Dear colleagues, students, and friends,Join us for the 2025 GHI 3rd Forum! This session introduces the GHI Pillar Good Governance in Bad Times, in particular the project Comparative Diplomacies for Global Governance. The coordinators of the pillar invite participants to explore how we might study models of governance that have historically promoted cooperation, human flourishing, and social justice, with new comparative knowledge of concepts and practices of governance in deep time and space.3rd GHI ForumTitle: Good Governance in Bad TimesDate: June 6, 10:00–11:30 AM EDTWhere: Online (Zoom link HERE)Speakers: Michael Puett, Johannes Makar, Wiebke DeneckeSpecial Guests: Minjee Baek (Consul of the Republic of Korea), Giles Scott-Smith (Dean of Leiden University College The Hague; Founding Editor of Diplomatica. A Journal of Diplomacy and Society)【Abstract】What makes political systems last and, more importantly, what enables them to support human flourishing and social justice? And when they falter, as many do, how can we understand their failures and imagine their repair? This panel discusses the work of GIH’s Good Governance in Bad Times pillar. The pillar explores models of governance from global history that have worked to foster cohesion and cooperation. Through key sources in world literature, philosophy, and political thought, it examines the forms of political imagination that have allowed communities to endure—and sometimes transform—in moments of crisis. The roundtable will spotlight the Comparatives Diplomacies project, a collaborative research project under GHI’s Governance pillar, which investigates how diplomacy and political authority have been mediated, narrated, and challenged across cultural contexts—and how this has positively impacted diplomatic leadership and practice. The panel will begin with short vignettes introducing the project through the eyes of each panelists’ expertise. It will conclude with a performance by Baek Minji, the Consul of the Republic of Korea in Boston, in which she will reflect on the power of literature for diplomatic imagination and practice.

Speaker: Lauren Chua (MIT)Zoom link: https://mit.zoom.us/j/91933017072Title: A Data-Driven Framework for Predicting Frontal Polymerization from Monomer StructureAbstract:While thermoset materials offer excellent performance, such as in renewable energy and aerospace applications, they are energy-intensive to make. Only a limited set of monomer chemistries have been identified as amenable to more energy efficient production via frontal polymerization. To learn the governing design principles and optimize for more sustainable high-performance polymer materials, it is critical to link the non-equilibrium process of front polymerization with a given monomer choice. We developed computational pipelines to learn how molecular structure informs the ability of a monomer resin to undergo energy-efficient manufacturing, specifically through frontal ring opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP). In our virtual automated workflow, we combinatorically enumerate candidate monomers and subsequently calculate key reaction parameters from first principles using density functional theory (DFT). We then integrate atomistic chemical insights into a mechanism-based reaction-diffusion model that simulates front propagations. This approach allows us to detail design rules for monomer choice and predict the suitability of a wide range of monomers for FROMP, purely from computation. Overall, our data-driven framework enables rapid processing and screening of new candidates, providing a foundation for in silico evaluation and discovery of FROMP amenable materials.

How do you draw a picture of something you've heard about but never seen? How do you see it in the first place?This problem has bedeviled scientists for centuries. Today, we look for things like black holes and gravitational waves. Five hundred years ago, people tried to understand mysterious ocean creatures -- like whales.Join an exhibition curator for a tour of Monsters of the Deep (opening April 18, 2025) to see how sailors, scholars, and everyday people turned monsters into mammals.Additional Monsters of the Deep Gallery Talk Dates:June 20 July 18 July 25 August 8 August 22

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

Experience the immediate benefits of myofascial release with this simple and effective self-care practice. Learn specialized ball rolling techniques that help penetrate through layers of skin, fascia and muscle and massage into your high-tension areas.Each class includes guided exercises using the Roll Model therapy balls, breath work and stretching techniques specifically designed to ease overburdened muscles and encourage deep mind-body relaxation. Explore various muscle groups and needy body areas each week to eliminate strain and discomfort from sitting too long, working on screens and living with stress.You will find greater self-awareness, freedom and ease in your body. Put the power of self-massage into your own hands.All levels welcome! This is a movement class and workout attire is strongly encouraged.Registration is required on our wellness class website. If you do not already have an account on this website, you'll need to create one. This is a fee-based class and open to the entire MIT community.

"Do you ever feel that life holds a deeper meaning beyond what you currently understand? The truth is profound—there are countless mysteries of existence, divinity, and the self that lie beyond our awareness. There is so much we don’t know, and even more that we don’t realize we don’t know."Join us on this exciting journey of Discover Your Self to explore the unknown territories of life and delve into the science of spirituality. This course, based on the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, will equip you with proven methods to achieve true inner joy and answer your deepest questions about life's higher principles. This Course explains Proven methods to attain the true inner joy of heart and gives answers to all the Inquiries about Higher Principles in life like the pathway for unlimited and everlasting happiness from the eyes of scriptures like Bhagavad Gita in a scientific perspective.Salient Features:Discover the Game of LifeDiscover Inner SelfDiscover The Ultimate GeniusDiscover Manual of LifeDiscover Lasting SolutionDiscover Sublime Joy Through SoundDiscover The Real Eternal LoveDiscover The Happy PlanetYou are invited to join us every Friday 6:00-7:00 pm. To your pleasure we have free delicious sattvik vegetarian dinner is available after every session.Event details:6:00 pm-6:10 pm: Mantra Meditation and kirtan6:10 pm-6:50 pm: : Session7:00pm : Dinner along with Q&A.Venue: MIT Room 56-180, 32 Vasaar Steeet, Cambridge MA Kindly RSVP here https://forms.gle/DEXUz6ig6dJZoU1k7Regards, MIT Vedic Vision Forum