtual Reality Games & Entertainment Extravaganza '18." A webcast. Details, Abstract, Registration.
July 23-27. "Earth Explorers." Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
July 23-27. "Blue Planet: Life in the Sea." Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Monday, July 23
10a. "Can a Cat be Both a Liquid and a Solid?" Marc Abrahams and Gus Rancatore. Toscanini’s Ice Cream, 159 First St., Cambridge. Details.
Noon-4p. "Visualizing the Brain." MIT Museum. Details.
5:30p. "Comics & Medicine: An Introduction." Matthew Noe. HMS: Countway Library, Minot Room. Details, Abstract, Registration.
6-10p. "AR & VR in Museums." A forum. Alley powered by Verizon, 10 Ware Street, Cambridge. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Tuesday, July 24
11a. "What Information Dynamics can Tell Us about ... Brains." Joseph T. Lizier. MIT: 46-3002. Details, Abstract.
Noon. "Value Representations in Visual Association Cortex." Rohan Ramesh. HMS: Goldenson 122, 220 Longwood Avenue, Boston. Details.*
3p. "Learning to Transform 2D Nanomaterials for Medicine Using Imaging and Pharmacology." Kostas Kostarelos. NanoMedicine Lab. Wyss Institute: 60 Oxford St., Room 330. Details, Abstract.
6p. "Digital Endpoint." Melissa Ceruolo, VP, Software Engineering, MC10. Cambridge Innovation Center, Havana Room, One Broadway, Cambridge. Details.
Wednesday, July 25
10:30p. "Early Explorers." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
11a. "Make a Map in Minutes." MIT: 14N-132. Details, Abstract, Registration.
11a. "Personalized Face and Gesture Analysis Using Hierarchical Neural Networks." Ajjen Joshi. BU: Hariri Seminar Room, 111 Cummington Mall. Details, Abstract.
6:30p. "Pediatric Brain Tumors: The frontier of childhood cancers." Pratiti (Mimi) Bandopadhayay. Bandopadhayay Lab . Broad Institute. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Thursday, July 26
9-5p. "Workshop on Blockchain Networks and Information Flow." Hyatt Regency, 575 Memorial Drive. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1p. "Gene Expression in Time and Space: from RNA methylation to in situ transcriptomics." Xiao Wang. Broad Institute, 415 Main St. Details, Abstract.
2p. "Fooling with Facts! Quantifying Cognitive Biases Through Large-scale Online Experiments." Taha Yasseri. Northeastern: Network Sciences Institute, 177 Huntington Ave. Details, Abstract.
4p. "Understanding and Decoding the Dynamic Brain in Action and in Context: Applications to Neural Interfaces and Neuroesthetics." Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal. Schepens Eye Research Institute, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 20 Staniford Street, Boston. Details.
6p. "Blockchain & AI." A meetup. Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway. Details, Abstract, Registration.
7p. "The Remarkable Life and Work of Ellen Swallow Richards and Her Role in Shaping Public Health at the Chestnut Hill Water Station and Beyond." Susan Murcott. Waterworks Museum. Details, Abstract.
Friday, July 27
9a. "High-Density Microfibers as a Deep Brain Bidirectional Optical Interface." Nathan Perkins. BU: 610 Commonwealth, CILSE 101. Details.
6p. "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow: The Life and Times of Stanford R. Ovshinsky." Lillian Hoddeson and Peter Garrett. MIT Press Bookstore, 301 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Saturday, July 28
10a. "Boston Area Beekeepers Association Open Hives." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
1p. "Butterfly Gardens." Boston Nature Center: 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan. Details, Abstract, Registration.
July 30-August 3. "Amazing Animals." Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St. Details, Abstract.
Monday, July 30
9:30-Noon. "Geology, Gems, and Jewelry." Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10a. "The Neural Bases of Disgust for Cheese: An fMRI Study." Marc Abrahams and Gus Rancatore. Toscanini’s Ice Cream, 159 First St., Cambridge. Details.
1p. "Activity-Dependent Transcription in the Brain." Mark Aurel Nagy. HMS: Goldenson 122, 220 Longwood Avenue, Boston. Details.*
6p. "Shadow Libraries." Joe Karaganis and Evelin Heidel. MIT Press Bookstore, 301 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract, Registration.
Tuesday, July 31
10a. "Introduction to Virtual Reality." MIT: 7-238. Details, Abstract, Registration.
10a. "Neuroendocrine Control of Lifespan Extension after Dietary Restriction in C. elegans." Marissa Fletcher. Whitehead Auditorium. Details.
2p. "Picking Robots – Ready for Primetime?" Eugene Demaitre, Senior Editor, Robotics Business Review and Carl Vause, CEO, Soft Robotics Inc. A webcast. Details, Abstract, Registration.
2p. "The Beautiful Brain Spotlight Tour." Julie Pryor. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Details.
7p. "Crop Diseases That Threaten Global Food Security (and Your Breakfast)." A panel discussion. Harvard: Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter." Ben Goldfarb. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave. Details, Abstract.
7p. "Speculative Boston." John Chu and James Patrick Kelly. Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge. Details, Abstract.
*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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