A Useful Ghost
Screening of A Useful Ghost at Brattle Theatre. This indie feature blends romance and supernatural elements with witty, offbeat humor. A late-evening cinema experience in a historic venue, perfect for film lovers seeking character-driven storytelling.
MIT AeroAstro SpaceTech Conference
MIT AeroAstro SpaceTech Conference showcases the space innovation ecosystem, bridging research, startups, funding, and partnerships in the space industry. The program features a SpaceTech Expo and a networking hour in Building E14: Media Lab, 6th floor, Boston. Learn how academic concepts translate into real-world space tech.
CSAIL Forum with Vincent Sitzmann: The LLM Moment of Physical AI
Join Vincent Sitzmann for the CSAIL Forum on The LLM Moment of Physical AI. This online talk explores how large language models reshape human-computer interaction and why physical autonomy in robotics lags behind, with insights into current limits and future directions.
Salsa Albums You Should Know: Vinyl Listening Session
Join Grammy-winning saxophonist Miguel Zenón and MIT’s Avery Boddie for a vinyl listening session of landmark salsa albums at the Lewis Music Library. The event blends performance history with scholarly context to illuminate salsa’s roots in Puerto Rico and Cuba and its evolution in the U.S. A reception follows.
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Organizational Economics Seminar [joint with IWER]
An MIT-organized Organizational Economics Seminar (joint with IWER) featuring Evan Starr (Maryland) on Clause and Effect: Theory and Field Experimental Evidence on Noncompete Clauses. The talk blends theory with field experiments to explore how noncompetes shape firm behavior; held in Building E62, E62-350, Boston, offering insights for students and professionals.
Montesquieu: The Roots of the American Constitution
Isabelle Slotine presents a historically rich exploration of Montesquieu's influence on the U.S. Constitution, tracing how L'Esprit des Lois traveled to Benjamin Franklin's Philadelphia library and shaped the thinking of James Madison.
In-Studio AI Jam: Collaboratively Discovering AI
Drop-in at BU's 17th-floor In-Studio AI Jam in the Duan Family Center (665 Commonwealth Ave) to troubleshoot prompts, explore Terrier GPT, and prototype AI ideas with campus experts. A hands-on, collaborative session ranging from quick demos to full prototypes.
MIT Edgerton Center SHOWCASE 2026
Visit MIT Edgerton Center’s Showcase 2026 for a hands-on tour of student projects—from race cars and rockets to wind turbines and robots. Meet the teams, enjoy tech demos and light refreshments inside Building 13, and catch a pulse of campus engineering.
Film Screening: Nothing to See Here — Watts Panel
Attend a screening of the documentary Nothing to See Here: WATTS, followed by a panel discussion and lunch. The event features the film's documentarians and is moderated by Harvard Law School professor Andrew Manuel Crespo, exploring community resilience and conflict in Watts.
Writing in Higher Education: The Role of AI
An academic symposium for faculty examining how AI reshapes writing pedagogy in higher education, with practical sessions on teaching the writing process both with and without AI. Hosted by BU's AI Development Accelerator and Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning at the Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences, 17th floor.
Cognitive Governance in Practice
Explore practical approaches to cognitive governance through real-world cases, patterns, and decision protocols. Hosted at Harvard Innovation Labs, the session investigates how organizations frame complex decisions under uncertainty, revealing actionable governance models, pitfalls, and best practices.
Harvard University Baseball vs Northeastern University - Semifinals
Watch Harvard take on Northeastern in a marquee college baseball semifinal at Harvard’s Cambridge campus. Live on ESPN+ with a tense, playoff-ready atmosphere, featuring rivalries, classic college ballpark vibes, and a chance for the winner to advance to the finals.
Career Exploration Bingo + Networking
Turn career exploration into a fun bingo game with prompts about resources, coursework, work culture, and skills. This interactive workshop at Building 7, room 7-103 pairs reflection with networking, helping MIT undergraduates make fresh connections and gain practical career insights.
Debate, Debrief, and Dessert: Foreign Policy and America's Role in the World Today
At the JFK Jr. Forum (Harvard Kennedy School, Boston), a moderated dialogue between Michael Anton and Jake Sullivan on America's role in today’s world, examining competing perspectives on foreign policy. The event caps with Erica Chenoweth's remarks, part of the Debate, Debrief, and Dessert series.
Lunch n Learn: Indian Festivals and their Soundscape
Join a lunchtime conversation at BU's Howard Thurman Center as Indian musicians explore festival soundscapes and cultural diversity. This intimate talk-and-taste event pairs cross-cultural dialogue with a tasty Indian lunch, highlighting tradition, belonging, and how music shapes our world in 2026. Basant Ke Rang returns with a focused discussion in a relaxed campus setting.
2026 Gaspar G. Bacon Lecture
UC Berkeley historian Dylan C. Penningroth examines overlooked chapters of Black civil rights in 'Before the Movement.' This Gaspar G. Bacon Lecture offers a rigorous, historically grounded perspective on early civil rights movements in a Boston-area venue.
Beyond the Cradle: Envisioning a New Space Age 2026
MIT's flagship Beyond the Cradle returns for its 10th anniversary, gathering space industry leaders, researchers, and visionaries to explore humanity's future beyond Earth. The event spotlights new projects, spin-offs, partnerships, and bold ideas, reflecting on centuries of exploration and technology, at MIT Media Lab in Boston.
Emily Franklin in Conversation with Claire Messud
Emily Franklin discusses her new novel Love & Other Monsters in conversation with Claire Messud at Porter Square Books. This intimate bookstore event celebrates the release with insider insights and a live Q&A in a cozy, literary setting.
BU Center for New Music: Mivos String Quartet
The BU Center for New Music hosts the Mivos String Quartet in residency, culminating in a concert at the CFA Concert Hall. The program features works written for the quartet by BU students and pieces by Jessie Montgomery, highlighting contemporary classical composition.
Developing Judgment to Address Wicked Problems in Engineering
MIT hosts a focused lecture on Developing Judgment to Address Wicked Problems in Engineering, co-hosted with AeroAstro. Aaron W. Johnson (University of Michigan) shares insights from engineering education research on how engineers form sound, sociotechnical judgments when constraints shift. An engaging session for students and professionals exploring teaching approaches to real-world, ill-defined problems.
You've Been Pooping All Wrong: How to Make Your Bowel Movements a Joy
Dr. Trisha Pasricha speaks at the Harvard Science Center in Boston in a live conversation titled 'You've Been Pooping All Wrong: How to Make Your Bowel Movements a Joy,' with economist David Laibson. An engaging, expert-led discussion on gut health and everyday wellness.
LabArchives' Best Practices and Tips for Establishing Your Electronic Notebook
Online webinar on LabArchives Research Notebook covering built-in layouts, templates, and workflow customization. Aimed at students and researchers new to LabArchives, offering tips to organize notebooks for projects and teams.
MIT.nano Seminar: Directing light emission in anisotropic perovskite nanoparticles
MIT.nano hosts Prof. Carissa Eisler for a technical seminar on directing light emission in anisotropic perovskite nanoparticles, exploring alignment, fusion, and surface interactions. The 3–4 PM talk in Grier Room 34-401AB includes a reception afterward.
Grieg Piano Concerto with Lang Lang; Dvořák Symphony No. 9
An unforgettable evening of classical music at Symphony Hall Boston: Lang Lang performs Grieg's Piano Concerto, paired with Dvořák's Symphony No. 9. The program showcases lyrical piano virtuosity against expansive orchestral color in a historic, acoustically renowned venue.
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