There's a little something for everyone coming up on the events calendar this week. From art exhibits to science discussion, here's a roundup of options to help you get off the couch and out into the world.
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Neural Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition
From the event description:
The Picower Institute is a community of scientists dedicated to understanding the mechanisms that drive learning and memory and related functions such as cognition, emotion, perception and consciousness.
When: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, 43 Vassar St., Floor 3, Singleton Auditorium, 46-3002
Admission: Free
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Public Art in Cambridge (Gonson Daytime Lecture)
From the event description:
Cambridge is a treasure trove of public art with many gems that even residents might not know about. In this fun overview of public (mostly outdoor) visual art collections, we will look at some examples from these collections and learn about the artwork and the artists. We will also review interesting maps and resources that can help you findthem. Good for art lovers of all levels.
When: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1-3 p.m.
Where: Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St.
Admission: $5
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The Optimum Allocation of Available Budget to Joint Climate Control Mechanisms
From the event description:
In this seminar, Institute Professor Emeritus John Deutch will introduce a model that couples the modes of action of four different climate control mechanisms—emission reduction, CO2 removal, adaptation, and geoengineering—that can help limit future increases in average global temperature. The model solves for the optimal allocation of available budget to these different control mechanisms over their entire range of action. The results provide powerful insights into the factors that influence efficient climate control deployment and point to research needed to improve understanding.
When: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Where: MIT Building 62, E62-276, 3 Ames St.
Admission: Free
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Land Loss, Wealth and Reparations
From the event description:
The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic Presents: Land Loss, Wealth and Reparations. Black farmers owned over 16 million acres of land in 1910, a time when black families owned “the largest amount of property they would ever own in the United States,” according to one scholar. These farmers were often respected in their communities, held civic leadership positions, and many were civil rights activists. Yet by the end of the 20th century, almost all black owned farmland—and the way of life—was gone. Black farmers faced widespread discrimination and violent reprisal from local white residents, as well as federal policy designed to drive them out of business.
When: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6-8 p.m.
Where: Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Austin Hall
Admission: Free
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Curious Forms & Other Houses by Sean Canty
From the event description:
Sean Canty will present six design proposals of recent work from his independent practice, Studio SC. Curious Forms & Other Houses is a collection of work and research which explores the formal, spatial and perceptual misalignment's between geometry and building typology as a speculative process of design. The work draws inspiration from conceptual frameworks found in art and architecture as well as techniques of descriptive geometry. These frameworks and techniques are combined to complicate disciplinary ideas around building organization with artistic practices around shape, form and perception.
When: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Where: ArtScience Culture Lab & Café, 650 E. Kendall St.
Admission: Free
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