10:30am-11:45am
Workshops
Terraforming for Earthlings
Hosted by Ariel Ekblaw, E14-240
Come join us for a hands-on planting session & myth-busters-esque Q&A for how to jumpstart a houseplant garden at home! We'll chat about exotic tropical plants/orchids/large houseplants and how to keep them alive over Boston winters and less-than-bright lab spaces :) If you want to learn how to take care about the air plant you received in your materials kit, this is the session for you!
Beautiful Symmetry: Exploring Mathematics Through Coloring
Hosted by Alex Berke, E14-240
Come relax while learning about mathematics through coloring! Together, we'll explore coloring challenges from Beautiful Symmetry: A Coloring Book About Math, in both physical and digital interfaces. We will collaboratively color patterns together, while working to maintain their symmetries. This is an exercise to better see and understand symmetry!
Inside the YellowBox
Hosted by Canan Dagdeviren, David Sadat, & Ellen Long, E14-240
Learn about our cleanroom: YellowBox! The Conformable Decoders team will take you inside for a virtual tour, and demonstrate how we get ready to work in YellowBox, including how to gown up, use appropriate PPE, show our main tools/equipment, and host a Q&A.
Squishy Music Meditation
Hosted by Hannah Lienhard
Come play and meditate with some squishy music toys!
DJ Livestreams
Hosted by @djphiliptan
With parties and club venues shutting down all over the world, DJs focused heavily on live streaming and online parties in 2020. We’ll walk through the process and challenges of broadcasting a live show with DJ equipment and discuss how we can listen to music together without feeling awkward. If you already have equipment or a laptop for DJing, have them connected and powered-on so we can walk through the steps together!
How to Create Deepfakes (for Good)!
Hosted by Fluid Interfaces
Learn how to create deepfakes, explore a few possible positive use cases, and engage in a discussion around the ethics of this technology!
11:45am-1:00pm
Workshops
Crazy But Cool Pitch Session
Hosted by Pattie Maes
Join us for short presentations by Media Labbers where they pitch a totally crazy but cool potential project. Presenters will ask, "Wouldn't it be awesome if we, the Lab, did project X?". In this session, the crazier, the better! Let's have fun and maybe also provide a spark for some new research. Grab your lunch, we'll start around 11:45am!
1:30pm-3:00pm
Workshops
A Sustainability and Climate Initiative at ML
Hosted by Danielle Wood and Fadel Adib
Do you care about expanding opportunities for Sustainability and Climate Research at the Media Lab? Join us! As a follow up to the 2020 Media Lab Charrette process, Prof Danielle Wood and Prof Fadel Adib are coordinating a proposal to the Media Lab EC to formalize a Media Lab Initiative on Sustainability and Climate. Come hear examples of current research on climate and sustainability and help review the draft proposal to the Executive Committee to start a new Initiative.
Improv 101
Hosted by Matt Groh and Dan Goodwin
Learn the basics of improv. We'll have fun making stuff up and being ridiculous while playing games. Improvisational Theatre is a great form of social play and no experience is required!
Brought to you by: A collaborative team of students, staff, and researchers, with support from the Media Lab Digital Learning + Collaboration Studio