MIT Museum — Upcoming Lectures & Talks

MIT Museum, 314 Main St · Kendall Square, Cambridge · mitmuseum.mit.edu

5 upcoming lectures and talks from MIT Museum, with dates, venues and ticket links taken from the organization’s own pages and refreshed weekly. All lectures in Greater Boston →

Fri Oct 9 · 5:00pm

Talk and Artist Showcase | Rapid Prototyping: Beyond 3D Printing

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Jessie Liu, president of the desktop laser-fabrication company xTool, talks about how laser engraving and printing have come to complement 3D printing. In five years xTool has gone from one laser source to four (blue diode, infrared, CO₂ and ultraviolet), each suited to different materials such as wood, metal, glass and leather. MIT researchers and artists who use the tools show their work, and a reception follows.

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Tue Oct 13 · 6:00pm

An Ocean (Re)Introduction

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Emmy Award-winning storyteller and explorer Richard Vevers invites you to see the ocean in a completely new way. Best known for his work on the Netflix documentary Chasing Coral and for pioneering Google Street View underwater, Vevers now leads Room 71 at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, an initiative transforming how we understand and communicate ocean science.

$15

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Wed Oct 21 · 6:00pm

Artist Talk | From Brooklyn to the North Pole: An Illustrated Journey with Photographer Leonard Sussman

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Experience the polar regions through the lens of photographer Leonard Sussman. What does it take to create a photograph at the edge of the world? Join photographer Leonard Sussman for an illustrated talk exploring the extraordinary landscapes and experiences of the polar and sub-polar regions.

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Tue Oct 27 · 9:00pm

Diplomacy Below the Surface: Science, Cooperation, and the Future of the Ocean Commons

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How do we navigate the future of our oceans through science, policy, and collaboration? Join scientists, diplomats, policymakers, and coastal leaders for an evening exploring ocean diplomacy, from deep-sea research to maritime law. Diplomacy Below the Surface brings diverse voices together to tackle urgent conservation and climate challenges.

$15

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Thu Nov 5 · 6:00pm

Living Water: A Lo-TEK Experience

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A lecture and conversation grounded in Lo-TEK Water: A Field Guide for TEKnology, the designer Julia Watson's book on Indigenous water technologies and what they offer climate resilience; the programme asks the audience to see oceans “not as resources, but as living relatives.” Watson, author of Lo—TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism, appears with Melissa Hunter Gurney. It is part of the museum's thematic focus on oceans.

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