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Summer Sessions presents a new (virtual) season of GRIT Talks. Eight notable UC Santa Barbara faculty will deliver free public lectures on Ground-breaking Research and Innovative Technology (GRIT) being used to discover new knowledge across myriad disciplines. Zoom links will be distributed upon registration. Read on for the topics and links to register!
Summer Sessions presents a new (virtual) season of GRIT Talks. Eight notable UC Santa Barbara faculty will deliver free public lectures on Ground-breaking Research and Innovative Technology (GRIT) being used to discover new knowledge across myriad disciplines. Zoom links will be distributed upon registration. âClick on the titles below to register for each talk.
Monday, June 29th, 5:30pm
Daniel Conroy-Beam, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Modeling Mating: Human Mate Choice in Evolutionary and Computational
Perspective
Wednesday, July 1st, 5:30pm
Kate McDonald, History
Foot Work: Making Sense of Human Power in the Age of the Machine
Monday, July 6th, 5:30pm
Benjamin J. Cohen, Political Science
Currency Wars: How National Currencies Compete
Wednesday, July 8th, 5:30pm
Michael Goard, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
The Uncharted Mind: A New Understanding of Brain Function by the Mapping,
Measurement, and Manipulation of Neural Circuits
Monday, July 13th, 5:30pm
Carolina Arias, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Testing...Testing: The Story of How Molecular Biology, Virology, and a Lot
of Swabs Helped Us Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wednesday, July 15th, 5:30pm
Lars Bildsten, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Exploding Stars
Monday, July 20th, 5:30pm
Javiera Barandiarán, Global Studies
Markets for Scientific Advice Erode Trust and Threaten Democracy: Evidence
for Chile
Wednesday, July 22nd, 5:30pm
Tobias Höllerer, Computer Science
The World as Computer Interface: How Will Humans Stay in Control?
