Promoting Research in Social Media and Health (PRISM) SymposiumJoin us for an interactive all-day conference dedicated to social media and health research! PRISM has been an invaluable opportunity to collaborate with other researchers and industry stakeholders to learn about the newest research and advance the field together.Early bird registration closes September 30 or when sold outSee weblink for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $50 - $120
Winter Bird WalkJoin Chris Carmichael in search of both resident and migrant birds in the Garden’s many bird friendly micro habitats. Chris will be joined by Susan Greef, Garden Member and avid birder. Beginning and experienced bird watchers are welcome.This walk follows uneven terrain, with areas of paved and unpaved trail. For ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 - $25
'Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security.' - LivestreamSherri Goodman, the Pentagon's Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security will discuss the urgent connections between climate change and national security in her book, "Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security." Her book gives readers an inside account, from the Pentagon to the battlefield, of ...
OceanX is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting ocean health and maximizing its benefits for humanity through innovative science and immersive education initiatives. Guided by the conviction that rigorous scientific research should inform effective ocean management, OceanX strives to collect critical data and translate knowledge into action that helps restore ...
Nina Beguš will present artificial humanities, a research framework for understanding the cultural, philosophical, and ethical dimensions of AI. This approach explores how the humanities - literature, history, and art - can deepen our understanding of artificial intelligence and its development. The talk will consider the role fictional narratives play ...
My research and teaching has been focused on the political economy of development in East Asia, especially China. I am interested in the question of power and space. My first book, Making Captialism in China: The Taiwan Connection, focuses on the role of culture in inter-regional capital flows. In my ...
The current resurgence of artificial intelligence, including generative AI like ChatGPT, is due to advances in deep learning. Systems based on deep learning are transforming all aspects of life. Deep learning has been enabled by powerful, efficient computing hardware. The algorithms used have been around since the 1980s, but it ...
Drawing from several clinical studies in the US and in India (?), this talk discusses the challenge of involving the family in providing care to those with chronic illness. In particular, it explores the different ways in which families are oriented to be involved in care in India and in ...
AI is inescapable, from its mundane uses online to its increasingly consequential decision-making in courtrooms, job interviews, and wars. The ubiquity of AI is so great that it might produce public resignation - a sense that the technology is our shared fate.But how is the technical structure of AI shaped ...
Percolating just out of sight and mind at the former Naval Shipyards at Hunters Point is one of the nation's most severe toxic hotspots. Radioactive debris from the H-Bomb tests in the 1940s and 1950s was brought back to Hunters Point for testing and cleaning. Ensuing waste ended up in ...
