- Tufts Mock Class: What Is a Bit?
Led by Noah Mendelsohn, Professor of Computer Science at Tufts. Many people know that computers "have lots of bits", but what is a bit? The answer leads us to information theory, one of the most beautiful and philosophically important developments of the 20th century. Deep understanding of bits and information storage is fundamental to understanding how computers can process not just numbers, but words, pictures, music etc. The material covered is essential for any good computer programmer, and is also useful and interesting to a wide range of audiences (no technical or math background required). - Understanding Financial Aid at Tufts
Hear from members of the Financial Aid Office on the ins and outs of financial aid, how Tufts calculates financial aid, and what that means for you. - Tufts Mock Class: Human Factors Engineering and Engineering Psychology
Led by James Intriligator, Tufts Professor of the Practice in Mechanical Engineering. “Human Factors Engineering” and “Engineering Psychology” are two interdisciplinary majors offered at Tufts. In fact, Tufts is home to the country’s oldest (and some say most-distinguished!) Human Factors programs. In this short course you will learn what “human factors” is all about. You will do this by first learning a tiny bit of history, then learning a bit of method, and THEN by doing a whole lot of design, and human-factors engineering. Come see how Human Factors Engineering and Engineering Psychology are creating, changing, and optimizing the world. - Tufts Mock Class: Climate Action
Taught by Parke Wilde, Professor of Environmental Studies at Tufts UniversityLearn about tools and motivation for organized climate action, using interactive worksheets to practice quantitative planning subject to a science-based carbon budget, recognizing tradeoffs across environmental, economic, and social objectives. - Tufts Mock Class: Free Will—What is it? Do we have it?
Taught by David Denby, Distinguished Senior Lecturer of Philosophy at Tufts.Free will makes you a person. Without it, you are not morally responsible for your actions, and the projects and commitments that your actions express and that give your life meaning would not really be yours at all. On the other hand, it is a fundamental presupposition of science, everyday thought, and perhaps rationality itself that every event has a cause. The problem is that universal causation seems to be incompatible with freewill. Being a person means acting freely; an intelligible world in which rational action is possible means universal causation, but we can’t have it both ways! - Tufts Student Panel: Inside the School of the Museum of Fine Arts At Tufts
In this presentation, we'll take a deep dive into the interdisciplinary curriculum and all-access philosophy at SMFA. Through stories and images of student and alumni work, our specialized studio spaces and campus resources, and our neighborhood in Boston, you'll learn about how SMFA prepares students to forge their path in the art world. You’ll be invited to ask questions and to join the conversation about how students take advantage of studio access and university resources.
