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SUMMARY:Biology Seminar Series: Carolyn Elya
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Biology presents a seminar with Carolyn Elya\, assistant professor of molecular and cell biology at Harvard University\, whose research uses the E. muscae-fruit fly (“zombie fly”) system to further our understanding of host-pathogen interactions.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/biology-seminar-series-carolyn-elya/
LOCATION:Lasry 237
CATEGORIES:Science/Technology
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SUMMARY:From impacts to impact: A diverse journey through applied data science
DESCRIPTION:This talk will summarize Principal Data Scientist Ross Potter’s diverse research experience in applied data science covering two broad topics. Firstly\, his Ph.D. and postdoctoral research — numerically modeling the formation of asteroid impact craters. He will cover how this modeling is done\, why it is needed\, and applications to human and robotic planetary missions to ultimately understand the formation of solar system bodies. Secondly\, scientometrics — quantifying aspects of science and scientific research. He will explain why and to whom this area is of increasing importance\, particularly for research management and government policy\, and briefly discuss how a range of data science and statistical techniques such as topic modeling\, network analysis and anomaly detection can be applied across physical\, life and social sciences. \n\n\n\nPotter is Principal Data Scientist at Clark for the recently launched project CROSSROADS (Creating Robust Opportunities for Student Success through Real-world\, Organized\, and Applied Data Science)\, funded by NSF. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in geophysics and planetary science\, respectively\, from Imperial College London. \n\n\n\nHe completed postdocs at the NASA-affiliated Lunar and Planetary Institute\, Houston\, and Brown University before returning to the UK. There\, he transitioned to industry working for a travel company and then analytics firm\, Clarivate\, where he created a new indicator assessing the impact of academic research by collaboration type. He has published research in a diverse set of journals including Geophysical Research Letters\, Meteoritics and Planetary Science\, Nature Communications\, npj Ocean Substantiality\, and Scientometrics.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/from-impacts-to-impact-a-diverse-journey-through-applied-data-science/
LOCATION:Arthur M. Sackler Sciences Center\, 121
CATEGORIES:Science/Technology
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SUMMARY:From Data to Doubt: Understanding AI’s Cultural Impact
DESCRIPTION:Image by [your123]/stock.adobe.com\n\n\n\n\nDue to the ongoing storm clean-up and current campus operations\, this event will be open only to students and faculty from invited classes. We apologize for this change\, but we look forward to welcoming you back to our public programming in March. Please watch for additional announcements coming soon! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nThanks to AI-generated media\, Pope Francis became an unlikely fashion icon in a white Balenciaga puffer coat. A fake photo showing an explosion at the Pentagon caused widespread confusion and a brief stock sell-off in the US. And a track called “Heart on My Sleeve” gained millions of streams across platforms before it was removed due to copyright violation for featuring AI-simulated vocals by Drake and The Weeknd. \n\n\n\nWe are in an age shaped by artificial intelligence when images\, sounds\, and texts can be easily fabricated or altered. So how do we decide what counts as evidence\, authenticity\, or truth when even the most persuasive media may be synthetic? Is skepticism still a productive critical tool\, or has doubt itself become something that can be manufactured and manipulated? Can we find a healthy balance between appreciating the potential benefits and creativity of AI content while objectively assessing its risk and impact? AI systems rely on massive amounts of people’s data and labor\, as well as vast natural resources to produce its outputs. What are the consequences of this extractive model? Who has authority – and who profits – when these systems remain opaque? \n\n\n\nJoin us for a community conversation to examine the shifting relationship between media\, artificial intelligence\, and public trust at a moment when credibility feels increasingly unstable. Framed by the Higgins Institute’s symposium theme “I Don’t Believe You: Truth\, Deception\, and Doubt\,” we will approach AI not merely as a technical innovation but as a cultural force that reshapes how belief and skepticism function in everyday life. Together we will explore AI’s roles across contemporary media ecosystems—social platforms\, recommendation systems\, automated agents\, and deepfakes and generative art— and interrogate how these systems construct authority\, obscure authorship\, and invite both confidence and uncertainty. \n\n\n\nThis discussion will be facilitated by Professor Matt Malsky and the students of MCA 250 Deepfakes\, Bots\, and the Algorithmic Gaze. It is offered through the Digital Humanities Research Collaborative. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/from-data-to-doubt-understanding-ais-cultural-impact/
LOCATION:Higgins Lounge\, 2nd Floor\, Dana Commons\, Clark University
CATEGORIES:Academic,Arts/Music/Film,Science/Technology
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