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What is AI? – Sep 3

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The artificial intelligence (AI) that we've seen in fiction bears little resemblance to the AI we have in the real world. Stanford PhD researcher Andrey Kurenkov will analyze the real-world meaning of AI, describe what researchers in AI actually do, and explore how impressive — or not — recent AI achievements really are.

Andrey Kurenkov does research at Stanford's Vision and Learning Lab. He produces the weekly Skynet Today newsletter ("Putting AI News in Perspective"), and he is a Wonderfest Science Envoy. Andrey will answer questions during the video premiere via the YouTube "chat" bar, and afterward, via live Zoom session.


Andrey Kurenkov

WHAT: What Is "Artificial Intelligence"?
WHO: Andrey Kurenkov, AI Researcher, Vision & Learning Lab, Stanford [https://www.andreykurenkov.com]
WHERE: YouTube Video Premiere, then, Live Zoom Q&A [https://youtu.be/h5vpSfB5l3o]
Map: [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89677333093]
WHEN: 2020-09-03 — 8pm, Thu, August 27 (1.5 hr)
Add to Calendar YYYY-MM-DD 2020-09-03 20:00 2020-09-03 21:30 Wonderfest, What Is "Artificial Intelligence"? Speaker: Andrey Kurenkov, AI Researcher, Vision & Learning Lab, Stanford
Description:

The artificial intelligence (AI) that we've seen in fiction bears little resemblance to the AI we have in the real world. Stanford PhD researcher Andrey Kurenkov will analyze the real-world meaning of AI, describe what researchers in AI actually do, and explore how impressive — or not — recent AI achievements really are.

Andrey Kurenkov does research at Stanford's Vision and Learning Lab. He produces the weekly Skynet Today newsletter ("Putting AI News in Perspective"), and he is a Wonderfest Science Envoy. Andrey will answer questions during the video premiere via the YouTube "chat" bar, and afterward, via live Zoom session.

 Location: YouTube Video Premiere, then, Live Zoom Q&A
HOW:

First, at 8:00pm, watch the YouTube video Premiere of "What is AI?" as Andrey Kurenkov answers questions via the YouTube chat bar: https://youtu.be/h5vpSfB5l3o

Then, immediately after the video, log in to a LIVE Zoom Q&A session with Andrey: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89677333093

Please consider helping Wonderfest to produce events like this — sharing the clear-eyed optimism of science with the Bay Area ... and the world — via the inaptly named "Tickets" block, below.


Ear of rice which grew

CRISPR Crops – June 22

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Gene editing is revolutionizing agriculture by changing how we design, produce, and consume food. But how is this technology being used, and what does this mean for farmers, consumers, and society at large? We'll take a holistic journey through the history of plant breeding to understand how this cutting-edge technology — and CRISPR gene editing, in particular — is being used to meet the needs of a growing human population and a warming world.

Our speaker, Evan Groover, is a PhD candidate and researcher in UC Berkeley's Department of Plant & Microbial Biology. He is also a Wonderfest Science Envoy. Evan will answer qustions during the video premiere via the YouTube "chat" bar AND, afterward, via live Zoom seminar.


Evan Groover

WHAT: CRISPR Crops: Food, Farms, and the Shape of Plants to Come
WHO: Evan Groover, Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley
WHERE: Wonderfest Science YouTube Channel [http://youtube.com/wonderfestscience]
WHEN: 2020-06-22 — 8pm, Mon, June 22 (1 hour)
Add to Calendar YYYY-MM-DD 2020-06-22 20:00 2020-06-22 21:00 Wonderfest, CRISPR Crops: Food, Farms, and the Shape of Plants to Come Speaker: Evan Groover, Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley
Description:

Gene editing is revolutionizing agriculture by changing how we design, produce, and consume food. But how is this technology being used, and what does this mean for farmers, consumers, and society at large? We'll take a holistic journey through the history of plant breeding to understand how this cutting-edge technology — and CRISPR gene editing, in particular — is being used to meet the needs of a growing human population and a warming world.

Our speaker, Evan Groover, is a PhD candidate and researcher in UC Berkeley's Department of Plant & Microbial Biology. He is also a Wonderfest Science Envoy. Evan will answer qustions during the video premiere via the YouTube "chat" bar AND, afterward, via live Zoom seminar.

 Location: Wonderfest Science YouTube Channel,
HOW:

8:00pm — Click this YouTube video "Premiere" link: <https://youtu.be/KKFoHXedP4g>.
8:45pm — Click this Zoom meeting link: <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84112518506>.


Evolution of Science

The Evolution of Science – May 13

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Author and physicist Leonard Mlodinow (PhD, UC Berkeley) will explore how humans have won such a grand grasp of nature’s workings — and what deeper understandings may lie ahead. He is the author of five bestsellers including two co-written with Stephen Hawking: A Briefer History of Time and The Grand Design. Dr. Mlodinow’s The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives was an Editor’s Choice New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book of the Year, and was short-listed for the Royal Society Book award. He has taught at Caltech, has debated Deepak Chopra on ABC’s Nightline, and has written screenplays for MacGyver and Star Trek: the Next Generation. In 2013, Dr. Mlodinow received the PEN/E.O. Wilson Award for literary science writing.

Get the WONDERFEST 40% ticket discount: http://bit.ly/science-evolution. (But DON’T click on “Apply.”)

  • WHAT:  The Evolution of Science
  • WHO:  Dr. Leonard Mlodinow
  • WHEN: 7pm (check-in at 6:30), Wednesday, May 13, 2015
  • WHERE:  Schultz Cultural Hall, Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
  • HOW:  Get the WONDERFEST 40% ticket discount here: http://bit.ly/science-evolution; do NOT click “Apply.”
  • WHY:  Because we’re curious creatures. Big thanks to the Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley.

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