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Stochastic Thermodynamics II - Contact and Further Links

2021-05-12T20:07:10Z

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Stochastic Thermodynamics II - Technical Information

2021-05-12T20:06:52Z

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Stochastic Thermodynamics II - Submit Abstract

2021-05-12T20:06:35Z

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Stochastic Thermodynamics II - Register

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Stochastic Thermodynamics II - Confirmed Speakers

2021-05-12T20:06:05Z

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|Tutorial
| [https://lsa.umich.edu/physics/people/affiliated-faculty/jordan-horowitz.html Jordan Horowitz]
| University of Michigan
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| Tutorial
| [https://sites.google.com/site/philippstrasberg/ Philipp Strasberg]
| Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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| Tutorial
| [https://davidwolpert.weebly.com/ David Wolpert]
| Santa Fe Institute
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| Physics and Chemistry
| [https://www.chemistry.northwestern.edu/people/core-faculty/profiles/todd-gingrich.html Todd Gingrich]
| Northwestern University
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| Physics and Chemistry
| [https://wwwen.uni.lu/research/fstm/dphyms/people/gianmaria_falasco Gianmaria Falasco]
| University of Luxembourg
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| Physics and Chemistry
| [http://perso.ens-lyon.fr/sergio.ciliberto/ Sergio Ciliberto]
| CNRS Lyon
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| Physics and Chemistry
| [https://www.uh.edu/nsm/physics/people/profiles/andre-barato/ Andre Barato]
| University of Houston
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| Physics and Chemistry
| [http://www.sfu.ca/chaos/ John Bechhoefer]
| Simon Fraser University
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| Biophysics
| [http://ffn.ub.es/ritort/ Felix Ritort]
| University of Barcelona
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| Biophysics
| [https://www.nordita.org/people/staff/index.php?u=ralf.eichhorn Ralf Eichhorn]
| Nordita
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| Biophysics
| [https://www.pks.mpg.de/biological-physics/frank-juelicher/ Frank Jülicher]
| MPIPKS
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| Biophysics
| [http://davidsivak.com/ David Sivak]
| Simon Fraser University
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| Biophysics
| [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/principles-of-biomolecular-systems/people/jenny-poulton/ Jenny Poulton]
| Imperial College London
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| Biophysics
| [https://noneqgroup.net.technion.ac.il/ Saar Rahav]
| Israel Institute of Technology
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| Biophysics
| [https://www.iyerbiswas.com/ Srividya Iyer-Biswas]
| Purdue University
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| Active Matter
| [http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/person/mec22 Michael Cates]
| University of Cambridge
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| Active Matter
| [https://www.noneq.physik.uni-mainz.de/thomas-speck/ Thomas Speck ]
| University Mainz
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| Active Matter
| [https://www.fakhrilab.com/ Nikta Fakhri]
| MIT
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| Active Matter
| [https://marchetti.physics.ucsb.edu/ Cristina Marchetti]
| UC Santa Barbara
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| Quantum Stochastic Thermodynamics
| [http://emps.exeter.ac.uk/physics-astronomy/staff/ja343 Janet Anders]
| University of Exeter
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| Quantum Stochastic Thermodynamics
| [https://physics.umbc.edu/people/faculty/deffner/ Sebastian Deffner]
| University of Maryland
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| Quantum Stochastic Thermodynamics
| [http://www.theorie2.physik.uni-erlangen.de/index.php/Homepage_Eric_Lutz Eric Lutz]
| Stuttgart University
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| Quantum Stochastic Thermodynamics
| [https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/itamp-people/nicole.yunger_halpern Nicole Yunger Halpern]
| ITAMP
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| Quantum Stochastic Thermodynamics
| [http://ltl.tkk.fi/PICO/wordpress/?page_id=20 Jukka Pekola]
| Aalto University
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| Information Theory
| [http://www.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp/research/group/physics-1_english/t5-1.shtml Sun-Ichi Sasa]
| Kyoto University
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| Information Theory
| [http://www.edgarroldan.com Edgar Roldán]
| ICTP
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| Information Theory
| [https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~vbalasub/public-html/Home.html Vijay Balasubramanian]
| University of Pensylvania
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| Information Theory
| [http://www2.hawaii.edu/~sstill/ Susanne Still]
| University of Hawaii
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| Information Theory
| [https://sites.google.com/site/dechantan/ Andreas Dechant]
| Kyoto University
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Stochastic Thermodynamics II - Programme

2021-05-12T20:05:22Z

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Stochastic Thermodynamics II

2021-05-12T20:04:56Z

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'''Meeting description''':
Stochastic thermodynamics has revolutionized our understanding of far-from-equilibrium statistical physics over the last few decades and continues to result in profound, powerful results ranging from fluctuation theorems over speed-limit theorems to thermodynamic uncertainty relations. We feel that the time is ripe for an annual workshop focusing on this fast-developing field, both its theoretical and experimental aspects, and its application to other fields of research. We held the first such workshop recently at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, and it was a great success: https://www.csh.ac.at/event/csh-workshop-stochastic-thermodynamics-complex-systems/.

Building on that success, the second Workshop on Stochastic Thermodynamics (WOST II) will begin with a day of tutorials next May 13, to be followed by presentations May 17 - May 21. This workshop will be held entirely online, as was the recent WOST I.
With this new series of online workshops, we aim to give a wide-ranging cross-section of the stochastic thermodynamics community a platform to present and discuss their current research. As part of this, and next to our [[Stochastic_Thermodynamics_II _-_Confirmed Speakers|high-profile list of invited speakers]], we especially welcome junior researchers to [[Stochastic_Thermodynamics_II _-_Submit Abstract|submit]] their work for 10min lightning talks.

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'''Important dates''':

Duration of workshop: May 17-May 21, 2021

Submission deadline of abstracts for lightning talks: '''January 31, 2021'''

Author notification: March 1, 2021

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'''Scope''':
The workshop's primary aim is to have a wide-ranging cross-section of the stochastic thermodynamics community present their current research in one forum. The main topics of the workshop include applications of stochastic thermodynamics to:
* Physics and Chemistry
* Biophysics
* Active matter
* Quantum thermodynamics
* Information processing and computation

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'''Mission''':
The mission of the workshop is to:
* To promote the field of stochastic thermodynamics to a broad range of scientists
* To foster collaboration on stochastic thermodynamics research among communities
* To encourage early-career researchers in the dissemination of their results
* To support academics from underrepresented groups working in the field of stochastic thermodynamics or related fields

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'''Invited speakers''':
The full list of invited speakers can be found [[Stochastic_Thermodynamics_II _-_Confirmed Speakers|here]].

''Tutorial speakers'': Jordan Horowitz (Introduction to ST), Phillip Strasberg (quantum ST), David Wolpert (ST of computation)

''Colloquium speakers'': Todd Gingrich (physics & chemistry), Felix Ritort (biophysics), Michael Cates (active matter), Janet Anders (quantum ST), Shin-ichi Sasa (information theory)

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'''Call for Lightning talks''':
We encourage students and early-career researchers to submit a 1-page abstract of their lightning talk. The lightning talks will be 10-minute presentations of the recent results focusing specifically on the fast-developing field of stochastic thermodynamics (both theoretical and experimental aspects) and applications to other research fields. More information and the way how to submit the abstract can be found [[Stochastic_Thermodynamics_II _-_Submit Abstract|here]].

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'''Organizers''':<br>
Christopher Jarzynski<br>
Gülce Kardeş<br>
Jan Korbel<br>
Velimir Ilic<br>
Tom Ouldridge<br>
Jenny Poulton<br>
Saar Rahav<br>
Udo Seifert<br>
Cigdem Yalcin<br>
David Wolpert<br>
Henrik Wilming<br>

Stochastic Thermodynamics, Junior Women's Caucus

2021-05-12T20:03:44Z

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'''Meeting description''': This is the first meeting of the quarterly junior women’s caucus for the workshop on stochastic thermodynamics. Stochastic thermodynamics is a field with a very small number of senior women. At last year’s workshop (2020) no women gave talks, or asked any academic questions. This is largely a pipeline problem. We know that women are underrepresented at undergraduate and postgraduate level in physics more broadly.

It is vitally important therefore that women PostDocs and PhD students are equipped with the skills and confidence to progress to senior positions in the field and equally important that women undergraduate (Bachelors or Masters) students currently working on dissertations on stochastic thermodynamics are encouraged to apply to PhD programs within the field.

This recurring workshop aims to provide the following opportunities to its attendees:<br>
• Access to senior academics in the field.<br>
• Access to small group tutorials, lectures and skills workshops.<br>
• Access to a tight knit community of junior women in stochastic thermodynamics.<br>
• Priority access to the SFIs educational programs.<br>
• A platform which can be shaped and used by the needs of the attendees.

Stochastic Thermodynamics, Junior Women's Caucus Speakers

2021-05-12T20:03:03Z

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Stochastic Thermodynamics, Junior Women's Caucus Agenda

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Stochastic Thermodynamics, Junior Women's Caucus

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'''Meeting description''': This is the first meeting of the quarterly junior women’s caucus for the workshop on stochastic thermodynamics. Stochastic thermodynamics is a field with a very small number of senior women. At last year’s workshop (2020) no women gave talks, or asked any academic questions. This is largely a pipeline problem. We know that women are underrepresented at undergraduate and postgraduate level in physics more broadly.

It is vitally important therefore that women PostDocs and PhD students are equipped with the skills and confidence to progress to senior positions in the field and equally important that women undergraduate (Bachelors or Masters) students currently working on dissertations on stochastic thermodynamics are encouraged to apply to PhD programs within the field.

This recurring workshop aims to provide the following opportunities to its attendees:<br>
• Access to senior academics in the field.<br>
• Access to small group tutorials, lectures and skills workshops.<br>
• Access to a tight knit community of junior women in stochastic thermodynamics.<br>
• Priority access to the SFIs educational programs.<br>
• A platform which can be shaped and used by the needs of the attendees.

Creating Stochastic Thermodynamics, Junior Women's Caucus

2021-05-12T17:34:36Z

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organized by David Wolpert (SFI) and Jenny Poulton (Imperial College London). Held via Zoom.<br>

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'''Meeting description''':
This is the first meeting of the quarterly junior women’s caucus for the workshop on stochastic thermodynamics. Stochastic thermodynamics is a field with a very small number of senior women. At last year’s workshop (2020) no women gave talks, or asked any academic questions. This is largely a pipeline problem. We know that women are underrepresented at undergraduate and postgraduate level in physics more broadly.

It is vitally important therefore that women PostDocs and PhD students are equipped with the skills and confidence to progress to senior positions in the field and equally important that women undergraduate (Bachelors or Masters) students currently working on dissertations on stochastic thermodynamics are encouraged to apply to PhD programs within the field.

This recurring workshop aims to provide the following opportunities to its attendees:<br>
• Access to senior academics in the field.<br>
• Access to small group tutorials, lectures and skills workshops.<br>
• Access to a tight knit community of junior women in stochastic thermodynamics.<br>
• Priority access to the SFIs educational programs.<br>
• A platform which can be shaped and used by the needs of the attendees.

To join our mailing list or for more information please email [mailto:jenny.wostwomens@gmail.com jenny.wostwomens@gmail.com]

Creating Stochastic Thermodynamics, Junior Women's Caucus Speakers

2021-05-12T17:34:26Z

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Creating Stochastic Thermodynamics, Junior Women's Caucus Agenda

2021-05-12T17:34:07Z

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Creating Stochastic Thermodynamics, Junior Women's Caucus Agenda

2021-05-12T17:33:50Z

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The '''Agenda''' can be found here: [https://wiki.santafe.edu/images/5/56/2021-06_-_Agenda_-_Stochastic_Thermodynamics.pdf Agenda]

To join our mailing list or for more information please email [mailto:jenny.wostwomens@gmail.com jenny.wostwomens@gmail.com]

Creating Stochastic Thermodynamics, Junior Women's Caucus Agenda

2021-05-12T17:32:44Z

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The '''Agenda''' can be found here: [[File:2021-06 - Agenda - Stochastic Thermodynamics.pdf||link=https://wiki.santafe.edu/images/5/56/2021-06_-_Agenda_-_Stochastic_Thermodynamics.pdf|Agenda]]

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Creating Stochastic Thermodynamics, Junior Women's Caucus Agenda

2021-05-12T17:31:07Z

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The '''Agenda''' can be found here: [[File:2021-06 - Agenda - Stochastic Thermodynamics.pdf|Agenda]]

To join our mailing list or for more information please email [mailto:jenny.wostwomens@gmail.com jenny.wostwomens@gmail.com]

Creating Stochastic Thermodynamics, Junior Women's Caucus Agenda

2021-05-12T17:30:44Z

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The '''Agenda''' can be found here: [[File:2021-06 - Agenda - Stochastic Thermodynamics.pdf|Agenda]]

To join our mailing list or for more information please email [mailto:jenny.wostwomens@gmail.com jenny.wostwomens@gmail.com]

Creating Stochastic Thermodynamics, Junior Women's Caucus Agenda

2021-05-12T17:30:18Z

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The '''Agenda''' can be found here: [[File:2021-06 - Agenda - Stochastic Thermodynamics.pdf|Agenda]]

To join our mailing list or for more information please email [mailto:jenny.wostwomens@gmail.com jenny.wostwomens@gmail.com]

Assessing the Promise of Artificial Intelligence Agenda

2020-06-10T22:09:01Z

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'''SFI ACtioN Virtual Topical Meeting<br />
June 24 - 26, 2020<br />
Co-sponsored by ACtioN member Goldman Sachs'''
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'''Wednesday, June 24, 2020'''<br/>
'''10:00 am US Mountain Time (12:00 pm EDT, 4:00 pm GMT)'''<br/><br/>
[http://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/melanie-mitchell Melanie Mitchell]<br/>
Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans<br/>

In her book [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374715236 ''Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans''], Mitchell turns to the most urgent questions concerning AI today: How intelligent—really—are the best AI programs? How do they work? What can they actually do, and when do they fail? How humanlike do we expect them to become, and how soon do we need to worry about them surpassing us? Along the way, she introduces the dominant models of modern AI and machine learning, describing cutting-edge AI programs, their human inventors, and the historical lines of thought underpinning recent achievements. She meets with fellow experts such as Douglas Hofstadter, the cognitive scientist and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the modern classic Gödel, Escher, Bach, who explains why he is “terrified” about the future of AI. She explores the profound disconnect between the hype and the actual achievements in AI, providing a clear sense of what the field has accomplished and how much further it has to go.

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'''Thursday, June 25, 2020'''<br/>
'''10:00 am US Mountain Time (12:00 pm EDT, 4:00 pm GMT)'''<br/><br/>
[http://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/mike-price Mike Price]<br/>
Characterizing the Scaling of Human Organizations using AI<br/>

The typical machine learning task is either (1) regression or (2) classification with a single outcome label. Many important problems do not fall into this category, and I will discuss one such set of problems: estimating joint or conditional probability density functions. I first provide a brief overview of existing machine learning techniques for this, including generative models such as Boltzmann machines, then describe new work I am undertaking with colleagues on a conditional variational autoencoder. The application is the scaling of human organizations. Notably, our algorithm can accommodate missing data in input variables.

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'''Friday, June 26, 2020'''<br/>
'''10:00 am US Mountain Time (12:00 pm EDT, 4:00 pm GMT)'''<br/><br/>
[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/michael-kearns Michael Kearns]<br/>
The Ethical Algorithm<br/>

Understanding and improving the science behind the algorithms that run our lives is rapidly becoming one of the most pressing issues of this century. Traditional fixes, such as laws, regulations and watchdog groups, have proven woefully inadequate. Reporting from the cutting edge of scientific research, Kearns's book [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-ethical-algorithm-9780190948207?cc=us&lang=en& ''The Ethical Algorithm''] offers a new approach: a set of principled solutions based on the emerging and exciting science of socially aware algorithm design. Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth explain how we can better embed human principles into machine code - without halting the advance of data-driven scientific exploration. Weaving together innovative research with stories of citizens, scientists, and activists on the front lines, ''The Ethical Algorithm'' offers a compelling vision for a future, one in which we can better protect humans from the unintended impacts of algorithms while continuing to inspire wondrous advances in technology.

The Complexity of Sustainability and Investing Agenda

2020-05-26T22:55:19Z

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The Complexity of Sustainability and Investing Speakers

2020-05-21T20:00:53Z

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'''SFI ACtioN Virtual Topical Meeting<br/>'''
May 27-28, 2020<br />
Co-sponsored by ACtioN member Putnam Investments<br/>
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[[File: KatherineCollins2019.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/katherine-collins '''Katherine Collins''']<br/>'''Putnam Investments and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Katherine Collins''' is Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments and Portfolio Manager for Putnam’s Sustainable Leaders and Sustainable Future strategies, with over $5 billion in assets under management. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Santa Fe Institute Board of Trustees.<br/><br/>A recognized thought leader, Ms. Collins is the author of ''The Nature of Investing'' and founder of Honeybee Capital, an independent investment research firm focused on sustainable investment themes. Earlier in her career, she served as Head of Equity Research, Portfolio Manager, and Equity Research Analyst at Fidelity Investments.<br/><br/>Katherine serves on numerous boards, including Last Mile Health, Omega Institute, and Harvard Divinity School Dean’s Council. She earned a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a B.A. from Wellesley College, and is a CFA charter holder. Her closest neighbors in Massachusetts are thousands of honeybees.
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[[File: Simon_Levin.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/simon-a-levin '''Simon Levin''']<br/>'''Princeton University and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Simon Levin''' is the George M. Moffett Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for BioComplexity at Princeton University and the co-chair of the Science Board at the Santa Fe Institute. He retains an Adjunct Professorship at Cornell. His research interests are in understanding how macroscopic patterns and processes are maintained at the level of ecosystems and the biosphere, in terms of ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that operate primarily at the level of organisms; in infectious diseases; and in the interface between basic and applied ecology.<br/><br/> Levin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science as well as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He Chairs the Governing Council for IIASA. Levin is a former President of the Ecological Society of America and the Society for Mathematical Biology, and a past Chair of the Board of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics.<br/><br/> Among other awards, he won the MacArthur Award (1988) and the Distinguished Service Citation (1998) of the Ecological Society of America, and the Okubo Award of the Society for Mathematical Biology and the Japanese Society for Theoretical Biology. Most recently, he was honored with the Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004), the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences (2005) by the Inamori Foundation, and the Distinguished Scientist Award of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Levin has mentored more than 100 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
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[[File: Daniel_Schrag.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/daniel-schrag '''Daniel Schrag''']<br/>'''Harvard University and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Daniel Schrag''' is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology at Harvard University, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment, SFI Science Board Co-chair, and member of SFI's Science Steering Committee.<br/><br/>Schrag studies climate and climate change over the broadest range of Earth history. He is particularly interested in how information on climate change from the geologic past can lead to better understanding of anthropogenic climate change in the future. In addition to his work on geochemistry and climatology, Schrag studies energy technology and policy, including carbon capture and storage and low-carbon synthetic fuels.<br/><br/>Among various honors, Schrag is the recipient of the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union and a MacArthur Fellowship. Schrag earned a B.S. in geology and geophysics and political science from Yale University and his Ph.D. in geology from the University of California at Berkeley. He came to Harvard in 1997 after teaching at Princeton, and he served on President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
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[[File: George_Serafeim.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=15705 '''George Serafeim''']<br/>'''Harvard University''']]
'''George Serafeim''' is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has taught courses in the MBA, executive education and doctoral programs, and is currently teaching the elective course “Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems” in the MBA curriculum, which received the Ideas Worth Teaching Award from the Aspen Institute and the Grand Page Prize. He has presented his research in over 60 countries around the world, including to world leaders in government and business at events such as the World Economic Forum at Davos and the Aspen Ideas Festival. He ranks among the top 10 most popular authors out of over 12,000 business authors on the Social Science Research Network.
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[[File: JessikaTrancik.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/jessika-trancik '''Jessika Trancik''']<br/>'''Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Jessika Trancik''' is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Data, Systems and Society (IDSS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is also an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. She received her B.S. in materials science and engineering from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in materials science from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Before MIT, she spent several years at the Santa Fe Institute as an Omidyar Fellow, and at Columbia University as an Earth Institute Fellow, where her research focused on energy systems modeling. Her research group studies the dynamic costs and environmental impacts of energy technologies to inform technology design and policy.
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[[File: KatherineCollins2019.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/katherine-collins '''Katherine Collins''']<br/>'''Putnam Investments and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Katherine Collins''' is Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments and Portfolio Manager for Putnam’s Sustainable Leaders and Sustainable Future strategies, with over $5 billion in assets under management. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Santa Fe Institute Board of Trustees.<br/><br/>A recognized thought leader, Ms. Collins is the author of ''The Nature of Investing'' and founder of Honeybee Capital, an independent investment research firm focused on sustainable investment themes. Earlier in her career, she served as Head of Equity Research, Portfolio Manager, and Equity Research Analyst at Fidelity Investments.<br/><br/>Katherine serves on numerous boards, including Last Mile Health, Omega Institute, and Harvard Divinity School Dean’s Council. She earned a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a B.A. from Wellesley College, and is a CFA charter holder. Her closest neighbors in Massachusetts are thousands of honeybees.
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[[File: Simon_Levin.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/simon-a-levin '''Simon Levin''']<br/>'''Princeton University and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Simon Levin''' is the George M. Moffett Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for BioComplexity at Princeton University and the co-chair of the Science Board at the Santa Fe Institute. He retains an Adjunct Professorship at Cornell. His research interests are in understanding how macroscopic patterns and processes are maintained at the level of ecosystems and the biosphere, in terms of ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that operate primarily at the level of organisms; in infectious diseases; and in the interface between basic and applied ecology.<br/><br/> Levin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science as well as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He Chairs the Governing Council for IIASA. Levin is a former President of the Ecological Society of America and the Society for Mathematical Biology, and a past Chair of the Board of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics.<br/><br/> Among other awards, he won the MacArthur Award (1988) and the Distinguished Service Citation (1998) of the Ecological Society of America, and the Okubo Award of the Society for Mathematical Biology and the Japanese Society for Theoretical Biology. Most recently, he was honored with the Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004), the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences (2005) by the Inamori Foundation, and the Distinguished Scientist Award of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Levin has mentored more than 100 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
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[[File: Daniel_Schrag.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/daniel-schrag '''Daniel Schrag''']<br/>'''Harvard University and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Daniel Schrag''' is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology at Harvard University, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment, SFI Science Board Co-chair, and member of SFI's Science Steering Committee.<br/><br/>Schrag studies climate and climate change over the broadest range of Earth history. He is particularly interested in how information on climate change from the geologic past can lead to better understanding of anthropogenic climate change in the future. In addition to his work on geochemistry and climatology, Schrag studies energy technology and policy, including carbon capture and storage and low-carbon synthetic fuels.<br/><br/>Among various honors, Schrag is the recipient of the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union and a MacArthur Fellowship. Schrag earned a B.S. in geology and geophysics and political science from Yale University and his Ph.D. in geology from the University of California at Berkeley. He came to Harvard in 1997 after teaching at Princeton, and he served on President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
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[[File: SerafeimGeorge.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=15705 '''George Serafeim''']<br/>'''Harvard University''']]
'''George Serafeim''' is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has taught courses in the MBA, executive education and doctoral programs, and is currently teaching the elective course “Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems” in the MBA curriculum, which received the Ideas Worth Teaching Award from the Aspen Institute and the Grand Page Prize. He has presented his research in over 60 countries around the world, including to world leaders in government and business at events such as the World Economic Forum at Davos and the Aspen Ideas Festival. He ranks among the top 10 most popular authors out of over 12,000 business authors on the Social Science Research Network.
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[[File: JessikaTrancik.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/jessika-trancik '''Jessika Trancik''']<br/>'''Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Jessika Trancik''' is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Data, Systems and Society (IDSS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is also an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. She received her B.S. in materials science and engineering from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in materials science from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Before MIT, she spent several years at the Santa Fe Institute as an Omidyar Fellow, and at Columbia University as an Earth Institute Fellow, where her research focused on energy systems modeling. Her research group studies the dynamic costs and environmental impacts of energy technologies to inform technology design and policy.
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May 27-28, 2020<br />
Co-sponsored by ACtioN member Putnam Investments<br/>
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==<span style="color:#d15a2a"> Speakers Include:</span>==
[[File: KatherineCollins2019.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/katherine-collins '''Katherine Collins''']<br/>'''Putnam Investments and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Katherine Collins''' is Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments and Portfolio Manager for Putnam’s Sustainable Leaders and Sustainable Future strategies, with over $5 billion in assets under management. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Santa Fe Institute Board of Trustees.<br/><br/>A recognized thought leader, Ms. Collins is the author of ''The Nature of Investing'' and founder of Honeybee Capital, an independent investment research firm focused on sustainable investment themes. Earlier in her career, she served as Head of Equity Research, Portfolio Manager, and Equity Research Analyst at Fidelity Investments.<br/><br/>Katherine serves on numerous boards, including Last Mile Health, Omega Institute, and Harvard Divinity School Dean’s Council. She earned a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a B.A. from Wellesley College, and is a CFA charter holder. Her closest neighbors in Massachusetts are thousands of honeybees.
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[[File: Simon.A.Levin.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/simon-a-levin '''Simon Levin''']<br/>'''Princeton University and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Simon Levin''' is the George M. Moffett Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for BioComplexity at Princeton University and the co-chair of the Science Board at the Santa Fe Institute. He retains an Adjunct Professorship at Cornell. His research interests are in understanding how macroscopic patterns and processes are maintained at the level of ecosystems and the biosphere, in terms of ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that operate primarily at the level of organisms; in infectious diseases; and in the interface between basic and applied ecology.<br/><br/> Levin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science as well as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He Chairs the Governing Council for IIASA. Levin is a former President of the Ecological Society of America and the Society for Mathematical Biology, and a past Chair of the Board of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics.<br/><br/> Among other awards, he won the MacArthur Award (1988) and the Distinguished Service Citation (1998) of the Ecological Society of America, and the Okubo Award of the Society for Mathematical Biology and the Japanese Society for Theoretical Biology. Most recently, he was honored with the Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004), the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences (2005) by the Inamori Foundation, and the Distinguished Scientist Award of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Levin has mentored more than 100 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
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[[File: Daniel_Schrag.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/daniel-schrag '''Daniel Schrag''']<br/>'''Harvard University and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Daniel Schrag''' is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology at Harvard University, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment, SFI Science Board Co-chair, and member of SFI's Science Steering Committee.<br/><br/>Schrag studies climate and climate change over the broadest range of Earth history. He is particularly interested in how information on climate change from the geologic past can lead to better understanding of anthropogenic climate change in the future. In addition to his work on geochemistry and climatology, Schrag studies energy technology and policy, including carbon capture and storage and low-carbon synthetic fuels.<br/><br/>Among various honors, Schrag is the recipient of the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union and a MacArthur Fellowship. Schrag earned a B.S. in geology and geophysics and political science from Yale University and his Ph.D. in geology from the University of California at Berkeley. He came to Harvard in 1997 after teaching at Princeton, and he served on President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
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[[File: SerafeimGeorge.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=15705 '''George Serafeim''']<br/>'''Harvard University''']]
'''George Serafeim''' is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has taught courses in the MBA, executive education and doctoral programs, and is currently teaching the elective course “Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems” in the MBA curriculum, which received the Ideas Worth Teaching Award from the Aspen Institute and the Grand Page Prize. He has presented his research in over 60 countries around the world, including to world leaders in government and business at events such as the World Economic Forum at Davos and the Aspen Ideas Festival. He ranks among the top 10 most popular authors out of over 12,000 business authors on the Social Science Research Network.<br/><br/>Professor Serafeim’s research focuses on measuring, driving and communicating corporate performance and social impact. He has received multiple awards and recognitions, including the Pericles Leadership Award in recognition of services to the Hellenic Republic and the Kim B. Clark Fellowship on Responsible Leadership at Oxford University, for his research on corporate sustainability and the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in investing. He has been recognized by Barron's as “one of the most influential people in ESG investing” and according to the Financial Times, his research was a turning point for companies and investment managers in integrating ESG issues in business and investment strategies.
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[[File: Jessica_Trancik.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/jessika-trancik '''Jessika Trancik''']<br/>'''Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Jessika Trancik''' is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Data, Systems and Society (IDSS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is also an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. She received her B.S. in materials science and engineering from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in materials science from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Before MIT, she spent several years at the Santa Fe Institute as an Omidyar Fellow, and at Columbia University as an Earth Institute Fellow, where her research focused on energy systems modeling. Her research group studies the dynamic costs and environmental impacts of energy technologies to inform technology design and policy.
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May 27-28, 2020<br />
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==<span style="color:#d15a2a"> Speakers Include:</span>==
[[File: KatherineCollins2019.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/katherine-collins '''Katherine Collins''']<br/>'''Putnam Investments and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Katherine Collins''' is Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments and Portfolio Manager for Putnam’s Sustainable Leaders and Sustainable Future strategies, with over $5 billion in assets under management. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Santa Fe Institute Board of Trustees.<br/><br/>A recognized thought leader, Ms. Collins is the author of ''The Nature of Investing'' and founder of Honeybee Capital, an independent investment research firm focused on sustainable investment themes. Earlier in her career, she served as Head of Equity Research, Portfolio Manager, and Equity Research Analyst at Fidelity Investments.<br/><br/>Katherine serves on numerous boards, including Last Mile Health, Omega Institute, and Harvard Divinity School Dean’s Council. She earned a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a B.A. from Wellesley College, and is a CFA charter holder. Her closest neighbors in Massachusetts are thousands of honeybees.
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[[File: Simon.A.Levin.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/simon-a-levin '''Simon Levin''']<br/>'''Princeton University and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Simon Levin''' is the George M. Moffett Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for BioComplexity at Princeton University and the co-chair of the Science Board at the Santa Fe Institute. He retains an Adjunct Professorship at Cornell. His research interests are in understanding how macroscopic patterns and processes are maintained at the level of ecosystems and the biosphere, in terms of ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that operate primarily at the level of organisms; in infectious diseases; and in the interface between basic and applied ecology.<br/><br/> Levin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science as well as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He Chairs the Governing Council for IIASA. Levin is a former President of the Ecological Society of America and the Society for Mathematical Biology, and a past Chair of the Board of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics.<br/><br/> Among other awards, he won the MacArthur Award (1988) and the Distinguished Service Citation (1998) of the Ecological Society of America, and the Okubo Award of the Society for Mathematical Biology and the Japanese Society for Theoretical Biology. Most recently, he was honored with the Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004), the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences (2005) by the Inamori Foundation, and the Distinguished Scientist Award of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Levin has mentored more than 100 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
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[[File: Daniel_Schrag.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/daniel-schrag '''Daniel Schrag''']<br/>'''Harvard University and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Daniel Schrag''' is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology at Harvard University, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment, SFI Science Board Co-chair, and member of SFI's Science Steering Committee.<br/><br/>Schrag studies climate and climate change over the broadest range of Earth history. He is particularly interested in how information on climate change from the geologic past can lead to better understanding of anthropogenic climate change in the future. In addition to his work on geochemistry and climatology, Schrag studies energy technology and policy, including carbon capture and storage and low-carbon synthetic fuels.<br/><br/>Among various honors, Schrag is the recipient of the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union and a MacArthur Fellowship. Schrag earned a B.S. in geology and geophysics and political science from Yale University and his Ph.D. in geology from the University of California at Berkeley. He came to Harvard in 1997 after teaching at Princeton, and he served on President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
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[[File: Jessica_Trancik.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/jessika-trancik '''Jessika Trancik''']<br/>'''Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Jessika Trancik''' is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Data, Systems and Society (IDSS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is also an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. She received her B.S. in materials science and engineering from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in materials science from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Before MIT, she spent several years at the Santa Fe Institute as an Omidyar Fellow, and at Columbia University as an Earth Institute Fellow, where her research focused on energy systems modeling. Her research group studies the dynamic costs and environmental impacts of energy technologies to inform technology design and policy.
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May 27-28, 2020<br />
Co-sponsored by ACtioN member Putnam Investments<br/>
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==<span style="color:#d15a2a"> Speakers Include:</span>==
[[File: KatherineCollins2019.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/katherine-collins '''Katherine Collins''']<br/>'''Putnam Investments and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Katherine Collins''' is Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments and Portfolio Manager for Putnam’s Sustainable Leaders and Sustainable Future strategies, with over $5 billion in assets under management. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Santa Fe Institute Board of Trustees.<br/><br/>A recognized thought leader, Ms. Collins is the author of ''The Nature of Investing'' and founder of Honeybee Capital, an independent investment research firm focused on sustainable investment themes. Earlier in her career, she served as Head of Equity Research, Portfolio Manager, and Equity Research Analyst at Fidelity Investments.<br/><br/>Katherine serves on numerous boards, including Last Mile Health, Omega Institute, and Harvard Divinity School Dean’s Council. She earned a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a B.A. from Wellesley College, and is a CFA charter holder. Her closest neighbors in Massachusetts are thousands of honeybees.
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[[File: Simon.A.Levin.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/simon-a-levin '''Simon Levin''']<br/>'''Princeton University and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Simon Levin''' is the George M. Moffett Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for BioComplexity at Princeton University and the co-chair of the Science Board at the Santa Fe Institute. He retains an Adjunct Professorship at Cornell. His research interests are in understanding how macroscopic patterns and processes are maintained at the level of ecosystems and the biosphere, in terms of ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that operate primarily at the level of organisms; in infectious diseases; and in the interface between basic and applied ecology.<br/><br/> Levin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science as well as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He Chairs the Governing Council for IIASA. Levin is a former President of the Ecological Society of America and the Society for Mathematical Biology, and a past Chair of the Board of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics.<br/><br/> Among other awards, he won the MacArthur Award (1988) and the Distinguished Service Citation (1998) of the Ecological Society of America, and the Okubo Award of the Society for Mathematical Biology and the Japanese Society for Theoretical Biology. Most recently, he was honored with the Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004), the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences (2005) by the Inamori Foundation, and the Distinguished Scientist Award of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Levin has mentored more than 100 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
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[[File: Daniel_Schrag.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/daniel-schrag '''Daniel Schrag''']<br/>'''Harvard University and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Daniel Schrag''' is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology at Harvard University, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment, SFI Science Board Co-chair, and member of SFI's Science Steering Committee.<br/><br/>Schrag studies climate and climate change over the broadest range of Earth history. He is particularly interested in how information on climate change from the geologic past can lead to better understanding of anthropogenic climate change in the future. In addition to his work on geochemistry and climatology, Schrag studies energy technology and policy, including carbon capture and storage and low-carbon synthetic fuels.<br/><br/>Among various honors, Schrag is the recipient of the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union and a MacArthur Fellowship. Schrag earned a B.S. in geology and geophysics and political science from Yale University and his Ph.D. in geology from the University of California at Berkeley. He came to Harvard in 1997 after teaching at Princeton, and he served on President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
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[[File: Jessica_Trancik.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/jessika-trancik '''Jessika Trancik''']<br/>'''Masschusetts Institute of Technology and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Jessika Trancik''' is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Data, Systems and Society (IDSS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is also an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. She received her B.S. in materials science and engineering from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in materials science from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Before MIT, she spent several years at the Santa Fe Institute as an Omidyar Fellow, and at Columbia University as an Earth Institute Fellow, where her research focused on energy systems modeling. Her research group studies the dynamic costs and environmental impacts of energy technologies to inform technology design and policy.
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Assessing the Promise of Artificial Intelligence Speakers

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[[File: Michael.Kearns.png|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/michael-kearns '''Michael Kearns''']<br/>'''University of Pennsylvania and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Michael Kearns''' is a professor in the Computer and Information Science department at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also has appointments in the Economics department and Wharton School, and External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is founder and co-director of Penn’s Warren Center for Network and Data Sciences, and he is Senior Advisor in Morgan Stanley’s Center of Excellence for Machine Learning and AI. Kearns has long experience as a quant on Wall Street and as a consultant in the technology industry. His research interests are in machine learning, algorithmic game theory and quantitative trading. Kearns and his Penn colleague Aaron Roth are co-authors of the general-audience book [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-ethical-algorithm-9780190948207?cc=us&lang=en& ''The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design''] (Oxford University Press, 2019).
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[[File: Mitchell.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/melanie-mitchell '''Melanie Mitchell''']<br/>'''Santa Fe Institute and Portland State University''']]
'''Melanie Mitchell''' is the Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, and Professor of Computer Science (currently on leave) at Portland State University. Her current research focuses on conceptual abstraction, analogy-making, and visual recognition in artificial intelligence systems.<br/><br/>Melanie is the author or editor of six books and numerous scholarly papers in the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and complex systems. Her book ''[http://www.amazon.com/Complexity-Guided-Tour-Melanie-Mitchell/dp/0199798109/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 Complexity: A Guided Tour]'' (Oxford University Press) won the 2010 Phi Beta Kappa Science Book Award and was named by Amazon.com as one of the ten best science books of 2009. Her latest book is ''[https://melaniemitchell.me/aibook/ Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans]'' (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux).<br/><br/>Melanie originated the Santa Fe Institute's [https://www.complexityexplorer.org/ Complexity Explorer] platform, which offers online courses and other educational resources related to the field of complex systems. Her online course “Introduction to Complexity” has been taken by over 25,000 students, and is one of Course Central’s “top fifty online courses of all time”.
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[[File: MikePrice.png|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/mike-price '''Mike Price''']<br/>'''Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Mike Price''' is an Applied Complexity Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute. Mike earned his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Stanford University and was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Pennsylvania State University. Prior to that he earned a B.S. in Physics from Harvey Mudd College and has spent time working as an engineer at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems. Mike also served as an SFI-ASU Postdoctoral Fellow from 2017 to 2019. Mike is interested in economic decision making in the broadest sense. This includes both conventional economic decisions, such as which toothpaste to buy or whether to borrow money to purchase a house, and less conventional economic decisions, such as whether to hunt for monitor lizards or kangaroos as a forager in Australia’s Western Desert or whether to allocate scarce resources to current or future reproduction.<br/><Br/>He is currently exploring how evolutionary theory can be linked with economic theory to better understand human decision making. He hopes that this may lend insight into recent experimental work in behavioral economics that has uncovered systematic deviations between the predictions of standard economic models of rational choice and observed behavior.
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[[File: Michael.Kearns.png|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/michael-kearns '''Michael Kearns''']<br/>'''University of Pennsylvania and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Michael Kearns''' is a professor in the Computer and Information Science department at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also has appointments in the Economics department and Wharton School, and External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is founder and co-director of Penn’s Warren Center for Network and Data Sciences, and he is Senior Advisor in Morgan Stanley’s Center of Excellence for Machine Learning and AI. Kearns has long experience as a quant on Wall Street and as a consultant in the technology industry. His research interests are in machine learning, algorithmic game theory and quantitative trading. Kearns and his Penn colleague Aaron Roth are co-authors of the general-audience book [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-ethical-algorithm-9780190948207?cc=us&lang=en& ''The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design''] (Oxford University Press, 2019).
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[[File: Mitchell.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/melanie-mitchell '''Melanie Mitchell''']<br/>'''Santa Fe Institute and Portland State University''']]
'''Melanie Mitchell''' is the Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, and Professor of Computer Science (currently on leave) at Portland State University. Her current research focuses on conceptual abstraction, analogy-making, and visual recognition in artificial intelligence systems.<br/><br/>Melanie is the author or editor of six books and numerous scholarly papers in the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and complex systems. Her book ''[http://www.amazon.com/Complexity-Guided-Tour-Melanie-Mitchell/dp/0199798109/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 Complexity: A Guided Tour]'' (Oxford University Press) won the 2010 Phi Beta Kappa Science Book Award and was named by Amazon.com as one of the ten best science books of 2009. Her latest book is ''[https://melaniemitchell.me/aibook/ Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans]'' (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux).<br/><br/>Melanie originated the Santa Fe Institute's [https://www.complexityexplorer.org/ Complexity Explorer] platform, which offers online courses and other educational resources related to the field of complex systems. Her online course “Introduction to Complexity” has been taken by over 25,000 students, and is one of Course Central’s “top fifty online courses of all time”.
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[[File: MikePrice.png|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/mike-price '''Mike Price''']<br/>'''Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Mike Price''' is an Applied Complexity Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute. Mike earned his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Stanford University and was a Post- doctoral Researcher at Pennsylvania State University. Prior to that he earned a B.S. in Physics from Harvey Mudd College and has spent time working as an engineer at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems. Mike also served as an SFI-ASU Postdoctoral Fellow from 2017 to 2019. Mike is interested in economic decision making in the broadest sense. This includes both conventional economic decisions, such as which toothpaste to buy or whether to borrow money to purchase a house, and less conventional economic decisions, such as whether to hunt for monitor lizards or kangaroos as a forager in Australia’s Western Desert or whether to allocate scarce resources to current or future reproduction.<br/><Br/>He is currently exploring how evolutionary theory can be linked with economic theory to better understand human decision making. He hopes that this may lend insight into recent experimental work in behavioral economics that has uncovered systematic deviations between the predictions of standard economic models of rational choice and observed behavior.
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[[File: Michael.Kearns.png|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/michael-kearns '''Michael Kearns''']<br/>'''University of Pennsylvania and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Michael Kearns''' is a professor in the Computer and Information Science department at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also has appointments in the Economics department and Wharton School, and External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is founder and co-director of Penn’s Warren Center for Network and Data Sciences, and he is Senior Advisor in Morgan Stanley’s Center of Excellence for Machine Learning and AI. Kearns has long experience as a quant on Wall Street and as a consultant in the technology industry. His research interests are in machine learning, algorithmic game theory and quantitative trading. Kearns and his Penn colleague Aaron Roth are co-authors of the general-audience book [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-ethical-algorithm-9780190948207?cc=us&lang=en& ''The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design''] (Oxford University Press, 2019).
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[[File: Mitchell.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/melanie-mitchell '''Melanie Mitchell''']<br/>'''Santa Fe Institute and Portland State University''']]
'''Melanie Mitchell''' is the Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, and Professor of Computer Science (currently on leave) at Portland State University. Her current research focuses on conceptual abstraction, analogy-making, and visual recognition in artificial intelligence systems.<br/><br/>Melanie is the author or editor of six books and numerous scholarly papers in the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and complex systems. Her book ''[http://www.amazon.com/Complexity-Guided-Tour-Melanie-Mitchell/dp/0199798109/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 Complexity: A Guided Tour]'' (Oxford University Press) won the 2010 Phi Beta Kappa Science Book Award and was named by Amazon.com as one of the ten best science books of 2009. Her latest book is ''[https://melaniemitchell.me/aibook/ Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans]'' (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux).<br/><br/>Melanie originated the Santa Fe Institute's Complexity Explorer platform, which offers online courses and other educational resources related to the field of complex systems. Her online course “Introduction to Complexity” has been taken by over 25,000 students, and is one of Course Central’s “top fifty online courses of all time”.
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[[File: MikePrice.png|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/mike-price '''Mike Price''']<br/>'''Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Mike Price''' is an Applied Complexity Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute. Mike earned his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Stanford University and was a Post- doctoral Researcher at Pennsylvania State University. Prior to that he earned a B.S. in Physics from Harvey Mudd College and has spent time working as an engineer at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems. Mike also served as an SFI-ASU Postdoctoral Fellow from 2017 to 2019. Mike is interested in economic decision making in the broadest sense. This includes both conventional economic decisions, such as which toothpaste to buy or whether to borrow money to purchase a house, and less conventional economic decisions, such as whether to hunt for monitor lizards or kangaroos as a forager in Australia’s Western Desert or whether to allocate scarce resources to current or future reproduction.<br/><Br/>He is currently exploring how evolutionary theory can be linked with economic theory to better understand human decision making. He hopes that this may lend insight into recent experimental work in behavioral economics that has uncovered systematic deviations between the predictions of standard economic models of rational choice and observed behavior.
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[[File: Michael.Kearns.png|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/michael-kearns '''Michael Kearns''']<br/>'''University of Pennsylvania and Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Michael Kearns''' is a professor in the Computer and Information Science department at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also has appointments in the Economics department and Wharton School, and External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is founder and co-director of Penn’s Warren Center for Network and Data Sciences, and he is Senior Advisor in Morgan Stanley’s Center of Excellence for Machine Learning and AI. Kearns has long experience as a quant on Wall Street and as a consultant in the technology industry. His research interests are in machine learning, algorithmic game theory and quantitative trading. Kearns and his Penn colleague Aaron Roth are co-authors of the general-audience book ''The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design'' (Oxford University Press, 2019).
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[[File: Mitchell.jpg|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/melanie-mitchell '''Melanie Mitchell''']<br/>'''Santa Fe Institute and Portland State University''']]
'''Melanie Mitchell''' is the Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, and Professor of Computer Science (currently on leave) at Portland State University. Her current research focuses on conceptual abstraction, analogy-making, and visual recognition in artificial intelligence systems.<br/><br/>Melanie is the author or editor of six books and numerous scholarly papers in the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and complex systems. Her book ''[http://www.amazon.com/Complexity-Guided-Tour-Melanie-Mitchell/dp/0199798109/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 Complexity: A Guided Tour]'' (Oxford University Press) won the 2010 Phi Beta Kappa Science Book Award and was named by Amazon.com as one of the ten best science books of 2009. Her latest book is ''[https://melaniemitchell.me/aibook/ Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans]'' (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux).<br/><br/>Melanie originated the Santa Fe Institute's Complexity Explorer platform, which offers online courses and other educational resources related to the field of complex systems. Her online course “Introduction to Complexity” has been taken by over 25,000 students, and is one of Course Central’s “top fifty online courses of all time”.
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[[File: MikePrice.png|thumb|200px|[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/mike-price '''Mike Price''']<br/>'''Santa Fe Institute''']]
'''Mike Price''' is an Applied Complexity Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute. Mike earned his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Stanford University and was a Post- doctoral Researcher at Pennsylvania State University. Prior to that he earned a B.S. in Physics from Harvey Mudd College and has spent time working as an engineer at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems. Mike also served as an SFI-ASU Postdoctoral Fellow from 2017 to 2019. Mike is interested in economic decision making in the broadest sense. This includes both conventional economic decisions, such as which toothpaste to buy or whether to borrow money to purchase a house, and less conventional economic decisions, such as whether to hunt for monitor lizards or kangaroos as a forager in Australia’s Western Desert or whether to allocate scarce resources to current or future reproduction.<br/><Br/>He is currently exploring how evolutionary theory can be linked with economic theory to better understand human decision making. He hopes that this may lend insight into recent experimental work in behavioral economics that has uncovered systematic deviations between the predictions of standard economic models of rational choice and observed behavior.
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Assessing the Promise of Artificial Intelligence Agenda

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'''June 24, 2020'''<br/>
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[http://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/melanie-mitchell Melanie Mitchell]<br/>
Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans<br/>

In her book [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374715236 ''Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans''], Mitchell turns to the most urgent questions concerning AI today: How intelligent—really—are the best AI programs? How do they work? What can they actually do, and when do they fail? How humanlike do we expect them to become, and how soon do we need to worry about them surpassing us? Along the way, she introduces the dominant models of modern AI and machine learning, describing cutting-edge AI programs, their human inventors, and the historical lines of thought underpinning recent achievements. She meets with fellow experts such as Douglas Hofstadter, the cognitive scientist and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the modern classic Gödel, Escher, Bach, who explains why he is “terrified” about the future of AI. She explores the profound disconnect between the hype and the actual achievements in AI, providing a clear sense of what the field has accomplished and how much further it has to go.

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'''June 25, 2020'''<br/>
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[http://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/mike-price Mike Price]<br/>
Characterizing the Scaling of Human Organizations using AI<br/>

The typical machine learning task is either (1) regression or (2) classification with a single outcome label. Many important problems do not fall into this category, and I will discuss one such set of problems: estimating joint or conditional probability density functions. I first provide a brief overview of existing machine learning techniques for this, including generative models such as Boltzmann machines, then describe new work I am undertaking with colleagues on a conditional variational autoencoder. The application is the scaling of human organizations. Notably, our algorithm can accommodate missing data in input variables.

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'''June 26, 2020'''<br/>
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[https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/michael-kearns Michael Kearns]<br/>
The Ethical Algorithm<br/>

Understanding and improving the science behind the algorithms that run our lives is rapidly becoming one of the most pressing issues of this century. Traditional fixes, such as laws, regulations and watchdog groups, have proven woefully inadequate. Reporting from the cutting edge of scientific research, Kearns's book [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-ethical-algorithm-9780190948207?cc=us&lang=en& ''The Ethical Algorithm''] offers a new approach: a set of principled solutions based on the emerging and exciting science of socially aware algorithm design. Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth explain how we can better embed human principles into machine code - without halting the advance of data-driven scientific exploration. Weaving together innovative research with stories of citizens, scientists, and activists on the front lines, ''The Ethical Algorithm'' offers a compelling vision for a future, one in which we can better protect humans from the unintended impacts of algorithms while continuing to inspire wondrous advances in technology.

Assessing the Promise of Artificial Intelligence

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