Big Ideas for Busy People

When:
Friday, Apr 15, 2016 7:30p -
9:30p

Where:
First Parish of Cambridge
1446 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission:
$10

Categories:
< 21, Art, Festivals & Fairs, Innovation, Lectures & Conferences, Meetup, Tech

Event website:
http://bigideascsf2016.eventbrite.com/

For our 10th anniversary – let’s look ten years into the future! What might science, technology, and culture look like in 2026?


Prepare for a whirlwind of Big Ideas around science, technology, engineering, arts, and math! Come hear six short, sharp talks by some of the finest minds in the area. Speakers get five minutes to share their big idea, the audiences gets five minutes for questions, and we all get an evening of thought-provoking discussion by this world-class panel.


The evening will kick-off with a special showcase by TENacious Engineering.


Speakers:
S. James Gates, Jr. | Professor of Physics, University of Maryland
Doug Melton | Xander University Professor at Harvard University Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Rebecca Saxe | Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, MIT
Deborah Blum | Science Writer & Director of Knight Science Journalism @MIT
Ian Waitz | Dean of MIT School of Engineering; Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
The Honorable Charlie Baker | Massachusetts Governor


Moderator: John Durant | Executive Director of the Cambridge Science Festival and Director of MIT Museum, Professor at MIT Science, Technology & Society Program


Tickets are available for $10 each! Purchase your ticket here: bigideascsf2016.eventbrite.com


Celebrating its TENTH year, the Cambridge Science Festival is an annual 10-day celebration of science, technology, engineering, art and math in Cambridge and New England and the global impact of those endeavors. Every spring, the Cambridge Science Festival makes science accessible, engaging, and fun for everyone through multifaceted and multicultural events. To learn more more about this year's events taking place from April 15 to April 24, 2016, visit CambridgeScienceFestival.org.


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