MIT Museum presents:CONNECTIONS An Exhibit from the Sociable Media Group at the MIT Media Lab Related Talks, Lectures and Events:Connections (through Sept. 13) is a new exhibit at the MIT Museum explores the social potential of new communication technologies through art installations and research projects from the Sociable Media Group at the MIT Media Lab.Explore the intricacies of the exhibit through our Spring series of related talks, lectures and events!-------------------- COMING SOON! Lecture Data Portraits: Representation for a post-physical world TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 6:00-7:30 p.m.Join Sociable Media Group director Judith Donath and graduate student Alex Dragulescu in discussing what portraiture could become in the 21st century. Examine new methods of displaying digital data as shown in the exhibition, Connections.-------------------- Demonstration and Discussion Stepping into virtual worlds Friday, May 1, 6:00-7:30 p.m.(part of the Cambridge Science Festival: <http://cambridgesciencefestival.org/>http://cambridgesciencefestival.org) Online space opens new potential for examining digital communication and relationships. Join us in looking at the diverse uses of virtual worlds ranging from research to education to entertainment.-------------------- Panel Discussion Machines with eyes and texting spies: The shifting lines of public/private Wednesday, May 6, 6:00-7:30 p.m.Metropath(ologies), a modular and interactive exhibit displayed in Connections poses the question of how one senses the notions of public versus private. A discussion about how privacy is being redefined in the context of hyper-connected and hyper-aware real and virtual spaces.-------------------- More information on the exhibit and the programs are accessible here:<http://web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/connections/>http://web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/connections/[] LOCATION: MIT Museum, Bldg N52, 1FL, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139(Accessible by Public Transportation - Take the Red Line to Central Square. Walk four blocks along Massachusetts Avenue towards Boston and the Charles River or take the #1 bus to the Front Street stop.)--Debora Lui | Programs Coordinator | MIT Museum | 617.253.0528 | <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]http://web.mit.edu/museum ------------------------
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