Broken symmetries in living matter - LivestreamActive processes in living systems create a novel class of non-equilibrium material composed of many interacting parts that individually consume energy and collectively generate motion or mechanical stress. In this talk, I will discuss experimental tools and conceptual frameworks we develop to uncover laws governing order, phase transitions and fluctuations in systems in which individual components break ...
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The Alignment Problem - LivestreamThe real risk with AI is not that it will "turn on us," but rather, the danger has always been about being careful what we wish for. The real risk is the Midas Curse: that we build a powerful system able to learn by example but are somehow imprecise or ...
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Astronomy on Tap Los Angeles - LivestreamWe’ll hear from Casey Honniball: “Water on the Sunlit Moon†and from Kishalay De: “How Merging Stellar Corpses are Connected to the Calcium in Your Bonesâ€. In addition, we will host interactive astronomically-themed pub trivia.
