Mathematics and Cognition Seminar

Schedule Spring 2009
 Mathematics and Cognition Seminar
 Tuesdays 12:15 pm
PSA 206

"Whenever there is chaos,
it creates wonderful thinking."
- Septima Clark

About this seminar

Location:
Map ("X" marks the spot)

Note: 1)?represents wild guesses having been made with regards to dates, titles or speakers, 2) * represents an unusual date, time or location.
 

  Date

Speaker

Title

February 3

Matt Hindman
Department of Political Science

"The Dynamics of Web Traffic: Or, Why Newspapers Are in Even Bigger Trouble Than You Think""
Announcement

10

Tom Taylor
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

"Topological and Geometric Statistics of High Contrast Patches in Natural Images"

17

No seminar today

24

Cancelled

Cancelled

March 3

Abdul Ahmed
Fulton School of Engineering
and
Preston Wong
Gang Unit SFPD (ret)

"Formation and Dynamics of Cooperative Networks - A case study of Cooperation Dynamics of the Urban Gang in Eloy Detention Center. Part II" Abstract

17

24

31

Keith Kintig
School of Human Evolution and Social Change

"Envisioning the Digital Archaeological Record"Abstract
Videorecording of Talk (Quicktime .mov H264 96M)

April 7

David Jacobson
School of International Studies

"What If the Model Does Not Tell the Whole Story? The Clock, the Natural Forest and the New Global Studies"Abstract,
QuickTime Movie (71MB)(with technical difficulties, so some gaps)

14

Jose Lobo
School of Human Evolution and Social Change and Department of Economics

"The value of mathematical research"Cancelled

Wednesday April 15*
12:15pm
ECA 385
Map ("X" marks the spot)

Merlyna Lim
School of Justice and Social Inquiry, and
Consortium For Science, Policy and Outcomes

"Undemocratic Networks: The Internet and Radicalization in Indonesia"
Announcement,
Slides (PDF 10MB),
Lecture (QuickTime Movie 75MB)

21

Ira Ellman
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
and Department of Psychology

"Intuitive Lawmaking"
Abstract

28

May 5

Visar Berisha
Raytheon Missile Systems

"Bandwidth Extension Using Perceptual Criteria"
Abstract