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
