March 2018
CPRC Data Science and Population Research
The mini-conference will highlight the use of data science techniques and technologies in population research. Featuring Columbia faculty engaged in computational social science research, the conference will include presentations on the current state and future of data science as well as demonstrations of current applications. We will explore how data science can be used to answer social and behavioral science questions.
Find out more »April 2018
Alisha Rankin – Testing the Panacea: Antidotes, Alchemy, and the Problem of Proof in Early Modern Europe
This talk contrasts the drug testing methods of two sixteenth-century alchemical empirics: Andreas Berthold and Georg Amwald.
Find out more »The Art of Data Visualization – The Art of Storytelling
The Art of Storytelling is the third annual Art of Data Visualization event. It is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Find out more »James Hoff – Untitled
James Hoff, whose work encompasses painting, sound, writing, and performance, has maintained a strong focus on distributed forms and experiments with language, including cross-disciplinary investigations that address orally-transmitted syndromes, computer viruses, and ear worms.
Find out more »Amit Sharma – How Information Spreads in Social Networks: A Case Study on Prediction, Explanation and Intervention
Can an algorithm predict whether a tweet, photo or news piece will become popular? If it could, does it help us understand why some items become popular, while others do not?
Find out more »Misha Angrist – Ask but Don’t Tell: The Stubborn Alienation of Research Participants in the Twenty-First Century
Misha Angrist of Duke University discusses the longstanding asymmetry of power between researcher and participant in the sciences.
Find out more »Kathrin Zippel – Gender and the Globalization of Science
This workshop series is primarily designed to assist advanced graduate students with their ongoing research projects. The workshop aims to expose participants to original approaches to social studies of science and technology, but also to expose students to solutions to common challenges of academic work.
Find out more »Responsibility, Punishment, and Psychopathy: At the Crossroads of Law, Neurocriminology, and Philosophy – Seminars in Society and Neuroscience
Three leading experts in neurocriminology, law, and philosophy will discuss recent neuroscientific findings in psychopathy research. The speakers will consider how these findings might contribute to the reconsideration of the responsibility of psychopathic offenders and how criminal justice should optimally respond to individuals suffering from such a controversial disorder.
Find out more »Ada Yonath – Next Generation Eco-friendly Specific Antibiotics and Thoughts about the Origin of Life
Ada Yonath will discuss next generation eco-friendly specific antibiotics and thoughts about the origin of life.
Find out more »Digital Literacy in Context: Negotiating Systemic Bias in Teaching
In this community conversation, open to all Columbia faculty and students, we’ll hear lightning talks from three faculty members working on different areas of systemic bias that affect how we access and process information and then invite all in attendance to engage in a larger question and response session.
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