On Friday, November 4, Desirable AI kicked off its lecture series by hosting Dr. Olivia Erdélyi for a talk about the importance of interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder cooperation in AI regulation.

Columbia Professor Claudia Dreifus hosted a talk by science journalist Laura Helmuth on journalism before, during, and after the pandemic.

On Wednesday, the Astronomy Department colloquium featured Rachel Somerville, who spoke on the investigation into the early days of the Universe using the James Webb Space Telescope.

On Friday, Staff Writer Manny Gonzalez attended the monthly ELSI Friday Forum seminar, featuring a discussion about the value, importance, upsides, and downsides of advocacy and allyship in ELSI.

On Wednesday, Staff Writer Yacob Melman attended the weekly Astronomy Department colloquium, featuring a talk by Keith Hawkins on finding the origins of stars and galaxies.

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On Friday, September 23, Columbia Global Centers | Rio de Janeiro, Columbia World Projects (CWP), and Obama Foundation Scholar Alumni brought together speakers and panelists to speak on the ever-changing standards of spirituality, technology, finance, and civic action in regard to climate change.

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This Thursday, the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a panel to demystify the Republican Party’s energy and environmental policy. Panelists Jeffrey A. Rosen, Kellie Donnelly, and James L. Connaughton summarized past GOP policy, provided insight to the party’s current platforms, and gave recommendations for the future.

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Guest Writer Siria Solorio explores how mankind’s vain quest for meaning and symbolism has significantly neglected our planet and left her in critical condition. If we are to ensure life remains on this planet, then we must learn to rekindle our reverence for nature and engage with our universe through scientific literacy.

On Wednesday, Staff Writer Charlie Bonkowsky attended the colloquium “Moving Closer to a Detection of nHz-frequency Gravitational Waves with NANOGrav,” by Scott Ransom, a founder of the NANOGrav project.

There’s never shame in asking for help.

Staff Writer Sydney Wells attended Art & Science in Archaeological Illustration, an exhibit and reception this Tuesday in Schermerhorn Hall.

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