Data & Life in the MetaverseThe unknown potentials of the metaverse are both exciting and terrifying. Technologists and the media have been exploring the implications of a potential shift to user-centered 3D experiences, which could eclipse our familiar two-dimensional ways of interfacing with our screens. Here, urgent questions emerge about who owns the data of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Polymerizations in Pickering Emulsions as a Route to Hybrid MaterialsPickering emulsions, or those stabilized by solid particles, provide a distinct template for the production of composite structures which combine the properties of the particles, the droplets, and any additional components such as polymer. This presentation will cover the use of Pickering emulsions stabilized by 2D particles (i.e., nanosheets) ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Artificial Gamer: Film Screening and Panel on the Battle of AI vs. Humans in EsportsA passionate team of Silicon Valley engineers at OpenAI is in a race to develop an artificial intelligence bot capable of defeating the world champions of one of the most lucrative esports - Dota 2. And they’ve got one year to do it. The outcome could alter the way we think ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Tuning into Dark Matter with the ADMX Experiment - LivestreamThe nature of dark matter is one of the great mysteries of modern physics and could be sourced from new particles beyond the standard model. The Axion, a particle postulated to solve other mysteries in nuclear physics, is one especially well-motivated candidate. These particles, which act more like radio waves, ...
