February LASER Event - Stanford

7:00-7:25: Cathy Zoi (Stanford/ Energy Transformation Collaborative) on "Human Ingenuity, the Renewable Resource that Really Can Halt the Climate Crisis"

Scientists and engineers have pioneered a suite of technologies to power our economies without emitting greenhouse gases...

7:25-7:50: Lucia Jacobs(UC Berkeley Psychology) on "How the Brain Evolved from a Nose"The first fundemental revolution in the evolution of the mind was the ability to map space...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: Rachna Nivas(Chitresh Das Dance Company) on "India's Meditation in Motion: Pushing Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Boundaries through Kathak Dance"A North Indian classical dance technique in which the performer simultaneously performs complex rhythmical movement, recites, sings and plays an instrument...Read more
8:35-9:00: Chris Chafe (Stanford CCRMA) and Josef Parvizi(Stanford Neurology) on "Music from (your) Brain"The Brain Stethoscope in Clinical & Musical Applications ...Read more

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

You can mingle with the speakers and the audience

Location: Li Ka Shing Center, Room 120