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Volume 132, Number 57 Friday, November 30, 2012 MIT chooses new digital learning lead PowerlessEstablished 1881 Sanjay Sarma to focus on campus education

By Leon Lin Staff Reporter

Last week, President Reif announced the appointment of the first director of digital learning — Sanjay Sarma, Fred Fort Flowers and Daniel Fort Flowers Profes- sor of Mechanical Engineering. Sarma will oversee efforts to enhance education with MIT responds as Cambridge online tools, including OpenCourseWare and MITx (MIT’s contributions to edX, the venture started with Harvard). is plunged into darkness While OCW and edX are best known for providing learning materials to the world Established 1881 for free, Sarma’s role will primarily be fo- Elijah Mena—The Tech cused on improving education on MIT’s campus, where students can potentially By Jessica J. Pourian dark. A number of lights in the Infinite and their children early, and the daycares did not benefit from both online material and in- editor in chief street lamps around MIT were also off. Ac- experience any problems. person interactions. “I think that this gives cording to an email from James Reed, the Hundreds of students wandered about us an opportunity to really improve learn- MIT, Harvard, and the surrounding areas area director for Next House, dining re- the Infinite, sitting in the few lit corners and ing,” Sarma said yesterday. lost power from 4:26 to 6:37 p.m. yesterday. mained open “with limited selections” dur- frantically working on their slowly-dying lap- That opportunity includes experiment- The outage threw the Institute into darkness ing the outage, and wifi was available in the tops. Many chose to watch the impromptu ing with what’s known as the ‘flipped class- — classes were canceled, MBTA service was dorm. shows, such as the crop of dancers who room,’ in which students participate in delayed, and police were dispatched to di- MIT Medical shut down normal services spontaneously appeared in Lobby 7 around discussions, problem-solving sessions, or rect traffic. Emergency power remained on early and switched to Urgent Care. Diane L. 5:30 p.m. The MIT Chamber Music Society other in-person interaction during class. in dormitories and around campus. Magnuson, Manger of Diversity and Inclu- was singing in Lobby 7 around 4:45 p.m. The knowledge traditionally conveyed via The problem is thought to be related to a sion for the medical department, said they When asked if the outage was good for busi- lecture is learned outside of class, through transmission line in the area, said Michael would have done this anyway at 5 p.m. The ness, they laughed “I think so,” said Anthony reading material, videos, animations, or Durand, NStar spokesman, to The Boston MIT Pharmacy, which usually closes at 7 Q. Thomas ’14. “No one is in class.” sequences that combine all of the above, Globe yesterday. Nearly 17,000 customers p.m., also shut down early because of the Indeed, classes were canceled across all of perhaps interspersed with quick questions were estimated to be without power. Establishedoutage. Besides the early 1881 closures, every- MIT. The 6.867 (Machine Learning) evening to make sure the student is keeping up. thing was running smoothly, she said. test was canceled, though others, like 10.302 Sarma says he wants to find the right bal- Around the Institute Technology Children’s Center Stata and (Transport processes) were held at the last ance between what happens in and out of All non-essential power was cut around the other daycare facilities around campus minute. 3.091 (Introduction to Solid-State class. “I don’t see it as a zero-one binary campus. Lights remained on in dormitory have backup generators that were in service situation. Some classes will flip more, be- hallways and stairwells, though rooms were yesterday evening. Parents came to pick up Power outage, Page 7 Sanjay Sarma, Page 11

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Hobojacket, a website by Jin Pan ’16 and Cathie Yun ’16 J.J. Abrams on the science of stories dedicated to donating jackets of a rival college to the homeless, has shut down amidst complaints about the ethics of the en- Creator of ABC’s Lost gives talk at Media Lab to avid fans terprise. The site, launched on Sunday, quickly went viral and saw coverage on various websites, most of which criticized the By Stephen Suen good reason — the third floor atrium actions of Pan and his collaborators for being in poor taste, in- Staff Reporter filled up quickly with aspiring story- cluding Jezebel. The site was taken down and replaced with an tellers looking for bits of wisdom and apology letter, copied below, sometime Thursday morning. At This past Tuesday, MIT was graced excited fans looking for the answers to press time however, a visit to the website reveals a completely by geek royalty in the form of J.J. the ending of Lost. different site reporting to sell temperature indicating cups. Abrams, the producer and writer-di- But there was nobody in the room rector most famous for his television as excited as Abrams himself, fresh An Apology shows, which include Lost and Alias. from a tour of the Media Lab facilities. I thought I had a clever idea for leveraging existing col- In the latest installment of the Media “I cannot tell you what a thrill it is to be lege rivalries to raise money to provide warm clothing for the Lab’s Conversation Series, Abrams sat here,” he gushed. “A lot of what I have homeless. down with lab director Joi Ito to discuss been involved with is telling stories But I did not actually understand that my gimmick was de- the creative process and the unexpect- about people in extremely crazy labs pendent on objectifying the homeless. ed similarities between their respec- doing cool shit.” The site’s so-called edgy manner was designed to spread tive ventures. I arrived at the lab thirty quickly, but I realize now that it also allowed my insensitivity minutes early to secure a seat, and for J.J. Abrams, Page 13 Joichi Ito to go viral. I wish I could rewind time to Sunday and reverse the deci- sion to take the site live. S3 has extended hours and additional walk in hours for the But time is irreversible and I’ve learned a hard lesson. In Short end of term! From Dec. 3 — 14, S3 will be open from 9 a.m. — 6 I’m sorry that I offended so many, and I’m disappointed in All forms related to Spring 2013 Housing on campus p.m. Monday — Thursday and until 5 p.m. on Fridays with walk my own lack of judgment. are due Saturday! Remember to submit forms if you want in hours from 9 a.m. — 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. — 3 p.m. daily. I’ve matured a lot over the last 3 days in listening to the flood to enter the December lottery, cancel housing, or request of more mature voices out there. for a 10th term. Balfour will be on campus Dec. 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. — 3 I especially apologize for using those who can’t as easily p.m. in Lobby 10 and on Dec. 5 and 6 in the E62 Lobby speak up for themselves. Free HIV testing is available in the Coffeehouse Lounge from 11:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m. for all of your brass rat servic- JP. from 10 a.m. ­— 2 p.m. Free and confidential rapid testing ing needs. —Stan Gill brought to you by G@MIT and GlobeMed.

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worl Jim Yong Kim, who resigned in April to become the president and Christine Hauser an underlying sense of concerned the vote, said in an interview. “The of the World Bank. The interim president, Carol L. Folt, will re- The New York Times resignation. sooner the tough rhetoric of this can

n sume her role as provost when Hanlon arrives. “I hope this is good,” said Munir subside and the more this is viewed “I’m thrilled to be the 18th president of Dartmouth,” said UNITED NATIONS — More than Shafie, 36, an electrical engineer as a logical consequence of many Hanlon, who graduated from Dartmouth in 1977. “I’m particu- 130 countries voted Thursday to who was there. “But how are we go- years of failure to move the process larly excited to be leading Dartmouth in a period when I be- upgrade Palestine to a nonmember ing to benefit?” forward, the better.” lieve higher education is going to change in important ways.” observer state of the United Nations, Still, the General Assembly vote He said nothing would change Hanlon, who earned a doctorate at the California Institute a triumph for Palestinian diplomacy — 138 countries in favor, nine op- without deep U.S. involvement. of Technology and spent two years in a postdoctoral program and a sharp rebuke to the United posed and 41 abstaining — showed President Mahmoud Abbas of atio at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, still teaches States and Israel. impressive backing for the Palestin- the Palestinian Authority, speak- freshman calculus at Michigan. He said he would continue But the vote, at least for now, did ians at a difficult time. It was taken ing to the assembly’s member na- teaching at Dartmouth, an Ivy League college with about 4,100 little to bring either the Palestinians on the 65th anniversary of the vote tions, said, “The General Assembly undergraduates in Hanover, N.H. or the Israelis closer to the goal they to divide the former British man- is called upon today to issue a birth “I’ll have to reach out to the math department and see how claim to seek: two states living side date of Palestine into two states, one certificate of the reality of the state I can be helpful,” he said. “I like to teach freshmen.” by side, or increased Palestinian Jewish and one Arab, a vote Israel of Palestine,” and he condemned —Tamar Lewin, The New York Times unity. Israel and the militant group considers the international seal of what he called Israeli racism and Hamas both responded critically to approval for its birth. colonialism.

& N A house in Washington may the day’s events, though for different The past two years of Arab upris- His remarks seemed aimed in reasons. The new status will give the ings have marginalized the Palestin- part at Israel and in part at Hamas. solve a 1918 mystery Palestinians more tools to challenge ian cause to some extent as nations But both quickly attacked him for Israel in international legal forums that focused their political aspira- the parts they found offensive. WASHINGTON — At first, the bricks tumbled one by one, for its occupation activities in the tions on the Palestinian struggle “The world watched a defama- the jaws of the excavator plucking at the home’s facade. Then the West Bank, including settlement- have turned inward. The vote Thurs- tory and venomous speech that punch: the bucket rammed through a window, raking out insula- building, and it helped bolster the day, coming so soon after the Gaza was full of mendacious propaganda tion, wiring and cinder blocks that rained on the driveway below. Palestinian Authority, weakened fighting, put the Palestinians again against the Israel Defense Forces orld With a diesel roar and crunch of timber, the U.S. Army Corps after eight days of battle between its — if briefly, perhaps — at the center and the citizens of Israel,” Prime of Engineers began on Thursday the long-awaited demolition of rival Hamas and Israel. of international discussion. Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a vacant house believed to have been built atop a chemical weap- But even as a small but deter- “The question is, where do we go Israel responded. “Someone who ons burial pit, part of the tarnished legacy of a World War I-era mined crowd of 2,000 celebrated in W from here and what does it mean?” wants peace does not talk in such a research station in what is now one of the capital’s most affluent central Ramallah in the West Bank, Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian prime manner.” residential neighborhoods. “I’m glad — an unqualified glad — that they’re doing this,” said Nan Wells, a representative to the area’s neighborhood council, as she watched the excavator tear into the house. “I think what’s important is that they be open about what they’re finding.” Senate committee approves The demolition is what many hope will be the climactic chap- ter in a nearly 20-year cleanup of the Washington neighborhood known as Spring Valley. The project overall cleanup is expected to cost nearly $240 million, paid by the federal government, and stricter privacy for email has in the past been marred by missteps and stubborn questions over what lies beneath. By Charlie Savage ceive the same protection as papers only when they want to read emails —Theo Emery, The New York Times The New York Times stored in a filing cabinet in an indi- that have not yet been opened by vidual’s house. their recipient and that are fewer US moves toward recognizing WASHINGTON — The Senate “Like many Americans, I am than 180 days old. Judiciary Committee on Thursday concerned about the growing and But the law gives less protection Syrian opposition approved a bill that would strength- unwelcome intrusions into our to messages that a recipient has en privacy protection for emails by private lives in cyberspace,” Leahy read and left in his or her account. WASHINGTON — The United States is moving toward rec- requiring law enforcement officials said.“I also understand that we must In some cases, officials may obtain a ognizing the Syrian opposition as the legitimate representa- to obtain a warrant from a judge in update our digital privacy laws to court order for such material merely tives of the Syrian people as soon as it fully develops its political most cases before gaining access keep pace with the rapid advances by presenting a judge with facts sug- structure, U.S. officials said Thursday. The move could be an- to messages in individual accounts in technology.” gesting the messages are relevant nounced at a “Friends of Syria” meeting that Secretary of State stored electronically. Leahy held a hearing about two to an investigation; in other cases, Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to attend in Morocco on The bill is not expected to make it years ago on whether and how to prosecutors can issue a subpoena Dec. 12. through Congress this year and will update the 1986 law, called the Elec- demanding the materials without Whether to recognize the opposition group is the most im- be the subject of negotiations next tronic Communications Privacy Act. any court involvement. mediate decision the Obama administration confronts as it year with the Republican-led House. But the effort has moved slowly, in Leahy’s bill would generally re- considers how to end the government of Bashar Assad and stop But the Senate panel’s approval was part because some law enforcement quire prosecutors to obtain a search the violence that has consumed Syria. Britain, France, Turkey a first step toward an overhaul of a officials have opposed restricting an warrant from a judge, under the and the Gulf Cooperation Council have already recognized the 1986 law that governs email access investigative tool that has become stricter probable-cause standard, opposition. and is widely seen as outdated. increasingly used. to compel a provider to turn over “They are a legitimate representative of the Syrian people’s Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who is Under the law, authorities need emails and other private documents. aspirations,” Robert Ford, the U.S. ambassador to Syria, said chairman of the committee, was an to obtain a search warrant from a The Center for Democracy and Thursday at a conference on the Syrian humanitarian crisis. architect of the 1986 law and is lead- judge — requiring them to meet the Technology, a nonprofit organiza- “They are making real progress, and I expect that our position ing the effort to remake it. He said high standard of showing that there tion that advocates for electronic will evolve as they themselves develop.” at the meeting Thursday that emails is probable cause to believe that a privacy rights, hailed the committee —Michael Gordon, The New York Times stored by third parties should re- subject is engaged in wrongdoing — vote as “historic.”

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and William J. Broad sically flying pipe bombs — with a United States and its Arab allies have enduring and expensive effects of Hurricane Sandy. on The New York Times range of less than 50 miles. undertaken a costly effort to knit to- In the month since the storm, hundreds of millions of gallons Some U.S. technical experts also gether a regional shield in the Per- of raw and partly raw sewage from Bay Park and other crippled WASHINGTON — The success say they want hard evidence before sian Gulf to protect cities, oil refiner- treatment plants have flowed into waterways in New York and cited by Israel for its Iron Dome judging whether Iron Dome knocked ies, pipelines and military bases from New Jersey, exposing flaws in the region’s wastewater infrastruc- WORLD & Nati anti-missile system in its confronta- out as many rockets as Israel has a potential Iranian attack. ture that could take several years and billions of dollars to fix. tion with Hamas has re-energized claimed. Iron Dome’s most salient “This will ratify the common- In New York state alone, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has esti- U.S. missile defense advocates and feature, according to U.S. experts sense notion that these systems can mated that about $1.1 billion will be needed to repair treatment generated new interest in the global now examining after-action reports play a role in defending you,” said Eric plants. But officials now acknowledge that they will have to do arms bazaar from nations like South from Gaza, may well be its software: S. Edelman, a former undersecretary far more. Korea that face a short-range rocket The system rapidly discriminates of defense for policy in the George W. Motors and electrical equipment must be raised above newly threats from hostile neighbors. between incoming rockets that are Bush administration. “It will be espe- established flood levels, and circuitry must be made waterproof. But even ardent supporters of hurtling toward a populated area cially relevant as we move into an era Dams and levees may have to be built at some treatment plants a continent-size missile shield to and others not worth expending a in which there will be more countries to keep the rising waters at bay, experts say. guard the United States and other far costlier Iron Dome interceptor to with small inventories of rockets and Failure to do so, according to experts, could leave large swaths NATO members acknowledge the knock down. missiles — and more countries that of the population vulnerable to public health and environmental limitations of Iron Dome, which is The conflict between Israel and will want to defend against them in a hazards in future storms. a tactical system designed to shoot Hamas focused global attention on reasonable way.” —Michael Schwirtz, The New York Times on WORLD & Nati Getting help is as easy as 1, 2,

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Chemistry), which is slated to have a midterm today, had its review ses- sion moved to 8-102 so students could prepare in spite of the outage. Dozens of students crammed into the glass-walled Course 3 lab while their peers milled about outside. Some classes and activities with start times after 7 p.m. — like MIT- SO — still met as normal. A number of PE classes and varsity practices were canceled as the Z Center re- mained dark. In addition, W20 was evacuated and locked soon after the power went out. Justin Cheung ’16 was asleep when the power cut. He is one of the students who has the 3.091 exam today. “I wanted to study,” he said, “but none of the printers were working, so I spent time copying Elijah Mena—The Tech pdfs from my friend by hand. And The Infinite Corridor was only partly illuminated during the power outage. then ten minutes after I was done, the power came back.” The Tech, a crackly voice from the Kendall Square that guests are informed.” report that it’s a transformer that Steven Jens M. Jorgensen ’14 outside intercom of Cogen said Kendall Square was inundated The Clover food truck saw an in- blew in Central Square. We spoke was in 2.005 (Thermal Fluids En- that they were “having a plant with evening commuters trying crease in customers during the out- to someone from the Red Line and gineering I) when everything went shutdown right now,” and that to get home. Many travelers were age. Shawn Salzberg, a second year no one said anything about a deer.” dark. Students pulled out their they had no time to talk. debating between the subway, the master’s student in the Media Lab, @MBTAdeer, a Twitter feed sup- cell phones and some flashlights A text message alerting com- bus, or a cab. was waiting for his dinner near the posedly from the dead deer, sur- so lecture could continue. “It was munity members of the power out- “I can take the bus home, so truck. “I was in lab working on my faced on Thursday night. As of this interesting to see people come out age was sent out at 5:26 p.m. yes- I was hoping that wouldn’t be so computer when it kind of started to writing, it has over 200 followers. of their houses because nothing terday. Nate Nickerson, director bad,” said Mario Tate, who works buzz and then the lights went out,” Two Green Line trains did col- was going on inside,” he said after of MIT communications, said that in Kendall Square. “But traffic is he said. “This is kind of epic.” lide yesterday morning at the class. MIT’s main goal was “responding horrible.” “I planned on cooking tonight, Boylston Street station. Three doz- According to a month-old to entrapments.” Although police were actively but now with no power I learned an en people were taken to hospitals, email from Dennis Collins, direc- “Life and safety is our top prior- directing traffic at several intersec- important survival tip — when the and nearly 200 passengers were es- tor of residential life and dining, ity,” he said, citing people trapped tions along Mass. Ave, there were electricity goes out the food trucks timated to be on board. Neither car during an emergency MIT’s co- in elevators and other locations. non-controlled intersections (such are still open,” he explained. was derailed, and no heavy dam- generation plant would initially go An elevator maintenance worker as at the Landsdowne St. and Mass. age was visible. This incident is not down, activating the emergency was seen opening an elevator in Ave stoplight) and several acci- Outage origins believed to be related to the power generators. While the cogenera- the student center shortly before dents that further added to the nor- Rumors swirled about a deer outage. tion plant should be able to restart evacuations around 4:30 p.m. mal rush hour traffic congestion. who had been struck near the Ken- Students should call the MIT within a few hours, those in the Katie Barker, a lecturer in Eng- Alan Smith, the general manag- dall Tunnel and caused the trouble. police at 617-253-1212 if they are northwest area of campus who do lish Language Studies, was in the er at the Marriott Hotel in Kendall, “I heard some crazy story about having any safety issues. Check The not rely on the cogeneration plant middle of teaching when the pow- said that the hotel had generators a deer being run over by the train Tech’s storify for more information may be on emergency power for a er went out. She had an emergen- powering emergency lighting in but I find that hard to be true,” said on this topic: http://storify.com/ longer time. cy light in the room, so the class hallways, stairwells, and the lobby. Lionel Mathelin, and MIT employ- thetech/mit-during-the-cambridge- John DiFava, director of facili- continued though she canceled They were passing out glowsticks ee in Course 16. blackout. ties and chief of police, mentioned her later evening class. for guests to use in their rooms. The rumor, which appears to Sara Hess, Deborah Chen, Anne that Cogen was having issues yes- “I don’t know what’s going to “Guests are very calm,” he said, have originated on Twitter, seems Cai, Stan Gill, John A. Hawkinson, terday morning, though the nature happen,” she said. “It’s strange be- “As soon as we know what’s hap- to be false. Dan Riviello, Cam- Greg Steinbrecher, and Bruno B. F. of these issues was unclear. cause there was no storm or any- pening I plan on making an an- bridge police spokesman, said to Faviero contributed reporting to When asked for comment by thing. It’s like the apocalypse.” nouncement over the PA system so Cambridge Local “We’re getting a this article.

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Christopher A. Maynor—The Tech Students make their way down a darkened Infinite Corridor Thursday evening after power went out in Cambridge.

Jessica L. Wass—The Tech A police officer directs traffic on Mass. Ave in Central Square. Scenes from the blackout

Tami Forrester—The Tech A car crash occurred at the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Memorial Drive at approxi- mately 7:30 p.m. on Thursday evening. One lane of traffic was blocked and a police officer directed traffic at the intersection.

Christopher A. Maynor—The Tech Nicholas A. Pellegrino ’12, a member of the break dance group Imobilare, performs in Lobby 7 during the blackout. Dancers from the group Constructs also performed. Many people, evacuated in the surrounding buildings, stayed in Lobby 7 during the blackout. 8 The Tech Friday, November 30, 2012 The Tech 9

Christopher A. Maynor—The Tech Students make their way down a darkened Infinite Corridor Thursday evening after power went out in Cambridge.

Jessica L. Wass—The Tech All lights were out in the Student Center during the power outage.

Tami Forrester—The Tech A car crash occurred at the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Memorial Drive at approxi- Jessica L. Wass—The Tech Jessica L. Wass—The Tech mately 7:30 p.m. on Thursday evening. One lane of traffic was blocked and a police officer NStar workers opened a manhole and began work NStar employees did repair work on the electric directed traffic at the intersection. in Central Square. grid near the Central Square subway station.

Christopher A. Maynor—The Tech People overlooking Lobby 7 stand silhouetted against emergency lights.

Elijah Mena—The Tech A policeman directs traffic in front of 77 Mass. Ave. Traffic was bumper to bumper from the Harvard Bridge to Central Square. 10

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McCormick - - Friday, November 30, 2012 The Tech 11 MechE professor will be first director of digital learning Sarma to focus on improving on-campus education, plans to experiment with ‘flipped classrooms’ Sanjay Sarma, from Page 1 edX twin 8.02x, which is currently more than 100 years,” he said. “Ex- py. I haven’t thought about how to individual classes they were first under development, according perimental Study Group (ESG) is teach entropy for 20 years. Wheth- developed for so that they can be cause they are more amenable to to Professor Deepto Chakrabarty. an incredible innovation in learn- er it’s digital, or flipped classroom, used in more MIT classes or even flipping.” 8.02x will feature clips from Wal- ing. TEAL is an incredible innova- or whatever, I have a reason to by students across the world via Some classes at MIT are already ter Lewin lectures and content tion in learning. It’s very unique to think about it. What I’m really edX. flipped, such as 8.01 and 8.02 developed by John Belther, who M I T.” excited about is the pedagogical But Sarma can also strike a (Physics I and II, respectively), the also helped develop Technology- Sarma is no stranger to inno- innovation.” slightly different tone from oth- standard freshman physics class- Enabled Active Learning (TEAL). vation in education. According to “I’ve now met maybe 30 pro- ers involved in the new rush for es. In the spring, 8.02 will meet its It’s likely that 8.02 students at MIT MIT News, he has been promot- fessors who for 10, 15 years have online education, who are often in the future will be sharing this ing interactive teaching methods been producing online material out to “reinvent” or “revolution- content with thousands of 8.02x in mechanical engineering classes for their students.” In his new po- ize” learning. Sarma just wants to students worldwide, learning from for more than a decade. Sarma sition as a “convener and synthe- take full advantage of the resourc- the same lectures that MIT stu- wrote or significantly altered the sizer,” as President Reif called it, es available. He thinks it will take dents attended in years past, only curricula for several Course 2 Sarma will try to organize all of some work to determine the best on their laptops rather than in classes, including 2.31 (Introduc- this innovative activity. “[Digital way to use digital learning in a 26-100. tion to CAD, CAM, and FEM, no learning] will be shaped by the flipped classroom, and hopes that As of yesterday, Sarma did longer offered), in which students community. You’re going to have “we can move the needle so that not wish to reveal just yet what put mechanical parts they built undergraduates, graduate stu- we’re optimizing.” He ponders, other classes MITx would offer themselves under destructive dents, professors, researchers — “Does a video replace reading? I come 2013. “I want to make sure testing. He has also won a num- we will collectively take the great don’t know. Maybe a video will I am comfortable with the list,” he ber teaching awards, including a work that was initiated with the help. The idea is not to enforce a said. MacVicar Fellowship in 2008. edX concept and tailor it to maxi- modality.” But Sarma is interested not just For Sarma, digital learning is mize education and learning,” For Sarma, “the technology, the in the new MITx but also in better just another tool to help students Sarma said. He hopes to do that by format — all that is a way to pres- pedagogy more generally. “Actu- learn more effectively. “I was talk- “putting together a cohesive plan ent it.” It’s a means to an end. “The ally MIT has been innovating in ing to a colleague this morning so that we can start scaling it” — point is, let’s use digital learning to Bryce Vickmark education for nearly 100 years — about how you would teach entro- scaling digital tools beyond the enhance learning at MIT.” Professor Sanjay E. Sarma

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To learn more: To compete: Information Session Email resumes by 12/5, 7:30-9pm 12/5, 11:59pm to Room 32-124 [email protected] This space donated by The Tech Friday, November 30, 2012 The Tech 13 J. J. Abrams entertains a packed crowd at MIT Media Lab Abrams shares philosophy of storytelling, his creative process, & his opinion of the future of media

J. J. Abrams, from Page 1 In his mind, the intents and motivations of are synthesized. “People are just becoming blue- or green-screened. the characters are always clearly defined. He’s more and more comfortable speaking other “Everything’s been demystified,” Abrams In some ways, Abrams’ own production always cognizant of what needs to get done, languages.” griped. He sees it as the job of storytellers to company, Bad Robot, is a crazy lab of its but is also open to new possibilities. There are, however, still limits to this phe- re-mystify in an age where everyone knows own, except its end products are not inspir- Perhaps the most compelling metaphor nomenon. Abrams recalled how he felt af- everything — or, at least, have access to all the ing technologies but stories. His most recent Abrams had for storytelling was that of wan- ter his tour of the Media Lab, “I’ve never felt answers. (Unfortunately, we could not reach work includes the film reboot of Star Trek, sci- dering through fog. There’s a general outline dumber any moment in my life. All this stuff I Abrams for comment as to whether or not fi thriller Super 8, and the post-apocalyptic of a destination, but you never know wheth- wish I knew!” What he did understand, how- yesterday’s blackout was, in fact, part of a viral television drama Revolution. Abrams, whose er something will work out or not. Certain ever, was the passion driving the work going marketing campaign for Revolution.) productions often dabble in the realm of sci- characters or relationships that you thought on. At one point Abrams even mentioned, But there are always those lingering ques- ence fiction, prefaced the conversation with a were going to be successful may turn out to “I am excited about finding ways of working tions that will never be answered. One audi- light-hearted apology: “To everyone who is a be disasters. “If you’re not open to the bet- with MIT.” ence member, who came to the talk hoping scientist, I am sorry… but I’m here now, and ter ideas, you’re closed to the possibilities,” Abrams expressed optimism about the to demystify his experience of Lost. “What did it’s all going to be fixed.” he said. future of entertainment. “I’ve had a dream a the polar bears mean?” he asked, to much Much like the research of an R&D scien- couple times in my life, where there’s another laughter from the audience. “Were the un- tist, Abrams’ productions are often shrouded Perhaps the most part of your house that you didn’t know exist- answered questions a storytelling tool, or in mystery. He sees modern media culture compelling metaphor ed.” He explained that we are seeing a move- oversight?” as being characterized by a sense of entitle- ment away from TV and towards media con- Abrams reassured him that the loose ends ment to immediate information. “People can Abrams had for vergence. “There is no TV versus something were “definitely not oversight.” Having left the get basically all the information they want else. There is just one thing.” show early on to work on Mission Impossible about almost any movie before it’s even come storytelling was that of Even though television has been Abrams’ 3, Abrams said to take up any questions about out,” he explained. This access to information wandering through fog. bread and butter, he’s not discouraged by this the show with co-writer Damon Lindelof in- does more harm than good: audiences have shift. He explained some of the limitations of stead, who was conveniently not present at already made a decision about the content It is interesting to see how this agile sto- the medium — in particular, advertising. As the talk. before they even see it. Abrams sees secrecy rytelling philosophy plays out in the process a viewer, you’re not alone in your feeling an- Nevertheless, Abrams seemed to be satis- as an important tool in improving the audi- of script writing. When asked about how he noyed by commercial breaks. This structure fied with how the series turned out. “[Linde- ence’s experience. responds to fan response on the internet, harms the storytelling itself, forcing storytell- lof] answered the emotion of the show.” He As a child, Abrams fostered a love of mag- Abrams said that he gauges online opinion ers to write “insanely unnatural peaks.” drew parallels to Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp ic, and it shows in his creative philosophy to- to make adjustments, much like how a stage He’s envious of the freedom that the Me- Fiction, where the entire story is driven by day. He lives for the moments where people performance changes from night to night. dia Lab enjoys thanks to undirected research. an enigmatic briefcase whose contents are are left dumbstruck, wondering, “How did His best moments as a writer, he explained, The way Ito put it, “You can’t tell the Media never revealed. Abrams asserted that there they do that?” Like the Media Lab, Bad Robot manifest when he is excited by an idea and Lab what to do… we don’t do work for hire. is nothing that could possibly be in that case is driven by a spirit of wonder and serendip- the viewers just get it — when he throws a You have to treat us like an artist.” that would be satisfactory to the audience. To ity — it’s not just about meetings. Abrams is baseball at the audience and they catch it Bad Robot doesn’t have the same luxury, him, the ending of Lost was not about resolv- constantly filming new things on the spot in perfectly. but Abrams still tries to maintain a creative ing the mechanics but about dealing with the what he describes as “the rapid prototyping Sometimes evoking these reactions re- blue sky, preferring to tackle questions that emotional arcs of the characters. of content.” quires drastic measures, like killing off char- he doesn’t know the answer to. “It’s a leap of When asked what he hopes people will say Not even Abrams knows what’s right when acters. “It’s why I will never name a show after faith,” he said. “The thing it comes down to, about his work 100 years from now, Abrams he’s trying to tell a story. According to him, a main character,” Abrams admitted. In the despite all the pyrotechnics, is the chills you said, “The truth is, I hope they say that they the closest thing any of us knows to what editing room, however, he becomes ruthless. get… there’s this thing you think could hap- were stories that had a big heart, and made we should pursue is what gives us the chills. “What you need to do is stop thinking about pen — you just get into it.” me feel something.” “When I’m in the writer’s room, I don’t care ‘what was the intent?’… you’ve got to start What does Abrams mean by “the chills”? Despite all his success, Abrams will prob- who an idea comes from. If it’s the right idea, thinking about ‘what do we have?’” He recalled a screening he went to at UCLA, ably tell you that he’s still stumbling through you can just feel it.” It’s not something you Of course, the parallels between Bad Ro- where they showed the 1923 silent film Safe- the fog of the creative process. At the very can always quantify, he said. Abrams admit- bot and the Media Lab don’t end at iterating ty Last! The movie, which involved climb- least, Abrams’ fans don’t seem to mind, as he ted that he never goes into anything knowing quickly. Both organizations are interdisci- ing stunts on a skyscraper, had the audience continues to churn out compelling and pro- all the answers — he only knows what makes plinary to the core. From movies to TV to even screaming and cheering, because they knew vocative stories. Each and every time, Abrams him excited, even if he doesn’t really know something like cancer research, Abrams told it was real. That’s the sort of reaction you nev- manages to produce a unique kind of fiction- why. us, everything that involves multiple perspec- er see anymore, because people know when al magic from the fog. And yes, the occasional That’s not to say he goes in without a plan. tives can be bettered when these perspectives something’s fake — when something’s been smoke monster. 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