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March 12, 2011
During recent years, there has been a growing interest in learning algorithms capable of utilizing both labeled and unlabeled data for prediction tasks. The reason for this attention is the cost ...
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March 11, 2011
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March 10, 2011
In this third and final panel, moderator David Thorburn makes an impassioned bid to refocus attention on the unique role newspapers play in society, and to cast a more skeptical eye on the merits ...
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March 08, 2011
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March 08, 2011
The presentation is a case study of Jerusalem, the most destroyed and rebuilt city in history, and a major site for the three great monotheistic religions which are now adhered to by more than ...
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March 07, 2011
This Nobel Prize-winning scientist admits to staying up late the night before his talk to bone up on thermodynamics. He puts his research to good use, discussing the history and application of ...
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March 07, 2011
Renaissance Physicists This duet of talks by two Nobelists, while cheering the consolidation of MIT’s Physics groups within the new Green Center for Physics, sees primarily gloomy prospects for ...
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March 04, 2011
Natural disasters, fires, and earthquakes, destroyed Japan’s cities in whole or in part on numerous occasions over the last centuries. Human intervention, political change, modernization, and the ...
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March 02, 2011
The reconstruction of Berlin, after the massive destruction it suffered in World War II, was complicated in two fundamental ways. First was the question of historical continuity. On the one hand, ...
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March 01, 2011
This lecture places the attack on the World Trade Center in the context of New York’s history as a place that is seemingly destined to be destroyed and rebuilt with stunning regularity. It ...
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March 01, 2011
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February 24, 2011
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February 24, 2011
Topics covered : The start of your Lean journey
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February 24, 2011
No diagnosis of cancer is welcome, but some scenarios are more dreaded than others. Richard Hynes discusses what happens “when cells in the primary tumor lose their sense of address and wander ...
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February 24, 2011
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February 24, 2011
With his 500-plus patents, Robert Langer, Jr. surely has dibs on the title of MIT’s Mr. Wizard. This talk, which concludes the series on cancer research, deals with Langer’s efforts to design ...
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February 21, 2011
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February 21, 2011
This lecture introduces biblical law in a comparative approach that identifies similarities and differences between Israelite law and other Ancient Near Eastern legal traditions, such as the Code ...
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February 21, 2011
After a detailed explanation of the requirements for the paper assignment, Professor Hayes turns to the Writings - the third section of the Bible - and considers a recent approach to the study of ...
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February 21, 2011
This lecture continues the discussion on Genesis, including the familiar accounts of Cain and Abel, the Flood and Noahide covenant. The story of Cain and Abel expresses the notion of the ...
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