The dual quests - to understand intelligence as it arises in biology and to build it in machines of our own making - have been with us for nearly a century. While neuroscience and psychology seek to characterize intelligence in terms of underlying neural mechanisms and emergent behavior, we still ...
This seminar pairs a case study of AI diffusion with an organizational approach to technological changes in the workplace. Alexandr Lenk (Instacart Economics) will share findings on how AI adoption diffuses through peer networks inside firms and drives real productivity gains with evidence from a major e-commerce company's engineering and ...
Environmental mosaics can generate strong divergent selection on plant traits even in the face of cross- habitat gene flow, leading to microgeographic local adaptation and (perhaps) incipient speciation. Here, we use yellow monkeyflower adaptation to the fine-scaled yet physically-extreme mosaic of soil conditions in the geyser basins of Yellowstone National ...
Titan’s dense atmosphere conceals a remarkably Earth-like landscape shaped by dunes, rivers, lakes, seas, and possible remnants of past hydrologic environments. The Cassini RADAR investigation provided our first detailed view of this surface and enabled measurements extending well beyond imaging. In this talk, I will review how radar sounding was ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Marsh Hike at Coyote PointStep into the baylands and explore the vibrant marsh ecosystem right outside our doors. Join CuriOdyssey educators for a guided hike through Coyote Point’s wetlands, where we’ll look for native plants, local wildlife, and signs of seasonal change.We will gather at CuriOdyssey before heading out to the marsh together. Participants ...
In Conversation with Boris Cherny, Creator of Claude CodeWhat does it take to help shape one of the most consequential revolutions in tech history? Join Boris Cherny, creator and head of Claude Code at Anthropic, for a wide-ranging conversation about the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence. From the challenges of building models like Claude to the ...
The cool autumn air draws near and the leaves begin to change ??" alas, summer is winding down. But as the Spooky Season draws near, we’ve got one last blast of hot summer content for you: sweet sizzling nerdery! Three bold speakers will share stories about strange animal sex strategies, how ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15.28 Advance
Virtual Skeptics on the PubThis is a casual night of socializing with fellow science-forward skeptics and with others inhabiting our oblate spheroidal planet.Please join us! This is a free event brought to you by Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.Click here to join.
