Theoretically Speaking Series

Theoretically Speaking is a lecture series highlighting exciting advances in theoretical computer science for a broad general audience. Events are held at the David Brower Center in Downtown Berkeley, and are free and open to the public. No special background is assumed.

Fall 2019

Theoretically Speaking Series — Artificial Stupidity: The New AI and the Future of Fintech

Speaker: Andrew Lo (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Dec. 3, 2019 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Theoretically Speaking Series — Algorand's Forthcoming Blockchain Technology

Speaker: Silvio Micali (Founder of Algorand and faculty at MIT)

Oct. 30, 2019 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Summer 2019

Theoretically Speaking Series — Algorithms and the Law

Speaker: Peter Bartlett (Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, moderator) Panelists: Shafi Goldwasser (Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing), Martha Minow (Harvard University), Elliot Schrage (Facebook) and Patricia Williams (Columbia University)

Jun. 7, 2019 6:00 pm

Spring 2019

Theoretically Speaking Series — What We Can Learn from AdNauseam about the Threat and Power of Data Obfuscation

Speaker: Helen Nissenbaum (Cornell Tech)

Mar. 27, 2019 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Theoretically Speaking Series — The Predictive Brain

Speaker: Anil Ananthaswamy (Fall 2018 Simons Institute Journalist in Residence, moderator) Panelists: Celeste Kidd (UC Berkeley), Bruno Olshausen (UC Berkeley), Christos Papadimitriou (Columbia University) and Michael Pollan (UC Berkeley)

Mar. 7, 2019 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm