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Spring 2010-2011
Monday, March 28th, 2011
4:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar—cancelled
Topic to be announced.
Robert Nowak,
professor of electrical and computer engineering,
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
4:00pm
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Social Science Job Candidate
Approximate Mechanism Design Without Money
Ariel Procaccia,
research fellow,
Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS),
Harvard University,
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Kosher Pork
Allan Drazen,
professor of economics,
University of Maryland,
Friday, April 1st, 2011
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Two Proposals for Robust PCA using Semidefinite Programming
Joel Troop,
assistant professor of applied and computational mathematics,
Caltech,
Monday, April 4th, 2011
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar
On the Comparative Statics of Equilibrium Points
Rabah Amir,
professor of economics, University of Arizona,
and visiting professor of economics,
Caltech,
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
Neural Basis of Probabilistic Inferences
Alexandre Pouget,
associate professor of brain and cognitive sciences and bioengineering,
University of Rochester,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
A Case of the Nerves: William James and Neurasthenia in His Era
Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz,
professor of history,
Smith College,
Friday, April 8th, 2011
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Hidden Convexity in Fundamental Optimization Problems in Power Networks
Javad Lavaeiyanesi,
graduate student in control and dynamical systems,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
Constructive Cortical Computation
Rodney Douglas,
professor,
Institute of Neuroinformatics, UZH/ETH, Zurich,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science
Empire and the Politics of Information in America, 1840-1860
Peter Shulman,
assistant professor of history,
Case Western Reserve University,
Monday, April 11th, 2011
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar
Vote Markets
Thomas R. Palfrey,
Flintridge Foundation Professor of Economics and Political Science,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Rebel Tactics
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita,
the University of Chicago,
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
4:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Optimal Compensation with Earnings Manipulation: Managerial Ownership and Retention
Thomas A. Gresik,
professor of economics,
University of Notre Dame,
7:30pm
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10:00pm
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Thursday, April 14th, 2011
8:00am
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4/17
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
Optimal Decision-Making in Inhibitory Control
Angela Yu,
assistant professor of cognitive science,
UC San Diego,
4:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar
Peak Coal in 1789: Predicting Exhaustion in Britain's Industrial Revolution
Fredrik Albritton Jonsson,
assistant professor of British history,
the University of Chicago,
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
4:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Searching a Bargain: Power of Strategic Commitment
Selcuk Ozyurt,
assistant professor of economics,
Sabanci University,
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
12:00pm
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Humanities Brown Bag Seminar—cancelled
Marita Huebner,
Weisman Postdoctoral Instructor in History of Science,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar - CANCELED
P. Read Montague,
adjunct professor in neuroscience,
Baylor College of Medicine,
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
12:00pm
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Humanities Brown Bag Seminar
Kant and Huygens on Rotation and the Relativity of Motion
Marius Stan,
Caltech-Huntington Mellon Postdoctoral Instructor in Philosophy,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Representational Style: What Legislators Say and Why It Matters
Justin Grimmer,
assistant professor of political science,
Stanford University,
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
4:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
History-Dependent Risk Attitude
Kareen Rozen,
assistant professor of economics,
Yale University,
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
4:00pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science
The Molding of the Young Bethe
Silvan S. Schweber,
professor of physics and Richard Koret Professor in the History of Ideas, Emeritus,
Brandeis University,
Friday, April 29th, 2011
12:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Frugal Auctions For Vertex Covers, Flows, and Cuts
David Kempe,
associate professor of computer science,
USC,
4:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
Écrasez l'infâme: Voltaire and the Battle for Religious Liberty
Edwin Curley,
professor of philosophy,
University of Michigan,
7:30pm
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10:00pm
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Monday, May 2nd, 2011
12:00pm
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Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar
Collective Dynamic Choice: The Necessity of Time Inconsistency (joint with Matthew O. Jackson)
Leeat Yariv,
professor of economics,
Caltech,
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
4:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Seminar in American Studies
Religion and Early Social Science: Thinking about Population after La Peyrère
Ted McCormick,
assistant professor of history,
Concordia University,
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
4:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Search and Satisficing
Mark Dean,
associate professor of economics,
Brown University,
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
4:30pm
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Francis Bacon Conference
Intellectual Property and Molecular Biology: Biomedicine, Commerce, and the CCR5 Gene
Myles W. Jackson,
professor of the history and philosophy of science and technology,
Polytechnic Institute and Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University,
Friday, May 6th, 2011
9:00am
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5/7
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Francis Bacon Conference
Molecular Biology and Intellectual Property in the Age of Biocapitalism
Myles W. Jackson,
professor of the history and philosophy of science and technology,
Polytechnic Institute and Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University,
12:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Salary Competition in Two-Sided Markets with Private Information
Luke Boosey,
graduate student in humanities and social sciences,
Caltech,
Monday, May 9th, 2011
4:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
Whole-cell Recordings in the Hippocampus of Freely Moving Rats
Albert Lee,
group leader,
HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus,
4:00pm
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Econometrics and Applied Micro Seminar
The Econometrics of DSGE Models
Raffaella Giacomini,
associate professor of economics,
University College London,
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Second-Guessing, Structure, and Information in Bureaucratic Politics (joint with Sean Gailmard)
John Patty,
associate professor of political science,
Washington Univesity, St. Louis,
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
4:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Approximately Optimal Mechanism Design via Differential Privacy
Rann Smorodinsky,
associate professor of economics and finance,
Israel Institute of Technology,
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
Towards a Computational Account of Human Pain and Aversive Learning
Benjamin Seymour,
Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging,
University College London,
7:30pm
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10:00pm
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Friday, May 13th, 2011
12:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Asymptotic Equivalence of Stable Matching Mechanisms
Sang Mok Lee,
graduate student in humanities and social sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
You drink. You drive. You go to jail. Where's recursion?
Daniel Everett,
dean of arts and sciences,
Bentley University,
Monday, May 16th, 2011
12:00pm
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Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar
Is it all connected? Understanding the Relationship Between Behavioral Phenomena
Pietro Ortoleva,
assistant professor of economics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
Efficient Estimation of Convex Moment Inequalities
Andres Santos,
UC San Diego,
4:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
How Early Experience Shapes Circuits for Vocal Perception and Production
Richard Mooney,
professor of neurobiology,
Duke University School of Medicine,
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Equilibrium Checks and Balances
James Robinson,
David Florence Professor of Government,
Harvard University,
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
4:00pm
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
Social Pain and Pleasure: Exploring the Neural Systems Underlying Social Rejection and Connection
Naomi Eisenberger,
assistant professor of psychology,
UCLA,
Friday, May 20th, 2011
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Exploiting Network Effects in the Provisioning of Large Scale Systems
Jayakrishnan Nair,
graduate student in electrical engineering,
Caltech,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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The Vicarious Brain: The Neural Basis of Empathy, Learning by Observation, and Sociopathy
The Vicarious Brain: The Neural Basis of Empathy, Learning by Observation, and Sociopathy
Christian Keysers,
professor for the social brain,
University Medical Center Groningen,