TEDxMIT features talks from various speakers, including Karthish Manthiram, an Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering; David McGee, a paleoclimatologist and Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science; Noelle Selin, an Associate Professor in the Institute of Data, Systems, and Society, and in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science; and Thomas Peacock, the Director of the Environmental Dynamics Laboratory (ENDLab) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Students also share their ideas and passion for Operation Earth. Come listen to Mohamadou Bella Bah, an EECS junior who is interested in multi-agent systems and power grids; Vibha Agarwal, an EECS senior who will be talking about MIT Engineers without Borders’ lessons learned while installing solar-powered water pumps in Tanzania; and Darya Guettler, a Mechanical Engineering junior who will be focusing on fossil fuel divestment and MIT’s role in renewable energy use and education.

The evening consisted of multiple performances by MIT’s talented acapella, dance, and improv comedy groups. Come listen to and watch the MIT Ohms, Syncopasian, Resonance, Ridonkulous, Asian Dance Team, Bhangra, and Roadkill Buffet!

To view videos from the event, please visit: TEDxMIT: Operation Earth