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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This studio discusses in great detail the design of urban environments, specifically in Providence, RI. It will propose strategies for change in large areas of cities, to be developed over time, involving different actors. Fitting forms into natural, man-made, historical, and cultural contexts; enabling desirable activity patterns; conceptu
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- architecture
- urban planning
- community
- stakeholders
- development
- urban growth
- providence
- rhode island
- institutional mechanisms
- housing
- waterfront
- port
- built form
- public space
- landscape
- path and access systems
- parking
- density
- activity location and intensity
- planning
- finance
- public/private partnerships
- parcelization
- phasing
- multi-disc
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In this class we will examine how the idea of the city has been "translated" by artists, architects, and other diverse disciplines. We will consider how collaborations between artists and architects might provide opportunities for rethinking / redesigning urban spaces. The class will look specifically at planned cities like Brasilia, Las Ve
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- architecture
- cities
- urbanism
- artists
- architects
- collaboration
- translation
- revitalization
- urban space
- redistricting
- planned cities
- development
- ground zero
- blank slate
- interventions
- architecture
- visual artists
- production models
- design process
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How do we define Public Art? This course focuses on the production of projects for public places. Public Art is a concept that is in constant discussion and revision, as much as the evolution and transformation of public spaces and cities are. Monuments are repositories of memory and historical presences with the expectation of being perman
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- architecture
- cities
- urbanism
- artists
- architects
- collaboration
- translation
- revitalization
- urban space
- redistricting
- planned cities
- development
- ground zero
- blank slate
- interventions
- visual art practice
- critical analysis
- long-range artistic development
- two-dimensional
- three-dimensional
- time-based media
- installations
- performance and vid
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For all of the bodies attached to the many great minds that walk the Institute's halls, in the work that goes on at MIT the body is present as an object of study, but is all but unrecognized as an important dimension of our intelligence and experience. Yet the body is the basis of our experience in the world; it is the very foundation on wh
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- athletics physical education and recreation
- orientation
- gravity
- perception
- proprioception
- spatial perception
- walking
- movement
- complex coordination
- physical intelligence
- learning
- development
- e-motion
- flight
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This introductory biology laboratory course covers the application of experimental techniques in microbiology, biochemistry, cell and developmental biology. Emphasis is placed on the integration of factual knowledge with understanding of the design of the experiments and data analysis in order to prepare the students for future research pro
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- biology
- experimental biology
- microbial genetics
- protein biochemistry
- recombinant dna
- development
- zebrafish
- phase contrast microscopy
- teratogenesis
- rna isolation
- northern blot
- gene expression
- western blot
- pcr
- polymerase chain reaction
- rna gel
- rna fixation
- probe labeling
- mutagenesis
- transposon
- column chromatography
- size-exclusion
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Survey of principles underlying the structure and function of the nervous system, integrating molecular, cellular, and systems approaches. Topics: development of the nervous system and its connections, cell biology or neurons, neurotransmitters and synaptic transmission, sensory systems of the brain, the neuro-endocrine system, the motor sy
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- brain and cognitive sciences
- cns
- nervous system
- molecular
- cellular
- systems
- development
- cell biology
- neurons
- neurotransmitters
- synaptic
- transmission
- sensory systems
- brain
- neuroendocrine system
- the motor system
- cortical functions
- behavioral
- learning
- memory
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Outline of mammalian functional neuroanatomy, aided by studies of comparative
neuroanatomy and evolution, and of brain development. Topics include early steps to a
central nervous system, basic patterns of brain and spinal cord connections, regional
development and differentiation, regeneration, motor and sensory pathways and
structures, sy
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- brain and cognitive sciences
- cns structures
- development
- plasticity
- anatomy
- tissue culture
- embryogenesis
- pns anatomy and development
- process outgrowth
- synaptogenesis
- growth factors
- cell survival
- spinal and hindbrain anatomy
- comparative anatomy
- cns evolution
- trigeminal system
- retinotectal system
- regeneration
- neocortex anatomy
- olfactory system
- corpus st
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This course is designed to provide an understanding of how the human brain works in health and disease, and is intended for both the Brain and Cognitive Sciences major and the non-Brain and Cognitive Sciences major. Knowledge of how the human brain works is important for all citizens, and the lessons to be learned have enormous implications
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- brain and cognitive sciences
- brain
- fmri
- visual
- spatial
- dyslexia
- development
- motor activities
- anatomy
- cellular function
- neurons
- synapes
- neurotransmitters
- diseases
- animal studies
- clinical cases
- activity-dependent development
- critical periods
- plasticity
- learning
- emotional disorders
- vision
- language
- motor function
- pain
- placebo effects
- emotional stat
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Life as an emergent property of networks of chemical reactions involving proteins and nucleic acids. Mathematical theories of metabolism, gene regulation, signal transduction, chemotaxis, excitability, motility, mitosis, development, and immunity. Applications to directed molecular evolution, DNA computing, and metabolic and genetic enginee
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- brain and cognitive sciences
- emergent
- network
- chemical reactions
- proteins
- nucleic acids
- metabolism
- gene regulation
- signal transduction
- chemotaxis
- excitability
- motility
- mitosis
- development
- immunity
- molecular evolution
- dna computing
- metabolic
- genetic engineering
- neural networks
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Advances in cognitive science have resolved, clarified, and sometimes complicated some of the great questions of Western philosophy: what is the structure of the world and how do we come to know it; does everyone represent the world the same way; what is the best way for us to act in the world. Specific topics include color, objects, number
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- brain and cognitive sciences
- cognitive science
- western philosophy
- structure
- color
- objects
- number
- similarity
- inductive inference
- space
- time
- reasoning
- decision-making
- morality
- consciousness
- development
- psychology
- computation
- neuroscience
- philosophy
- linguistics
- artificial intelligence
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This half semester class presents an introduction to macroeconomic modeling, focusing on the theory of economic growth and some of its applications. It will introduce a number of models of non-stochastic and stochastic macroeconomic equilibrium. It will use these models to shed light both on the process of economic growth at the world level
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- economics
- economic growth
- development
- modern
- world income distribution
- solow growth model
- income differences
- neoclassical growth
- optimal and competitive allocations
- welfare theorems
- overlapping generations
- dynamic efficiency
- growth under uncertainty
- incomplete markets
- neoclassical endogenous growth
- capital accumulation
- externalities
- h
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This course explores the foundations of policy making in developing countries. The goal is to spell out various policy options and to quantify the trade-offs between them. We will study the different facets of human development: education, health, gender, the family, land relations, risk, informal and formal norms and institutions. This is
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- economics
- economics
- development
- policy
- human
- education
- health
- gender
- family
- land
- relations
- risk
- informal
- formal
- norms
- institutions
- decisions
- poor
- households
- countries
- government
- international
- organizations
- non-governmental organizations
- ngos
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This instance of "Media, Education, and the Marketplace" focuses on the rise of information and communications technologies (ICTs) during the age of globalization, specifically examining its effect and potential in developing nations across the world. In particular, the class will focus on the following three components:
"Media" – ICTs,
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- foreign languages and literatures
- information
- communication
- technologies
- ict
- globalization
- development
- nations
- internet
- world
- flat
- opencourseware
- case
- study
- digital
- divide
- bridge
- wsis
- proposal
- aiti
- entrepreneurship
- healthcare
- democracy
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The concept of globalization fosters the understanding of the interconnectedness of cultures and societies geographically wide apart; America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Subject scans existing debates over globalization around the world. This course explores how globalization impacts everyday life in the First and Third World; how globalizat
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- foreign languages and literatures
- globalization; society; geography; america; europe; asia; africa; third worrld; development; contemporary culture; religion; politics; youth; developing nation
- globalization
- society
- geography
- america
- europe
- asia
- africa
- third worrld
- development
- contemporary culture
- religion
- politics
- youth
- developing nation
- first world
- cosmopo
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This field seminar in international political economy covers major theoretical, empirical, and policy perspectives. The basic orientation is disciplinary and comparative (over time and across countries, regions, firms), spanning issues relevant to both industrial and developing states. Special attention is given to challenges and dilemmas s
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- political science
- international relations
- political science
- economics
- wealth
- neoclassical
- development
- ecology
- power
- trade
- capital
- foreign investment
- intellectual property
- migration
- foreignpolicy
- globalization
- internet
- sustainability
- institutions
- foreign policy
- ipe
- dual national objectives
- global context
- pursuit of power
- pursuit of weal
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This course examines theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding the process of late development. Topics include the role of the state in alleviating or exacerbating poverty, the politics of industrial policy and planning and the relationship between institutional change and growth. How over the past century have some of the world
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- political science
- poverty
- theoretical and empirical approaches
- development
- the role of the state in alleviating or exacerbating poverty
- the politics of industrial policy and planning
- relationship between institutional change and growth
- social consequences for alternative strategies of development
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