This Fall, students will suspend disbelief and enter into the world of science fiction: a space of imaginary yet scientifically-grounded elements. Students will explore ideas on alternate possibilities in a world based on known or postulated laws of nature. The studios will delve into topics such as space mining, parallel universes, alternate worlds, and nanotechnology. Future realities will be uncovered, re-created, designed and prototyped.

Using graphics, digital modeling, audio and video technologies and photography, students will represent their ideas and viewpoints on future innovations. Through this process, students will learn fundamental concepts dealing with math, science, computation, digital arts, writing and film. Students will also have the opportunity to draw on the ground-breaking research and inventions produced at MIT in fields such as nanotechnology, fusion energy, global warming and physics. Through the design process, students will develop skills to analyze, evaluate, and see their projects through a science-based framework.

“Fantasy is the impossible made probable.
Science fiction is the improbable made possible.”

- Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone

Schedule

Coaches

Istvan Cziegler, PhD, Physics, MIT
David Wang, PhD, CSAIL, MIT
David Quinn, PhD, Building Technology, MIT
Daniel Wiesmann, PhD, Sustainable Energy System, MIT Portugal Program
Dr. Ryan Wartena, Chemical Engineer & CEO/President, Growing Energy Labs, Inc.
Alla Kovgan, Director, Kinodance
David Singerman, PhD, Science, Technology & Society, MIT
S. Adrian Massey III, MDesS, INVIVIA