Video: Open House Distinguished Lectures
During the 2016 MIT Open House, eight MIT professors lectured on topics ranging from the future of human spaceflight to gravitational waves.
Distinguished Lectures videos
![Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman at 2016 MIT Open House](https://mit2016.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_thumbnail/public/Screen%20Shot%202016-06-13%20at%209.51.49%20AM.png)
The Future of Human Spaceflight—for NASA Astronauts and Space Tourists
Professor Jeffrey Hoffman
April 23, 2016, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Stata Center
![Prof. Robert Merton at 2016 MIT Open House](https://mit2016.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_thumbnail/public/Screen%20Shot%202016-06-13%20at%209.55.29%20AM.png)
On the Role of Financial Innovation and Finance Science in Global Economic Growth and Development
Professor Robert Merton
April 23, 2016, 12 pm – 1 pm
Tang Center
![Professor Wolfgang Ketterle; 2016 MIT Open House](https://mit2016.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_thumbnail/public/Screen%20Shot%202016-06-13%20at%2010.01.52%20AM.png)
The Coolest Use of Light—How to Make and Study the Coldest Matter in the Universe
Professor Wolfgang Ketterle
April 23, 2016, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Eastman Hall
![Prof. Negis Mavalvala at 2016 MIT Open House](https://mit2016.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_thumbnail/public/Screen%20Shot%202016-06-13%20at%2010.26.03%20AM.png)
Detection of Gravitational Waves: A Hundred-Year Journey
Professor Nergis Mavalvala
April 23, 2016, 12:30–1:30 pm
Huntington Hall
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