Dimensions of Dr. Who @ the MIT Museum
When:
Saturday, Apr 23, 2016 7:00p -
9:30p
Saturday, Apr 23, 2016 7:00p -
9:30p
Where:
MIT Museum
265 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Admission:
$10-$15
Categories:
Alcohol, Date Idea, Festivals & Fairs, Lectures & Conferences, Tech, University
Event website:
http://web.mit.edu/museum/programs/festival.html
What do you get when you combine the TARDIS, a sonic screwdriver, and local scientists? An evening dedicated to exploring the science of Doctor Who! Hear from researchers who will share how their work is bringing our world closer to that of the Doctor’s. Excellent for Whovians, science fiction fans and science lovers alike.
Cash bar available. Cosplay welcome!
Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Tickets are on sale now through Eventbrite
Presentations (7:00-8:30 p.m.)
Why a TARDIS Is So Hard to Build:
Scott Hughes - Professor of Physics, MIT
Brain Mechanisms For Moral Decision-Making (Why The Daleks Don't Care):
Charles Jennings - Director of the McGovern Institute Neurotechnology Program, MIT
Alien Encounters:
Alexandra Pontefract - Postdoctoral Fellow, Search for Extraterrestrial Genomes, MIT
How the Silents Can Take Your Memories:
Marc Kaufman - Director of Translational Imaging Laboratory, McLean Hospital
Using Shape-Shifting Matter To Get Bigger On The Inside:
Amanda Ghassaei, William Langford, Prashant Patil - Graduate Researchers, Gershenfeld Lab, MIT
Neural-Prosthetics And The Cybermen:
Mohsen Jamali, Ziev Moses - Postdoctoral Fellows, Williams Lab, Harvard Medical School
Activities (8:30-9:30 p.m.):
Translating English to Gallifreyan with Loren Sherman
Electronics for Neural-Prosthetics
Build Your Own Adipose
Community-Knit Scarf For The Doctor
TARDIS Scavenger Hunt
