From: MIT TechTV on Tue, May 24 2011 3:57 PM

May 4, 2011

From: MIT TechTV on Sat, May 21 2011 6:10 AM

Dr. Kirill Korolev, 2010–2013 Pappalardo Fellow (Soft Condensed Matter Theory & Biophysics) The evolution of natural populations involves more than mutations followed by natural selection—the reshuffling of genes during genetic recombination, stochasticity, and spatial migrations are also import...

From: MIT TechTV on Sat, May 21 2011 6:10 AM

From its founding, MIT has been an engine of both local and global economic growth, playing a key role in the creation of thousands of companies and millions of jobs. More recently, MIT sits at the center of an entrepreneurial boom due to an "entrepreneurial ecosystem"—an informal network of gro...

From: MIT TechTV on Sat, May 21 2011 6:10 AM

Dr. Mustafa Amin, 2008–2011 Pappalardo Fellow (Theoretical Astrophysics) Inflation, a period of accelerated expansion in the very early Universe, provides an elegant explanation for the observed spatial flatness of our universe. It also provides a robust mechanismfor generating the observed in...

From: MIT TechTV on Sat, May 21 2011 6:10 AM

Dr. Fa Wang, 2009–2012 Pappalardo Fellow (Hard Condensed Matter Theory)In superconductors, electrons form pairs that can transport electricity without dissipation. This pairing requires attraction between electrons while the fundamental interaction between them is Coulomb repulsion. In conventio...

From: MIT TechTV on Sat, May 21 2011 6:10 AM

Dr. Lu Li, 2008–2011 Pappalardo Fellow (Condensed Matter Experiment)Like silicon in computer chips, interfaces between complex oxides are potential candidates for new functional electronics. Some interfaces between insulating oxides are conductive, and even superconducting. Transistors based on ...

From: MIT TechTV on Sat, May 21 2011 6:10 AM

Dr. James Battat, 2008–2011 Pappalardo Fellow (Dark Matter & Neutrino Physics)The Standard Model of particle physics cannot account for 80% of the matter in the Universe. This mystery looms large over physics, and has stimulated an international program to identify dark matter. In traditional di...

From: MIT TechTV on Sat, May 21 2011 6:10 AM

Rob Miller, User Interface Design Group, MIT CSAIL

From: MIT TechTV on Sat, May 21 2011 6:10 AM

Nancy Hopkins, Amgen, Inc. Professor of Biology, talks about her life in biology, in a talk called "48 Years of Molecular Biology: 1963-2011." Part of the Conversations with Scientists series sponsored by the MIT Department of Biology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

From: MIT TechTV on Thu, May 19 2011 11:46 PM

On May 6, 2005, Dr. Susan Hockfield was inaugurated as the 16th president of MIT. Hockfield, the first woman and the first life scientist to lead MIT, committed the Institute to sustaining its commitment to intellectual openness, as well as to increasing the numbers of women and underrepresented...

From: MIT TechTV on Thu, May 19 2011 11:45 PM

(04:50) This animation illustrates optogenetics — a radical new technology for controlling brain activity with light. Ed Boyden, the co-inventor of this technology, is a professor at the MIT Media Lab and at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, where he continues to develop ...

From: MIT TechTV on Thu, May 19 2011 11:45 PM

During his two years in GEL, Max Brand developed key engineering leadership skills that will help him excel in his chosen engineering career path. Watch this video and discover the skills he developed! One of the requirements to complete successfully the GEL Two Year program is the personal lea...

From: MIT TechTV on Thu, May 19 2011 11:45 PM

In this video, Matt Rodriguez (GEL '11) shares the engineering leadership traits he developed during his two years in GEL. One of the requirements to complete successfully the GEL Two Year program is the personal leadership development plan (PLDP). The PLDP is a personalized guide ...

From: MIT TechTV on Wed, May 18 2011 6:08 PM

2011 has seen a wave of popular protests threaten authoritarian regimes around the world. Protests in Tunisia removed a much-loathed dictatorship, and the occupation of Tahrir Square in Cairo promises to reshape the government of Egypt. Even in countries where protests are unlikely to unseat ent...

From: MIT TechTV on Wed, May 18 2011 6:08 PM

LGO Web Seminar Series Leon Glicksman, Professor of Building Technology and Mechanical Engineering, MIT Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in Buildings Presentation Date: May 16, 2011 Abstract Residential and commercial buildings use 40 percent of US energy and over two thirds of our elect...

From: MIT TechTV on Wed, May 18 2011 6:08 PM

Aryeh Neier spoke to the MIT community about the worldwide work of the Open Society Foundations to secure education, health and justice for marginalized people. Aryeh Neier is president of the Open Society Foundations. Prior to joining the Open Society Institute in 1993, he served for 1...

From: MIT TechTV on Wed, May 18 2011 6:08 PM

On May 6, 2005, Dr. Susan Hockfield was inaugurated as the 16th president of MIT. Hockfield, the first woman and the first life scientist to lead MIT, committed the Institute to sustaining its commitment to intellectual openness, as well as to increasing the numbers of women and underrepresented...

From: MIT TechTV on Wed, May 18 2011 6:08 PM

Cohen, Sir Ronald Chairman, The Portland Trust and Bridges Ventures Director of Social Finance Sir Ronald Cohen is Chairman of The Portland Trust and Bridges Ventures and a Director of Social Finance. He was the founding partner and former chairman of Apax Partners. Founded in 1972, Apax Partn...

From: MIT TechTV on Wed, May 18 2011 6:08 PM

Afeyan, Noubar Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Flagship Ventures Noubar Afeyan is Managing Partner and CEO of Flagship Ventures, a firm he co-founded in 2000 that focuses on inventing, launching, funding and building new ventures. He is also a Senior Lecturer at MIT where he has ...

From: MIT TechTV on Wed, May 18 2011 6:08 PM

Chisholm, John Chief Executive Officer, John Chisholm Ventures John Chisholm has three decades of experience as entrepreneur and executive. In 1997, he founded and served as CEO/Chairman of CustomerSat (acquired by MarketTools), a leading provider of enterprise feedback management systems. A p...