Speaker: Calder Morton-Ferguson (Yale University)

Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 Location: 46-3002 (Singleton Auditorium)Speaker: Erin Hecht, Ph.D. Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard UniversityHost: Dr. Ev FedorenkoTalk title and abstract to be provided later...

Demo, talk, and performance. RSVP and more info:: condry@mit.edu. Doors at 5pm. Mariam Gviniashvili will discuss her sonic practice, her use of ambisonics technology, and perform excerpts from her work. She will also give a performance on Saturday 11/8 at Berklee. Mariam is a composer and sound artist working at the intersection of electroacoustic music, 3D sound, and multimedia performance. Her work explores the physical and emotional dimensions of sound and space, often integrating visuals and live performance. Originally from Georgia, Mariam’s musical journey began in early childhood with singing and piano, eventually leading her to composition studies at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, the Liszt Academy of Music, and the Norwegian Academy of Music. This diversebackground informs her artistic themes, from the distractions of online meetings inDAYDREAMING (2022) to the “strange cosmic ballet” (5 against 4) of the audiovisual pieceREVELATION (2021), and DECONSTRUCTION (2020), a reflection on the spread patterns of viruses. Her work has been presented at festivals, venues, and radio broadcasts worldwide, including INA GRM, ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Ars Electronica, EMPAC, and more. Mariam is the recipient of two Honorary Mentions from Prix Ars Electronica (2021, 2023), the PRIX CIME, and the Work of the Year Award (NKF). Special thanks to sponsors: the MIT Humanities Insight Collaborative and Comparative Media Studies/Writing.

Making Massachusetts the world’s climate innovation labPlease join the MIT Energy Initiative as we welcome Emily Reichert, CEO of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. This seminar will explore why state-level climate leadership is more important than ever, how innovative programming is driving climate progress, and what climatetech means for local economies in Massachusetts.Massachusetts’ leaders want to cement the state as the global leader in climate technology by building a connected network–a climate corridor–of testing and demonstration sites, accelerators, companies, manufacturing facilities, and research institutions from the Berkshires to Cape Cod.Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, the state’s clean energy and climatetech economic development agency, is leading the 10-year strategy to bring this vision to life as the federal administration cuts support for entrepreneurs and researchers.Reichert will present as part of the MITEI Presents: Advancing the Energy Transition speaker series for the fall 2025 semester.This event is for the MIT Community. Please register with an MIT.edu email address.

On Wednesday nights you are invited to come to The Table for peaceful Christian worship in the Chapel at 5:15 pm and dinner in the Main Dining Room of W11 at around 6:30 pm.We worship with beautiful songs, open conversation about the Scriptures, prayers and a simple sharing of communion around the altar. Then we enjoy dinner together and good company together. Whether you come every week or just drop by once in a while, there is a caring community for you at the Table.You are truly welcome to come as you are: undergrad, grad, or post-doc; sure of your faith or wondering what it is all about; gay, straight, bi, trans, questioning. Please join us for no-pressure worship and fellowship.Hosted by the Lutheran Epsicopal Ministry @ MIT. For more information, or to verify gathering times during holiday and vacation periods, please contact chaplains Andrew Heisen (heisen@mit.edu) and Kevin Vetiac (kvet246@mit.edu).Please note that we will not meet during the week of Thanksgiving nor between Christmas and New Year's Day. Please see our website (le-ministry.mit.edu) for updates on meeting times and locations as well as additional details.

Join Alex Pentland for a talk on his new MIT Press book Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI, exploring how we can build a flourishing society by designing technology around human nature — rather than allowing technology to shape our society.In Shared Wisdom, Alex Pentland delves into the history of innovation, emphasizing the importance of understanding how technologies and cultural inventions impact human society. Humanity’s great leaps forward—the rise of civilizations, the Enlightenment, and the Scientific Revolution—were all propelled by cultural inventions that accelerated our rate of innovation and built collective wisdom. Solving current global challenges such as climate change, pandemics, and failing social institutions will require similarly fundamental inventions.Copies of Shared Wisdom will be available for purchase and signing after the talk, courtesy of the MIT Press Bookstore.November 12 6pm - 7pm, followed by a book signing $5