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Spring 2015-2016
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
10:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Quantum of Vision: the speed vs accuracy tradeoff in visual recognition
Bo Chen,
Graduate Student,
Computation & Neural Systems,
Caltech,
Friday, May 13th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Linde Institute/SISL Seminar: Leonard Schulman, Caltech
The Invisible Hand of Laplace: the Role of Market Structure in Price Convergence and Oscillation
Leonard Schulman,
Professor of Computer Science,
Division of Engineering and Applied Science,
Caltech,
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
How the Chinese Government Fabricates Social Media Posts for Strategic Distraction, Not Engaged Argument
Molly Roberts, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego,
7:00pm
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9:30pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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James Michelin Distinguished Visitors Program
An Evening of Poetry and Music: Ciaran and Deirdre Carson
Ciaran and Deirdre Carson,
Thursday, May 19th, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Behavioral Social Neuroscience Seminar
Oscillatory Mechanisms Underlying Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
Ming Hsu,
Assistant Professor,
Haas School of Business and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute,
University of California, Berkeley,
6:00pm
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7:30pm
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Art + Tech Panel: The Prosthetic Imaginary
Sara Hendren,
Artist, Design Researcher, and Assistant Professor of Design,
Olin College of Engineering,
Ken Pickar,
Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
Caltech,
Friday, May 20th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Science of Writing ***Please Note Location Change***
Caltech Alumni Roundtable on Writing and Communication in STEM Professions
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar
Network Contagion and Interbank Amplification During the Great Depression
Kris Mitchener,
Robert and Susan Finocchio Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics,
Leavey School of Business,
Santa Clara University,
Monday, May 23rd, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CNS Seminar
A Rodent Model of the "Cocktail Party Problem"
Michael DeWeese,
Associate Professor,
Physics & Neuroscience,
University of California Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Econometrics and Applied Micro Seminar
MCMC Confidence Sets for Identified Sets
Elie Tamer,
Professor of Economics,
Harvard University,
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Exploration: The Globe and Beyond
Climate Change Impact on Past Civilizations: Lessons from Space Data and Archaeology
Ronald G. Blom,
Principal Scientist (Retired),
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Finance Seminar: Yacine Ait-Sahalia, Princeton University
High Frequency Market Making
Yacine Ait-Sahalia, Otto A. Hack 1903 Professor of Finance and Economics, Princeton University,
4:30pm
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5:30pm
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Thesis Seminar
Neural and hormonal systems underlying human reward-seeking behavior
Simon Dunne,
Graduate Student,
Computation & Neural Systems,
Caltech,
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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HSS 50th Anniversary Lecture
Dynamics and Information Processing of Competitive Market Behavior: Science and Application of Extracting the Wisdom of Crowds
Charles R. Plott,
William D. Hacker Professor of Economics and Political Science,
California Institute of Technology,
Friday, May 27th, 2016
9:00am
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6:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Linde Institute/SISL Seminar: Shang-Hua Teng
Interplay between Influence Dynamics and Social Networks: Centrality, Cooperative Games, and Scalable Algorithms
Shang-Hua Teng, Seeley G. Mudd Professor, Computer Science Viterbi School of Engineering, USC,
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Finance Seminar: Joseph Gerakos, University of Chicago
Prediction Versus Inducement and the Informational Efficiency of Going Concern Opinions
Joseph Gerakos, Associate Professor of Accounting and David G. Booth Faculty Fellow, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Literary Dimensions Seminar
The Trouble with Numbers: The Drama of Mathematics in the Age of Shakespeare
Carla Mazzio,
Associate Professor of English,
University of Buffalo,
Friday, June 3rd, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Linde Institute/SISL Seminar
Market Dynamics of Best-Response with Lookahead
Krishnamurthy (Dj) Dvijotham, Postdoctoral Scholar in Computing and Mathematical Science, Caltech,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Monday, June 6th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar
Equilibrium Selection in Stable Matching Mechanisms: Experimental Evidence
Ahrash Dianat,
Postdoctoral Scholar in Economics at the Social Science Experimental Laboratory (SSEL),
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CNS Seminar
Network dynamics of control over enhancement versus suppression in sustained attention
Agatha Lenartowicz,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences,
UCLA,
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Neuro Lunch Meeting
Le (Steven) Chang,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Division of Biology and Biological Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
Tomokazu Sato,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Division of Biology and Biological Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Behavioral Social Neuroscience Seminar
A Neuroeconomic Theory of Attention- and Task-Switching with Implications for Autism and ADHD
Peter Landry,
Associate Professor, Marketing, University of Toronto,