MIT Enterprise Forum presents "Press Meets the Bottom Line: Journalism's Survival in the Age of Digital Disruption" on Wednesday, January 15.

MIT Enterprise Forum presents "Press Meets the Bottom Line: Journalism's Survival in the Age of Digital Disruption" on Wednesday, January 15.

Featuring acclaimed author Dr. Jack Shaheen, this film explores a long line of degrading images of Arabs; from Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and gun-wielding "terrorists.” The film offers devastating insights into the origin of these stereotypical images, their development at key points in US history, and why they matter so much today. Shaheen shows how the persistence of these images over time has served to naturalize prejudicial attitudes toward Arabs and Arab culture. 50m

Nations that successfully navigate crises do so by making selective changes to their identities and actions. When individuals experience crises—mid-life, financial, health, relationship—they may also adopt selective changes to overcome the situation. But some individuals, like some nations, are better at navigating upheaval than others. By drawing on the factors that counselors and psychotherapists have identified that affect the likelihood of overcoming personal crisis, Diamond will examine the extent to which crisis response on the individual scale helps us to understand the outcomes of recent and impending national and world crises.

Jared Diamond is professor of Geography at UCLA and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Collapse, and other books.

Copies of Diamond’s books will be available for purchase and signing.

Sponsored by the IHC’s Critical Mass series

Image: Kinuko Y. Craft

Is technology addictive? How much technology is too much? What effect does technology have on your body? What about for your kids?

Alia Aizenstat MFT specializes in Digital Responsibility. She’ll be speaking at Kineci on whether or not technology is addictive, how much technology is too much, and how to limit technology use for yourself and your kids (and setting appropriate age boundaries!).

Alia is a fantastic speaker, this one you don’t want to miss! Learn more at www.Kineci.com/Wisdom-Wednesday

Experience a different kind of drawing through touch! Manipulate paper with your hands “origami-style” and leave the studio with your own deconstructed paper sculptures, origami drawings, and photos.

Backcountry Trails Update with Bryan Conant from Los Padres Forest Association Free Presentation with Q&A Thursday, January 16th, 6:30PM Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library 40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA Planning or dreaming of a backpacking trip into the Santa Barbara Backcountry this year, but don't know which trails are overgrown, open,

Backcountry Trails Update with Bryan Conant from Los Padres Forest Association Free Presentation with Q&A Thursday, January 16th, 6:30PM Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library 40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA Planning or dreaming of a backpacking trip into the Santa Barbara Backcountry this year, but don't know which trails are overgrown, open,

Climate change is reshaping ocean ecosystems and their ability to provide food and income for people. Dr. Chris Free will discuss (1) how climate change is altering ocean physics, chemistry, and biology, (2) why and how these changes impact ocean creatures; and (3) what these changes mean for people. He will also show how his research team is developing and testing solutions.

Jan 16 Thurs 7 – 9 PM – “How to Prepare Your Mind for What Truly Matters in Life” – teaching by Dawa Tarchin Phillips

From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to…Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life; “praying with the violin,” says renowned Tel Aviv violinmaker Amnon Weinstein. Alison Chernick’s enchanting documentary looks beyond the sublime musician, to see the polio survivor whose parents emigrated from Poland to Israel, the young man who struggled to be taken seriously as a music student when schools saw only his disability. As charming and entrancing as the famous violinist himself, Itzhak is a portrait of musical virtuosity seamlessly enclosed in warmth, humor, and above all, love. (Alison Chernick, 2017, 83 min.)

Renée Zellweger is set to receive the illustrious American Riviera Award in January 2020. Zellweger will be recognized for her many attributes to the art of film over the years, and most recently, her work as Judy Garland in LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions’ JUDY. The tribute will take place at the historic Arlington Theatre during the 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival.