A Theology of Sustainability
Amy McCreath
Fri Jan 30, 05-08:30pm, Stata Center
Sat Jan 31, 09am-03:00pm, Stata Center
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Jan-2009
Limited to 125 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Re-imagine an abundant world measured not by personal consumption but by just and sustainable relations with nature and communities. Watching videos of presentations by leading theologians and grassroots activists and reflecting in small groups, we will look at the challenges and opportunities for creating a just, sustainable future for all. See www.trinitywallstreet.org/education?institute2009 for details on content. Friday dinner & Sat. lunch provided. To register, email Christina English at cenglish@mit.edu. $30 fee for non-students.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tac
Contact: Amy McCreath, W11, x3-2983, mccreath@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Episcopal Chaplaincy
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Expelled: A film and discussion @ Intelligent Design and American schools
John Durant
Wed Jan 14, 06:30-09:00pm, W11 - Main Dining Rm
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2009
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event
"Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" explores the freedom (or lack of freedom) of academic institutions to challenge scientific orthodoxy regarding evolution. We will view the film and then join in conversation, facilitated by Prof. John Durant, about how American society views intelligent design, how debates about the teaching of science in high schools and universities are developing, and how media shape or misshape our perceptions of the scientific issues. A light dinner will be served. More on the film @ http://www.expelledthemovie.com/
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tac
Contact: Patricia Weinmann, W11.007, x3-0108, weinmann@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Episcopal Chaplaincy
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The Future of Inventing: Automated, Collaborative, Distributive Inventing
Robert Plotkin, Esq. MIT alum, Patent Lawyer, Author of "The Genie in the Machine
Thu Jan 15, 01-03:00pm, 4-153
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
We think of an "inventor" as someone who sits alone in a workshop, sketching designs and hammering out prototypes. In the future, individual inventorship will increasingly be overtaken by various forms of "collaborative inventing" as inventors leverage computer technology as an inventive tool. This talk will provide real-world examples of the phenomena that are changing the face of inventing.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tac
Contact: Amy McCreath, W11.007, x3-2983, mccreath@mit.edu
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