Friday, June 22, 2012 – Seaport World Trade Center, Boston

TEDxBoston Adventures

  • Behind The Scenes at The MIT Media Lab Does unorthodox research have the power to change the way humans live and adapt?

    Live the future with a rare behind-the-scenes tour of the MIT Media Lab led by Mitchel Resnick, LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research and head of the Lab’s Lifelong Kindergarten group. Sneak a peek at Dr. Resnick’s own team’s innovative technologies, from Scratch to Programmable Bricks, as well as some of the work of the twenty-two other groups at the Lab. The tour includes visits to the 1985 I.M. Pei Wiesner Building, as well as the new Maki and Associates-designed complex.

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Recap

Attendees were blown away by the “amazing experience” of an exclusive tour led by Professor Mitchel Resnick. Participants were wow-ed by both the “incredible new facility” and the “fascinating look at creativity and science in action.” They left with memories they’ll “not soon forget,” and one attendee seemed to sum it all up when he could only report, “I want to work there.”