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Winter 2019-2020
Thursday, January 9th, 2020
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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● POSTPONED: Visual Culture Program
This event has been postponed to Thursday, April 9, 2020.
Leslie Thornton,
Professor Emerita of Modern Culture and Media, Brown University; former Artist-in-Residence and Lecturer in Visual Culture, Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
This seminar has been canceled.
Vadim V. Martynov,
Graduate Student,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Friday, January 10th, 2020
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Economic History Seminar
Rural Elites and Redistribution: Evidence from the English Poor Law
Jonathan Chapman,
Assistant Professor of Economic History,
New York University Abu Dhabi,
4:00pm
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6:30pm
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Monday, January 13th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Social Science Job Candidate
Land Concentration and Long-Run Development: Evidence from the Frontier United States
Cory Smith,
PhD Candidate,
Department of Economics,
MIT,
Tuesday, January 14th, 2020
11:30am
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1:00pm
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Thursday, January 16th, 2020
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Visual Culture Program
Face
Jessica Helfand,
Artist-in-Residence (Winter 2020) and Lecturer in Visual Culture,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
Ralph Adolphs,
Bren Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Biology; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Caltech Brain Imaging Center; Director, Caltech Brain Imaging Center,
Caltech,
- Public Event
Tuesday, January 21st, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Humanities Talk
Nature's Irreplaceable Designs
Brendan Matthew Cline,
Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Philosophy and Neuroscience,
Brandeis University,
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Exploration: The Globe and Beyond
Exploring Islamic Maps: From the Earth to the Moon and the Cosmos
Karen Pinto,
Associate Research Professor,
College of Innovation and Design,
Boise State University,
Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Visual Culture Program
Super Recognizers to the Rescue
Sharrona Hyla Pearl,
Historian and Theorist of the Face and Body,
- Public Event
Monday, January 27th, 2020
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Visual Culture Program
Borrowed Light: Art and Astronomy at the Villa Medici
Eileen Reeves,
Professor of Comparative Literature,
Princeton University,
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Humanities Talk
Science, Values, and Climate Change
Zina Ward,
Doctoral Candidate,
Department of History and Philosophy of Science,
University of Pittsburgh,
Thursday, January 30th, 2020
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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Friday, January 31st, 2020
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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1:30pm
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5:30pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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German Film Screening: Gundermann
Film screening for German 130b & 132b // In German with English subtitles
Wednesday, February 5th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Social Science Job Candidate
Those Who Stayed: Selection and Cultural Change during the Age of Mass Migration
Anne Sophie Beck Knudsen,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Economics,
Harvard University,
Thursday, February 6th, 2020
4:00pm
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6:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Monday, February 10th, 2020
7:00pm
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8:30pm
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Visual Culture Program
More Than Pretty Pictures
Felice Frankel,
Research Scientist, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Science Photographer,
- Public Event
Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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Visual Culture Program Workshop
Are your figures and cover submissions the best they can be?
Felice Frankel,
Research Scientist, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Science Photographer,
Tuesday, February 18th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Humanities Talk
Procedure and Substance in the Ethics of Technology
Theodore (Ted) Lechterman,
Visiting Researcher,
Hertie School of Governance, Berlin,
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: Social Science Job Candidate
This seminar has been canceled.
Katherine Wagner,
PhD Candidate,
Department of Economics,
Yale University,
Thursday, February 20th, 2020
12:00am
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2/21
12:00am
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9:00am
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2/21
5:00pm
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Francis Bacon Conference
Transnational Transactions: Negotiating the Movement of Knowledge Across Borders
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Francis Bacon Lecture
Scholars or Spies? The Escalating Tension Between the U.S. and China in Academia
John Krige,
Kranzberg Professor, School of History, Technology, and Sociology, Georgia Institute of Technology; recipient of the Francis Bacon Award in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (2020),
- Public Event
Friday, February 21st, 2020
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Monday, February 24th, 2020
4:00pm
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6:30pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Large scale experiments on networks: a new platform with applications
Sanjeev Goyal,
Professor of Economics,
University of Cambridge,
Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Seminar in CMS and HSS
Machine Learning Meets Societal Values
Steven Wu,
Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Engineering,
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Visual Culture Program
The Volcano, the Buried Cities, and the Sublime: Vesuvius in the Age of Revolutions
John Brewer,
Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of History and Literature, Emeritus,
Caltech,
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Literary Dimensions Seminar
The Melancholy of Living On Hildebert of Lavardin, Ferdinand Gregorovius and the Ruins of Rome
Aleksandra Prica,
Assistant Professor of German Literature,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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William & Myrtle Harris Distinguished Lectureship in Science and Civilization
Lies & Truth in the History of Science
Alberto A. Martínez,
Associate Professor,
Department of History,
The University of Texas at Austin,
- Public Event
Friday, February 28th, 2020
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
Multiple Imputation for Large Multiscale Data with Linear Constraints
Jian Cao,
Postdoctoral Scholar in Data Science and Election Integrity,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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German Film Screening: Aus dem Nichts
Film screening for German 130b & 132b // In German with English subtitles
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
This seminar has been canceled.
Marzena Rostek,
Professor of Economics,
University of Wisconsin,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Visual Culture Program
The Reconstruction of Colour Worlds
Sven Dupré,
Professor of History of Art, Science and Technology,
Utrecht University,
Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Exploration: The Globe and Beyond
Extinction: a (pre-)history
Jeremy Schneider,
Graduate Student,
Department of History,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
We are What We Watch: Movie Contents Predict the Personality of Their Social Media Fans
Gideon Nave,
Assistant Professor of Marketing,
Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania,
Thursday, March 5th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Finance Seminar
Top Wealth in the United States: New Estimates and Implications for Taxing the Rich
Eric Zwick,
Assistant Professor of Finance,
Booth School of Business,
University of Chicago,
- Public Event
Friday, March 6th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science
This seminar has been canceled.
Paula Findlen,
Professor of Early Modern Europe and History of Science,
Stanford University,
Monday, March 9th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CNS Seminar
Emily Finn,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
National Institute of Mental Health,
Dartmouth College,
Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
11:30am
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1:00pm
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Neuro Lunch Meeting
Shuwa Xu,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Biology and Biological Engineering,
Caltech,
Kaushiki Menon,
Associate Research Scientist,
Biology and Biological Engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science
This seminar has been canceled.
Don Howard,
Professor of Philosophy,
University of Notre Dame,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
The Favorite-Longshot Midas
Etan Green,
Assistant Professor of Operations, Information, Decision,
Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania,
Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Seminar in CMS and HSS
Human Compatible: Making Decisions From Human Knowledge and Preferences
Rupert Freeman,
Microsoft Research,
7:00pm
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8:30pm
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Thursday, March 12th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Seminar in CMS and HSS
Distributive Justice for Machine Learning: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Defining, Measuring, and Mitigating Algorithmic Unfairness
Hoda Heidari,
Computer Science,
Cornell University,
8:00pm
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9:00pm
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● POSTPONED: William & Myrtle Harris Distinguished Lectureship in Science and Civilization
This event has been postponed. Rescheduled date TBA.
W. Bernard Carlson,
Joseph L. Vaughan Professor of Humanities; Chair, Engineering and Society Department; Professor of History, University of Virginia,
- Public Event
Tuesday, March 17th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: Literary Dimensions Seminar
This seminar has been canceled.
Rachel Adams,
Professor of English and Comparative Literature,
Columbia University,
Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
This seminar has been canceled.
Yuya Sasaki,
Associate Professor of Economics,
Vanderbilt University,
Friday, March 20th, 2020
11:00am
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3:30pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: T&C Chen Center for Social and Decision Neuroscience Symposium
This symposium has been canceled.
Friday, March 27th, 2020
4:00pm
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3/29
1:00pm
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