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Fall 2018-2019
Wednesday, November 14th, 2018
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Estimation with Aggregate Shocks
Jinyong Hahn,
Professor of Economics,
UCLA,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Friday, November 16th, 2018
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Random versus Directed Search with Constrained Capacity
Tewodros (Teddy) Mekonnen,
Postdoctoral Scholar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech ,
Monday, November 19th, 2018
4:00pm
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Chen Distinguished Visitor Series - Raj Rao from University of Washington
The Bayesian Brain: From Predictive Coding to Decision Making
Raj Rao,
C. J. and Elizabeth Hwang Professor and co-Director of the NSF Center for Neurotechnology,
Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Washington,
Tuesday, November 20th, 2018
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Chen Distinguished Visitor Series - Raj Rao from University of Washington
Raj Rao,
C. J. and Elizabeth Hwang Professor and co-Director of the NSF Center for Neurotechnology,
Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Washington,
4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
"Viral-Like Intercellular Communication in the Nervous System"
Jason Shepherd,
Assistant Professor,
Neurobiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Ophthalmology & Visual Science,
University of Utah, School of Medicine,
6:00pm
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8:00pm
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Monday, November 26th, 2018
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Solving the Common-Pool Resource Problem Using Markets? A Study of the Surface Water Trading and Groundwater Depletion in CA
Hao Zhao,
Graduate Student,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
Tuesday, November 27th, 2018
4:00pm
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CANCELED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Experts and Financial Ties: Evidence from FDA Advisory Committees
Fanny Camara,
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences,
USC,
4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
"Selective Processing of Need-Relevant Cues: a Dialogue Between Hypothalamus and Cortex"
Mark Andermann,
Assistant Professor,
Neuroscience,
Harvard,
4:00pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science
The Hard Problem of Intertheoretic Comparisons
Jennifer Carr,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Philosophy,
UC San Diego,
Wednesday, November 28th, 2018
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
A Theory of Recursive Aggregation with Applications
Hamed Hamze Bajgiran,
Graduate Student,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Thursday, November 29th, 2018
4:00pm
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Finance Seminar
Selling Fast and Buying Slow: Heuristics and Trading Performance of Institutional Investors
Alex Imas,
William S. Dietrich II Assistant Professor in Behavioral Economics,
Social and Decision Sciences,
Carnegie Mellon University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science
Historical Foundations of Free Market Fundamentalism
Naomi Oreskes,
Professor of the History of Science,
Harvard University,
Saturday, December 1st, 2018
11:00am
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Consistency of Other-regarding Preferences
Han Seo,
Graduate Student,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
6:00pm
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8:00pm
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Design of Lotteries and Waitlists for Affordable Housing Allocation
Peng Shi,
Assistant Professor,
Marshall School of Business,
USC,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Thursday, December 6th, 2018
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Semiparametrically Efficient Estimation of the Average Linear Regression Function
Bryan Graham,
Associate Professor,
UC Berkeley,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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German Film: Die göttliche Ordnung
Movie screening for German 130c & 132c // In (Swiss) German with English subtitles
Friday, December 7th, 2018
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
A Theory of Recursive Aggregation with Applications
Hamed Hamze Bajgiran,
Graduate Student,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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William & Myrtle Harris Distinguished Lectureship in Science and Civilization
The Anatomy of Artificial Intelligence
Kate Crawford,
Co-Founder and Co-Director of the AI Now Institute at NYU, Distinguished Research Professor at New York University, and a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research New York,
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
11:30am
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1:00pm
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Neuro Lunch Meeting
Stephen Grant,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
Laura Luebbert,
Visiting Graduate Student,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Inference under Covariate-Adaptive Randomization
Azeem Shaikh,
Professor,
Department of Economics,
University of Chicago,
6:00pm
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8:00pm
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2018
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
When Are Robust Contracts Linear?
Gabriel Carroll,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Economics,
Stanford University,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Thursday, December 13th, 2018
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Finance Seminar
Exploration or Exploitation? Hedge Funds in Venture Capital
Laura Lindsey,
Associate Professor of Finance,
W. P. Carey School of Business,
Arizona State University,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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