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Fall 2021-2022
Tuesday, September 28th, 2021
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● POSTPONED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
This seminar has been postponed.
Yimeng Li,
Graduate Student,
Social Science,
Caltech,
Wednesday, September 29th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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● POSTPONED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
This seminar has been postponed.
Lindsey Gailmard,
Graduate Student,
Social Science,
Caltech,
Friday, October 1st, 2021
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
Control and spread of contagion in networks
Tarun Sabarwal,
Professor of Economics,
University of Kansas,
4:00pm
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4:45pm
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:45pm
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Diverse Minds Seminar
Online Event
The Hierarchy of Knowledge in Machine Learning & Related Fields and its Consequences
- Public Event
Friday, October 15th, 2021
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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● POSTPONED: History and Philosophy of Science Seminar
This seminar has been postponed until May 2022 (date TBD).
Myles Jackson,
Professor of the History of Science, School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
Decentralized, Coordination-Free Algorithms for Learning while Matching
Eric Mazumdar,
Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Economics,
Caltech,
Tuesday, October 19th, 2021
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Diverse Minds Seminar
Online Event
A Conversation with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson,
Marine Biologist, Policy Expert, Writer, and Brooklyn Native. She is founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for coastal cities, and is co-creator and co-host of the Spotify/Gimlet podcast How to Save a Planet.,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
A rational inattention theory of echo chamber
Anqi Li,
Visiting Research Scholar, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis; Visiting Associate in Economics, Caltech,
Friday, October 22nd, 2021
2:00pm
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4:00pm
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Critical Intersections: Conversations on History, Race, and Science
Online Event
Genealogies of the University
Mordechai Feingold,
Kate Van Nuys Page Professor of the History of Science and the Humanities,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Finance Seminar
Firm Commitments
Patrick Bolton,
Barbara and David Zalaznick Professor of Business,
Graduate School of Business and Department of Economics,
Columbia University,
Monday, November 1st, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chen Institute for Neuroscience Director's Seminar: Gerry Rubin
Generating and using wiring diagrams of brains: Lessons from the Drosophila connectome.
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Evaluating Economic Models
Drew Fudenberg,
Paul A. Samuel Professor of Economics,
MIT,
Friday, November 5th, 2021
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
Bandits with Social Connections
Farzad Pourbabaee,
Postdoctoral Instructor in Economic Theory,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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4:00pm
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Critical Intersections: Conversations on History, Race, and Science
Online Event
Situating the University in Time and Space
Sharon Stein,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Educational Studies,
University of British Columbia,
Stephanie Kim,
Assistant Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director of Higher Education Administration,
Georgetown University,
Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Risk and Information in Dispute Resolution: An Empirical Study of Arbitration
Bernardo Silveira,
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Department of Economics, UCLA,
Thursday, November 11th, 2021
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Visual Culture Program
Online Event
Black Transfigurations: Engineering, African Cosmologies & Visual Media
Mikael Owunna,
Studio Director,
Friday, November 12th, 2021
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
The economics of a 100% renewable power system
Lucien Werner,
Graduate Student,
Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
Tuesday, November 16th, 2021
3:00pm
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4:15pm
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Diverse Minds Seminar with Dr. R. Lee Penn
Online Event
Technical Talk and Personal Story with Dr. R. Lee Penn
- Internal Event
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Gender, Electoral Incentives, and Crisis Response: Evidence from Brazilian Mayors
Clemence Tricaud,
Assistant Professor of Economics,
UCLA Anderson School of Management,
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Private Private Information
Fedor Sandomirskiy,
Linde Institute Postdoctoral Instructor in Economics,
Caltech,
Thursday, November 18th, 2021
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Threshold Tests as Quality Signals: Optimal Strategies, Equilibria, and Price of Anarchy
David Kempe,
Professor of Computer Science,
USC,
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Policymaking in times of crisis
Federica Izzo,
Assistant Professor of Political Science,
UC San Diego,
Friday, December 3rd, 2021
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
Persuading a Rationally Inattentive Agent
Alexander Bloedel,
Linde Institute Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Economics,
Caltech,
Tuesday, December 7th, 2021
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Analyzing Text Data Indexed by a Hidden Characteristic: Method and Application to the Study of Media Bias in the U.S.
Yimeng Li,
Graduate Student,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Matching and Prices
Ravi Jagadeesan,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Department of Economics,
Stanford University,