Articles in category 'Lectures'

Robotics Seminar Series Fall 2008
Speaker: Andrew Y. Ng
Speaker Affiliation: Stanford University
Host: Nick Roy
Host Affiliation: CSAIL
Date: 11-18-2008
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Refreshments: 3:45 PM
Location: Stata - Sem Rm G449 (Patil/ Kiva)
This talk will describe the STAIR home assistant robot project, and the satellite projects that led to key STAIR components such as (i) robotic grasping of […]

By Ben, 11/7/2008, 11:23 pm o'clock

http://www.necsi.edu/education/aguiarseminar.html
Date: October 31, 2008
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: NECSI, 24 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Abstract:
Networks are mathematical structures that can model a large number of systems in biology, physics, engineering and the social sciences. In this talk, I will give a brief introduction to the theory of networks and review some of the work I have done in […]

By Ben, 10/26/2008, 4:02 pm o'clock

Introduction (Prof. Robert A. Weinberg)
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/7-012F04
MIT on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MIT
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

By Ben, 10/20/2008, 8:07 am o'clock

Heh. Thanks, Bryan.
Some professors report that when their students are reviewing class materials, the students speed up online recordings of lectures and zip through hour-long presentations in as little as 30 minutes. Sure, their professors sound like chipmunks. But the students say they can absorb the information faster than the professors deliver it.
http://www.smartmobs.com/2008/10/15/lecture-videos-run-on-fast-forward/

By Ben, 10/19/2008, 6:23 pm o'clock

Some good lectures here. Check em out!

By Ben, 10/17/2008, 5:36 pm o'clock

We are pleased to announce the 2008-2009 lecture series for the Boston-area graduate student organization, the Boston Society of Cognitive Science (online at http://www.bsocs.org).
This group was started to promote discussion of foundational issues in cognitive science among graduate students and researchers in the area.
The lecture series will again be held at MIT BCS. The lectures […]

By Ben, 10/7/2008, 11:59 am o'clock

When: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 3:30
Where: Killian Hall
Title: Scientific visualization in analogy with the interpretation of music
Abstract: An analogy between interpreting melodies and motifs in music and bringing out physics-related motifs in visualization is pursued. A technique for visualizing groups of harmonics and other patterns in spectra will be described. Replacing […]

By Ben, 7/7/2008, 10:59 am o'clock

Date and time: Monday, June 9th, 3-4pm
Location: room 4-231
Speaker: Dana Kulic, University of Tokyo
Title: Robots in Human Environments: Safety, Perception and Learning
Abstract: In order to work safely and cooperatively with humans in unstructured environments, robots will need to perceive and understand the environment and the humans in it, operate in a safe manner, and learn […]

By Ben, 6/4/2008, 4:26 pm o'clock