Josh Franklin Department of Anthropology University of Pennsylvania Topic: Sex, Gender, Diversity and Neuropsychiatry Penn grad students, postdocs, and RAs, you are invited to lunch with interesting guests. Not a talk – they’ll take 10 minutes to introduce their work, then it’s pure conversation. Sandwiches and drinks served.
Events
Michael Nachman Department of Biology UC Berkeley The Genomic Basis of Environmental Adaptation in House Mice A major goal in biology is to understand the genetic details of how organisms adapt to novel environments. I will discuss recent studies on the genetic basis of environmental adaptation in mice which have recently colonized North […]
MindCORE & CURF present: “Growing Up in Science” A conversation-style event series about becoming and being a scientist. UPenn faculty members share their stories with a focus on the unspoken challenges in a life in science. Come join us as we chat with: David Meaney, PhD S.R. Pollack Professor Chair, Department […]
Ron Baecker Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and Bell Chair in Human-Computer Interaction University of Toronto *Please note special time: 12:00pm – 1:15pm
John McCoy Department of Marketing University of Pennsylvania Distilling more wisdom from a crowd In many situations, from economists predicting unemployment rates to chemists judging fuel safety, individuals have differing opinions or predictions. We consider the crowd-wisdom problem of aggregating the judgments of multiple individuals on a single question, when no outside information […]