Welcome back to Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly roundup of science events happening around campus. As always, email science@bwog.com if you want your event featured.

Sing for Science: Simpsons Neuroscience

  • Friday, October 4 from 6:30 to 8 pm.
  • In-person at the Forum. Registration required.
  • Six-time Emmy Winner Hank Azaria will appear as both Moe the Bartender from The Simpsons and himself to discuss with Columbia Psychology Professor Dr. Kevin Ochsner the brain in a social context. More information. 

Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy Seminar: Dr. Geoffrey Geise

  • Thursday, October 3 from 10 to 11 am.
  • In-person at Mudd 1024. Online via Zoom. Registration required. 
  • Join the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy (LCSE) in attending a seminar by Dr. Geoffrey Feise on engineering to address global water shortages and the necessity of clean energy. More information. 

Tissue Talks: Stacey Finley, University of Southern California

  • Wednesday, October 2 at 3 pm.
  • Online via Zoom. Registration required. 
  • As a part of the weekly Biomedical Engineering Tissue Talks series, Stacey Finley from the University of Southern California will discuss her research on applying computational modeling to study immune cell signaling, metabolism, and angiogenesis. More information. 

iCubed Seminar: Ahsan Ali, Amazon Web Services

  • Tuesday, October 1 from 3 to 4 pm.
  • In-person at Davis Auditorium in Schapiro CEPSR. Registration required.
  • The talk by Ahsan Ali aims to explore how generative AI is changing industries as well as address the current challenges of advancing artificial general intelligence. More information.

From AI Aspirations to Healthcare Futures: Navigating the Promises and Mysteries of Large Language Models

  • Wednesday, October 2 from 11:30 am to 12:50 pm.
  • In-person at the William Black Building or online via Zoom. Registration required.
  • Eric Horvitz, MD, PhD, will share his thoughts on AI as applied to healthcare. Lunch provided at 11:30 am. More information. 

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