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

Come relax with us and enjoy some fun conversation! No need to RSVP: just show up with your friends!

Speaker: Chen Wan (Rutgers University)Title: Some examples for the relative Langlands dualityAbstract: In this talk I will give an introduction to the relative Langlands duality (proposed by Ben-Zvi—Sakellaridis—Venkatesh) which is a duality for certain Hamiltonian spaces. I will present an algorithm for computing the dual Hamiltonian space in several important cases: the polarized case (developed by Ben-Zvi, Sakellaridis, and Venkatesh), the vector space case (joint work with Mao and Zhang), and the simple group case (joint work with Tang and Zhang).

Unsure about summer plans or how to make the most of your internship? Swing by CAPD on 5/7 from 4-6pm to gain clarity and tackle your summer confidently. Spend time learning how to secure that return offer, planning how to maximize your summertime, polishing your resume or LinkedIn, exploring career options, or getting ready for finals season. CAPD volunteers will be there to give advice and answer questions. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided!This CAPD event is open to MIT graduate and undergraduate students.

We have two Sign Language Study Breaks coming up, with free Cafe 472 pizza and activities for all skill levels! When #1: Thurs, April 24th, 4:30-6:00pmWhen #2: Wed, May 7th, 4:30-6:00pmWhere: MIT building 33, room 33-206What: Sign language practice + Cafe 472 pizzaRSVP (encouraged): https://asl.mit.edu/asl-study-break-rsvp-march-2025/ Come to socialize, learn the ASL fingerspelling alphabet, practice some basic signs, play sign language games, and for more experienced signers, we can practice conversational skills. All MIT community members are welcome! An ASL interpreter will be provided. Please RSVP to notify us of any other accommodations needed.

The energy transition is no longer enough: Transformation, intervention, and adaptationThis event is for the MIT Community. Please register with an MIT.edu email.Please join us to hear from Emily A. Carter, the Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment at Princeton University.Climate change mitigation strategies must include not only decarbonizing energy sources to eliminate new carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions but also removing substantial quantities of existing CO2 from the atmosphere. We must do so by capturing it from air or oceans, then converting and storing it for centuries. However, even in a “decarbonized” future, society will still need carbon-based products that will need to be created from waste carbon. Finally, as part of those mitigation strategies, electrifying everything else, coupled with other possible climate interventions and adaptation, is the path to sustain life on Earth.About the speakerEmily A. Carter is a distinguished scientist, leader, and educator, recognized with many honors for her pioneering contributions to quantum chemistry, materials science, sustainable energy, and carbon mitigation research. She is the Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment and a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, and a professor of applied and computational mathematics at Princeton University. Carter is also a senior strategic advisor and associate laboratory director at the Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. She has held multiple leadership positions at Princeton and UCLA, and strategically serves on multiple energy- and climate-related advisory boards.About the MITEI Presents: Advancing the Energy Transition speaker seriesWe are in the midst of a major global shift in the types of energy we use and the ways we use them. We know that if we are to stabilize the planet’s climate and eliminate harmful emissions, we must transform our energy systems. This speaker series will connect you with energy experts and leaders who are actively working on the scientific, technological, and policy solutions we urgently need, and will explore how we must work together to accelerate this complicated process.