Public Lectures Breadcrumb Home Programs & Events Public Lectures All Public Lectures Upcoming Past There are no upcoming Public Lectures at this time. Theoretically Speaking — Black Holes, Firewalls, and the Limits of Quantum Computers Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 | 6 – 7:30 p.m. Theoretically Speaking — Black Holes, Firewalls, and the Limits of Quantum Computers David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley Speakers: Scott Aaronson (University of Texas at Austin) The Media Crisis and New Hopes for Science Journalism Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 | 3 – 4 p.m. The Media Crisis and New Hopes for Science Journalism Calvin Lab auditorium Speakers: Christoph Drösser, Simons Institute Journalist in Residence Open Lecture — Across the Watershed: Unifying Perspectives on Optimization Monday, Sept. 18, 2017 | 4 – 5 p.m. Open Lecture — Across the Watershed: Unifying Perspectives on Optimization Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall Speakers: Pablo Parrilo (MIT) Open Lecture — Does Computational Complexity Restrict Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning? Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | 4 – 5 p.m. Open Lecture — Does Computational Complexity Restrict Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning? Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall Speakers: Sanjeev Arora (Princeton University) How the Web Has Transformed Science and Technology Reporting Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2017 | 4 – 5 p.m. How the Web Has Transformed Science and Technology Reporting Calvin Lab auditorium Speakers: John Markoff, Simons Institute Journalist in Residence , Christoph Drösser, independent science writer and editor Machine Learning Today and Tomorrow: A Panel Discussion Saturday, Apr. 22, 2017 | 10 – 11 a.m. Machine Learning Today and Tomorrow: A Panel Discussion Calvin Lab auditorium Open Lecture — In Pursuit of Structure: Why a Little Randomness (Almost) Always Helps Monday, Apr. 3, 2017 | 4 – 5 p.m. Open Lecture — In Pursuit of Structure: Why a Little Randomness (Almost) Always Helps Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall Speakers: Julia Wolf (University of Bristol) Open Lecture — The Contextual Bandits Problem Monday, Mar. 13, 2017 | 4 – 5 p.m. Open Lecture — The Contextual Bandits Problem Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall Speakers: Robert Schapire (Microsoft Research) Understanding Silicon Valley Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 | 4 – 5 p.m. Understanding Silicon Valley Calvin Lab auditorium Speakers: John , Markoff Theoretically Speaking — Finding Hay in Haystacks: The Power and Limits of Randomness Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 | 6 – 7:30 p.m. Theoretically Speaking — Finding Hay in Haystacks: The Power and Limits of Randomness David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley Speakers: Avi Wigderson (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) Pagination First page First Previous page Previous Page 18 Page 19 Current page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Next page Next Last page Last Series Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lectures Theoretically Speaking Breakthroughs Quantum Colloquium