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James Dahlman is a chemical and bioengineer whose work lies at the interface of nanotechnology, genomics, and gene editing. He studied in vivo gene editing at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT;…
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James E. Dahlman Date
November 28th, 2017
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The sensory data about most natural task-relevant
variables is confounded by task-irrelevant sensory variations, called nuisance
variables. To be useful, the sensory signals that encode the…
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Xaq Pitkow Date
December 6th, 2017
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Quantum computers are proposed devices that would exploit quantum mechanics to solve certain specific problems dramatically faster than we know how to solve them with today's computers. In the…
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Scott Aaronson Date
December 4th, 2017
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The simple process of crumpling a sheet of paper with our hands results in a complex network of interconnected permanent creases of many sizes and orientations. Sheet preferentially bends along these…
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Shmuel Rubinstein Date
December 4th, 2017
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The introduction of smart phones in the mid-2000s forever changed the way users interact with data and computation--and through it prompted a renaissance of digital innovation. Yet, at the same time,…
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Patrick McDaniel Date
December 1st, 2017
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The field of materials and microstructure design and characterization techniques has progressed significantly in the past two decades. Materials and processing design methodologies effectively…
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Hamid Garmestani Date
December 12th, 2017
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There are several works characterizing the total-variation mixing time of a reversible Markov chain in term of natural probabilistic concepts such as stopping times and hitting times. In contrast,…
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Jonathan Hermon Date
November 27th, 2017
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Earth’s 4.5 billion year history is a complex tale of deterministic physical and chemical processes, as well as "frozen accidents." This history is preserved most vividly in mineral…
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Robert Hazen Date
November 29th, 2017
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Equilibrium fluctuation-induced forces are abundant in nature, ranging from quantum electrodynamic (QED) Casimir and van der Waals forces, to their thermal analogs in fluctuating soft matter. …
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Mehran Kardar Date
November 27th, 2017
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There is an increasing appreciation that mental health disorders often include social-specific deficits, motivating research into the neurophysiological mechanisms that underlie natural, social…
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Robert Liu Date
November 27th, 2017
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Our ability to perceive the visual environment is remarkable: we can recognize a place or “scene” (e.g., a kitchen, a beach, Georgia Tech) within a fraction of a second – even if we…
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Danny Dilks Date
December 4th, 2017
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A diverse set of novel materials, physical phenomena, interconnects, logic and memory devices, and circuit/system concepts are being studied globally to sustain the exponential growth of the…
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Azad Naeemi Date
November 28th, 2017
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Vedant Mehta Date
November 13th, 2017
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For over two millennia, civilizations have pondered over the questions of cosmogenesis. But serious attempts to address them began only with Einstein's discovery of general relativity a century…
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Abhay Ashtekar Date
November 14th, 2017
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In
practice, firms are often faced with pricing challenges including high demand
uncertainty, limited inventory, and restrictions to conduct price
experimentation. In this talk, I will discuss…
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He Wang Date
November 15th, 2017
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Is cyberspace merely another domain for 21st Century kinetic battles to operate in, or does it merit special consideration and unique rules of engagement? In this talk, Holly Dragoo will explore the…
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Holly M. Dragoo Date
November 17th, 2017
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