The Science Scene

Tuesday, March 26

"What Did We Learn from Black Hole Images?" Georgia Tech physicist Nadya Subbotina is featured in an Emory Physics Department lecture. At 2:30 pm in the Math and Science Center, room E300.

Wednesday, March 27

"From HAL to Her: AI in Film." Emory Cinematique screens "After Yang," a film following a family's attempt to repair their beloved but no-longer functioning "technosapien." Gregory Zinman, from Emory's Department of Film and Media, will introduce the film and a post-screening Q&A will be held to discuss it. At 7:30 pm in White Hall, room 208. Free and open to the public.

Tuesday, April 2

"PT-Symmetric Quantum Mechanics." The Emory Physics Department Colloquium features Carl Bender from Washington University who will delve into mysteries of quantum mechanics. At 2:30 pm inEmory Math and Science Center, room E300.

"Interconnected Realities: One Health and Human Behavior in Infectious Disease Transmission Modeling." Boston University's Kayoko Shioda is featured in the Emory Infectious Disease Across Scales Seminar Series. At 3 pm in the Claudia Nance Rollins Building, room 1051.

Wednesday, April 3

"From HAL to HER: AI in Film." Emory Cinematique screens "The Terminator," the 1984 hard-nosed, techno-horror film that propelled Arnold Schwarzenegger to stardom. A post-screening Q&A will be held to discuss the film. At 7:30 pm in White Hall, room 208. Free and open to the public.

"Health Storytelling Author Q&A." Christine Yu, author of "Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes," will discuss her book with Maryn McKenna, senior fellow in Emory's Center for the Study of Human Health. At 7 pm via Zoom.

Friday, April 5 to Saturday, April 6

"Science on Spiritual Health Symposium." International leaders at the forefront of spiritual health research, practice and innovation gather to discuss how the latest findings in this area are poised to transform the medical system's approach to treating mental and physical ailments. At 5 pm in the Claudia Nance Rollins Buildings, room P100, at the Rollins School of Public Health.

Tuesday, April 9

"Combinatorial Creatures: Cortical Plasticity within and across Lifetimes." Leah Krubitzer, professor of pscychology at the University of California, Davis, is featured in an Emory Center for Mind Brain and Culture lecture.  At 12:15 pm in the School of Medicine, room 130.

"Malaria Infection in Humans, Bonobos and Chimpanzees." Molecular anthropologist Emily Wroblewski is featured in an Emory anthropology lecture. She will discuss her work characterizing the major histocompatibility complex variations and malaria infection. At 2:30 pm in Anthropology, room 206.

Wednesday, April 10

"From HAL to HER: AI in Film." Emory Cinematique screens "Computer Chess," an indie mockumentary done in an improvisatory style that follows competitors at a chess tournament. The film investigates what it means to extend the boundaries of intelligence and how those efforts, in turn, might make us more like machines than we care to acknowledge. A post-screening Q&A will be held. At 7:30 pm in White Hall, room 208. Free and open to the public.

Monday, April 15

"Sparking Change: Building Resilience and Sustainability in Global Environmental Health." Lisa Thompson, professor in Emory School of Nursing, delivers the 2024 Hugh P. Davis Lecture. At 4 pm in the School of Nursing, P01 auditorium.

Tuesday, April 16

"Epidemiology and Control of Lyme Disease." Sam Telford from Tufts University is featured in the Emory Infectious Disease Across Scales Seminar Series. At 3 pm in the Claudia Nance Rollins Building, room 1051.

Wednesday, April 17

"From HAL to HER: AI in Film." Emory Cinematique screens "The Matrix," the 1999 blockbuster that interrogates the nature of free will through kinetic filmmaking and wall-to-wall ass-kicking.  The screening will be followed by a Q&A. At 7:30 pm in White Hall, room 208. Free and open to the public.

Tuesday, April 23

"Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics of Avian Influenza Virus in Wild Bird Hosts." Michelle Wille from the University of Melbourne is featured in the Emory Infectious Disease Across Scales Seminar Series. At 3 pm in the Claudia Nance Rollins Building, room 1051. 

Wednesday, April 24

"From HAL to HER: AI in Film." Emory Cinematique screens "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning," which squares off star Tom Cruise against a rogue AI that threatens the balance of world power. The screening will be followed by a Q&A. At 7:30 pm in White Hall, room 208. Free and open to the public.

Friday, April 26

"Economics Student Research Fair." Poster presentations by Emory Economics honors students and doctoral students. In the Emory Student Center, multi-purpose rooms 5 and 6, from 1 to 5 pm.

Monday, April 29

"AI.Dive: AI Discoveries, Innovations and Ventures at Emory." An opportunity to listen to research, engage in panel discussions, network and view student projects related to artificial intelligence.  From 10 am to 6 pm in Woodruff Library and the Center for AI Learning.

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