Calendar
Winter 2004-2005
Friday, January 14th, 2005
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2005
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
The Effect of Newspaper Market Structure on Congressional Politics
James Snyder,
Professor,
Economics,
MIT,
Tuesday, February 8th, 2005
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Assessing Legislative Accomplishment in the U.S., 1877 to 1944
John Lapinski,
Yale University,
Wednesday, February 9th, 2005
4:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
The Evolution and Evolvability of Culture
Kim Sterelny,
The Australian National University,
Friday, February 11th, 2005
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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History and Philosophy of Science Seminar
Ernst Mayr's Identification of Typology as the Enemy of Darwin: an Exercise in Metahistory
Mary P. Winsor,
Professor Emeritus, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology,
University of Toronto,
Wednesday, February 16th, 2005
4:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar / Theory Workshop
Learning in Games and Feedback Control
Jeff Shamma,
Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering,
UCLA,
Friday, February 18th, 2005
7:30pm
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10:00pm
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005
4:00pm
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James Michelin Seminar
Universities and Their Spaces: The Special History of the Campus as a 'Place' for Learning
Sheldon Rothblatt,
Professor of History and Director of the Center for Studies in Higher Education,
University of California, Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Trust and the City: Measuring Social Capital with a Field Experiment
Armin Falk,
Professor of Economics,
University of Bonn,
Friday, February 25th, 2005
4:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
The Real Reason Genes Are at the Center of Attention in Biological Research
Ken Waters,
University of Minnesota,
Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Does the U.S. Constitution Need an ERA?
Andrew D. Martin,
Department of Political Science,
Washington University,
Thursday, March 3rd, 2005
4:00pm
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William & Myrtle Harris Distinguished Lectureship in Science and Civilization
Is There a Neurophysiological Challenge to Freedom and Responsibility of Human Action
Julian Nida-Rumelin,
Professor of Philosophy, Chair for Political Theory and Philosophy, University of Munich,
Visiting Associate in Philosophy, Caltech,
Wednesday, March 9th, 2005
4:00pm
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Thursday, March 10th, 2005
4:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Predicting the 'Unpredictable'
Rakesh Vohra,
Professor of Decision Sciences, MEDS,
Northwestern University,
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005
4:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
Moral Luck: Why Chance Is Morally Irrelevant
Julian Nida-Rumelin,
Professor of Philosophy, Chair for Political Theory and Philosophy, University of Munich,
Visiting Associate in Philosopy, Caltech,