Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The 2020 McGovern Institute story slam was held on November 12 as part of the institute’s 20th anniversary celebration. This video contains a selection of stories from this event.
In moving from Russia to Israel, Gabrieli lab postdoc Ola Ozernov-Palchik loses her ability to read, a moment that shapes her work as a researcher. McGovern Institute Scientific Director Jill Crittenden describes turning one rejection letter into two publications. Kristy Johnson, a McGovern and Media Lab grad student, describes her complete career change to develop technology to help her son. Jazayeri lab graduate student Mahdi Ramadan overcomes incredible odds and self-doubt to pursue his dream of coding. Heather Kosakowski, a graduate student in the Saxe and Kanwisher labs, finds a new lease on life after the birth of her daughter.
The 2020 McGovern Institute story slam was held on November 12 as part of the institute’s 20th anniversary celebration. This video contains a selection of stories from this event.
In moving from Russia to Israel, Gabrieli lab postdoc Ola Ozernov-Palchik loses her ability to read, a moment that shapes her work as a researcher. McGovern Institute Scientific Director Jill Crittenden describes turning one rejection letter into two publications. Kristy Johnson, a McGovern and Media Lab grad student, describes her complete career change to develop technology to help her son. Jazayeri lab graduate student Mahdi Ramadan overcomes incredible odds and self-doubt to pursue his dream of coding. Heather Kosakowski, a graduate student in the Saxe and Kanwisher labs, finds a new lease on life after the birth of her daughter.
