tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218795960 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/218773340 2007-07-27 19:48:09 -0400 msrp2007 MIT Chemical Engineering Professor Jefferson Tester discusses geothermal energy and the future of U.S. engery policy, 7/26/2007 4719 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218752720 2008-06-20 09:55:03 -0400 MIT CTL <p>Allison C Bennett &amp; Yi Zhuan Chin</p><p><em><strong>Research Fest 2008</strong></em></p><p><em></em>In August 2007 the US government passed the 9/11 Act, requiring all US-bound containerized cargo to be scanned using radiation and non-intrusive imaging equipment at foreign seaports prior to vessel loading by July 2012. This project creates a quantitative framework to assist importers in analyzing the financial costs and delay concerns associated with 100% container scanning.</p><p>21-May-08, Session 1 (1:15-2:15) </p> 1040 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218731720 2008-11-14 14:08:52 -0500 MIT's Engineering Systems Division ESD PhD student Blandine Antoine shares her research on quantitative assessment of proliferation risks. Click <a href="http://esd.mit.edu/phd/poster/antoine.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> to view associated content. 79 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218710800 2008-11-14 14:12:24 -0500 MIT's Engineering Systems Division ESD PhD student Chintain Vaishnav shares his research on how telecom regulators can balance the need for regulation with innovation in the internet, as internet-based technologies replace traditional telecom technologies. Click <a href="http://esd.mit.edu/phd/poster/vaishnav.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> to view associated content. 114 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218691840 2008-11-14 14:14:01 -0500 MIT's Engineering Systems Division ESD PhD student David Broniatowski shares his research on a new technique for analyzing social dynamics in committees of technical experts. Click <a href="http://esd.mit.edu/phd/poster/broniatowski.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> to view associated content. 102 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218672880 2008-11-14 14:16:32 -0500 MIT's Engineering Systems Division ESD PhD student Lara Pierpoint shares her research on decision making within the nuclear fuel cycle. Click <a href="http://esd.mit.edu/phd/poster/pierpoint.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> to view associated content. 126 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218653980 2008-11-14 14:21:54 -0500 MIT's Engineering Systems Division ESD PhD student Wen Feng shares his research on how to understand, model, and manage the stakeholder value network for making high-leverage business strategies as well as informing system architecture design and selection. Click <a href="http://esd.mit.edu/phd/poster/feng.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> to view associated content. 69 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219719560 2009-02-06 14:40:21 -0500 MIT Energy Initiative A panel discussion featuring Boston-area energy policy experts. Gilbert Metcalf, Applied Public Finance, Department of Economics, Tufts University John Parsons, Director, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change John Reilly, Behavioral and Policy Sciences, Sloan School of Management Robert Stowe, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Moderated by Travis Franck, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change This discussion took place on January 13th, 2009 as part of Energy Futures Week. 5646 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219698360 2009-06-01 11:20:41 -0400 MIT Energy Initiative This talk was given on May 5, 2009 as part of the MITEI Seminar Series - Abstract - As US energy challenges mount, the public and political debate continues to demonstrate disturbing misunderstandings of both the problems and potential solutions. The US faces three distinct energy challenges: maintaining moderate energy costs in order to benefit the economy, controlling greenhouse gases and other environmental damage from energy use, and reducing the geopolitical consequences of dependence on crude oil. Though some policies help to address all three challenges, often tackling one of these problems exacerbates the others. Borenstein will discuss the logic and fallacies behind government energy policies, from taxes (implicit or explicit) on greenhouse gas emissions, to tax incentives for domestic oil exploration, to support for energy efficiency improvements or basic energy science research. The energy challenges that the US faces are serious, but by adhering to a few basic economic principles, the cost of meeting these challenges can be kept manageable. - About the Speaker - Severin Borenstein is E.T. Grether Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy at the Haas School of Business and Director of the University of California Energy Institute, where he is also co-Director of the Institute's Center for the Study of Energy Markets. He received his A.B. from U.C. Berkeley in 1978 and Ph.D. in Economics from M.I.T. in 1983. His research focuses on business competition, strategy, and regulation. He has published extensively on the airline industry, the oil and gasoline industries, and electricity markets. His current research projects include empirical and theoretical work on competition in gasoline markets; market power and pricing issues in restructured electricity markets; strategic pricing and financial distress in the airline industry; and the incentives of firms to cut costs and improve efficiency. We thank CERA for its ongoing sponsorship of the Series. 5109