Institute Holiday

Facilitated by Program Manager, Jennifer Recklet Tassi, this private appointment is a time to ask questions, voice concerns, and reimagine your life here in Boston. We can spend the time talking about whatever is on your mind - from job search and career development to navigating a new city to figuring out how to make your experience in Boston productive and meaningful.Appointments will be available at various times during the week. Consults are held on Zoom, Skype, or phone.Book a 30 minute private appointment: mspc.youcanbook.me here.

Come on your own, with friends, or bring the whole family to the museum for a special week of programming.Free with admission unless otherwise noted.Monday, April 2111:00am-12:30pm, Exchange: Microscopy1:30-4:00pm, Maker Hub: Fiber ArtsTuesday, April 2211:00am-12:30pm, Exchange: Microscopy1:30-4:30pm, Maker Hub: Fiber Arts3:00-4:00pm, Family Workshop: Social Robots & AIWednesday, April 2311:00AM-12:30pm, Exchange: Microscopy1:30-4:30pm, Maker Hub: Fiber Arts3:00-4:30pm, Family Workshop: Stop MotionThursday, April 2411:00AM-12:30pm, Exchange: Microscopy1:30-4:30pm, Maker Hub: Fiber Arts2:30-4:30pm, Learning Lab: Exoplanet Drop-inFriday, April 2511:00am-12:30pm, Exchange: Microscopy1:30-4:30pm, Maker Hub: Fiber Arts2:00-3:00pm, Gallery Cart: Cat or Dog?Saturday, April 26 - DNA Day!Learn more about DNA Day and view the full schedule here.Sunday, April 2710:30am-12:00pm, Exchange: Microscopy12:30-4:30pm, Maker Hub: Chain Reaction

Join the Polish Club and Ukraine@MIT as we continue the Easter celebration with a brunch on Easter Monday!We'll also celebrate the Polish tradition of smigus-dyngus (Wet Monday) with a water fight after brunch!RSVPs are required, and we will email you in advance to confirm your spot: https://forms.gle/5SgLr1VEvo9Lk6Dg7Location: Graduate Tower at Site 4 Community KitchenSponsored by the GSC Funding Board.

Ten minutes for your mind@2:50 every day at 2:50 pm in multiple time zones:Europa@2:50, EET, Athens, Helsinki (UTC+2) (7:50 am EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88298032734Atlantica@2:50, EST, New York, Toronto (UTC-4) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85349851047Pacifica@2:50, PST, Los Angeles, Vancouver (UTC=7) (5:50 pm EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85743543699Almost everything works better again if you unplug it for a bit, including your mind. Stop by and unplug. Get the benefits of mindfulness without the fuss.@2:50 meets at the same time every single day for ten minutes of quiet together.No pre-requisite, no registration needed.Visit the website to view all @2:50 time zones each day.at250.org or at250.mit.edu

Speaker: J.D. Quigley (University of Virginia)Tilte: Some applications of the topological modular forms of projective spacesAbstract: Hurewicz homomorphisms allow one to detect nontrivial elements in the stable homotopy groups of spheres by mapping them to the (often simpler) generalized homology groups of spheres. In previous work with Behrens and Mahowald, we computed the image of the 2-local Hurewicz homomorphism for topological modular forms, which allowed us to detect many new infinite families in the stable stems. In this talk, I will explain some recent work with Bhattacharya and Bobkova leveraging these computations, together with computations of the tmf-homology of small projective spaces, to produce additional infinite familes. Time permitting, I will also describe work in progress, building on Bauer’s computation of the tmfcohomology of the infinite complex projective space, to detect smooth free circle actions on exotic spheres in arbitrarily high dimensions.