July LASER Event

Schedule:

6:45pm-7:00pm: Socializing/networking.

7:00-7:25pm: Ian Winters on "Responsive Installations Based on Attention, Social Memory and the Use of Motion-Capture Analysis"

A look at projects that explore the observation and choreography of the viewer's or participant's attention and physical movement with a widespread use and integration of sensor-based systems.

7:25-7:50pm: Christina Smolke (Stanford) on "Synthetic Biology: The Next Generation of Biotechnology"

A discussion on research in the field of Synthetic Biology that is directed toward bridging the design gap and advancing our capabilities to design sophisticated biological systems.

7:50pm-8:10pm: 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.

8:10-8:35pm: Mark Jacobson (Stanford) on "A Plan to Power the World For All Purposes With Wind, Water, and the Sun"

This talk discusses a plan to solve the problems of global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity by powering 100% of the world's energy for all purposes, including electricity, transportation, industry, and heating/cooling, with wind, water, and sunlight (WWS) within 20-40 years.

8:35pm-9:00pm: Paul Rabinow (UC Berkeley) and Adrian van Allen on "Synthetic biology and Security"

As the capacities of synthetic biology develop, the potential for a range of risks and dangers grows. How should we think about the ratios of capacities and dangers? More broadly how should we think about design when it comes to living beings?