Despite their significant hype, machine learning (ML) models have struggled to solve one of the biggest challenges in modern biophysical chemistry: structure-based drug design. The task of designing a molecule that binds to a particular biomolecular target is extremely challenging for ML for two fundamental reasons: (1) the amount of ...
Jeff Horwitz will discuss his research and reporting that led to his book Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose its Harmful Secrets. Broken Code expands on “The Facebook Files,†his blockbuster, award-winning series for The Wall Street Journal, and lays out not just the architecture of Facebook’s failures, but what the ...
Since this is a hastily arranged “in-house†colloquium, I plan to make it partially pedagogic concerning a body of thought that has developed in condensed matter theory over the past half century, but which has only much more recently come to be satisfactorily understood.  I will plan to spend roughly ...
When we look at the drivers of effective innovation, we see two complementary themes emerging: First, new technologies or methods that open the way to new solutions, and second, new insights or experiences that yield a better understanding of the problem. With a design thinking approach, we begin by building ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Astronomy on Tap Tucson #94: Pulsars and Poetry - LivestreamThe Discovery of Pulsars: a Guide to Unidentified Blinking ObjectsSpeaker: Maria Mutz, University of ArizonaSpace Travel by Words: Poetry About Up There, Down Here, and In BetweenSpeaker: Fuda Nguyen, University of ArizonaOn tap this month, we have physics graduate student Maria Mutz talking about pulsars and other unidentified blinking objects, ...
In this presentation, J.R. Blair will explore scientific name changes of fungi in the past few decades. Starting with a primer on taxonomic hierarchy (Domains, Kingdoms, Phyla, etc.), the Binomial System of Nomenclature, and species concepts, he will discuss the reasons that species names are changed and why higher level ...
How will planet Earth feed more people in the next century while increasing sustainability? One solution comes from tiny plants called micro-algae, with their high nutrients, vitamins and food value. Chuck Greene is a world leader in looking at this solution, and will talk about its need and its promiseCan ...
The talk will explore Eigen Decomposition, PCA, Kernel PCA, Eigen Faces, t-SNE, UMAP, Manifold Learning, a taxonomy of dimensionality reduction techniques, and discuss how the speaker used them for some of his research experiments.Speaker: Vishnu Pendyala, San Jose State UniversityRegister at weblink
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Secrets of Award Winning Astrophotography - LivestreamAndy Campbell discusses all things Astro and awards, providing valuable insights into entering the highly competitive world of Astrophotography competitions. During the presentation, Andy delves deep into the world of astrophotography and explores tips and techniques that have led to award-winning entries. An experienced judge, Andy also highlights the judging ...
