Thursday, May 23, 2013 BSS: Creating Intelligent Organizations with Prof. Tom Malone Sold Out! As examples like Google and Wikipedia illustrate, new technologies now make it possible to harness the collective intelligence of huge numbers of people all over the world in new ways. This presentation will suggest how businesses, other organizations, and societies can take advantage of these possibilities. Topics to be addressed include: How can we measure collective intelligence in the first place? What are the key design patterns (or “genes”) that appear repeatedly in some of today’s most innovative organizations? And how can we use crowd sourcing to address complex societal problems like climate change? BSS: Save the date Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Annual Meeting with Novelist Matthew Pearl FREE FOR MEMBERS - JOIN TODAY! Join us for food, drink and fellowship as we celebrate the Club's past year, elect new officers and recognize outstanding volunteers. Plus, a talk from novelist Matthew Pearl, author of The Technologists, a fictional mystery starring members of MIT's first graduating class in 1868! Event co-sponsored by the Gibson House Museum.Wednesday, June 12, 2013 The Language of Babies: What the Research Tells Us Dr. Kevin Nugent has spent a lifetime studying newborn behavior and early parent-infant relations. He will share what he has learned in the second of a brand new series of lectures co-sponsored by the MIT Club of Boston and The Discovery Museums in Acton, MA. The Museums are kid-focused jewels, engaging over 175,000 visitors per year. For many, Acton is a very accessible location for west-of-Boston families.Wednesday, June 19, 2013 A Night at the Ballgame Red Sox vs Rays A Night Out at the Baseball Tavern and Fenway Park Join us for this Member's Only-Club of Boston and Ivy+ Event An exciting night out at the Baseball Tavern followed by a Red Sox game! For some pre-game fun there will be appetizers as well as unlimited beer and wine from 5-7pm at the Baseball Tavern, located right next to Fenway Park. After the refreshments and drinks comes the real fun, the Red Sox game! Game Starts at 7:10. Do not miss out on this amazing opportunity, because there is a limited ticket supply. Keep in mind this is a members only celebration, and members are allowed to bring one adult guest and up to two non-adult guests (under the age of 21).Friday, June 21, 2013 MIT10: Rapture, Blister, Burn | Join MIT10 for Rapture, Blister, Burn, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Drama about life, friendship, and changing expectations, put on in the South End by the Huntington Theatre Company! | |