The Science & Society (SS) Series presents topics at the intersection of science, public policy, social issues, and daily life. These programs allow active engagement between policy makers, scientists and program participants.
Previous SS events have covered science in films, Women in STEM, the science of music, science education policy, gender stereotypes, and how curiosity-driven research impacts society.
Distinguished SS speakers have included Cristal Thomas, former Deputy Governor of Illinois; Robbert Dijkgraaf, Ph.D., Director of the Institute for Advanced Study and Leon Levy Professor; and Lawrence Krauss, Ph.D., Foundation Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration and Physics Department, and Inaugural Director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University.
How Technology Will Change the Way We Work
Technology has dramatically changed the way we work: it automates processes, collects and organizes our information, and offers new lines for global communication. It both opens new industries and shutters traditional strongholds at an accelerating pace, and it continually redefines what it means to “work” in the world today. Continue reading “The Future of Work”
From sci-fi to computer simulated graphics to mind-expanding documentaries, science and film have always gravitated toward one another.
Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Nick Bostrom lays the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life.
Continue reading “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies”
This is C2ST’s rescheduled event. Our originally scheduled presentation with the FBI was cancelled 10/16/13 due to the partial Federal government shutdown
The cyber world can sometimes be a very dangerous place to live; from personal identity fraud to state sponsored government attacks, the threat through America’s online networks to our security, safety and economy is more real than ever before. Continue reading “Every Click Leaves a Clue: The Technology & Tactics of the FBI Cyber Crime Division”
Catch a screening of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” starring Gene Wilder and stay for delicious science demonstrations.
Continue reading “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Movie and Delicious Science Demos”
Music surrounds us — but why does this art form take such a dominant role in our lives? What happens in our mind when we hear music and how does it effect our emotions? Even with passive listening to music, specific parts of the brain can show activation or increased “neural” activity. What is it about music that can so dramatically affect brain activity? Continue reading “Music and the Brain”
