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May 2017
Monday, May 1st, 2017
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Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar
Preference Aggregation and Public Risk
Luciano Pomatto,
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Norms in Bargaining: Evidence from Government Formation in Spain
Thomas Fujiwara,
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Princeton University,
4:30pm
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5:30pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science
A History of the Vacuum in Theoretical Physics
Aaron Sidney Wright,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Suppes Center for History and Philosophy of Science,
Stanford University,
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017
12:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar
Commercial Expansion and Churning: Business Organization in Egypt between 1911 and 1948
Cihan Artunc,
Visiting Associate in Economics,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
Thursday, May 4th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Behavioral Social Neuroscience Seminar
You can trust me: How people use punishment and unconditional cooperation to honestly signal their trustworthiness
Jillian Jordan,
PhD Candidate in Psychology,
Yale University,
Friday, May 5th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Exploration: The Globe and Beyond
What are the ‘Global Middle Ages,' and Why Do They Matter?
Geraldine Heng,
Perceval Fellow and Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, with a joint appointment in Middle Eastern studies and Women’s studies,
University of Texas, Austin,
Monday, May 8th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Econometrics and Applied Micro Seminar
"Winning by default: why is there so little competition in government procurement?" with Karam Kang
Robert Miller,
Richard M. Cyert and Morris DeGroot Professor of Economics and Statistics, Professor of Economics and Strategy,
Tepper School of Business,
Carnegie Mellon University,
Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
12:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Susanna Throop, Ursinus College
"Not Cruelty but Piety?" The Difficulties of Assessing "Crusading Violence" and Why It Matters
Susanna Throop,
Associate Professor of History,
Ursinus College,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Neuro Lunch Meeting
Zhannetta Gugel,
Graduate Student,
Neurobiology,
California Institute of Technology,
Jie-Yoon (Remy) Yang,
Graduate Student,
Computation & Neural Systems,
California Institute of Technology,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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James Michelin Distinguished Visitors Program
The Extraordinary Journeys of Louisa Catherine Adams
Louisa Thomas,
Author,
Thursday, May 11th, 2017
Friday, May 12th, 2017
9:30am
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Linde Institute/SISL Seminar: Juba Ziani, Caltech
Efficiently characterizing games consistent with perturbed equilibrium observations
Juba Ziani,
Graduate Student,
Computer Science,
Caltech,
Monday, May 15th, 2017
12:00pm
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CANCELLED | Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar
This talk has been cancelled.
Marina Agranov,
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Special CNS Seminar
Getting the best reward: neuronal mechanisms for utility maximisation
Wolfram Schultz,
Department of Physiology Development & Neuroscience,
Univerity of Cambridge, UK,
Wednesday, May 17th, 2017
4:00pm
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CANCELLED | Bray Theory Workshop
This talk has been cancelled.
Asher Wolinsky,
Professor,
Department of Economics,
Northwestern University,
4:30pm
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5:30pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Patricia Palmer, University College London
Off Campus
The Arts of War and the ‘Embedded' Poet: Incitement, Exultation and Elegy in Literary Responses to the Conquest of Ireland
Patricia Palmer,
Professor,
Department of English,
National University of Ireland, Maynooth,
Thursday, May 18th, 2017
4:00pm
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6:00pm
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William & Myrtle Harris Distinguished Lectureship in Science and Civilization
Film Screening: "Containment," Intro and Q&A with the film's creators
Peter Galison,
Joseph Pellegrino University Professor,
Harvard University,
Robb Moss,
Chair, Department of Visual and Environmental Studies,
Harvard University,
Friday, May 19th, 2017
12:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar
Death of the Rentiers (1912-1957)
Jean-Laurent Rosenthal,
Rea A. and Lela G. Axline Professor of Business Economics; Ronald and Maxine Linde Leadership Chair, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
Monday, May 22nd, 2017
12:00pm
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CANCELLED | Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Brown Bag Seminar: Leah Klement, Caltech
This talk has been cancelled.
Leah Klement,
Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations Postdoctoral Instructor,
Caltech,
Wednesday, May 24th, 2017
4:00pm
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CANCELLED | Finance Seminar: Will Goetzmann, Yale University
This talk has been cancelled.
Will Goetzmann,
Edwin J. Beinecke Professor of Finance and Management Studies,
School of Management,
Yale University,
Thursday, May 25th, 2017
3:00pm
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EE Thesis Defense
Methods Advancing a Machine's Visual Awareness of People in Video
David Hall,
Ph.D. graduate student,
Electrical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
Friday, May 26th, 2017
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Linde Institute/SISL Seminar: Rachel Cummings
The Possibilities and Limitations of Private Prediction Markets
Rachel Cummings,
Graduate Student,
Computing & Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
Wednesday, May 31st, 2017
4:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Two-Sided Learning and the Ratchet Principle
Gonzalo Cisternas,
Professor,
Sloan School of Management,
MIT,