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DTEND:20261110T223000Z
SUMMARY:BC-MIT Number Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Time: 3:00 - 4:00pm\n\nSpeaker: Ziyang Gao (UCLA)\n\nTitle: Tow
 ards uniformity in rational torsion and small points on abelian varieties\
 n\nAbstract: \n\nOn an elliptic curve E defined over a number field K\, a 
 celebrated theorem of Mazur\, Kamienney\, and Merel asserts the number of 
 its rational torsion points is bounded above solely in terms of the degree
  of K — known as the uniform boundedness conjecture for elliptic curves.
  On the other hand\, the Lang-Silverman conjecture predicts that the heigh
 t of non-torsion rational points\, divided by the Faltings height of E\, i
 s bounded below uniformly in terms of K.\n\nIn this talk\, I will present 
 a different method (inspired by Vojta's proof of the Mordell Conjecture) t
 o study both conjectures for abelian varieties of arbitrary dimension. Ove
 r number fields\, we prove both conjectures assuming a suitable generalize
 d version of Szpiro's conjecture. Over function fields of characteristic 0
 \, we resolve both conjectures unconditionally\, giving a new proof of a r
 emarkable result of Looper and Yap earlier this year — a common key ingr
 edient is Deligne's Arakelov Inequality. The bound obtained by our method 
 is explicit and depends polynomially on the base field. We also prove both
  conjectures for elliptic curves over function fields of characteristic p.
 \n\nJoint work with Kaiyuan Gu.\n\n---------------------------------------
 ---------------------\n\nTime: 4:30 - 5:30pm\n\nSpeaker: Daniel Litt (Univ
 ersity of Toronto)\n\nTitle: The arithmetic of differential equations\n\nA
 bstract:\n\nIn 1875 Fuchs asked for a criterion that determines when the s
 olutions to an algebraic differential equation are themselves algebraic fu
 nctions. Conjectural answers to this question have been given by Grothendi
 eck and Katz\, Ekedahl--Shepherd-Barron--Taylor\, and Bost\, in terms of t
 he arithmetic of the differential equation's structure constants. I'll exp
 lain joint work in progress with Joshua Lam verifying these conjectures fo
 r a class of non-linear differential equations arising in algebraic geomet
 ry. This work is largely an excuse to try to better understand the arithme
 tic and geometry of algebraic differential equations and representations o
 f fundamental groups of algebraic varieties.
LOCATION:Boston College\, Maloney 560\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/boston-college-maloney-
 560/bc-mit-number-theory-seminar-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
 rral
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DTSTART:20261110T200000Z
DTEND:20261110T210000Z
SUMMARY:PDE/Analysis Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Pavel Etingof(MIT)\n\nTitle: q-continued fractions\n\n
 Abstract: \n\nRecall that every real number \\(x \\geq 1\\) can be uniquel
 y written as a continued fraction \\[ x = \\llbracket a_1\, a_2\, a_3\, \\
 dots \\rrbracket := a_1 - \\cfrac{1}{a_2 - \\cfrac{1}{a_3 - \\dots}} \\] w
 here the \\(a_i\\) are integers \\(\\geq 2\\): namely\, \\(a_1\\) is the s
 mallest integer larger than \\(x\\)\, \\(a_2\\) is the smallest integer la
 rger than \\(\\frac{1}{a_1-x}\\)\, and so on. Moreover\, the sequence of t
 runcations of any such continued fraction converges to a real number in \\
 ([1\,\\infty)\\). \n\nRecently\, Morier-Genoud and Ovsienko defined a natu
 ral \\(q\\)-deformation of continued fractions\, which associates to every
  nonnegative real number \\(x\\) a formal power series \\([x]_q\\) with in
 teger coefficients\, serving as a \\(q\\)-analog of \\(x\\): \\[ [x]_q = \
 \llbracket a_1\, a_2\, a_3\, \\dots \\rrbracket_q := [a_1]_q - \\cfrac{q^{
 a_1-1}}{[a_2]_q - \\cfrac{q^{a_2-1}}{[a_3]_q - \\dots}}\, \\] where \\([n]
 _q = 1 + q + \\dots + q^{n-1}\\) for a positive integer \\(n\\). This exte
 nds the latter formula to all real \\(x \\geq 1\\) and yields a rational f
 unction of \\(q\\) when \\(x\\) is rational. I will discuss the analytic p
 roperties of the \\(q\\)-real numbers \\([x]_q\\). Namely\, I will explain
  why all these series converge for \\(\\lvert q \\rvert < \\frac{3-\\sqrt{
 5}}{2}\\)\, and why this bound is optimal\, with equality for the golden r
 atio \\(x = \\frac{1+\\sqrt{5}}{2}\\) --- a \\(q\\)-analogue of Hurwitz's 
 theorem stating that the golden ratio is the number worst-approximable by 
 rationals.\n\nThe proof uses a combinatorial description of the coefficien
 ts in terms of rooted trees. For real \\(0 < q < 1\\)\, \\(q\\)-continued 
 fractions also define an increasing function \\(x \\mapsto [x]_q\\)\, whic
 h exhibits jumps at rational points and has a derivative of zero almost ev
 erywhere. I will discuss its properties\, as well as a complex analogue \\
 ([\\tau]_q\\) for \\(\\tau \\in \\mathbb{C}_+\\)\, which is a meromorphic 
 function in \\(\\tau\\) expressed through hypergeometric and modular funct
 ions. \n\nThe talk will include the necessary background and is based in p
 art on joint work with Valentin Ovsienko. \n\nBased on arXiv:2508.08440 an
 d arXiv:2608.06761.
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/pde-analysis
 -seminar-2026-11-10-hxyl?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261110T210000Z
DTEND:20261110T220000Z
SUMMARY:PDE/Analysis Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Marianna Russkikh (University of Notre Dame)\n\nTitle:
  Dimer Model\, Origami map and Maximal Surfaces in Minkowski Space R^{2\,1
 }\n\nAbstract: \n\nRandom tilings reveal striking connections between prob
 ability and geometry. This talk explores these connections through geometr
 ic objects called t-embeddings\, which\, together with their origami map\,
  reveal the conformal structure underlying the dimer model and provide a n
 ew way to study the large-scale behavior of random tilings.
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/pde-analysis
 -seminar-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261110T210000Z
DTEND:20261110T220000Z
SUMMARY:Biology Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Masayuki Onishi\, Duke\n\nHost: Daniel Lew\n\nTitle: "
 Cleavage-furrow formation without a contractile ring and its coordination 
 with chloroplast division"\n\nThe Biology Colloquium is a weekly seminar h
 eld throughout the academic year — featuring distinguished speakers in m
 any areas of the biological sciences from universities and institutions wo
 rldwide. More information on speakers\, their affiliations\, and titles of
  their talks will be added as available. Unless otherwise stated\, the Col
 loquium will be held live in Stata 32-123 (Kirsch auditorium) Contact Marg
 aret Cabral with questions.
LOCATION:Stata\, Kirsch auditorium\, 32-123\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/stata-kirsch-auditorium
 -32-123/biology-colloquium-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261110T210000Z
DTEND:20261110T220000Z
SUMMARY:SCSB Special Seminar with Dr. Aya Ito-Ishida: Cross-species analyse
 s reveal conserved cortical network alterations in Rett syndrome
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, November 10\, 2026\nLocation: 46-3002 (Singleto
 n Auditorium). Please note this talk will not be recorded\nTime: 4:00pm-5:
 00pm ET\n\nSpeaker: Aya Ito-Ishida\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\nAffiliation: Team Direc
 tor\, Laboratory for Brain Development and Disorders\, RIKEN Center for Br
 ain Science\n\nHosts: Dr. Giselle Fernandes\, Dr. Mriganka Sur\n\nTalk tit
 le: Cross-species analyses reveal conserved cortical network alterations i
 n Rett syndrome\n\nAbstract: Cortical circuits undergo extensive reorganiz
 ation during development to support the emergence of complex cognitive beh
 aviors. Disruption of this process is thought to contribute to neurodevelo
 pmental disorders\, but how genetic alterations reshape large-scale cortic
 al organization\, how these changes relate to behavioral impairments\, and
  whether they can be reversed remain poorly understood. Rett syndrome\, a 
 monogenic neurodevelopmental disorder\, provides a unique genetically defi
 ned system for linking molecular alterations\, large-scale circuit dysfunc
 tion\, and behavioral consequences. In this talk\, I will present our rece
 nt work combining resting-state fMRI in individuals with Rett syndrome and
  wide-field calcium imaging in mice. Our findings suggest a conserved disr
 uption of cortical functional hierarchy that is closely associated with be
 havioral severity. Furthermore\, we find that this abnormality is reversib
 le following MECP2 reintroduction in mice\, suggesting that this approach 
 may provide a cross-species framework for evaluating emerging therapies in
  Rett syndrome and related neurodevelopmental disorders.
LOCATION:Building 46\, Singleton Auditorium\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-46-singleton-a
 uditorium/scsb-special-seminar-with-dr-aya-ito-ishida-cross-species-analys
 es-reveal-conser-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261110T210000Z
DTEND:20261110T220000Z
SUMMARY:Cambridge Silent Reading Party
DESCRIPTION:The Silent Reading Party comes to Cambridge! You can either BYO
 B (bring your own book) or buy a book here! We’ll be sitting and reading
  quietly for an hour\, followed by some discussion about...
LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0
 2140-1413\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/cam
 bridge-silent-reading-party-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261110T213000Z
DTEND:20261110T223000Z
SUMMARY:KSJ + STS Fall Lecture - The Fight for Facts: Evidence in an Age of
  Doubt
DESCRIPTION:Dear MIT Community\,\n\nThe Program in Science\, Technology\, a
 nd Society and the Knight Science Journalism Program invite you on Tuesday
 \, November 10th at 4:30 pm in the Nexus at Hayden Library (14S-130) for a
  special lecture\, "The Fight for Facts: Evidence in an Age of Doubt\," th
 at explores the rise of evidence-based thinking\, the power of scientific 
 consensus\, and the forces that work to distort\, undermine\, and dismiss 
 facts. \n\nFeaturing\n\nHelen Pearson\, KJS Fellow\, Senior Editor at Natu
 re\, and Author of “Beyond Belief.”\n\nNaomi Oreskes\, Professor of th
 e history of science at Harvard University and author of “Why Trust Scie
 nce?”\n\nTime\n\nLecture: 4:30 – 5:45 pm\n\nReception to Follow\n\nTo 
 Attend In-Person\n\nPlease fill out this RSVP form if you plan to attend. 
 This event is in-person only. \n\nThis talk is free to the MIT community a
 nd open to the public. Please see the attached flyer for more details. We 
 hope to see you there!
LOCATION:The Nexus at Hayden Library\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/the-nexus-at-hayden-lib
 rary/ksj-sts-fall-lecture-the-fight-for-facts-evidence-in-an-age-of-doubt-
 2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261110T230000Z
DTEND:20261111T000000Z
SUMMARY:What Does a Materials Scientist DO\, Anyway: a Course 3 Alumni Talk
DESCRIPTION:From FAANG to start-ups and beyond: materials scientists are EV
 ERYWHERE!\n\nMaterials Science & Engineering is the interdisciplinary stud
 y of the physical properties of our material world: glass\, concrete\, met
 al\, and more.\n\nJoin DMSE on Tuesday\, Nov. 10th to hear program alumni 
 discuss their careers and student experience within DMSE. There will be a 
 panel discussion\, followed by a large-group Q&A\, and breakout sessions f
 or small-group conversation and networking.
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/what-does-a-mate
 rials-scientist-do-anyway-a-course-3-alumni-talk-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics
 &utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261111T000000Z
DTEND:20261111T010000Z
SUMMARY:David Weinberger at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes David Weinberger—researcher at Ha
 rvard metaLAB\, long-time affiliate of the Harvard Berkman Klein Center\, 
 and bestselling author of Everyday Chaos—for a discussion of...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/davi
 d-weinberger-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re
 ferral
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DTSTART:20261111T211500Z
DTEND:20261111T221500Z
SUMMARY:Richard P. Stanley Seminar in Combinatorics
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Lang Mou (UC Davis)\n\nTitle: Leafy trees\, wall-cross
 ing\, and m-Tamari intervals\n\nAbstract: Trees appear in several approach
 es to wall-crossing. I will present a new plane-tree model for the central
  wall in rank-2 cluster scattering diagrams\, inspired by the recently int
 roduced tight gradings on Dyck paths. These trees turn out to be in biject
 ion with intervals in the m-Tamari lattice\, a lattice on m-ballot paths. 
 I will explain this correspondence and show how the tree perspective leads
  to algebraic functional equations for enumerating these intervals and a n
 ew combinatorial proof of the central wall formula. No prior knowledge of 
 wall-crossing or cluster algebras will be assumed. This talk is based on j
 oint work with Amanda Burcroff and Kyungyong Lee.
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/richard-p-st
 anley-seminar-in-combinatorics-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr
 al
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DTSTART:20261111T233000Z
DTEND:20261112T023000Z
SUMMARY:Boston Postmortem: Narrative Gameplay: Role-Playing Elements for St
 ory and Gameplay
DESCRIPTION:MIT Game Lab hosts Boston Postmortem's November meeting with a 
 guest lecture.\n\nJoe Fielder will detail the nuts and bolts of how narrat
 ive design works in game series like The Outer Worlds and Fallout and how 
 narrative elements can factor into the gameplay.\n\nThe Evening Itinerary\
 n6:30pm to 7:30pm - Pre-presentation mingle and hang out\n7:30pm to 8:30pm
  - Presentation\n8:30pm to 9pm - Q&A\n9:00pm - The presentation ends. Atte
 ndees may join us for an additional evening hang out at Flat Top Johnnys\n
 \nSpeaker: Joe Fielder\n\nJoe Fielder is a Principal Narrative Designer at
  Obsidian Entertainment.\n\nHis past projects include The Outer Worlds 2\,
  Deathloop\, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut\, Star Wars Battlefront 2\,
  The Flame in the Flood\, and more.\n\nBoston Game Dev / Boston Postmortem
 \n\nBoston Game Dev convenes many of the game-creator meetups in the great
 er Boston area\, Our goal is to create a unified source of meetup informat
 ion for the game-making community in eastern MA.\n\nIf you make (or want t
 o make) games\, come hang out!\n\nMore details at: https://www.meetup.com/
 bostongamedev/
LOCATION:Building 32\, 155\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-32-155/boston-
 postmortem-narrative-gameplay-role-playing-elements-for-story-and-gamepla-
 2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261112T170000Z
DTEND:20261112T180000Z
SUMMARY:Lunch/Pizza Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Pavel Etingof\, Jorge Garza-Vargas\, Maya Sankar\n\nT
 opic: Presentations and Discussion of OpenAI Papers.\n\nAll are welcome! P
 izza will be available during the talk.
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/lunch-pizza-
 seminar-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261112T190000Z
DTEND:20261112T200000Z
SUMMARY:Scaling Up: Effective Pedagogy for Large Enrollment Courses
DESCRIPTION:Scaling Up: Effective Pedagogy for Large Enrollment Courses\n\n
 Dr. Molly Metz\, Associate Professor\, Teaching Stream\, in the Department
  of Psychology at the University of Toronto\n\nDescription\n\nIt can be ha
 rd to step outside the lecture-as-usual box when teaching large-enrollment
  courses (e.g.\, 200-400 students). Fortunately\, it is possible to integr
 ate evidence-based teaching in classes with hundreds of students\, and to 
 do so without sacrificing your own wellbeing. This talk will answer questi
 ons like (1) how do I assign homework/writing in big classes and keep up w
 ith the feedback? or (2) how can I use active learning strategies with so 
 many students? Additionally\, Dr. Metz will discuss the challenge of teach
 ing courses (e.g.\, introduction to statistics) to students who are anxiou
 s\, apathetic\, or disengaged and provide concrete recommendations for ped
 agogical strategies to help motivate them.\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\nDr. Mol
 ly Metz is a social psychologist and Associate Professor\, Teaching Stream
 \, in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto\, as well 
 as the Vice President for Diversity & International Relations of the Socie
 ty for the Teaching of Psychology. Her professional and scholarly work has
  focused on inclusive pedagogy\, autonomous motivation and need support\, 
 teaching statistics and research methods\, and teaching large courses. In 
 her home department\, she is the primary faculty instructor for Statistics
  I\, Statistics II\, and Intro to Research Methods\, each with a typical c
 ap of 200 students\, as well as upper-level lecture and seminar courses on
  relationships\, emotion\, and sexual and gender diversity. A student forg
 ed in a liberal arts school herself\, Molly has spent her whole career try
 ing to figure out how to impart some of the same benefits of small liberal
  arts courses to her students at large research-intensive institutions\, a
 nd thinks she has been at least moderately successful.\n\nAll are welcome!
  Please register on Zoom
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/scaling-up-effec
 tive-pedagogy-for-large-enrollment-courses-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_m
 edium=referral
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DTEND:20261112T220000Z
SUMMARY:Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition with Julijana Gjorgjieva
DESCRIPTION:Time: 4:00pm\nLocation: 46-3002\, Singleton Auditorium (Third f
 loor of MIT Building 46)\n\nTalk Title: How neural circuits acquire struct
 ure and use it flexibly\n\nAbstract: Neural circuits acquire structured co
 nnectivity during development and learning\, yet must use this organizatio
 n flexibly as sensory inputs\, context and behavioral demands change. Unde
 rstanding how these properties emerge is challenging because multiple plas
 ticity mechanisms\, cell types and synaptic dynamics interact across spati
 al and temporal scales. I combine theoretical analysis and mechanistic mod
 eling with quantitative analysis of large-scale physiological and connecto
 mic data to develop predictive frameworks that link synaptic plasticity\, 
 circuit structure and function across these scales. I will first discuss h
 ow patterned activity and plasticity generate structured organization from
  dendritic inputs to recurrent circuits. I will then show how inhibitory c
 ell types and short-term synaptic dynamics shape circuit operating regimes
  and responses to contextual signals. Finally\, I will discuss how the org
 anization of synaptic inputs on individual dendritic branches gives rise t
 o dendritic nonlinearities that enable flexible learning without interfere
 nce between stored representations. Together\, these results show how loca
 l biological mechanisms give rise to circuit-level computation and motivat
 e the broader goal of understanding how neural circuits are built\, modifi
 ed by experience and used flexibly to guide behavior.\n\nBio: Julijana Gjo
 rgjieva is Professor of Computational Neuroscience at the Technical Univer
 sity of Munich (TUM). She received her PhD in Applied Mathematics from the
  University of Cambridge and subsequently trained as a postdoctoral fellow
  at Harvard University with Haim Sompolinsky and Markus Meister and Brande
 is University with Eve Marder. In 2016\, she established an independent re
 search group at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt a
 nd joined TUM\, where she became a tenured professor in 2022. Her research
  uses theoretical and computational approaches to understand how neural ci
 rcuits develop\, learn\, and adapt\, with a particular focus on synaptic p
 lasticity\, circuit organization\, dendritic computation\, and feedback. H
 er work seeks to link mechanisms operating at the level of synapses and lo
 cal circuits to the emergence of robust and flexible neural computations. 
 She is a recipient of the Eric Kandel Young Neuroscientists Prize awarded 
 by FENS and the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize awarded by the German Research 
 Foundation.
LOCATION:Building 46\, Singleton Auditorium\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-46-singleton-a
 uditorium/colloquium-on-the-brain-and-cognition-with-julijana-gjorgjieva-2
 026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTEND:20261112T233000Z
SUMMARY:History of Now Lectures Series - On Sultans\, Prophets and the Earl
 y Modern Amalek: History of Jews in Arab Ottoman Provinces\, 1517-1882
DESCRIPTION:History at MIT invites you to join us on Thursday\, November 12
 th at 5 pm in E51-095 for the second lecture in the History of Now series\
 , featuring Orit Bashkin\, the Mabel Greene Myers Professor of Modern Midd
 le Eastern History and Director of Graduate Studies\, Modern Fields at the
  University of Chicago. Her first talk is titled "On Sultans\, Prophets an
 d the Early Modern Amalek: History of Jews in Arab Ottoman Provinces\, 151
 7-1882." \n\nOrit Bashkin \nMabel Greene Myers Professor of Modern Middle 
 Eastern History\nDirector of Graduate Studies\, Modern Fields\nUniversity 
 of Chicago\n\nThursday\, November 12\, 2026\n5-6:30 pm\nMIT Building E51\,
  Room 095\n\nPublic Lectures Dates\nNovember 12 \nOn Sultans\, Prophets an
 d the Early Modern Amalek: History of Jews in Arab Ottoman Provinces\, 151
 7-1882\n\nNovember 16 \nReluctant Neighbors: History of Jews in Palestine 
 and the Levant\, 1700-1850\n\nNovember 19 \nA Different Critique: MENA Jew
 ish Approaches to Zionism and Imperialism\, 1830-1948\n\nAbout Orit Bashki
 n\n\nOrit Bashkin is a historian who works on the intellectual\, social\, 
 and cultural history of the modern Middle East. She got her Ph.D. from Pri
 nceton University (2004)\, writing a thesis on Iraqi intellectual history 
 under the supervision of Professors Robert Tignor and Samah Selim\, and he
 r BA (1995) and MA (1999) from Tel Aviv University. Since her graduation\,
  she has been working as a professor of modern Middle Eastern history in t
 he Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the Universit
 y of Chicago. Her publications deal with Iraqi history\, the history of Ir
 aqi Jews\, the Arab cultural revival movement (the nahda) in the late 19th
  century\, and the connections between modern Arab history and Arabic lite
 rature. Her current research project explores the lives of Iraqi Jews in I
 srael.\n\nTo Attend\n\nAll of these lectures are free and open to the publ
 ic. More information on the lecture series is available here. \n\nFor ques
 tions\, please contact Professor Lerna Ekmekcioglu\, Head of History at MI
 T\, at lerna@mit.edu.\n\nWe hope to see you there!
LOCATION:Building E51\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e51/history-of
 -now-lectures-series-on-sultans-prophets-and-the-early-modern-amalek-h-202
 6-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTEND:20261113T020000Z
SUMMARY:After Dark: Decoding Whales and Dolphins
DESCRIPTION:Discover the hidden world of whales and dolphins. Experience ta
 lks\, hands-on activities\, and immersive installations that celebrate the
 se incredible creatures.\n\nFeatured Activities:\n\nAt 7:00 pm\, join mari
 ne biologist Laela Sayigh as she reveals the surprising ways dolphins comm
 unicate with their babies: signature whistles and specially adapted sounds
  that'll make you rethink these ocean geniusesReady to play? Challenge you
 r crew to cetacean trivia with NOVA (bragging rights included)\, and then 
 craft your own salmon hat in the Maker Hub\, a cultural trend orcas starte
 d in 1987 and revived in 2024Crack the code with the New England Aquarium\
 , as they reveal how baleen\, blubber\, blow\, and behavior uncover the se
 crets of large whalesPrepare to be blown away by MIT researcher Loïcka Ba
 ille's cutting-edge work: AI and thermal imaging technology that's saving 
 whales from vessel strikesDive headfirst into "Seeing Echoes in the Mind o
 f the Whale" in our Sensing Oceans exhibition. An immersive experience whe
 re you echolocate like a whale. Follow bottlenose dolphins\, humpbacks\, a
 nd sperm whales as they navigate their underwater world through your earsD
 rinks and bites from Pagu available for purchaseBring friends\, get curiou
 s\, and dive deeper with the ocean's most astonishing communicators.
LOCATION:MIT Museum\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/mit-museum/after-dark-d
 ecoding-whales-and-dolphins-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261112T230000Z
DTEND:20261113T003000Z
SUMMARY:Buddhist Community Social
DESCRIPTION:MIT students are invited to join the Buddhist Student Club for 
 dinner and discussion! Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi to join remotely for Q
 &A.
LOCATION:Building E17\, TPP Lounge\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e17-tpp-lounge
 /buddhist-community-social-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261112T230000Z
DTEND:20261113T010000Z
SUMMARY:Colectivo C733—Gabriella Carrillo and Carlos Facio
DESCRIPTION:Colectivo C733—Gabriella Carrillo and Carlos Facio (in collab
 oration with the Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism)\nPart o
 f the MIT Fall 2026 Architecture Lecture Series. \nPresented with the Arch
 itecture and Urbanism Group\n\nGabriela Carrillo\nGabriela Carrillo founde
 d her eponymous practice in 2019 as a collaborative and interdisciplinary 
 space rooted in architectural practice. She is a co-founder of Colectivo C
 733\, developing public projects throughout Mexico\; she was previously a 
 partner at Taller Rocha Carrillo for more than nine years. With more than 
 twenty years of professional experience\, she has received numerous distin
 ctions\, including the Emerging Voices Award in 2014\, the Federico Marisc
 al Chair\, the highest recognition for professional practice awarded by th
 e Faculty of Architecture at UNAM\, the Médaille d'Or of the French Acade
 my of Architecture\, Architect of the Year by The Architectural Review in 
 London in 2017\, Architect of the Year by Architectural Digest México in 
 2020\, and in 2023 she received the Royal Academy Dorfman Award. She has b
 een a member of Mexico's National System of Art Creators\, and since 2021 
 has been a full member of the Academy of Architecture of Mexico\, Mexico C
 ity Chapter. As part of Colectivo C733\, she received the 2024 Obel Award 
 for completing 36 public projects in 36 months. She has been a faculty mem
 ber at the Faculty of Architecture at UNAM since 2003\, where she currentl
 y directs the RX Studio Research and Degree Seminar. She has taught at the
  Harvard Graduate School of Design\, Kent State University\, and the WAVE 
 program in Venice\, Italy\, among others. Her work has been exhibited and 
 awarded at numerous national and international biennials and published in 
 national and international media such as Domus\, Casabella\, Arquitectura 
 Viva\, and The Architectural Review\, among others.\n\nCarlos Facio\nIn 20
 15\, he founded TO\, a collaborative and interdisciplinary workshop establ
 ished in Mexico City\, together with José Amozurrutia. His practice views
  architecture as a vehicle for human knowledge capable of promoting a soci
 al and artistic stance\, sensitive to natural processes. He is a co-founde
 r of Colectivo C733\, composed of four architecture offices focused on dev
 eloping public projects in Mexico.Currently\, he is a member of the Nation
 al System of Art Creators.Among his recognitions are the Obel Award 2024\,
  the AR Emerging Awards in London 2023\, The Architectural League of New Y
 ork’s League Prize 2022\, and the grand prize of the Pan-American Archit
 ecture Biennial of Quito (BAQ) 2023. His work has been exhibited and award
 ed in various national and international biennials and published in outlet
 s such as Domus\, Architectural Record\, Architectural Review\, Arquitectu
 ra Viva\, Casabella\, among others. He is a professor at the Faculty of Ar
 chitecture at UNAM and has delivered various lectures and classes national
 ly and internationally\, including Columbia GSAPP in New York\, a MasterCl
 ass at Crowhall IIT in Chicago\, at the Beijing Design Week 2019 and the W
 AVE 2019 program in Venice.\n\nColectivo C733 was constituted in 2019 for 
 the development of public projects in Mexico. It brings together the studi
 os of Gabriela Carrillo\, Carlos Facio and Jose Amozurrutia (TO)\, Eric Va
 ldez (labg)\, and Israel Espín. Throughout their trajectory as a collecti
 ve\, they have developed over 30 urban equipment projects in all regions o
 f the country\, with a focus on projects integrated into the Urban Improve
 ment Plan of the Ministry of Agrarian\, Territorial\, and Urban Developmen
 t of Mexico. Their philosophy is based on seeking specific solutions that 
 offer efficient responses. Among their works are the Matamoros Market\, th
 e Nacajuca Music House\, the Tapachula Market\, the San Blas Pier\, and th
 e Ecoparque Bacalar. Their works have been recognized in Mexican\, Pan-Ame
 rican\, and Ibero-American architecture biennials. In 2024 the Colectivo C
 733 got the Obel Award for their 36 works developed throughout 36 months. 
 \n\nThis lecture will be held in person in the Sidara Auditorium (W41- 121
 6) and streamed online on YouTube. Lectures are free and open to the publi
 c. Registration is required.
LOCATION:Building W41 (MET Warehouse)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-w41-met-wareho
 use/colectivo-c733-gabriella-carrillo-and-carlos-facio-2026-11-12?utm_sour
 ce=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261112T230000Z
DTEND:20261113T003000Z
SUMMARY:Au: Origins Unearthed
DESCRIPTION:Free Hybrid Lecture Location: Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxfo
 rd Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 Lecture by Followed by a panel discussion
  with Advance registration is required. A new Exhibit Spotlight\, Au: Orig
 ins Unearthed\, in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery of the Harvard M
 useum of Natural History\, examines the global impacts of gold extraction
 —from illegal artisanal…
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\
 , Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/geological-lecture-hall
 /au-origins-unearthed-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261112T233000Z
DTEND:20261113T003000Z
SUMMARY:Carlson Lecture — The Ocean Carbon Sink: Facts\, Fictions\, and O
 pportunities
DESCRIPTION:The Lorenz Center is pleased to present the 2026 John H. Carlso
 n Lecture\, in partnership with the New England Aquarium and the Lowell In
 stitute.\n\nFEATURING\nDr. Marina Lévy\nOceanographer and Senior Scientis
 t at the French National Centre for Scientific Research\, LOCEAN–IPSL So
 rbonne Université\n\nCan whales help mitigate human-induced climate chang
 e? What about mangroves\, kelp forests\, or the trillions of microscopic o
 rganisms drifting through the ocean and capturing carbon through photosynt
 hesis?\n\nThe ocean absorbs about a quarter of the CO₂ we emit\, so it s
 eems natural to imagine that ocean life is doing the work much as forests 
 do on land. But the real story is more complex.\n\nJoin oceanographer Mari
 na Lévy on an exploration of the ocean’s extraordinary carbon machine. 
 From forests on land to underwater forests\, from microscopic phytoplankto
 n to the web of marine life and the global ocean circulation\, we will fol
 low carbon through the ocean to discover what actually makes it one of the
  planet’s great carbon sinks and why that matters as the ocean warms and
  its circulation changes.\n\nAnd if we understand how this remarkable mach
 ine works\, could we help it absorb even more CO₂? We will explore some 
 of the emerging ideas for using the ocean to remove carbon from the atmosp
 here\, along with their promises\, limitations\, and unanswered questions.
 \n\nIn person at the Simons Theatre\, Central Wharf\, Boston\n– OR – v
 ia live stream with pre-registration.\n\nFree and open to the public. Stud
 ents and families welcome.Doors open at 5:30 with exhibits from MIT studen
 ts and climate scientists in the Simons Theatre lobby.\nRegister by Novemb
 er 11\n\nABOUT OUR SPEAKER\n\nDr. Marina Lévy is an oceanographer and sen
 ior scientist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
 \, based at LOCEAN–IPSL at Sorbonne University in Paris\, France. She is
  currently director of the Ocean Institute of the Sorbonne University Alli
 ance.\n\nHer research explores how ocean circulation\, climate and marine 
 ecosystems interact\, from the dynamics of phytoplankton to the ocean carb
 on cycle and its response to human-induced climate change. She has contrib
 uted to understanding how physical processes shape marine ecosystems and i
 nfluence the ocean carbon cycle.\n\nDr. Lévy is also strongly engaged at 
 the interface between science and society. She leads the scientific coordi
 nation of the international Starfish Barometer\, an annual assessment of t
 he state of the ocean\, and contributes to efforts to bring ocean science 
 into public debate and policy.\n\nABOUT THIS SERIES\n\nThe John H. Carlson
  Lecture communicates exciting new results in climate science. Free of cha
 rge and open to the general public\, this annual lecture series is made po
 ssible by a generous gift from MIT alumnus John H. Carlson to the Lorenz C
 enter in the Department of Earth\, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at M
 IT.
LOCATION:New England Aquarium\, Simons Theatre\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/new-england-aquarium-si
 mons-theatre/carlson-lecture-the-ocean-carbon-sink-facts-fictions-and-oppo
 rtunities-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261113T000000Z
DTEND:20261113T010000Z
SUMMARY:Dana Mashoian Walrath at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Dana Mashoian Walrath—award-winni
 ng writer\, artist\, and author of the graphic memoir Aliceheimer's—for 
 a discussion of her haunting new graphic narrative\, The Book o...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/dana
 -mashoian-walrath-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medi
 um=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261113T143000Z
DTEND:20261114T083000Z
SUMMARY:Forgotten Histories and Possible Futures of Circular Economies
DESCRIPTION:Cross-disciplinary conversations bridging environmental history
 \, waste management\, and material circulation alongside leading scholars.
 \n\nForgotten Histories and Possible Futures of Circular Economies\n\nPlea
 se join us for the "Forgotten Histories and Possible Futures of Circular E
 conomies" symposium on Friday\, November 13\, from 9:30-3:30. This first-o
 f-its-kind interdisciplinary event will bring together leading historians\
 , social scientists\, and engineers to discuss how past innovations in rec
 ycling helped societies navigate crises and how those models might inform 
 sustainable manufacturing today. The event is sponsored by the MIT Human I
 nsight Collaborative (MITHIC) and MIT History and will host a free lunch f
 or registered participants! \n\nThis interdisciplinary symposium is funded
  by MITHIC and sponsored by History.
LOCATION:The Nexus at Hayden Library\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/the-nexus-at-hayden-lib
 rary/forgotten-histories-and-possible-futures-of-circular-economies-2026-1
 1-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261113T170000Z
DTEND:20261113T180000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Mobility Forum
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/mit-mobility-for
 um-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261113T203000Z
DTEND:20261113T213000Z
SUMMARY:MechE Colloquium with Carlos Portela: Toward new architected-materi
 al frontiers: unconventional designs and extreme conditions
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, November 13\, 2026\nLocation: 3-270\nTime: 3:30p
 m-4:30pm ET\n\nSpeaker: Carlos Portela\nAffiliation: Associate Professor\,
  MIT Mechanical Engineering\n\nHost: Professor Xuanhe Zhao\n\nTalk title: 
 Toward new architected-material frontiers: unconventional designs and extr
 eme conditions\n\nAbstract: \n\nOver the past two decades\, many realizati
 ons of architected materials (or mechanical metamaterials) have enabled ne
 w combinations of properties that are inaccessible to conventional materia
 ls. This ability to control the effective properties of materials by prima
 rily dictating their 3D nano- or microstructure—instead of their chemica
 l composition—has substantially enhanced the engineering materials desig
 n space. Most contributions to date have leveraged periodic\, ordered micr
 ostructures to attain these properties\, but recent research efforts have 
 highlighted the need for aperiodic and disordered microstructures to enabl
 e enhanced responses beyond the linear-elastic regime. Historically\, ther
 e also remains a gap in understanding these materials’ responses under a
 pplication-relevant conditions\, across length and time scales. In this ta
 lk\, we present recent efforts that address these challenges by proposing 
 new design paradigms for architected materials based on networks and granu
 lar components\, linking their mechanical responses to mechanisms inherent
  to the microstructures. Additionally\, we discuss our research thrust tha
 t is enabling microscale characterization of architected materials across 
 more than eight orders of magnitude in strain rate. Using bench top setups
  that achieve extreme loading conditions\, we explore questions on dissipa
 tion mechanisms in metamaterials across strain rates. Altogether\, these t
 opics present new frontiers for metamaterials research that will be essent
 ial to enabling their widespread application in coming years.\n\nBio:\n\nC
 arlos M. Portela is the Robert N. Noyce Career Development Associate Profe
 ssor in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Portela received his Ph.D. and M.S.
  in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology\, w
 here he was given the Centennial Award for the best thesis in Mechanical a
 nd Civil Engineering. His research lies at the intersection of mechanics\,
  nano-to-macro fabrication\, and materials science with the objective of d
 esigning and testing novel materials—with features spanning from nanomet
 ers to centimeters—that yield unprecedented mechanical and multifunction
 al properties. Portela is the recipient of a 2026 ONR YIP award\, the 2025
  EML Young Investigator Award\, a 2024 ARO Early Career Program Award\, wa
 s recognized as an MIT TR Innovator Under 35 in 2022\, and was a recipient
  of a 2022 NSF CAREER Award. His teaching efforts have been recognized by 
 MIT’s 2025 Jr. Bose Award and the 2023 Spira Award for Excellence in Tea
 ching.
LOCATION:Building 3\, 270\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-3-270/meche-co
 lloquium-with-carlos-portela-toward-new-architected-material-frontiers-u-2
 026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261113T223000Z
DTEND:20261114T000000Z
SUMMARY:SHOWCASE: Community Engagement & Participatory Design
DESCRIPTION:A public showcase in conjunction with the Forum on Community En
 gagement and Participatory Design in Humanitarian Innovation and Disaster 
 Response. \n\nA public showcase of posters and project displays from parti
 cipants in the Forum on Community Engagement and Participatory Design in H
 umanitarian Innovation and Disaster Response\, as well as from students\, 
 faculty\, and organizations engaged in this work. Light refreshments will 
 be served.\n\nBackground\n\nHumanitarian crises are growing in scale and f
 requency\, while at the same time\, funding and other resources for humani
 tarian aid are shrinking.\n\nHumanitarian innovation strives to help close
  that gap by designing and developing new and more effective aid products\
 , processes\, and programs. The scarcity of resources makes it increasingl
 y important to ensure that these innovations are culturally and contextual
 ly appropriate to maximize their effectiveness and efficiency.\n\nSince th
 e World Humanitarian Summit in 2016\, there has been growing emphasis on t
 he importance of increasing participation of the affected population in hu
 manitarian solutions. This moment makes finding practical pathways to do s
 o even more urgent. The convergence of several different but related disci
 plines can catalyze new ways to bring people affected by crisis into the d
 esign of innovations in humanitarian response\, disaster preparedness\, an
 d risk reduction.\n\nThe Forum and Showcase bring together actors from des
 ign\, humanitarian innovation\, urban risk reduction\, humanitarian respon
 se\, community engagement\, disaster response\, and disaster preparedness 
 to explore ways for increasing community participation in innovations in h
 umanitarian and disaster response.\n\nSponsored by MIT D-Lab\, the MIT Urb
 an Risk Lab\, Boston University's Center on Forced Displacement\, Red Soci
 al Innovation\, the Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing Disaster Managem
 ent Research Institute\, the Japanese Red Cross Academy\, and MIT MAD.
LOCATION:Building W41 (MET Warehouse)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-w41-met-wareho
 use/showcase-community-engagement-and-participatory-design-2026-11-13?utm_
 source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261114T000000Z
DTEND:20261114T010000Z
SUMMARY:Charrise Barron at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Charrise Barron—minister\, a gosp
 el artist\, and Associate Professor of Music at Harvard University—for a
  discussion of her new book\, The Platinum Age of Gospel: ...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/char
 rise-barron-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
 erral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T200000Z
DTEND:20261116T210000Z
SUMMARY:Richard P. Stanley Seminar in Combinatorics
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Hung-Hsun Yu (Princeton University)\n\nTitle: The Erd
 ős distinct distances problem in R^3\n\nAbstract: In 1946\, Erdős propos
 ed the distinct distances problem: what is the least number of distances a
  set of N points in R^d spans? He computed that integer grids give an uppe
 r bound of O(N/(log N)^(1/2)) for d=2 and N^(2/d) for d at least 3. For d=
 2\, a nearly matching lower bound cN/log N was obtained much later in 2010
  by Guth and Katz\, who introduced influential tools such as polynomial pa
 rtitioning. In this talk\, I will outline their proof and the extra twists
  needed to prove a lower bound of N^(2/3-o(1)) for d=3. Time permitting\, 
 I will briefly talk about the recent resolution of the distinct distances 
 problem for d>=3 by OpenAI. This is based on joint work with Jonathan Tido
 r and Dmitrii Zakharov.
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/richard-p-st
 anley-seminar-in-combinatorics-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr
 al
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T200000Z
DTEND:20261116T210000Z
SUMMARY:Richard P. Stanley Seminar in Combinatorics
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Doron Zeilberger (Rutgers)\n\nTitle: Three Mathematica
 l Reverends that I truly revere\n\nAbstract: After briefly raving about Re
 v. Thomas (who revolutionized statistics)\, and Rev. Alfred (who revolutio
 nized [what is now called] algebraic combinatorics)\, I will talk about my
  favorite Reverend\, Rev. Charles.While his [mathematical] impact dwarfs i
 n comparison\, he nevertheless discovered a fun rule to evaluate determina
 nts\, and that rule\, in turn\, lead to the invention of my favorite combi
 natorial object.
LOCATION:Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study\, Sheerr Room in Fay House\
 , Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/radcliffe-institute-for
 -advanced-study-sheerr-room-in-fay-house/richard-p-stanley-seminar-in-comb
 inatorics-2026-11-16-10ao?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T213000Z
DTEND:20261116T223000Z
SUMMARY:Richard P. Stanley Seminar in Combinatorics
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Greg Kuperberg (UC Davis)\n\nTitle: My journey with th
 e alternating sign matrix theorem\n\nAbstract: I will talk about the alter
 nating sign matrix theorem and its proof from the point of view of my own 
 experience with it: what led me to this problem\, what I was thinking whil
 e working on it\, and how I interpret the aftermath. Key elements include 
 round enumerations in combinatorics\, bijective versus algebraic proofs\, 
 Kasteleyn's theorem versus the Yang-Baxter equation\, and factor exhaustio
 n as a method to evaluate determinants. I will also discuss the sequel\, s
 ymmetry classes of alternating sign matrices.
LOCATION:Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study\, Sheerr Room in Fay House\
 , Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/radcliffe-institute-for
 -advanced-study-sheerr-room-in-fay-house/richard-p-stanley-seminar-in-comb
 inatorics-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T213000Z
DTEND:20261116T223000Z
SUMMARY:2026 Dresselhaus Lecture—Connecting nano to macro: Thermal materi
 als research inspired by Millie Dresselhaus
DESCRIPTION:The Dresselhaus Lecture series is named in honor of Mildred "Mi
 llie" Dresselhaus\, a beloved MIT professor whose research helped unlock t
 he mysteries of carbon\, the most fundamental of organic elements—earnin
 g her the nickname “queen of carbon science.” This annual event recogn
 izes a significant figure in science and engineering from anywhere in the 
 world whose leadership and impact echo Millie’s life\, accomplishments\,
  and values.\n\nThe 2026 Mildred S. Dresselhaus Lecture will be delivered 
 by:\n\nGang Chen\n\nCarl Richard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering\
 , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\n\nGang Chen is the Carl Ric
 hard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering at Massachusetts Institute o
 f Technology (MIT). He served as the Department Head of the Department of 
 Mechanical Engineering at MIT from 2013 to 2018. He obtained his PhD degre
 e from the Mechanical Engineering Department at UC Berkeley under the supe
 rvision of then UC Berkeley Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien. He was a faculty me
 mber at Duke University and UCLA\, before joining MIT in 2001.\n\nChen's r
 esearch spans from electrons and phonons transport in solid-state material
 s for thermoelectric energy conversion and microelectronic thermal managem
 ent to evaporation and condensation for desalination and data center cooli
 ng. He received an NSF Young Investigator Award\, an R&D 100 award\, an AS
 ME Heat Transfer Memorial Award\, an ASME Frank Kreith Award in Energy\, a
  Nukiyama Memorial Award by the Japan Heat Transfer Society\, a World Tech
 nology Network Award in Energy\, an Eringen medal from the Society of Engi
 neering Science\, the Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellences in 
 Mentoring and Advising from MIT\, a Steven Chu medal from the Asian Americ
 an Academy of Science and Engineering\, and an American Courage Award from
  Asian American Advancing Justice. \n\nABSTRACT\n\nIn this lecture\, Gang 
 Chen will discuss research on thermal materials that connects fundamental 
 transport processes at the nanoscale with materials and energy challenges 
 at larger scales. Much of this work was inspired by his long-standing coll
 aboration with Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus.\n\nThe story begins with 
 their work on superlattices for thermoelectric energy conversion and exten
 ds to nanocomposites and other thermal materials. Inspired by Professor Dr
 esselhaus’s pioneering research on carbon nanotubes\, Chen’s group exp
 lored the one-dimensional nature of thermal transport in polymer chains\, 
 leading to the demonstration that polyethylene can achieve thermal conduct
 ivities higher than most metals. These materials advances also revealed re
 gimes of heat transport beyond classical Fourier conduction\, including co
 herent\, localized\, and hydrodynamic phonon transport. Studies of coupled
  electron and phonon transport further led to the identification of cubic 
 boron arsenide as an unusual semiconductor combining exceptionally high th
 ermal conductivity with high electron and hole mobilities.\n\nFinally\, th
 e lecture will describe current efforts to understand light–water intera
 ctions and their potential to connect nanoscale physical phenomena with ne
 w approaches to thermal management\, energy conversion\, and sustainabilit
 y.
LOCATION:Building 10\, 10-250 (Huntington Hall)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-10-10-250-hunt
 ington-hall/2026-dresselhaus-lecture-connecting-nano-to-macro-thermal-mate
 rials-research-ins-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T220000Z
DTEND:20261116T233000Z
SUMMARY:AI and Society: The Future of Math
DESCRIPTION:AI can now help solve big open problems in math. How will AI to
 ols affect human understanding of mathematical results and theories? And w
 hat will it mean for research communities and the future of the field?\n\n
 Kevin Hartnett\, author of The Proof in the Code\, will moderate a panel d
 iscussion among mathematicians: Tristan Buckmaster (NYU)\, Bryna Kra (Nort
 hwestern)\, Michael Hopkins (Harvard)\, and Jacopo Borga (MIT).\n\nThis ev
 ent\, co-sponsored by the Department of Mathematics\, is the first of a pl
 anned series hosted by MITHIC and SERC exploring how AI is reshaping our p
 ersonal and professional lives.\n\nThe first 40 MIT students at the event 
 will receive a copy of “The Proof in the Code” by Kevin Hartnett.
LOCATION:Building 3\, 3-270\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-3-3-270/ai-and
 -society-the-future-of-math-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T220000Z
DTEND:20261117T000000Z
SUMMARY:Discussion Night: AI Issues\, Policy\, & Potential Pause
DESCRIPTION:Radius has historically supported MIT students’ ethical self-
 reflection\, partnering over the decades with groups like Science for the 
 People and MIT Students Against War. We are now pleased to support a new i
 nitiative called the AI Pause Coalition\, which is petitioning for recogni
 tion as a student organization and whose leaders are actively involved in 
 Radius programming.\n\nDo you have concerns about the speed of AI developm
 ent? Are you concerned about the environmental footprint\, the privacy and
  surveillance implications\, concentration of power\, or risks of catastro
 phic outcomes or extinction?\n\nJoin us at the AI Pause Coalition's first 
 meeting to:\n\nDiscuss recent developments in AI policy in Massachusetts a
 nd around the countryDiscuss the possibility of a pause on new frontier tr
 aining runsGive your own perspective\, hear from the community\, and devel
 op a shared understanding of key issuesJoin working groups to research pol
 icy and take action on AI issues \n\nPizza will be provided!
LOCATION:Bush Room\, 10-105\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/bush-room-10-105/discus
 sion-night-ai-issues-policy-and-potential-pause-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&
 utm_medium=referral
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DTEND:20261116T233000Z
SUMMARY:History of Now Lectures Series - Reluctant Neighbors: History of Je
 ws in Palestine and the Levant\, 1700-1850
DESCRIPTION:History at MIT invites you to join us on Monday\, November 16th
  at 5 pm in E51-095 for the third lecture in the History of Now series\, f
 eaturing Orit Bashkin\, the Mabel Greene Myers Professor of Modern Middle 
 Eastern History and Director of Graduate Studies\, Modern Fields at the Un
 iversity of Chicago. Her talk is titled "Reluctant Neighbors: History of J
 ews in Palestine and the Levant\, 1700-1850." \n\nOrit Bashkin \nMabel Gre
 ene Myers Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History\nDirector of Graduate
  Studies\, Modern Fields\nUniversity of Chicago\n\nMonday\, November 16\, 
 2026\n5-6:30 pm\nMIT Building E51\, Room 095\n\nPublic Lectures Dates\n\nN
 ovember 16 \nReluctant Neighbors: History of Jews in Palestine and the Lev
 ant\, 1700-1850\n\nNovember 19 \nA Different Critique: MENA Jewish Approac
 hes to Zionism and Imperialism\, 1830-1948\n\nAbout Orit Bashkin\n\nOrit B
 ashkin is a historian who works on the intellectual\, social\, and cultura
 l history of the modern Middle East. She got her Ph.D. from Princeton Univ
 ersity (2004)\, writing a thesis on Iraqi intellectual history under the s
 upervision of Professors Robert Tignor and Samah Selim\, and her BA (1995)
  and MA (1999) from Tel Aviv University. Since her graduation\, she has be
 en working as a professor of modern Middle Eastern history in the Departme
 nt of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicag
 o. Her publications deal with Iraqi history\, the history of Iraqi Jews\, 
 the Arab cultural revival movement (the nahda) in the late 19th century\, 
 and the connections between modern Arab history and Arabic literature. Her
  current research project explores the lives of Iraqi Jews in Israel.\n\nT
 o Attend\n\nAll of these lectures are free and open to the public. More in
 formation on the lecture series is available here. \n\nFor questions\, ple
 ase contact Professor Lerna Ekmekcioglu\, Head of History at MIT\, at lern
 a@mit.edu.\n\nWe hope to see you there!
LOCATION:Building E51\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e51/history-of
 -now-lectures-series-reluctant-neighbors-history-of-jews-in-palestine--202
 6-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261117T170000Z
DTEND:20261117T180000Z
SUMMARY:CSAIL FORUM with Daniel Jackson: The Key to Agentic Software Develo
 pment
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \n\nAI-driven coding agents have opened a new world f
 or building software. But applied in standard ways they are likely to just
  create a mountain of technical and cognitive debt. How do you take contro
 l and produce reliable and maintainable software? This talk\, directed bot
 h at those who build software and those who are accountable for it\, will 
 explain how.\n\nBio:\n\nDaniel Jackson is professor of computer science at
  MIT\, and associate director of CSAIL. For his research in software\, he 
 won the ACM SIGSOFT Impact Award\, the ACM SIGSOFT Outstanding Research Aw
 ard and was made an ACM Fellow.\n\nHe is the lead designer of the Alloy mo
 deling language\, and author of Software Abstractions. He chaired a Nation
 al Academies study on software dependability\, and has collaborated on sof
 tware projects with NASA on air-traffic control\, with Massachusetts Gener
 al Hospital on proton therapy\, and with Toyota on autonomous cars.\n\nHis
  most recent book\, Essence of Software\, offers a fresh approach to softw
 are design\, and shows how thinking about software in terms of concepts an
 d their relationships can lead to more usable and effective software.
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/csail-forum-with
 -daniel-jackson-the-key-to-agentic-software-development-2026-11-17?utm_sou
 rce=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261117T170018Z
DTEND:20261117T180000Z
SUMMARY:Art + Science: Inpainting Techniques (Tue\, Nov 17\, 2026\, 12:00 P
 M)
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, paintings conservator Kate Smith will talk ab
 out various philosophical approaches to restoring loss in paintings.
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Cambridg
 e
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-art-museums/art
 -science-inpainting-techniques-tue-nov-17-2026-12-00-pm-2026-11-17?utm_sou
 rce=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261117T210000Z
DTEND:20261117T220000Z
SUMMARY:Biology Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Seychelle Vos\, MIT\n\nHost: Amy Keating\n\nTitle: "Un
 derstanding transcription across genomic scales"\n\nThe Biology Colloquium
  is a weekly seminar held throughout the academic year — featuring disti
 nguished speakers in many areas of the biological sciences from universiti
 es and institutions worldwide. More information on speakers\, their affili
 ations\, and titles of their talks will be added as available. Unless othe
 rwise stated\, the Colloquium will be held live in Stata 32-123 (Kirsch au
 ditorium) Contact Margaret Cabral with questions.
LOCATION:Stata\, Kirsch auditorium\, 32-123\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/stata-kirsch-auditorium
 -32-123/biology-colloquium-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261117T210000Z
DTEND:20261117T223000Z
SUMMARY:Lord Lecture Day 2 of 2 | Dr. Michael McCarthy (Harvard-Smithsonian
  Center for Astrophysics)
LOCATION:\, 6-233\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/6-233/lord-lecture-day-
 2-of-2-dr-michael-mccarthy-harvard-smithsonian-center-for-astro-2026-11-17
 ?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261117T210000Z
DTEND:20261117T220000Z
SUMMARY:Number Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Fernando Trejos Suarez (Princeton)\n\nTitle: Euler Sys
 tems and Bloch--Kato for the Triple Product\n\nAbstract: \n\nWe discuss th
 e construction of an Euler system for the triple product\, the p-adic Galo
 is representation V = V_1 x V_2 x V_3\, where V_1\,V_2\,V_3 are the 2-dime
 nsional representations attached to cuspforms f_1\,f_2\,f_3. Applications 
 include new cases of the Bloch—Kato conjecture: e.g. in the case that f_
 i is an elliptic curve E_i over the rationals\, and if χ denotes a non-tr
 ivial Dirichlet character\, we prove (under some technical assumptions) th
 at the non-vanishing of L(E_1 x E_2 x E_3 x χ\, s) at the central value s
 =2 implies the vanishing of the relevant Selmer group for V(χ). The const
 ruction is geometric\, taking place on the Shimura variety for GSp(4)\, an
 d uses the pullback method pioneered by Sangiovanni—Skinner. (This talk 
 will not assume any prior knowledge of Euler systems.)
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/number-theor
 y-seminar-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261117T210000Z
DTEND:20261117T220000Z
SUMMARY:Prof. Joe Alexandersen (University of Southern Denmark) - Topology 
 Optimisation of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer: Walls\, Scales and Time
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 for the Pierce S
 eminar at 4 PM in Room 3-370 with Prof. Joe Alexandersen from the Universi
 ty of Southern Denmark. \n\nAbstract Title: Topology Optimisation of Fluid
  Flow and Heat Transfer: Walls\, Scales and Time\n\nAbstract: \n\nTopology
  optimisation\, originally developed to find stiff and lightweight structu
 res\, lets a computer automatically determine where material should\, and 
 should not\, be placed. Extending it to fluid flow and heat transfer leads
  to unintuitive designs for flow and cooling systems\, but raises fundamen
 tal numerical challenges. This talk discusses three of them\, with applica
 tions in the cooling of electronics and fusion energy devices. First\, wal
 ls: density-based methods have no explicit surfaces\, so physical boundary
  conditions cannot be imposed on them directly. By extracting wall locatio
 n and orientation from the design field itself\, we impose free-slip condi
 tions and turbulent wall functions implicitly\, showing that the boundary 
 physics can change optimal designs dramatically and that accurate turbulen
 t optimisation is possible on coarse meshes. Second\, scales: multiscale h
 omogenisation and de-homogenisation produce fine microchannel networks at 
 a fraction of the computational cost. Third\, time: treating time as an ad
 ditional dimension and using parallel space–time multigrid solvers makes
  transient problems with billions of unknowns tractable.\n\nBio:\n\nJoe Al
 exandersen is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark
  (SDU)\, where he leads the Multiphysics Simulation\, Optimisation and Exp
 erimentation (MSOE) group at SDU Mechanical Engineering. He received his P
 hD from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in 2016 and was a postdo
 ctoral researcher at DTU before joining SDU in 2019. His research develops
  topology optimisation methods for fluid flow\, heat transfer and multiphy
 sics problems\, together with the large-scale and parallel-in-time computa
 tional methods needed to make them tractable. He introduced topology optim
 isation for natural convection and took it to large-scale three-dimensiona
 l heat sink design on supercomputers. His group also regularly carries opt
 imised designs through manufacture to experimental testing. Since 2023\, h
 e has held a Sapere Aude Research Leader grant from the Independent Resear
 ch Fund Denmark for the project COMFORT\, on computational design for time
 -dependent problems. His awards include the ISSMO/Springer Prize for Young
  Scientist and the DTU Young Researcher Award. His review of topology opti
 misation for fluid-based problems received the Fluids Best Paper Award. He
  hosts the international TOP Webinar series on topology optimisation.
LOCATION:Building 3\, Room 3-370\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-3-room-3-370/p
 rof-joe-alexandersen-university-of-southern-denmark-topology-optimisation-
 of-fl-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261117T213000Z
DTEND:20261117T233000Z
SUMMARY:Provably Secure: Math Against Superintelligent Hackers
DESCRIPTION:Worry is growing around AI agents escaping containment and acti
 ng against the interests of the organizations that built them. The latest 
 LLMs are also finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities in important software 
 at an alarming pace.\n\nAgainst this backdrop\, join the Social and Ethica
 l Responsibilities of Computing on November 17 for a panel discussion expl
 oring whether mathematical proofs could work to thwart superintelligent cy
 berattackers.\n\nBringing together experts from academia\, government\, an
 d industry\, the conversation will survey an old computer-science techniqu
 e with new promise: formal verification\, mathematical proof about the beh
 avior of programs. Can such proofs be applied to important computing infra
 structure\, to guarantee agent containment and find all security bugs of c
 ertain kinds\, future-proofing against more-powerful LLMs? \n\nThe panel w
 ill be moderated by Adam Chlipala\, Arthur J. Conner (1888) Professor of C
 omputer Science at MIT\, and will feature Byron Cook\, vice president and 
 distinguished scientist at Amazon Web Services\; Noah Evans\, principal me
 mber of technical staff at Draper\; and Armando Solar-Lezama\, Distinguish
 ed Professor of Computing at MIT.
LOCATION:Building 32\, 155\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-32-155/provabl
 y-secure-math-against-superintelligent-hackers-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&u
 tm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261117T230000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Thought Leader Lecture: Gunnar Branson\, CEO\, AFIRE
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Thought Leader Lecture with Gunnar Branson\, CEO\
 , AFIRE\n\nAs CEO of AFIRE\, Gunnar Branson brings nearly three decades of
  experience across commercial real estate\, professional services\, educat
 ion\, and association leadership. Prior to joining AFIRE in 2018\, he serv
 ed as CEO of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (
 NAREIM)\, and before that\, he led strategy and marketing for Fortune 500 
 and other innovative mid-market companies.\n\nDate: November 17\, 2026\nTi
 me: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM LECTURE | 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM RECEPTION\nLocation: 9
 -354\n\nJoin us for an evening of insight\, discussion\, and networking wi
 th fellow real estate professionals. Open only to MIT and area students.
LOCATION:Building 9\, 354\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-9-354/thought-
 leader-lecture-gunnar-branson-ceo-afire-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medi
 um=referral
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DTSTART:20261118T000000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Janet Rich Edwards at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Janet Rich Edwards—professor of e
 pidemiology at Harvard University who works in the Division of Women’s H
 ealth at Brigham and Women’s Hospital—for a discussion o...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/jane
 t-rich-edwards-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=
 referral
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DTSTART:20261118T170000Z
DTEND:20261118T183000Z
SUMMARY:From Professional to Partisan: Civil-Military Norm Replacement in E
 roding Democracies
DESCRIPTION:Professor Risa Brooks from Marquette University will give a pre
 sentation at the MIT Security Studies Program's Wednesday Seminar.\n\nSumm
 ary: The paper that Professor Brooks will present in this seminar explains
  how political leaders transform professional militaries into partisan ali
 gned forces in eroding democracies. Building from theories of norm change\
 , it conceptualizes the process as one of "norm replacement\," using examp
 les from the United States and beyond to illustrate the argument.
LOCATION:Building E40\, Lucian W. Pye Room (E40-496)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e40-lucian-w-p
 ye-room-e40-496/from-professional-to-partisan-civil-military-norm-replacem
 ent-in-eroding-democra-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261118T210000Z
DTEND:20261118T220000Z
SUMMARY:MIT-Harvard Inorganic Chemistry Seminar: Dr.Nora S. Radu\, Qnity El
 ectronics
DESCRIPTION:From Catalysis to Advanced Electronics: A Journey in Industrial
  Chemistry\n\nAbstract: My career in industrial chemistry has taken me thr
 ough several different areas of research\, from design of organometallic c
 atalysts for nylon intermediates to the development of materials for OLED 
 displays\, flexible electronics\, and advanced semiconductor packaging. In
  this talk\, I will share selected examples from that journey\, highlighti
 ng how molecular design\, fundamental chemistry\, and structure-property r
 elationships were used to address challenging materials problems and devel
 op practical technologies.\n\nBio:Nora S. Radu\, Ph.D.\, is a Senior Techn
 ical Fellow at Qnity Electronics\, Inc. with nearly three decades of exper
 ience developing advanced materials for electronics. She began her DuPont 
 career in 1998\, working on catalysts for nylon intermediates before trans
 itioning to OLED materials\, where she developed materials for next-genera
 tion displays. Her more recent work at DuPont and now Qnity has focused on
  polyimides and dielectric materials for advanced electronics\, including 
 flexible displays and advanced semiconductor packaging. Her research has c
 ontributed to multigenerational materials platforms supporting high-perfor
 mance computing and AI applications. Over her industrial career\, she has 
 been an inventor on more than 60 granted patents. Nora is an ACS Fellow an
 d received the 2025 ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement
  of Inorganic Chemistry for her accomplishments in industrial chemistry an
 d leadership in the inorganic chemistry community. She was the first indus
 trial scientist to receive the award in its more than 60-year history. She
  has held numerous leadership roles in the inorganic and organometallic ch
 emistry communities\, including serving as Chair of the ACS Division of In
 organic Chemistry\, chairing the Gordon Research Conference on Organometal
 lic Chemistry\, and initiating the Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar on Organo
 metallic Chemistry.
LOCATION:Building 4\, 370\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-4-370/mit-harv
 ard-inorganic-chemistry-seminar-dr-nora-s-radu-qnity-electronics-2026-11-1
 8?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261118T220000Z
DTEND:20261118T233000Z
SUMMARY:Starr Forum: AI and Global Power: Democracy\, Competition\, and Con
 trol
DESCRIPTION:Please RSVP here.\n\nSpeaker:\n\nJake Sullivan is a former US n
 ational security advisor and currently the Kissinger Professor of the Prac
 tice of Statecraft and World Order at the Belfer Center\, Harvard Kennedy 
 School. He also served as the 28th assistant to the president for national
  security affairs (national security advisor) where he focused on artifici
 al intelligence (AI) as a top national security priority. In the Obama adm
 inistration\, he served as national security advisor to then-Vice Presiden
 t Biden\, director of the policy planning staff at the US Department of St
 ate\, and deputy chief of staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He 
 is the co-host of The Long Game\, a weekly podcast that explores national 
 security issues.\n\nModerator:\n\nDeb Roy is professor of Media Arts and S
 ciences\, MIT\, and director of the MIT Center for Constructive Communicat
 ion (CCC). He also leads research in designing human-AI systems that foste
 r dialogue\, listening\, and deliberation in ways that build civic muscle.
  \n\nRefreshments will be served prior to the event in the lobby.\n\nFree 
 & open to the public.\nA recording will be posted on YouTube following the
  event.\n\nMIT is committed to providing an environment that is accessible
  to individuals with disabilities. If you need a disability related accomm
 odation to attend or have other questions\, please contact us at starrforu
 m@mit.edu.\n\nSign up for Starr Forum emails to get notified about upcomin
 g events.\n\nA full listing of Starr Forums is available here.\n\nCo-spons
 or:\n\nMIT Center for International Studies
LOCATION:Building E51\, Wong Auditorium (E51-115)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e51-wong-audit
 orium-e51-115/starr-forum-ai-and-global-power-democracy-competition-and-co
 ntrol-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261118T230000Z
DTEND:20261119T000000Z
SUMMARY:The Festivals of Drunkenness in the Temple of Mut
DESCRIPTION:Free Hybrid Lecture Event Location: Geological Lecture Hall\, 2
 4 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 Speaker: Betsy M. Bryan\, Alexander
  Badawy Professor Emerita of Egyptian Art and Archaeology\, Johns Hopkins 
 University The Temple of Mut is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary dedicated to
  the mother goddess Mut. From the early New Kingdom (c. 15th century BCE) 
 through…
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\
 , Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/geological-lecture-hall
 /the-festivals-of-drunkenness-in-the-temple-of-mut-2026-11-18?utm_source=i
 cs&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261119T170000Z
DTEND:20261119T180000Z
SUMMARY:MIT MLK Scholar Presentation "Imitation of life: an exploration of 
 the physical signatures of living systems" with Visiting Professor Michael
  Murrell
DESCRIPTION:What makes living matter different from the inanimate world? Ca
 n life be understood through measurable physical quantities such as energy
 \, heat\, and entropy? In this talk\, Dr. Murrell will explore how we can 
 quantify the physical signatures of living systems and recreate aspects of
  their behavior using simple assemblies of biological molecules. By buildi
 ng systems that imitate life\, we seek to understand the physical principl
 es that make life possible.
LOCATION:Bush Room\, 10-105\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/bush-room-10-105/mit-ml
 k-scholar-presentation-imitation-of-life-an-exploration-of-the-physical-si
 -2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T180000Z
DTEND:20261119T190000Z
SUMMARY:Consciousness & Reality (C&R) 2026-27 Series Inaugural Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Consciousness & Reality (C&R) 2026-27 Series Inaugural Colloqui
 um\n\nConsciousness First: What Experience Tells Us About What Exists\n\nT
 hu\, Nov 19th\, 1 p.m. Eastern Time\nOnline-only event. Zoom link:\nhttps:
 //zoom.us/j/92871253560?pwd=I4rZU3N9vLUsB0a2uSXLK5sOW5pyBP.1\n\nGIULIO TON
 ONI\nProfessor of Psychiatry & David P. White Chair in Sleep Medicine\, Un
 iversity of Wisconsin–Madison\nDistinguished Professor in Consciousness 
 Science\, University of Wisconsin–Madison\nDirector\, Wisconsin Institut
 e for Sleep and Consciousness\n\nConsciousness is all we have\, the one th
 ing whose existence is immediate and irrefutable\, yet science’s standar
 d extrinsic perspective has a hard time accounting for its presence and qu
 ality. Integrated Information Theory (IIT) reverses the order and takes th
 e intrinsic perspective: it starts from the essential properties of experi
 ence and asks what a physical substrate must be like to account for them. 
 The answer explains why consciousness depends on some brain regions but no
 t others\, why it fades in dreamless sleep\, and why space feels extended 
 and time flowing. It also implies that what truly exists is what exists fo
 r itself\, and that AI can replicate what we do but not what we are.\n\nIN
 TRODUCTION BY CHRISTOF KOCH\nNeuroscientist and Meritorious Investigator a
 t the Allen Institute\n\n-------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------\nABOUT THE EVENT\nThis lecture will be accessible to 
 an interdisciplinary audience. Members from all divisions of the participa
 ting institutes and universities (Caltech\, MIT\, Cambridge\, Oxford\, Sta
 nford\, UA\, UCB and IMICS) are welcome to join. Select questions from the
  Q&A window will be answered after the lecture.\n\nABOUT THE SERIES\nThe C
 onsciousness & Reality colloquium series promotes interdisciplinary invest
 igations on mind\, cognition\, consciousness\, and the nature of reality. 
 Recordings of previous C&R colloquia can be made available by requesting a
 ccess at this email address: vvf-exec@mit.edu. Also see www.imics.org.
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/consciousness-an
 d-reality-c-and-r-2026-27-series-inaugural-colloquium-2026-11-19?utm_sourc
 e=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261119T210000Z
DTEND:20261119T230000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Stone Center Micro-Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work h
 osts the next event in its series of "micro-conferences\," featuring prese
 ntations of cutting-edge economics research from Raj Chetty\, Zoe Cullen\,
  and Lawrence Schmidt.
LOCATION:Building E51\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e51/mit-stone-
 center-micro-conference-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261119T220000Z
DTEND:20261120T000000Z
SUMMARY:Discussion Night: AI Issues\, Policy\, & Potential Pause
DESCRIPTION:Radius has historically supported MIT students’ ethical self-
 reflection\, partnering over the decades with groups like Science for the 
 People and MIT Students Against War. We are now pleased to support a new i
 nitiative called the AI Pause Coalition\, which is petitioning for recogni
 tion as a student organization and whose leaders are actively involved in 
 Radius programming.\n\nDo you have concerns about the speed of AI developm
 ent? Are you concerned about the environmental footprint\, the privacy and
  surveillance implications\, concentration of power\, or risks of catastro
 phic outcomes or extinction?\n\nJoin us at the AI Pause Coalition’s firs
 t meeting to:\n\nDiscuss recent developments in AI policy in Massachusetts
  and around the country Discuss the possibility of a pause on new frontier
  training runs Give your own perspective\, hear from the community\, and d
 evelop a shared understanding of key issues Join working groups to researc
 h policy and take action on AI issues\n\nPizza will be provided!
LOCATION:Bush Room\, 10-105\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/bush-room-10-105/discus
 sion-night-ai-issues-policy-and-potential-pause-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&
 utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e3a349b6e205a4ac@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T220000Z
DTEND:20261119T233000Z
SUMMARY:History of Now Lectures Series - A Different Critique: MENA Jewish 
 Approaches to Zionism and Imperialism\, 1830-1948
DESCRIPTION:History at MIT invites you to join us on Thursday\, November 19
 th at 5 pm in E51-095 for the final lecture in the History of Now series\,
  featuring Orit Bashkin\, the Mabel Greene Myers Professor of Modern Middl
 e Eastern History and Director of Graduate Studies\, Modern Fields at the 
 University of Chicago. Her talk is titled "A Different Critique: MENA Jewi
 sh Approaches to Zionism and Imperialism\, 1830-1948." \n\nOrit Bashkin \n
 Mabel Greene Myers Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History\nDirector of
  Graduate Studies\, Modern Fields\nUniversity of Chicago\n\nThursday\, Nov
 ember 19\, 2026\n5-6:30 pm\nMIT Building E51\, Room 095\n\nAbout Orit Bash
 kin\n\nOrit Bashkin is a historian who works on the intellectual\, social\
 , and cultural history of the modern Middle East. She got her Ph.D. from P
 rinceton University (2004)\, writing a thesis on Iraqi intellectual histor
 y under the supervision of Professors Robert Tignor and Samah Selim\, and 
 her BA (1995) and MA (1999) from Tel Aviv University. Since her graduation
 \, she has been working as a professor of modern Middle Eastern history in
  the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the Univers
 ity of Chicago. Her publications deal with Iraqi history\, the history of 
 Iraqi Jews\, the Arab cultural revival movement (the nahda) in the late 19
 th century\, and the connections between modern Arab history and Arabic li
 terature. Her current research project explores the lives of Iraqi Jews in
  Israel.\n\nTo Attend\n\nAll of these lectures are free and open to the pu
 blic. More information on the lecture series is available here. \n\nFor qu
 estions\, please contact Professor Lerna Ekmekcioglu\, Head of History at 
 MIT\, at lerna@mit.edu.\n\nWe hope to see you there!
LOCATION:Building E51\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e51/history-of
 -now-lectures-series-a-different-critique-mena-jewish-approaches-to-zi-202
 6-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e615fe6ea500c611@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T230000Z
DTEND:20261120T010000Z
SUMMARY:Careers in Climate & Sustainability Panel Discussion (in 34-401)
DESCRIPTION:Curious how to build a career in climate and sustainability? Jo
 in us for an evening with practitioners from diverse industries who will s
 hare their insights on where the field is headed\, what skills matter most
 \, and how they got started.\n\nThis program begins with a moderated panel
  discussion on career pathways and practical ways to make an impact\, with
  time for audience questions. It continues with an informal networking rec
 eption\, during which students can connect with panelists and employers.\n
 \nThis panel program is the kick-off event for the The Salata Institute Cl
 imate and Sustainability Career Expo\, taking place on Friday\, November 2
 0. The Salata Institute Climate and Sustainability Career Expo is a collab
 orative effort across Harvard schools and MIT to connect students and post
 docs with organizations focused on climate\, sustainability\, and the envi
 ronment. More information about the Expo including participating organizat
 ions\, time\, location can be found on the Expo webpage. MIT students\, po
 stdocs and alumni interested in attending should register here.\n\nFor any
  questions about the Nov 19 Panel Discussion or Expo on Nov 20\, please re
 ach out to MIT Career Advising & Professional Development at hiremit@mit.e
 du.
LOCATION:Building 34\, Grier Room (34-401)\, 50 Vassar Street\, Cambridge\,
  Massachusetts 02139\, United States\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-34-grier-room-
 34-401/careers-in-climate-and-sustainability-panel-discussion-in-34-401-20
 26-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:f42c9414adf5af9a@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T230000Z
DTEND:20261120T010000Z
SUMMARY:Co-Adaptive—Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnston
DESCRIPTION:Co-Adaptive—Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnston\nPart of the MIT Fa
 ll 2026 Architecture Lecture Series\nPresented with the Architecture and U
 rbanism Group\n\nCO₂\nCOAdaptive\n\nAs our planet gets hotter\, and more
  extreme weather events become the norm\, CO Adaptive is positioning thems
 elves as an unbuild\, design and build practice: a new model that reunites
  designers and builders through collaboration in order to re-think our joi
 nt role in shaping the built environment\; contending with architecture at
  the intersection of saving embodied carbon and reducing operational energ
 y. As stewards of the existing material repository contained in our cities
 \, CO Adaptive aims to increase the resilience and reusability of all that
  already surrounds us. \n\nTheir talk will engage the breadth of the pract
 ice’s work—from adaptive reuse projects and high-efficiency retrofits 
 to material salvage operations\, remanufacturing\, and design for disassem
 bly. These projects yield a critical perspective on how buildings and mate
 rials re-engage in their next iteration of use\, working towards a reality
  in which extractive and depleting habits are replaced by a circular libra
 ry of abundance.\n\nCO Adaptive is an unbuild-design-build practice founde
 d by Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnston in 2011. Initially it was started as an
  architecture practice\, focused on retrofitting existing building stock t
 o create energy efficient\, climate resilient and spatially beautiful envi
 ronments. \n\nTo have a greater impact on the process of taking old buildi
 ngs apart—emphasizing deconstruction\, and shaping attitudes about “wa
 ste”—CO Adaptive Building was established in 2021 and CO Adaptive Disa
 ssembly in 2026. The attention of all three intertwined practices is on co
 nverting existing buildings from a linear economy to a circular one.\n\nCO
  Adaptive’s work has received numerous awards and recognition\, includin
 g winning the Architectural League’s Emerging Voices 2026\, A|N’s 2025
  Best of Practice Award\, and the 2025 Trust for Governors Island Climate 
 Solutions Challenge. Their adaptive reuse project for The Mercury Store wa
 s featured in MoMA’s Inaugural New York New Publics exhibition and won t
 he MASterworks Design Award for Adaptive Reuse in 2023. Ruth and Bobby are
  frequent lecturers on circular design\, have taught a graduate design stu
 dio at Columbia GSAPP\, and are excited to be teaching a studio at MIT thi
 s fall.\n\nThis lecture will be held in person in the Sidara Auditorium (W
 41- 1216) and streamed online on YouTube. Lectures are free and open to th
 e public. Registration is required.
LOCATION:Building W41 (MET Warehouse)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-w41-met-wareho
 use/co-adaptive-ruth-mandl-and-bobby-johnston-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&ut
 m_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:766b049b9008f81c@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052501Z
DTSTART:20261119T230000Z
DTEND:20261120T000000Z
SUMMARY:The Life of George B. Schaller and the Future of Conservation
DESCRIPTION:Free Hybrid Lecture Location: Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxfo
 rd Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 Speaker: Miriam Horn\, Author Field biolo
 gist and conservationist George B. Schaller is renowned for revolutionizin
 g the study of wildlife by observing animals in their natural habitats. He
  has also been a powerful advocate for protecting wilderness and animal sp
 ecies across the globe….
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\
 , Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/geological-lecture-hall
 /the-life-of-george-b-schaller-and-the-future-of-conservation-2026-11-19?u
 tm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:656b637542625fa3@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z
DTSTART:20261119T233000Z
DTEND:20261120T003000Z
SUMMARY:Fighting for Freedom: Black Cambridge from the Revolution to the Ea
 rly 1800s
DESCRIPTION:Register. Join Cambridge Black History Project for an illustrat
 ed talk about Cambridge’s Black Patriots and the Black Cantabrigians who
  lived and worked here in the years following the Revolutionary War.
LOCATION:Cambridge Public Library’s Central Square Branch\, 45 Pearl St.\
 , Cambridge\, MA\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/cambridge-public-librar
 ys-central-square-branch/fighting-for-freedom-black-cambridge-from-the-rev
 olution-to-the-early-1800s-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:36efd30f0fb934a2@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261120T000000Z
DTEND:20261120T010000Z
SUMMARY:Rodrigo Nunes at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Rodrigo Nunes—associate professor
  in philosophy at PUC-Rio\, Brazil\, a visiting fellow at the University o
 f Essex\, UK\, and the author of Neither Vertical nor Horizontal...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/rodr
 igo-nunes-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer
 ral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7604cf232c6c2fdb@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261120T150000Z
DTEND:20261120T220000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Neurotech 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Neurotech 2026 symposium presents six talks by neurotechnol
 ogy pioneers whose cutting-edge innovations are changing the face of neuro
 biological research from molecules to cognition. There will also be short 
 talks by junior MIT researchers. The Symposium is open to the public\, but
  seating is limited\, and registration is required. This year’s symposiu
 m will be held in person at MIT building 46-3002\, Singleton Auditorium\, 
 from 10am-5pm with a reception to follow from 5pm to 6pm. Lunch will be pr
 ovided while supplies last. Doors open at 9:30am. \n\nFor more information
  please email cnbe-admin@mit.edu.
LOCATION:Building 46\, Singleton Auditorium\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-46-singleton-a
 uditorium/mit-neurotech-2026-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e60a4d2f1fa6093a@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261120T170000Z
DTEND:20261120T180000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Mobility Forum
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/mit-mobility-for
 um-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6803a2adf9e8dcc3@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261120T170000Z
DTEND:20261120T180000Z
SUMMARY:SCSB Lunch Series with Dr. Earl Miller: Cognition is analog because
  the brain is
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, November 20\, 2026\nTime: 12:00pm – 1:00pm\nLo
 cation: Simons Center Conference room 46-6011. Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j
 /94709560643\n\nSpeaker: Earl Miller\, Ph.D.\nAffiliation: Picower Profess
 or of Neuroscience\, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory\, MIT\n\nTa
 lk title: Cognition is analog because the brain is\n\nAbstract: to be prov
 ided later…
LOCATION:Simons Center Conference room\, 46-6011\, 46-6011\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/simons-center-conferenc
 e-room-46-6011-46-6011/scsb-lunch-series-with-dr-earl-miller-cognition-is-
 analog-because-the-brain-is-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d5b1afcbbe54c5cc@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261120T200000Z
DTEND:20261120T210000Z
SUMMARY:Wang Lecture: Biophysics and Modeling Approaches for Development of
  Effective Downstream Bioprocesses of Complex Biological Products
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Steven M. Cramer\, Institute Professor\, Rensselaer Po
 lytechnic Institute\n\nSteve Cramer is an Institute Professor at Rensselae
 r Polytechnic Institute. His laboratory develops models\, materials\, and 
 processes to make downstream bioprocessing more effective for the purifica
 tion of biological products. He is a member of the National Academy of Eng
 ineering\, UT Austin’s Academy of Distinguished Chemical Engineers and a
 n elected fellow of AAAS\, AIChE\, ACS and AIMBE. He has won numerous awar
 ds\, including the Gordon Prize from the NAE\, the ACS Separations Science
  and Technology Award\, the BIOT Division’s Michael’s Award\, the Gade
 n Award from Biotechnology and Bioengineering\, the Wiley Distinguished Fa
 culty Award and the School of Engineering Outstanding Professor and Resear
 ch Excellence Awards from RPI. His inventions and models have been employe
 d by numerous companies and he is active on industrial scientific advisory
  boards. The 65 PhD graduates from the Cramer lab have had a significant i
 mpact\, with many former students now playing key leadership roles in the 
 state of the art of industrial bioprocessing at major biopharmaceutical an
 d bioseparations companies worldwide as well as in academia.
LOCATION:Building 66\, 110\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-66-110/wang-le
 cture-biophysics-and-modeling-approaches-for-development-of-effective-dow-
 2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:eaf2d0fb6c97258b@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261121T000000Z
DTEND:20261121T010000Z
SUMMARY:Brian D. Goldstein at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Brian D. Goldstein—architectural 
 and urban historian\, an associate professor and chair of the Art History 
 Program at Swarthmore College\, and author of the award-w...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/bria
 n-d-goldstein-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=r
 eferral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:99359a835ef48e81@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052503Z
DTSTART:20261122T173004Z
DTEND:20261122T180000Z
SUMMARY:New on View: Community and Self-Representation in the David and Jan
 e Shapiro Collection (Sun\, Nov 22\, 2026\, 12:30 PM)
DESCRIPTION:Join Leah Yeshitila for a discussion of her installation featur
 ing renowned Black artists of the later 20th century.
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Cambridg
 e
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-art-museums/new
 -on-view-community-and-self-representation-in-the-david-and-jane-shapiro-c
 oll-2026-11-22?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7d9ae8768040d2fa@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261124T000000Z
DTEND:20261124T010000Z
SUMMARY:Alice Miranda Ollstein at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Alice Miranda Ollstein—senior hea
 lth care reporter for Politico—for a discussion of her new book\, Side E
 ffects: How Abortion Bans Impact Everyone’s Health. Sh...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/alic
 e-miranda-ollstein-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-23?utm_source=ics&utm_med
 ium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d2b33ca5d10ea5bd@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261127T170000Z
DTEND:20261127T180000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Mobility Forum
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/mit-mobility-for
 um-2026-11-27?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:58745e08db2aed89@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261130T170000Z
DTEND:20261130T183000Z
SUMMARY:COP31 Debriefing: What's Next for Global Climate Action?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a timely debriefing on the outcomes of COP31 — th
 e UN climate conference in Antalya\, Türkiye. As global climate governanc
 e shifts from pledges to implementation\, this discussion will unpack key 
 decisions from the summit\, assess their implications for international co
 operation\, climate finance\, and adaptation\, and explore new ideas and p
 aths forward.\n\nCo-organized with the MIT Climate Policy Center and the M
 IT Climate Project.\n\nRSVP here to sign up for in-person or Zoom attendan
 ce.\n\nThis seminar will be held in 10-105 (Bush Room). Lunch will be avai
 lable at 11:45am. \n\nContact cis-info@mit.edu with any questions. \n\nThi
 s event is part of the CIS Global Research & Policy Seminar Series and is 
 co-sponsored by the MIT Climate Policy Center. Join our mailing list here 
 to learn about upcoming seminars in the series.
LOCATION:Bush Room\, 10-105\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/bush-room-10-105/cop31-
 debriefing-whats-next-for-global-climate-action-2026-11-30?utm_source=ics&
 utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a98efb8c92e9f4f5@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261201T210000Z
DTEND:20261201T220000Z
SUMMARY:Biology Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Karla Neugebauer\, Yale\n\nHost: Ankur Jain\n\nTitle: 
 "Co-transcriptional regulation of gene expression"\n\nThis lecture will be
  in honor of Dr. Ned Holt.\n\nThe Biology Colloquium is a weekly seminar h
 eld throughout the academic year — featuring distinguished speakers in m
 any areas of the biological sciences from universities and institutions wo
 rldwide. More information on speakers\, their affiliations\, and titles of
  their talks will be added as available. Unless otherwise stated\, the Col
 loquium will be held live in Stata 32-123 (Kirsch auditorium) Contact Marg
 aret Cabral with questions.
LOCATION:Stata\, Kirsch auditorium\, 32-123\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/stata-kirsch-auditorium
 -32-123/biology-colloquium-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:605347ba499d64b0@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261202T000000Z
DTEND:20261202T010000Z
SUMMARY:Amod Sandhya Lele at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Amod Sandhya Lele—associate direc
 tor of the Ethics Institute at Northeastern University—for a discussion 
 of his book After Anger: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Ou...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/amod
 -sandhya-lele-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=r
 eferral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:2b76a575db529d93@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261202T170000Z
DTEND:20261202T183000Z
SUMMARY:What the Iran War Reveals about American Airpower
DESCRIPTION:Kelly Grieco from the Stimson Center will give a presentation a
 t the MIT Security Studies Program's Wednesday Seminar.\n\nSummary: The pr
 evailing theory of airpower rests on two core propositions. First\, air su
 periority is necessary for victory\, winning the contest for the medium an
 d high-altitudes—fighter against fighter\, and fighter against surface-t
 o-air missile—enables strategic attack\, and strategic attack compels po
 litical concessions. Second\, once that contest is won\, whatever still th
 reatens from below it is a force protection problem\, a matter of defendin
 g aircraft on the ground and personnel\, rather than a continuing contest 
 for control of the air. The U.S. war with Iran tested both propositions—
 and both failed. The United States achieved and maintained air superiority
  as the theory defines it\, using it to strike the full range of strategic
  targets\, including Iran’s senior leadership. Yet these attacks neither
  produced operational or strategic paralysis nor compelled political conce
 ssions. Instead\, while the United States controlled the blue skies\, Iran
  denied the air littoral—the low-altitude airspace\, e.g. typically belo
 w 15\,000 feet—using dispersed\, numerous\, and mobile missiles and dron
 es to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and end the war on Iranian terms. T
 his talk develops an alternative theory of air control centered on the air
  littoral and air denial\, emphasizing distributed rather than integrated 
 air defense\, and explores the implications for airpower theory\, U.S. str
 ategy\, and force design.
LOCATION:Building E40\, Lucian W. Pye Room (E40-496)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e40-lucian-w-p
 ye-room-e40-496/what-the-iran-war-reveals-about-american-airpower-2026-12-
 02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a7bb4d8aaf9fea66@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261202T210000Z
DTEND:20261202T220000Z
SUMMARY:Lie Groups Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Siyan Daniel Li-Huerta (MIT)\n\nTitle: A global Fargue
 s–Fontaine curve\n\nAbstract: The "fundamental curve" of arithmetic over
  nonarchimedean local fields is the Fargues–Fontaine curve. You'd think 
 the "fundamental curve" of arithmetic over global function fields is... ju
 st the associated curve over $\\mathbb{F}_q$. In this talk\, I will instea
 d advocate for a different "curve"\, in the spirit of the Fargues–Fontai
 ne curve. I will explain how its moduli stack of bundles is the function f
 ield analog of Igusa stacks\, as well as the perspective it gives on Langl
 ands duality.
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/lie-groups-s
 eminar-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:23b1cc0c51c64717@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261202T210000Z
DTEND:20261202T220000Z
SUMMARY:SCSB Colloquium Series with Dr. Kuan Hong Wang: Neuromodulation of 
 Circuit Plasticity: From Adaptive Behavior to Precision Therapeutics
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026\nLocation: 46-3002 (Singlet
 on Auditorium)\nTime: 4:00pm-5:00pm ET\, followed by reception\n\nSpeaker:
  Kuan Hong Wang\, Ph.D.\nAffiliation: Dean’s Professor of Neuroscience\,
  University of Rochester Medical Center\n\nHost: Dr. Fan Wang\n\nTalk titl
 e: Neuromodulation of Circuit Plasticity: From Adaptive Behavior to Precis
 ion Therapeutics\n\nAbstract: How do neural circuits maintain stable funct
 ion while remaining flexible enough to adapt? This fundamental question li
 es at the heart of cognitive flexibility\, learning\, and resilience acros
 s the lifespan. In this lecture\, I will discuss how neuromodulatory syste
 ms—including dopaminergic\, cannabinoid\, and neuroimmune signaling—pr
 ovide the molecular and circuit logic that governs plasticity across devel
 opment\, experience\, and disease. Integrating genetic circuit mapping\, i
 n vivo imaging\, electrophysiology\, molecular profiling\, and causal circ
 uit manipulation\, I will present recent work uncovering how neuromodulato
 rs reshape neural circuits across multiple timescales to support adaptive 
 behavior. Finally\, I will highlight emerging cross-species approaches\, f
 rom mice to non-human primates\, that enable conserved principles of circu
 it plasticity to be tested across species and translated toward precision 
 therapeutics. Together\, these studies illustrate how deciphering the logi
 c of adaptive behavior can guide the development of selective circuit-base
 d therapies for brain disorders.
LOCATION:Building 46\, Singleton Auditorium\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-46-singleton-a
 uditorium/scsb-colloquium-series-with-dr-kuan-hong-wang-neuromodulation-of
 -circuit-plastic-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:64283809bc15feb4@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052503Z
DTSTART:20261202T230039Z
DTEND:20261203T001500Z
SUMMARY:John Constable and the Outdoors: Writing about Drawing (Wed\, Dec 2
 \, 2026\, 6:00 PM)
DESCRIPTION:Join author Susan Owens and curator Joachim Homann for a conver
 sation about the drawings and paintings of John Constable.
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Enter at
  Broadway for evening programs\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-art-museums/joh
 n-constable-and-the-outdoors-writing-about-drawing-wed-dec-2-2026-6-00-pm-
 2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:86a0affb8ebbdb52@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261203T000000Z
DTEND:20261203T010000Z
SUMMARY:Nick Paumgarten at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Nick Paumgarten—staff writer at T
 he New Yorker—for a discussion of his debut book\, The Intangibles: Frie
 ndship\, Fatherhood\, and the Love of the Game. He will be join...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/nick
 -paumgarten-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261203T210000Z
DTEND:20261203T220000Z
SUMMARY:Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition with Nuo Li
DESCRIPTION:Time: 4:00pm\nLocation: 46-3002\, Singleton Auditorium (Third f
 loor of MIT Building 46)\n\nTalk Title: Neural mechanisms of volitional mo
 vement\n\nAbstract: Our goal is to understand how neural circuits in the b
 rain give rise to volitional movement. A planning phase precedes all volit
 ional movements in which the brain programs the appropriate movement on th
 e fly to achieve the goal at hand. This fundamental process dictates our b
 ehavior\, ranging from speech to motor skills. Our work has isolated neura
 l antecedents of volitional movements in the mouse brain\, also known as 
 ‘preparatory activity’ or ‘readiness potentials’ in humans. I will
  discuss our progress delineating a brain-wide network supporting motor pl
 anning and highlight recent findings revealing a surprising link between p
 reparatory activity and motor memory.\n\nBio: Nuo Li is Associate Professo
 r of Neurobiology at Duke University. He did his PhD work with Jim DiCarlo
  at MIT examining how the primate visual system constructs invariance obje
 ct representations. For his postdoctoral work with Karel Svoboda at Janeli
 a Research Campus\, he contributed to the development of head-fixed behavi
 oral paradigm in mice. His lab has developed tools to study brain-wide cir
 cuits in mice that support volitional movement. This work established ante
 rior lateral motor cortex (ALM) important for decision-making and motor pl
 anning. His recent work found that the cerebellum contributes to cognitive
  processes by reciprocally interacting with the frontal cortex. His work h
 as been recognized with numerous awards\, including Society for Neuroscien
 ce Young Investigator Award and NIH Director’s Pioneer Award.
LOCATION:Building 46\, Singleton Auditorium\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-46-singleton-a
 uditorium/colloquium-on-the-brain-and-cognition-with-nuo-li-2026-12-03?utm
 _source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261203T230000Z
DTEND:20261204T010000Z
SUMMARY:New South—Meriem Chabani
DESCRIPTION:New South—Meriem Chabani\nPart of the MIT Fall 2026 Architect
 ure Lecture Series.\nPresented with The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Archi
 tecture\n\nMeriem has ten years of experience in complex territorial\, urb
 an\, and architectural projects\, with an emphasis on contexts that face s
 ignificant socio-economic challenges\, and a methodology that fosters dial
 ogue and negotiation\, federating diverse actors into multidisciplinary pr
 oject leadership teams. As an educator\, Meriem has taught and lectured ex
 tensively\, shaping and currently teaching the Masters design studio ‘Af
 terlives’ at the Royal College of Arts (UK)\, and the African Health arc
 hitecture studio at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Pari
 s Malaquais (FR). In 2024\, she was a Wheelwright Prize finalist.\n\nThis 
 lecture will be held in person in the Sidara Auditorium (W41- 1216) and st
 reamed online on YouTube. Lectures are free and open to the public. Regist
 ration is required.
LOCATION:Building W41 (MET Warehouse)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-w41-met-wareho
 use/new-south-meriem-chabani-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261204T000000Z
DTEND:20261204T013000Z
SUMMARY:MIT D-Lab Fall 2026 Student Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Final presentations\, posters\, and prototypes from students in
  five Fall 2026 MIT D-Lab classes:\n\nD-Lab: DevelopmentD-Lab: Gender and 
 DevelopmentDesign for ScaleApplications of Energy in Global DevelopmentHum
 anitarian InnovationFollowing a welcome and overview from MIT D-Lab staff\
 , attendees will have the opportunity to speak with student teams and view
  all the posters and prototypes on display throughout the D-Lab space!\n\n
 Refreshments will be served.\n\nD-Lab classes are now part of the new MAD 
 (Making and Design) family of MIT classes!
LOCATION:Building N51\, 310\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-n51-310/mit-d-
 lab-fall-2026-student-showcase-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr
 al
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UID:92b3bc8c85db5b19@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261204T170000Z
DTEND:20261204T180000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Mobility Forum
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/mit-mobility-for
 um-2026-12-04?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:d201f3b189f24dd8@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261204T170000Z
DTEND:20261204T180000Z
SUMMARY:McGovern Institute Special Seminar with ZiYoung Kang
DESCRIPTION:Seminar with ZiYoung Kang\n\nDate: Friday\, December 4\, 2026Ti
 me: 12:00pmLocation: Seminar Room 3189\, Building 46This is an in-person e
 vent \n\nTalk Title and Abstract: Coming Soon
LOCATION:Building 46\, 3189\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-46-3189/mcgove
 rn-institute-special-seminar-with-ziyoung-kang-2026-12-04?utm_source=ics&u
 tm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261205T000000Z
DTEND:20261205T010000Z
SUMMARY:Nick Thorkelson at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Nick Thorkelson—author and illust
 rator of Herbert Marcuse\, and a former editorial cartoonist at The Boston
  Globe—for a discussion of his new book\, If ...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/nick
 -thorkelson-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-04?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
 erral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052503Z
DTSTART:20261205T140055Z
DTEND:20261205T160000Z
SUMMARY:Coffee with Curators for Friends of the Museums (Sat\, Dec 5\, 2026
 \, 9:00 AM)
DESCRIPTION:Our Friends Circle members are invited to enjoy a presentation 
 about The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Colle
 ction .
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Cambridg
 e
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-art-museums/cof
 fee-with-curators-for-friends-of-the-museums-sat-dec-5-2026-9-00-am-2026-1
 2-05?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:77cd272a6183bca4@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261208T000000Z
DTEND:20261208T010000Z
SUMMARY:Matt O'Hara at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Matt O'Hara—professor of history 
 at the University of California\, Santa Cruz\, and the award-winning autho
 r of The History of the Future in Colonial Mexico and A Flock ...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/matt
 -ohara-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:ca23bfccf986080c@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261208T133000Z
DTEND:20261208T213000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Life Sciences Technology Core Open House
DESCRIPTION:— in person and hands-on!\n\nJoin us in person at the MIT Koc
 h Institute to learn about MIT technology core facilities and research cap
 abilities in the life sciences. This full-day event will convene technolog
 y core facilities from MIT ranging from biomaging to proteomics and data s
 cience\, all accessible to the biotech community.\n\nThe goal of the event
  is to strengthen MIT's engagement with the broader startup and pharma eco
 systems\, and inspire new collaborative opportunities between academia and
  industry.\n\nAgenda\n\n8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.\nRegistration and breakfas
 t\n\n9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.\nWelcoming remarks\n\n9:05 a.m. – 10:05 a.m
 .\nTechnology core lightning talks\n\n10:05 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.\nCoffee br
 eak\n\n10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.\nTechnology core lightning talks\n\n11:15
  a.m. – 12:00 p.m.\nPanel discussion\n\n12:00 p.m. – 1:30 PM\nLunch an
 d poster session\n\n1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.\nTechnology core facility tour
 s\n\n3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.\nNetworking reception\n\nParticipating core f
 acilities\n\nAthinoula Martinos Imaging Center of the McGovern InstituteBi
 oimaging and Chemical Analysis Facilities CoreBiophysical Instrumentation 
 FacilityBiopolymers & ProteomicsCryoEM Facility at MIT.nanoData Science an
 d Multimodal IntegrationDepartment of Chemistry Instrumentation FacilityFl
 ow Cytometry CoreFunctional Genomics PlatformGenome Technology CoreHigh Co
 ntent ImagingHigh Throughput SciencesIntegrated Genome TechnologiesMIT Cen
 ter for Clinical and Translational ResearchMolecular Cancer Imaging Facili
 ty (MCIF) at the Dana Farber Cancer InstituteNanotechnology for Integrativ
 e BioEMPreclinical Imaging & TestingPreclinical ModelingQuantitative Prote
 omics CoreStructural Biology Core FacilitySpatial ImagingTissue Processing
 W.M. Keck Imaging Innovation CenterZebrafish
LOCATION:Building 76\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-76/mit-life-sc
 iences-technology-core-open-house-2026-12-08?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
 erral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261208T170000Z
DTEND:20261208T180000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Reads: "Exhalation" In-Person Small Group Discussion
DESCRIPTION:This in-person small-group discussion is based on stories from 
 the New York Times bestselling book Exhalation by Ted Chiang. People who h
 aven't read the book but are interested in it or the author are welcome to
  participate. This event is part of the MIT Reads series. Lunch will be pr
 ovided.\n\nAbout the Book\n\nTed Chiang’s much anticipated second collec
 tion of science fiction stories is full of revelatory ideas and deeply sym
 pathetic characters. In “Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate\,” a port
 al through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with 
 past mistakes and the temptation of second chances. In “Exhalation\,” 
 an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications not just 
 for his own people\, but for all of reality. And in “The Lifecycle of So
 ftware Objects\,” a woman cares for an artificial intelligence over twen
 ty years\, elevating a faddish digital pet into what might be a true livin
 g being. Also included are two brand-new stories: “Omphalos” and “An
 xiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom.”\n\nIn this fantastical and elegant c
 ollection\, Ted Chiang wrestles with the oldest questions on earth – Wha
 t is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human? – and on
 es that no one else has even imagined. And\, each in its own way\, the sto
 ries prove that complex and thoughtful science fiction can rise to new hei
 ghts of beauty\, meaning\, and compassion.
LOCATION:Building 14\, The Nexus\, 14S-130\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-14-the-nexus-1
 4s-130/mit-reads-exhalation-in-person-small-group-discussion-2026-12-08?ut
 m_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261208T220000Z
DTEND:20261209T013000Z
SUMMARY:Can Productive People Rest? A Dinner and Lecture with Ezra Zuckerma
 n Sivan
DESCRIPTION:Where did the forty-hour workweek come from — and why can’t
  we just work forty hours? At MIT\, we have an uneasy relationship with wo
 rk-life balance. Taking a break is hard to justify when you’re trying to
  cure cancer.\n\nOctet is inviting Ezra Zuckerman Sivan\, Professor of Str
 ategy and Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan\, to discuss the history of the wo
 rkweek and Sabbath-keeping\, and what rest has to do with business.\n\nDr.
  Sivan holds an MA and a PhD in sociology from the University of Chicago.
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/can-productive-p
 eople-rest-a-dinner-and-lecture-with-ezra-zuckerman-sivan-2026-12-08?utm_s
 ource=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261209T000000Z
DTEND:20261209T010000Z
SUMMARY:Yesenia Barragan at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Yesenia Barragan—associate profes
 sor of history at Rutgers University\, and author of Freedom’s Captives\
 , winner of the Wesley-Logan Prize from the American...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/yese
 nia-barragan-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-08?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re
 ferral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261209T170000Z
DTEND:20261209T183000Z
SUMMARY:The Normalization of Guerrilla Warfare
DESCRIPTION:Katherine Irajpanah from Cornell University will give a present
 ation at the MIT Security Studies Program's Wednesday Seminar.\n\nSummary:
  Why did rebels infrequently embrace guerrilla warfare as a military strat
 egy in the nineteenth century but near-universally adopt it after the twen
 tieth century? In this seminar\, Professor Irajpanah presents research tha
 t suggests changing beliefs about guerrilla warfare\, responding to emerge
 nt decolonial politics of the late nineteenth century\, facilitated this p
 henomenon. The research examines this argument through an exploration of e
 xtra-\, intra-\, and inter-state wars from 1816 to 2022. Professor Irajpan
 ah will qualitatively illustrate the normative trajectory of guerrilla war
 fare through two discussions: rebel debates during the Philippine-American
  War (1899-1902) and cross-temporal perceptions of guerrilla warfare by re
 volutionary socialist leaders.
LOCATION:Building E40\, Lucian W. Pye Room (E40-496)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e40-lucian-w-p
 ye-room-e40-496/the-normalization-of-guerrilla-warfare-2026-12-09?utm_sour
 ce=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:32d0e46af3c7acf2@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261209T230000Z
DTEND:20261210T000000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Reads: "Exhalation" Online Group Discussion
DESCRIPTION:This online small-group discussion is based on stories from the
  New York Times bestselling book Exhalation by Ted Chiang. People who have
 n't read the book but are interested in it or the author are welcome to pa
 rticipate. This event is part of the MIT Reads series.\n\nAbout the Book\n
 \nTed Chiang’s much anticipated second collection of science fiction sto
 ries is full of revelatory ideas and deeply sympathetic characters. In “
 Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate\,” a portal through time forces a fa
 bric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and the tempt
 ation of second chances. In “Exhalation\,” an alien scientist makes a 
 shocking discovery with ramifications not just for his own people\, but fo
 r all of reality. And in “The Lifecycle of Software Objects\,” a woman
  cares for an artificial intelligence over twenty years\, elevating a fadd
 ish digital pet into what might be a true living being. Also included are 
 two brand-new stories: “Omphalos” and “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of F
 reedom.”\n\nIn this fantastical and elegant collection\, Ted Chiang wres
 tles with the oldest questions on earth – What is the nature of the univ
 erse? What does it mean to be human? – and ones that no one else has eve
 n imagined. And\, each in its own way\, the stories prove that complex and
  thoughtful science fiction can rise to new heights of beauty\, meaning\, 
 and compassion.
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/mit-reads-exhala
 tion-online-group-discussion-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261210T000000Z
DTEND:20261210T010000Z
SUMMARY:Yung Pueblo at First Parish Church
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Diego Perez—#1 New York Times bes
 tselling author who is widely known by his pen name\, Yung Pueblo—for a 
 discussion of his new book\, Journey: The Year That Changes Ev...
LOCATION:First Parish Church\, 1446 Massachusetts Ave.\, Cambridge\, MA 021
 38\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/first-parish-church/yun
 g-pueblo-at-first-parish-church-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer
 ral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261210T000000Z
DTEND:20261210T010000Z
SUMMARY:Caitríona Moran at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Caitríona Moran—former academic 
 publisher and current editor for a nonprofit—for a discussion of her deb
 ut novel\, The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow. About The Trial...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/cait
 riona-moran-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
 erral
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