Calendar of Past Events

December 2001
Thu, Dec-06-2001	Daniel Dennett on Memes Daniel Dennett, Director of Cognitive Studies at Tufts, gave a talk on memes.	4-237	7:00pm
October 2001
Sat, Oct-20-2001	Boston Museum of Science A trip to the Boston Museum of Science as a joint social event with the Harvard Secular Society.	Met at Kendall T-stop	12:45pm
December 2000
Mon, Dec-04-2000	Ask the Chaplains A panel discussion featuring chaplains from a variety of religions, and Harvard's Humanist chaplain.	4-270	7:30-10pm
October 2000
Sun, Oct-29-2000	Service Event: CASPAR MITAAH helped out at CASPAR, a local homeless shelter for recovering alcoholics.	Met at Lobby 7	10am
May 2000
Fri, May-05-2000	General Meeting & Lunch Our final general meeting this term was an informal lunch discussion. We met in Lobby 7 at noon and went to a local restaurant.	Lobby 7	12 noon
March 2000
Thu, Mar-16-2000	Wendy Kaminer: Sleeping with Extraterrestrials... Atlantic Monthly contributing editor and national political commentator Wendy Kaminar will speak about her new book, Sleeping with Extra-Terrestrials: the Rise of Irrationalism and the Perils of Piety. Why does our culture promote faith and piousness as virtue, while demonizing unbelievers?	4-270	7pm
Fri, Mar-03-2000	Homo sapiens 2.0: Engineering Humanity An informal discussion about recent advances in cybernetics and human-machine symbiosis. Come chat about what you think about cybernetics. Kenneth will be BRIEFLY presenting a few web pages (there will be a computer/projector) of articles on recent research to spark discussion. Feel free to bring along any materials you think are pertinent. We will be spending the majority of the time discussing. Here are some links to cybernetics articles we'll be talking about tonight.	4-231	7pm
November 1999
Tues, Nov-16-99	CULTS@MIT? Steve Hassan Cults are active at MIT? How can they be indentified? What do MIT students need to know? Mind-control expert Steve Hassan, cult awareness educator and author of several books including Combatting Cult Mind Control will explain the features and tactics of cults and cult-like groups, and highlight groups currently at work in Boston and at MIT. Protect yourself; protect your friends; protect your mind!	54-100	7pm
Mon, Nov-15-99	Joint dinner with HSS! Come meet our liberal arts alter egos from the Harvard Secular Society! See what living in a brick-saturated environment does to freethought! We'll meet by 5:15pm at 77 Mass Ave and take the bus over to Harvard Square, dining at Chili's. Remember to bring 2 x 60c bus fare + money for dinner. Please email <mitaah-officers@mit> if you're planning to go so we can be prepared for reservations and such, but if you suddenly decide to go at the last minute, feel free to come anyway! :)	77 Mass Ave	5:15pm
September 1999
Tue, Sep-21-99	First General Meeting! MEET FELLOW MITAAHers! MEET the amazing MITAAH Officers in PERSON! :) We'll be kicking off the year and chatting about whatever we feel like chatting about!	W20-30x	7:30pm
Wed, Sep-8-99	James Randi: Skepticism.001 James Randi is a renowned magician, so he's an expert at fooling people. He's also a professional skeptic, so he's an expert at spotting foolishness. Randi will tune up your built-in B.S. detector and demonstrate how to use it as an intellectual self-defense weapon. He will teach you skills you can use at MIT and for the rest of your life. Randi has traveled the world for 50 years promoting critical thinking and heads the James Randi Educational Foundation, which currently offers the (still unclaimed) $1 Million Paranormal Challenge to anyone who can demonstrate real paranormal powers under closely observed conditions. He has appeared on numerous television shows, debunked famous spoon-bender Uri Geller, and even designed stage effects for Alice Cooper. Admission is free! This event is presented by MITAAH in joint sponsorship with the Lecture Series Committee (LSC), and with the help of our friends at the New England Skeptical Society. Did you see our poster?	26-100	7pm-8:30pm
April 1999
Wed, Apr-7-99	Michael Shermer: Why People Believe Weird Things Michael Shermer, editor of Skeptic Magazine and author of Why People Believe Weird Things will be visiting MIT as part of his latest book tour! Mark your calendars: Wednesday, April 7 at 7pm in 10-250. This event will be co-sponsored with our friends at the New England Skeptical Society.	10-250	7pm
Sat, Apr-10-99	Lunch Discussion Group! We're going out for lunch and discussion! We picked this weekend since there will be prefrosh around, but it's open to all, and we want as many MITAAHers to come as possible! So please come if you can! If you think you'll come, please email <mitaah-officers@mit> so we can have an idea of how many people to expect, but feel free to come on a whim even if you don't email us, of course! Let's chat about Life, the Universe, and Everything in person!	Lobby 7	12:45pm
November 1998
Nov-10-98	PINKER Tuesday, November 10 2-105, 7:30 PM MITAAH and the Harvard Secular Society jointly present: WHO AM I? Reflections on the Evolution of the Human Mind A talk and open discussion forum with MIT Professor Steven Pinker, author of "How the Mind Works" (Amazon.com listing) and a leading researcher in linguistic behavior, the nature of language, and its relation to mind and brain.	2-105	7:30pm
October 1998
Wednesday Oct-7-98	Cosmos, parts II and III - Blow off your work for a few hours and watch two more episodes of Carl Sagan's landmark PBS miniseries. We'll bring some snacks. See the project that exposed a generation to science, and marvel at the advances in television special effects over the last twenty years! Notable mention: episode II discusses evolution, which was (and still is) quite controversial for a nationally televised show.	E51-3xx (Tang Center)	8 & 9 PM
September 1998
Tuesday Sep-1-98	Graduate Orientation Begins	N/A	N/A
Tuesday Sep-1-98	ASA Activities Midway - Come look for our booth at the Activities Midway! Talk to real life MITAAHers! Pick up some fun-filled brochures!	Johnson Athletics Center	6:30pm- 9:00pm
Tuesday Sep-8-98	Reg Day!	N/A	N/A
Wednesday Sep-9-98	Planning Meeting - We'll have our first planning meeting on the First Day of Classes. Anyone who's interested in having a say in the administration of the group should come join us!	W20-303	7:30pm
Monday Sep-14-98	First General Meeting! - Come on over to the first general meeting of the year!	54-923 (Green Building)	7:30pm
Friday Sep-25-98	Cosmos and Contact! - Come to the 3rd floor of E51 at 8pm on Friday night and witness a piece of scientific history with an episode of Carl Sagan's famed series, Cosmos!! We plan to show an episode every week. This week, we'll follow it with another landmark of science in the media, Contact, at 9pm.	E51-3xx (Tang Center)	8 & 9 PM
April 1998
Saturday, Apr-04-98	CFA Spring Meeting - Our parent organisation, Campus Freethought Alliance, is holding its Spring Meeting at Harvard. The conference will include the opening of the new New England CFA regional office in Porter Square, Cambridge. All MITAAHers are invited! Please take a look at the conference program.	Harvard Science Center Auditorium A	12-4 PM
Tuesday, Apr-14-98	Life, the Universe, and Everything! MITAAH's largest event to date is an event for EVERYONE, regardless of faith! This is an informative panel discussion involving 9 different religions' representatives: Bahai, Buddhist, Humanist, Jewish, Lutheran, Muslim, Pagan, and Presbyterian. Many of them are official MIT chaplains; all are distinguished members of their religion! Each guest will field questions about various aspects of their religion from the audience. Post-event update: It went really well! We had over 50 people in the room!	1-390	7-9 PM
Tuesday, Apr-21-98	General Meeting A general meeting about various issues.	W20-303	7 PM
March 1998
Tuesday 17	Meeting: What is Humanism? Taking a look at the "H" in MITAAH and see what Humanism is about and how it's different from other -isms. Going over the Humanist Manifestos, the documents that founded the Humanist movement!	W20-303 (PDR#3)	8 PM
February 1998
Wednesday 11	General Meeting: First general meeting of the term. It's been a while! We'll be discussing elections, among other things.	6-233 (Amdur Room)	8:00 PM
Sunday 15	Dinner out! We'll be eating out at a moderately-priced Boston restaurant. Meet denizens of the discussion list you've never met and catch up with folks you haven't seen in months! Don't worry about classes since Monday's a holiday.	Lobby 10	6:00 PM
Thursday 26	Officer Elections! The first official MITAAH Officer Elections!	W20-303 (PDR#3)	8:00 PM
December 1997
Thursday 4	GCF/MITAAH Lunch Forum: Topic: - Informally discussing/debating philosophy with some Graduate Christian Fellowship members over lunch. (Come and go at your convenience, and bring your own lunch.)	W20-303 (3rd Floor Student Center, Public Dining Room 3)	12-2 PM
November 1997
Sat-Sun 8-9 (Veteran's Day Weekend)	First Annual Retreat: Retreat to a cabin in New Hampshire, leaving Saturday morning and returning some time on Sunday.
Thursday 13	GCF/MITAAH Lunch Forum: Topic: - Informally discussing/debating philosophy with some Graduate Christian Fellowship members over lunch. (Come and go at your convenience, and bring your own lunch.)	W20-303 (3rd Floor Student Center, Public Dining Room 3)	12-2 PM
Thursday 20	General Meeting: Everyone can get re-acquainted. (It's been a while!) Retreat debriefing :) w/ photos, continued discussion of Humanist Manifestos, December and IAP event planning, and T-shirt sales.	6-233 (Amdur Room)	7:30 PM
Thursday 20	GCF/MITAAH Lunch Forum: Informally discussing/debating philosophy with some Graduate Christian Fellowship members over lunch. (Come and go at your convenience, and bring your own lunch.)	W20-303 (3rd Floor Student Center, Public Dining Room 3)	12-2 PM
Tue-Wed 25-26	Lobby 10 Booth: Come help us man our Lobby 10 booth any time you're free throughout the day!	Lobby 10	Any Time
October 1997
Thursday 2	Missing Drop Poster Special Forum: Special Forum to discuss possible objections to the drop poster and the future direction of the group	6-233 (Amdur Room)	7:30PM
Saturday 4	Social with Harvard Secular Society: Socialize with HSS, going out for dinner then renting a movie.	Lobby 10	6:00PM
Tuesday 7	Guest Speaker and Discussion: Harvard Humanist Chaplain Tom Ferrick will lead a discussion on Humanism.	54-915 (Green Building)	7:30PM
Friday 17	Movie Night: Dr. Strangelove, or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb, Stanley Kubrick's legendary anti-Cold War black comedy.	E51-372 (Tang Center)	9:00PM
Saturday 18 Sunday 19	CSH Conference: The Council for Secular Humanism is holding the "Secular Humanism: Today and Tomorrow" conference with speakers Paul Kurtz, Tom Flynn, Lewis Vaughn, Anthony Battaglia, Lisa Thurau, and Derek Araujo.	Howard Johnson's Hotel	9:00AM-5:00PM
September 1997
Tuesday 2	Dinner: Casual dinner at Pizzeria Regina.	Lobby 10	5:30PM
Wednesday 10	General Meeting and Discussion: Welcome; Overview of MITAAH and upcoming activities	6-321	7:30PM
Friday 12	Movie Night: Woody Allen movie: "Shadows and Fog", and discussion.	Tang Building 3rd Floor	7:30PM
Wednesday 24	Publicity: Drop Poster Painting and Free Food	Student Center 4th Floor	2:00PM
Tuesday 23	General Meeting and Discussion: Religion at MIT	54-923 (Green Building)	7:30PM