December LASER Event - Stanford

What:

• 7:00-7:25: Uwe Bergmann(Stanford)  on "The science and applications of X-Rays"The unusual properties of X-Rays have revolutionized many fields, and are now applied even even to ancient manuscripts and new fuels...Read More
• 7:25-7:50: Ellen Fullman(Musician) on "A Compositional Approach Derived from Material and Ephemeral Elements"Acoustics, engineering and musical composition with the Long String Instrument...Read More
• 7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will have 30 seconds to share their work. Please present your work as a teaser so that those who are interested can seek you out during social time following the event.
• 8:10-8:35: Alison Gopnik(UC Berkeley) on "The Philosophical Baby"What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love and the Meaning of Life...Read more
• 8:35-9:00: David Stork(Rambus Labs) on "Computer image analysis of Parmigianino's Self portrait in a convex mirror"Computer image analysis has addressed a number of problems and even controversies in the history and interpretation of fine art...Read More

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9:00pm-9:30pm: Discussions, networking