Back by popular demand! This event goes on sale on October 7th, 2025.NeuroGraphica is a method of art based on psychological research. It helps put our minds in a relaxed state to enable us to connect with our subconscious mind.Join the NeuroMandala of Empowerment class—a unique workshop that combines the Law of Attraction with the Neurographica method to help you tap into your inner power and turn your ideas into real actions. This isn’t just about feeling more confident. It’s about discovering your true strength and using it to create a better future. Whether you want a new job, a career boost, or to start your own business, this masterclass is a powerful first step.You’ll learn how the Neurographica method can unlock creativity, reduce stress, and support your personal growth.Join Jaga Purevsuren, a Certified Neurographica Instructor, Aesthetic Coach, and NeuroFacilitator. She loves Neurographica because it is a creative tool that allows us to "talk" to our subconscious minds, rewrite any negative obstacles, and build our lives with the tip of a marker.This event is open the MIT Community only.

Stop by before you start your day to grab a coffee or tea and a breakfast treat! Connect with old friends, meet new ones, and let's talk about the kind of events you'd like to see from the WL this semester.Please RSVP so we know how much coffee to brew!Tickets go on sale on 9/8/25.This event is open the MIT Community only.

Lourido lab I “A systematic analysis of Myb domain–containing proteins in Toxoplasma gondii”

On view October 1 -- December 11, 2025This exhibition draws on archival materials from the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT (AKDC) to explore a century of cultural heritage preservation in Aleppo, Syria. It takes as its point of departure the work of Kamil al-Ghazzi (1853–1933), the pioneering Aleppine historian whose influential three-volume chronicle, Nahr al-Dhahab fī Tārīkh Ḥalab (The River of Gold in the History of Aleppo), was published between 1924 and 1926.Ink, Stone, and Silver Light presents three modes of documentation—manuscript, built form, and photography—through which Aleppo’s urban memory has been recorded and preserved. Featuring figures such as Michel Écochard and Yasser Tabbaa alongside al-Ghazzi, the exhibition traces overlapping efforts to capture the spirit of a city shaped by commerce, craft, and coexistence. At a time when Syria again confronts upheaval and displacement, these archival fragments offer models for preserving the past while envisioning futures rooted in dignity, knowledge, and place.

Jumpstart your postdoc experience! Plan Your Postdoc (PYP) is a signature program for early stage postdoctoral scholars who have joined MIT for less than a year. Participants attend four 1 to 1.5 hour lectures/planning sessions, panels, and interactive workshops to kickstart their career developmentJoin us for the final PYP event which is open to ALL postdocs: Spend time learning how to effectively communicate in tense or misaligned settings. Learn a specific de-escalation technique, discuss techniques you have found helpful to re-align goals, and practice communication skills using case studies in a closed environment with your postdoc peers.This event is only open to MIT Postdocs. Registration is required for this event. Please register here.

"Geographic Variation in Healthcare Utilization: The Role of Physicians" | Amy Finkelstein (MIT)

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: Lior Alon (MIT)Title: Periodic Hypersurfaces, Lighthouse Measures, and Lee–Yang PolynomialsAbstract: There is a hierarchy of regularity for continuous ℤ𝑛 -periodic functions in ℝ𝑛 , 𝐶0 ⊃ 𝐶1 ⊃ ⋯ ⊃ 𝐶∞ ⊃ analytic ⊃ trigonomet- ric polynomial, and the decay of the Fourier coefficients pre- cisely reflects this regularity. In particular, the support supp(f̂) is finite if and only if 𝑓 is a trigonometric polynomial. Periodic hypersurfaces in ℝ𝑛 exhibit a similar regularity hierarchy, but there is no analogous Fourier description.In this talk, I will present a joint work with Mario Kummer in which we provide a sufficient Fourier-criterion for a 𝐶1+𝜖 peri- odic hypersurface Σ ⊂ ℝ𝑛 to be the zero set of a trigonomet- ric polynomial of the form 𝑝(𝑒2𝜋𝑖𝑥1, … , 𝑒2𝜋𝑖𝑥𝑛 ) with 𝑝 Lee–Yang polynomial.The criterion can be stated using a recent notion introduced by Yves Meyer: a periodic and positive Radon measure 𝑚 on ℝ𝑛 is a lighthouse measure if supp(𝑚) has zero Lebesgue measure and supp(m̂) is contained in a proper double cone.Our proof relies on the classification of one-dimensional Fourier quasicrystals. No field specific background is assumed. This work is based on collaborations with Alex Cohen, Pavel Kurasov,and Cynthia Vinzant.

"Rebuild or Relocate? Recovery after Natural Disasters" | Shifrah Aron-Dine (UC Berkeley) (joint with Macro)

Shifrah Aron-Dine (UC Berkeley) | joint w/ Environmental

RSVP for the Zoom webinar here.Speaker:Andrea Kendall-Taylor is a senior fellow and director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). She works on national security challenges facing the United States and Europe, focusing on Russia, authoritarianism and threats to democracy, and the state of the transatlantic alliance.Discussants:Carol Saivetz is a senior fellow in the MIT Security Studies Program at the Center for International Studies (CIS). She is the author and contributing co-editor of books and articles on Soviet and now Russian foreign policy issues.Elizabeth Wood is Ford International Professor of History at MIT. She is the author most recently of Roots of Russia’s War in Ukraine as well as articles on Vladimir Putin, the political cult of WWII, right-wing populism in Russia and Turkey, and U.S.-Russian Partnerships in Science. She is director of the MIT-Ukraine Program at CIS.This event is co-sponsored by the Center for International Studies, the MIT-Eurasia program, and the MIT Security Studies Program (SSP).

Speaker: Uriya First (University of Haifa)Title:Abstract:

Join us for a presentation and panel discussion on science storytelling through book arts with artists Bo-Won Keum (Lecturer, MIT Architecture), Sarah Hulsey (PhD in Linguistics, MIT) and Caroline Hu (Assistant Professor of Biology, Massachusetts College of Art and Design). Light refreshments provided. Registration encouraged.The term book arts encompasses artwork inspired by the concept, form, and function of the book. It includes formats such as artist’ books, zines, and comics. MIT Libraries’ Distinctive Collections holds a growing collection of artists’ books and zines that align with the Institute’s core values and enhance its teaching and research mission.Schedule for event:5:10-5:15 - Introductory remarks5:15-6:00 - Panelists' presentations6:00-6:15 - Discussion and Q&A6:15-6:30 - RefreshmentsThis event is part of the Libraries' Science Storytelling through Book Arts series. Other events in the series include a zine-making workshop and an open house featuring new acquisitions and other materials from Distinctive Collections and Rotch Library.

Join us at the MIT Museum for an evening exploring the connection between living organisms and the natural cycle of light and dark at the opening of Lighten Up! On Biology and Time.Part of the MIT Museum’s TIME thematic season, Lighten Up! features fifteen artists with eighteen immersive artworks, installations, and experiential environments, including work by Carsten Höller, James Carpenter, Liliane Lijn, Helga Schmid, and more. This exhibition was originally organized and presented by EPFL Pavilions and was curated by Anna Wirz-Justice, Marilyne Andersen, Sarah Kenderdine, and Giulia Bini.The evening will feature a panel discussion with Marilyne Andersen, artist Alan Bogana, and Harvard Professor of Neurobiology Elizabeth Klerman, moderated by MIT Museum Director Michael John Gorman, followed by a reception where visitors can explore the exhibition.Lighten Up! at the MIT Museum is supported by generous donors to the 2025 McDermott Award Gala, hosted by the Council for the Arts at MIT. This reception is supported by SwissNex.Doors open at 6:15pm. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that some ticket holders may be required to stand.We have a limited number of free tickets available for students. Please reach out to museumregadmin@mit.edu.

Time: 12:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

On view October 1 -- December 11, 2025This exhibition draws on archival materials from the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT (AKDC) to explore a century of cultural heritage preservation in Aleppo, Syria. It takes as its point of departure the work of Kamil al-Ghazzi (1853–1933), the pioneering Aleppine historian whose influential three-volume chronicle, Nahr al-Dhahab fī Tārīkh Ḥalab (The River of Gold in the History of Aleppo), was published between 1924 and 1926.Ink, Stone, and Silver Light presents three modes of documentation—manuscript, built form, and photography—through which Aleppo’s urban memory has been recorded and preserved. Featuring figures such as Michel Écochard and Yasser Tabbaa alongside al-Ghazzi, the exhibition traces overlapping efforts to capture the spirit of a city shaped by commerce, craft, and coexistence. At a time when Syria again confronts upheaval and displacement, these archival fragments offer models for preserving the past while envisioning futures rooted in dignity, knowledge, and place.

To mark the U.S. premiere of Lighten Up! — a traveling exhibition originally shown at the EPFL Pavilions in Lausanne, Switzerland that explores circadian rhythms through artistic and scientific lenses — Swissnex, in collaboration with the MIT Museum, is holding a one day interdisciplinary symposium, bringing together artists, scientists, and the wider community to explore themes of light, rhythm, time, sleep, and perception.Framed by the metaphor of a prism – breaking light into its constituent colors – the day is structured into thematic segments that pair artists and scientists in dialogue, performance, or experiment. The prism can refract light into a spectrum, symbolizing how one event, idea or reality can be seen in multiple ways, depending on the angle or context. Like a rainbow appearing out of storm and light, multiplicity reveals itself in layers of color – each hue a different voice, a different view.Departing from the classical symposium format, the event will be enriched with artistic interventions that shift the sensory and conceptual register throughout the day, along with slow lighting transitions, rhythm-based exercises, dream writing stations, and guided moments of reflection. These elements invite participants to not only talk about circadian rhythms, but to inhabit them.To see full program details and register, visit Swissnex.org.October 29 10am - 4pm MIT Museum

Immersive real-time 3D ultrasound imaging in augmented reality: Contextual overlays for medical training & practiceDATE: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 TIME: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET LOCATION: Virtual (register for webinar link); limited in-person spots available SPEAKERS: Jason Hou, PhD Student in the MIT Media Lab, Conformable Decoders Group and April Anlage, PhD candidate, MIT Mechanical EngineeringREGISTERABSTRACT #1Ultrasound imaging is non-radiative, portable, and widely used—but interpreting two dimensional (2D) slices in real time poses significant cognitive challenges, especially when spatial understanding is critical. Hou proposes a novel system for immersive, real-time, three dimensional (3D) ultrasound visualization using augmented reality (AR). Their approach reconstructs incoming ultrasound data into a dynamic 3D voxel representation that is overlaid directly on top of a real-world visual feed within an AR environment. This contextual overlay provides critical spatial reference points, ensuring operators remain oriented during live exploration of volumetric data. In medicine, it can enhance guidance during critical procedures or live-examination and create intuitive training tools. Outside of healthcare, potential uses include nondestructive testing in manufacturing, biomechanical analysis, and immersive STEM education, where dynamic structure changes within an object are contextualized in real-time spatiotemporal resolution.ABSTRACT #2Ultrasound is a safe, portable, and inexpensive medical imaging modality. However, it can be difficult for inexperienced users to accurately and completely image a target. By tracking where a user has scanned, an ultrasound volume can be built. Using the information contained in the volume, scan-specific user guidance can be communicated. In this talk, Anlage will describe the ongoing development of a HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR) application designed to efficiently guide a user through collecting a complete ultrasound scan over a given volume. With guided volume ultrasound, there is the potential to improve the education, training, and accessibility of ultrasound for medical imaging.SPEAKER BIOSJason Hou is a PhD student at the MIT Media Lab and MIT HEALS Graduate Fellow. He has a broad range of interests and experiences spanning brain-machine-interfaces to augmented reality imaging systems. His current work explores immersive, real-time 3D ultrasound visualization in augmented reality, creating contextual overlays that enhance surgical guidance, live diagnostics, and training. A systems builder with broad interests across electronics, materials, and biomedicine, Jason is passionate about developing chronically implantable and wearable technologies that seamlessly monitor and modulate human health.April Anlage is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Her research focuses on clinical applications of volume ultrasound for improved repeatability. Prior to her Ph.D., April completed a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering at MIT with research focused on self-efficacy and community in remote engineering design classes. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho, Southern Africa, teaching high school math and physics from 2016-18 and graduated with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2016. Her other interests include hiking, participatory design practices, and STEM education.The IMMERSED seminar series is an exploration into how immersive technology and new modalities for manipulating and understanding data are shaping innovations across science, engineering, and art. These events—a mixture of lectures, demonstrations, and tutorials—will offer a deep dive into a capability or set of capabilities and how they can be applied to various fields.IMMERSED is sponsored by the MIT.nano Immersion Lab, which provides space, tools, and a platform to connect the physical to the digital, joining researchers through creative projects that bridge multiple disciplines.