All talks will be held in the Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room.


Unfortunately all spring quarter talks have been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

SPRING QUARTER

Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 3 p.m.

Can Our Social Circles Help Us Forecast Election Results?

Speaker: Mirta Galesic, Professor and Cowan Chair in Human Social Dynamics, Santa Fe Institute

Host: Van Savage, Professor of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Biomathematics, UCLA

 

Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 3 p.m. 

Exposure to News in the Digital Age

Speaker: Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania

Host: Jungseock Joo, Assistant Professor of Communication, UCLA

 

Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 3 p.m.

The Prospects and Putative Perils of AI

Speaker: Kenneth Ford, Founder and CEO, Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition

Host: Aaron Blaisdell, Professor of Psychology, UCLA

 

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 3 p.m.

Talk title TBA

Speaker: Luis Bettencourt, Pritzker Director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation; Professor of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago

Host: Van Savage, Professor of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Biomathematics, UCLA

 


FALL QUARTER

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 3 p.m.

Why Housing Segregation is a Solvable Problem

Speaker: Richard H. Sander, Dukeminier Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA

Host: Susanne Lohmann, Professor of Political Science, UCLA

 

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Extravagant Weapons: The Story Behind Arms Races in Animals and People

Speaker: Douglas J. Emlen, Professor of Biology, University of Montana

Host: Dan Blumstein, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA

 

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Foundations of Fairness in Childhood

Speaker: Katherine McAuliffe, Assistant Professor of Psychology,Morrissey College

Host: Dan Blumstein, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA

 


WINTER QUARTER

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 3 p.m. 

Carbon, Cows, and Climate: A Look at Regenerative Agriculture and the Barriers to Adoption

Speaker: Jason Rowntree, Associate Professor of Animal Science, Michigan State University

Host: Aaron Blaisdell, Professor of Psychology, UCLA

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 3 p.m. 

Seeing is Believing and Beneficial for Social Change: Multicultural Visibility Promotes Recognition and Reduction of Inequality

Speaker: Tiffany N. Brannon, Assistant Professor of Psychology, UCLA

Host: Van Savage, Professor of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Biomathematics, UCLA

 

Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 3 p.m.

Population Health in the United States: Debates, Denominators and New Policy Directions

Speaker: Paula Lantz, Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan

Host: Mark Peterson, Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, UCLA