MIT Free English Class is for international students, sholars, spouses. Twenty seven years ago we created a community to welcome the nations to MIT and assist with language and friendship. Join our Tuesday/Thursday conversation classes around tables inside W11-190.

Be inspired by creative community connections in libraries! Sign up for the MIT Public Library Innovation Exchange (PLIX) Community Showcase!Join us to hear from our exceptional PLIX Creative Learning Ambassadors, library professionals from Massachusetts to Hawaii, in rural to urban areas, who have implemented PLIX activities this year. They'll share their approaches to designing and facilitating creative STEAM learning experiences for audiences in their local communities, and they'll answer your questions about their library programs.Open to everyone! Please register here to attend!This showcase will be like a mini virtual conference:We will have 3 breakouts sessions, with 4 rooms to choose from during each session.Within each room, there will be a facilitator, a pair of presenters, and time for discussionThe presentation will be recorded, but the discussion won’t be recorded so you can speak up with ease.Each pair presents twice, so you’ll have 2 opportunities to hear from presenters you may be interested in!About PLIXThe MIT Public Library Innovation Exchange (PLIX) develops creative STEAM learning experiences based on MIT research and designed for the public library setting. PLIX programs support learners as:Designers—rather than consumers—of technologyCreators—rather than recipients—of knowledgeScientists and artists—rather than one or the otherPLIX connects library professionals and MIT researchers to co-design learning experiences, develop and share facilitation practices, and integrate creative learning into public library programming. PLIX strives to increase equitable access to and broaden participation in STEAM programming.

How does believing in a higher power intersect with ways of knowing in science and engineering? Here, we discuss seeking support for what Roz Picard has called “the hardest tests” in life, where faith and community might be an option for spiritual support. Join us as we explore these questions and others together. Attendance is limited to 8 graduate students/post-docs.Speaker Bio: Rosalind Picard, Sc.D., is a scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, author, and engineer. She is the Grover M. Hermann Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at the MIT Media Lab. Picard is best-known for her book, Affective Computing, which proposed and described how to give skills of emotional intelligence to computers — including voice assistants, robots, agents, and many kinds of interactive technologies.

Have some fun(nel) on a tunnel or sun(nel) walk! Join us for a 30-minute volunteer-led walk either through MIT's famous tunnel system or around Killian Court. As the weather gets warmer, walk leaders may choose to take the group outside. Is the weather warm and you missed the start? Find the group on Killian Court and join in!Location details: Meet in the lobby under the “Belonging + Community” banner. Location photo below.Sun(nel) Walk Leaders will identify themselves by holding a white at the meeting location.Prize Drawing: Attend a walk and scan a QR code from the walk leaders to be entered into a drawing for a getfit canvas boat tote bag at the end of the getfit challenge. The more walks you attend, the more entries you get. Winner will be drawn and notified at the end of April. Winner does not need to be a getfit participant.Disclaimer: Tunnel walks are led by volunteers. In the rare occasion when a volunteer isn’t able to make it, we will do our best to notify participants. In the event we are unable to notify participants and a walk leader does not show up, we encourage you to walk as much as you feel comfortable doing so. We recommend you check this calendar just before you head out!Getfit is a 12-week fitness challenge for the entire MIT community. These tunnel walks are open to the entire MIT community and you do not need to be a current getfit participant to join.

Topic: The Economics of Tropical Forests: the case of Amazon

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