tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/186097620 2008-05-06 19:08:44 -0400 Disruptive Environments Conference <p><em>Connecting Petrochemicals to Human Health and the Environment</em></p><p>Panelists: Laura Amos, Theo Colborn, Michael Dorsey, Catharine Clabby</p><p>Moderator: Kim Fortun</p><p>Friday, April 11, 2008 </p> 4768 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/186021040 2007-12-20 13:19:35 -0500 MIT Center for International Studies <strong>Don't Be an American Idiot<br /></strong>How does the U.S. use human rights in its foreign policy? <br />Does the occupant of the White House matter when it comes to U.S. human interests abroad? What is the role of civil society in making human rights matter?<br />Julie Mertus co-director of Ethics, Peace and Global Affairs Program, American University and award-winning author of <em>Bait and Switch: Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy</em> reflects on these questions and invites discussion on their importance in an election year. <br />MIT's Landau Building, 66-110, 25 Ames St Cambridge, MA<br />6–7:30pm 4953 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185949740 2008-05-06 19:04:44 -0400 Disruptive Environments Conference Friday, April 11, 2008 2354 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185876260 2008-01-22 16:18:49 -0500 MIT Video Productions Welcome to the Laboratory for Human and Machine Haptics, less formally known as the Touch Lab, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Touch Lab was founded by Dr. Mandayam A. Srinivasan in 1990. The goals of research conducted in the "Touch Lab" are to understand human haptics, develop machine haptics, and enhance human-machine interactions in virtual reality and teleoperator systems. The image below shows the relationship between the different areas of Touch Lab research. A human senses and controls the position of the finger tip, while a robot exerts forces to simulate contact with a virtual object. Both systems have sensors (nerves, encoders), processors (brain, computer), and actuators (muscles, motors). 233 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185795180 2008-11-14 14:22:54 -0500 MIT's Engineering Systems Division ESD PhD student Yves Boussemart shares his research on predictive models of supervisory team behavior in time-critical systems. Click <a href="http://esd.mit.edu/phd/poster/boussemart.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> to view associated content. 184 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185724640 2009-04-02 17:25:26 -0400 MIT WebPub Presents... Neal Kane, President of Libretto, Inc. shares pointers on best practices for web writing. Neal is widely regarded as one of New England's leading business writers and messaging strategists. 3228 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185660940 2009-05-06 12:26:52 -0400 Human Resources at MIT New to MIT? Watch this video to find out a bit about why MIT is a wonderful place to work. 541 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185609600 2009-06-03 14:42:44 -0400 BITS: BioInformatics Tutorial Series The BioInformatics Tutorials Series (BITS) is a collaboration between MIT Libraries Engineering and Science Libraries and Harvard's Countway Library of Medicine. This video demonstrates how to find information about genetic diseases and disorders in humans and animals. 395