June Berkeley LASER Event

7:00-7:25: Tania Lombrozo(UC Berkeley Psychologist) on "Why we ask 'why?'"The nature of human cognition and our remarkable ability to function in a complex world... Read more
7:25-7:50: Rachel Haurwitz(CaribouBioSciences) on "TBA"Abstract... 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: Annapurna Pandey(San Jose State Univ/ Anthropology) on "Magic" Abstract forthcoming... 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
9:00pm-9:30pm: Discussions, networking

You can mingle with the speakers and the audience