The superpower of Neurodiversity in the workplace
Rajesh Anandan
Co-founder and CEO, Ultranauts Inc.
March 5th, 2020
On how neurodiversity, including autism, is a competitive advantage in business.
Trends in cryptocurrency-enabled crime - and prevention
Dan Briere
Director Strategic Initiatives, Chainalysis
March 5th, 2020
How cryptocurrencies compare to traditional forms of payment, the trends in cryptocurrency-enabled crime, and how mapping the ecosystem of cryptocurrency transactions may actually lead to a future economy that's both more accessible, and safer, than that of today.
PAST EVENTS
Cultivating Meat
Niya Gupta
co-Founder Fork & Goode
July 28th, 2019
We've all heard of the disastrous consequences of conventional animal agriculture for public health, the environment and animal welfare - however the world is eating more meat than ever before. What if we could develop a new approach through cultivated meat technology - and what are the benefits/risks to future generations of meat-eaters?
The Propaganda Death Star
david goldstein
Co-Founder, Tovo Labs
July 28, 2019
How did the most powerful political propaganda machine ever devised deliver shock victories for its makers in the UK (Brexit) and the US (Trump ‘16)? … and how it might continue to do so in 2020.
The Role of Youth in Politics and the Fight for Democracy in America
scott warren
CEO, Generation citizen
march 31st, 2019. 5pm
From the civil rights movement to #BlackLivesMatter to the Parkland students, youth constitute a powerful force in the fight for democracy in America. This talk will cover lessons on how to unlock this potential, drawing from Scott's experience building Generation Citizen, one of the preeminent civics education organizations in America.
Ghosts of Coastlines Past
Laura reynolds
post doc, Institute of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, rutgers university march 31, 2019. 5pm
Coastal sediments record thousands of years of environmental and human change. This talk will cover why looking into the past is crucial for understanding the future of our coastlines, including the risks posed by sea level rise and other coastal hazards.
Fact from Fiction: Documentary Storytelling in an Age of Fake News.
Micah garen
Founder, Four corners media
february 10, 2019. 5pm
How are we to make sense of the world around us? Can we trust news and documentaries to inform us - or have we evolved into an age of 'fake news' and the personal narrative? Are we in a new golden age of the documentary and information sharing, or is this a new gilded age of yellow journalism and deception? Micah Garen has been a documentary filmmaker for the past eighteen years, working in some of the most difficult places in the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan, and will bring his perspective to this timely issue.
Every breath you take: Air pollution indoors & outdoors
faye mcneill
Prof. Chemical Engineering
Columbia University
February 10, 2019. 5pm
Air pollution has reached dangerous levels in many of the world’s most populated areas. This talk will cover what’s in the air we breathe, causes of poor air quality indoors and outdoors, its impacts on our health, and challenges and opportunities for clearing the air.
The Future of Journalism: Cyborgs?
Salah Zalatimo
Chief digital officer, Forbes
december 16, 2018. 5pm
Why augmented intelligence will defeat artificial intelligence. Embedded computers are more likely to out power autonomous computers. It's more practical and effective.
Moving Beyond Human: Embracing Exoskeletons
Rand Hidayah
ROAR LAboratory, Columbia University
December 16, 2018. 5pm
Rapidly evolving exoskeletons aim to unlock new human potential in movement and ability. Our work at the Robotics and Rehabilitation Laboratory looks at where we are at in merging humans and machines.
CARTs: Evolution in Finding a Cure for Cancer
Padma Gunda
associate consultant, zs
november 11, 2018. 5pm
Over the past several years, immunotherapies have emerged as the latest paradigm shift in the treatment of cancer. Most recently, clinicians have made significant advances in developing chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies — an approach that re-engineers patient T-cells to not only defend against but directly search and destroy tumor cells, providing the closest option we have to a cure for multiple cancers.
Human waste reuse: new paradigms in sewage treatment
Andrea Silverman
Assistant professor NYU
november 11, 2018. 5pm
Globally, 4.5 billion people lack access to safely managed sanitation. New models of wastewater collection, treatment, and reuse are being developed to try to close the sanitation gap.
Urban Transportation in the 21st Century
Sasha manoosingh
citibike (motivate)
October 21, 2018. 5pm
How will we move and connect in the increasingly dense urban landscapes of the 21st Century - particularly, in our beloved NYC?
How to Make Decisions (Optimally)
Sid Sen
microsoft research
October 21, 2018. 5pm
We all wonder what would have happened if we had done something differently in the past. Reinforcement learning can sometimes answer this question for us, and tell us how to make better decisions in the future.
Moments of Lucidity
Kishore Kuchibothla
Professor, John Hopkins University
July 18, 2018
Have you ever choked under pressure and saw your mind go into a blank stare? This talk sheds light on what happens in your brain.
Urban Planning, Big Data and NY Public School Performance
laurel donaldson
wyx studios
July, 2018
How innovative new ways of data visualization can lay bare how urban planning policy affects public school performance in NYC - and how to fix it.
Lessons from the Quest for Malaria Eradication
DEREK WILLIS
iNNOVATIVE VECTOR CONTROL (IVCC)
mARCH, 2018
Where are we, after decades of malaria eradication initiatives and what has worked?
A primer on Artificial Intelligence
Stefan jansen
Applied Artificial intelligence
march, 2018
How an exponential explosion in data, computational prowess and capital is accelerating A.I. - and the future scenarios we have ahead of us.