Calendar
Fall 2008-2009
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
Functionally Connected Neural Networks Support Computational Mechanisms of Decision-Making
Michael X. Cohen,
postdoctoral fellow,
laboratory for neural computation and cognition, psychology department,
University of Arizona,
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
The Neuroeconomics of Risky Choice: From Parameters to Strategies
Scott Huettel,
associate professor of psychology and neuroscience,
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience,
Duke University,
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
The Economics and Psychology of Inequality and Human Development
James J. Heckman,
Nobel laureate in economics and the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics,
the University of Chicago,
Friday, October 10th, 2008
4:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
Social Affective Neuroscience in Japan
Hidehiko Takahashi,
Department of Molecular Neuroimaging, clinical neuroimaging section,
National Institute of Radiological Sciences,
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Arming, Negotiating and Fighting
Adam Meirowitz,
associate professor of politics,
Princeton University,
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
4:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
The Wason Task and the Paradox of Confirmation
Branden Fitelson,
associate professor of philosophy,
UC Berkeley,
Friday, October 17th, 2008
4:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
Optimality in Movement Planning
Michael Landy,
professor of psychology and neural science,
New York University,
4:00pm
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
4:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
The 'Quixote' Myth and the New Eastern Europe: A Hermeneutic Study Based on Films
Jorge Latorre,
University of Navarre,
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Equilibrium Growth When Preferences Are Time Inconsistent
Ali Lazrak,
assistant professor of finance,
the University of British Columbia,
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
The Neural Integration of Reward and Punishment
Daniel Salzman,
assistant professor of neuroscience,
Columbia University Medical Center,
Friday, October 24th, 2008
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Correlating Blogs and Business Events
Michael Olson,
graduate student in computer science,
Caltech,
Monday, October 27th, 2008
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Local Thinking
Andrei Shleifer,
professor of economics,
Harvard University,
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
4:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
Putting the Pieces Together: Modeling Integrated Cognition
David Danks,
associate professor of philosophy,
Carnegie Mellon University,
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
How Do Emotion and Motivation Affect Information Processing in the Brain?
Luiz Pessoa,
associate professor of neuroscience,
Indiana University,
Friday, October 31st, 2008
12:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Hatice Ozsoy,
postdoctoral fellow,
Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL),
Caltech,
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Why the Google IPO Might Stay Exotic—An Experimental Analysis of Offering Mechanisms
Thomas Langer,
University of Meunster, Germany, and visiting associate, Caltech,
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Policy-Specific Information and Informal Agenda Power
Kenneth Shotts,
associate professor of political economy,
Stanford University,
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
A 'Matchimizing' Theory of Addictive Behavior
Sebastian Seung,
professor of computational neuroscience,
MIT,
Friday, November 7th, 2008
8:00am
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
4:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
Social Environment Affects the Expression of Chemical Signals and the Frequency of Mating in Drosophila Melanogaster
Joel Levine,
assistant professor of biology,
University of Toronto,
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
Learning and the ACC
Tim Behrens,
research lecturer in experimental psychology,
University of Oxford,
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
A Normative View on Learning
Konrad Koering,
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago,
Northwestern University,
Friday, November 21st, 2008
7:30pm
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
4:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
Anesthesia: A Tool for the Study of Consciousness and Cognition
Mike Alkire,
associate professor of anesthesiology and perioperative care fellow,
UC Irvine,
Monday, December 1st, 2008
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
The Neural Mechanisms of Emotional Control and Flexibility
Daniela Schiller,
postdoctoral fellow in neural science and psychology,
New York University,
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
4:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
The British Intercolonial Slave Trade in the Development of the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World
Gregory O'Malley,
Caltech-Huntington Mellon Postdoctoral Instructor in History,
Caltech,
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
Bayesian Decision Making with Probabilistic Population Codes
Alexandre Pouget,
associate professor of brain and cognitive sciences and bioengineering,
University of Rochester,
Friday, December 5th, 2008
12:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Hardness of Approximation Results for Network Formation Games (Techniques from Theoretical Computer Science for Problems in Revealed Preference)
Shankar Kalyanaraman,
graduate student in engineering and applied science,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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History and Philosophy of Science Seminar
Gravity in the Tropics: The Seconds Pendulum and Global Science, 1672–1726
Nicholas Dew,
assistant professor of history,
McGill University,
Friday, December 12th, 2008
12:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Mohamed Mostagir,
graduate student in humanities and social sciences,
Caltech,