Robin Hanson CN3 presentation

Summary

Dr. Robin Hanson will give a presentation to the CN3 faculty and students on his new book … The Age of Em, “Work, Love and Life when Robots Rule the Earth”

Time: 11am Date: September 27, 2016 Place: 229 Krasnow George Mason University Fairfax, Va. 22030

Broadcast details: This onAir broadcast will be streamed live from this post as well as the BHM You Tube here.

Robin Hansen Profile

Associate Professor of Economics, George Mason University Research associate, Future of Humanity Institute Chief scientist, Consensus Point

Dr. Hanson has pioneered prediction markets, also known as information markets or idea futures, since 1988. He was the first to write in detail about people creating and subsidizing markets in order to gain better estimates on those topics.

Author of “The Age of Em: Work, Love and Life when Robots Rule the Earth”, Oxford University Press, 1 June 2016

More on Robin Hanson can be found in this post.

Scheduled Broadcast

Slides

Below are the slides Robin will be using for his presentation.

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Book

Age of Em, “Work, Love and Life when Robots Rule the Earth” By Robin Hanson

From Oxford University Press Overview: A unique look into the possible technological future of the human race

Draws upon an unusually wide command of academic consensus and standard analytical tools across economics, ...

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Martin Wiener CN3 Presentation

Summary

Dr. Martin Wiener, Assistant Professor in the George Mason University Psychology Department, will give a presentation to the CN3 faculty and students on enabling open data in neuroscience.

Time: TBA Date: TBA Place: TBA George Mason University Fairfax, Va. 22030

Broadcast details: This onAir broadcast will be streamed live from this post.

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HLAI 2016 conferences

Summary

HLAI 2016, the joint multi-level conference on Human-Level Artificial Intelligence focuses on the computational (re-)creation of human-level intelligence, i.e., human-level (or strong) Artificial Intelligence. Held on July 16-19, 2016 at the New School in NYC following IJCAI, 16 – International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence.

AGI, the Conference Series on Artificial General Intelligence BICA, Annual International Conferences on Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures AIC, Workshops on Artificial Intelligence and Cognition NeSy, Workshops on Neural-Symbolic Learning & Reasoning

HLAI 2016

The Joint Multi-Conference on Human-Level Artificial Intelligence

HLAI 2016, held at The New School in New York City on July 16-19, 2016, is a joint effort between the major conferences and academic events explicitly targeting work towards the computational (re-)creation of human-level intelligence, i.e., human-level (or strong) Artificial Intelligence.

HLAI 2016 will feature several keynotes by leading thinkers from different fields relating to human-level AI research. An always up-to-date list of names and abstracts can be found here.

Venue information: HLAI 2016 is hosted by The New School at the University Center, 63 Fifth Avenue. The registration desk can be found in the lobby of the University Center building.

AGI 2016

AGI, the Conference Series on Artificial General Intelligence

Continuing the mission of the past AGI conferences, AGI-16 gathers an international group of leading ...

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INS 2015 Annual Meeting

The main meeting sessions will be held on October 16 at the Art Institute of Chicago, 230 South Columbus Drive. A meeting program with session descriptions and speaker bios is now available. Sign-up to get email notifications from INS.

Web Information

Meeting web pages: http://www.neuroethicssociety.org/annual-meeting

Program

The 2015 INS Annual Meeting will be held October 15-16 in Chicago, IL, prior to the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. The INS public program will be held at the Northwestern University Hughes Auditorium, 303 E. Superior Street on October 15. The main meeting sessions will be held on October 16 at the Art Institute of Chicago, 230 South Columbus Drive. A meeting program with session descriptions and speaker bios is now available. Sign-up to get email notifications from INS.

Thursday, October 15

Northwestern University Hughes Auditorium 303 E Superior Street, Chicago, IL

Welcome

5:00pm Barbara J. Sahakian, INS President & University of Cambridge

Is Professional Football Safe? Could We Make It Safer? Perspectives from Neuroscience, Law, and Ethics

Public Program 5:00 – ...

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Krasnow Monday Seminar -10.31.16

DATE: Monday, 31 October, 2016
TIME: 4:00-5:00pm
LOCATION: Lecture Room (Room 229)
Krasnow Institute Building
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

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Trees of the Brain Presentation

This inaugural event of the series, which is sponsored by the George Mason University Bookstore, was held in the Fenwick Library Main Reading Room, on Tuesday, March 29th, at 2:30 p.m.

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Researchers from Georgia Tech and MIT have automated the process of finding and recording information from neurons in the living brain using a simple robotic system. (Photo: MIT)

Neuroscience News & Events

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News and event posts are rated by this Hub’s curators with the highest rated or most important ones listed first.

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BNA 50th Anniversary meeting

When: December 14, 2015

Where: King’s College London, the Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS

Description:

2015 is a momentous year for the BNA as it marks 50 years of existence for the association, and to celebrate the occasion we are holding a very special seasonal symposium.

A top line-up of expert speakers will guide us through the substantial progress that Neuroscience has made over the last 50 years.

The meeting will take place in the iconic King’s building in the Strand Campus and refreshments and a wine reception will be served in the Great Hall.

Registration is from 9 – 10am

Symposia from 10am – 6pm (with a lunch and refreshment break)

Wine reception from 6-7pm in the Great Hall

For more information, go to BNA website.

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Brain Observatories

The authors of the original proposal for the Brain Activity Map (BAM) Project, which inspired the White House’s BRAIN Initiative, are proposing the creation of a national network of neurotechnology centers.

These “brain observatories” would enhance and accelerate the BRAIN Initiative by leveraging the success and creativity of individual laboratories to develop novel neurotechnologies.

Co-authors of the Brain Observatories proposal.

Brain Observatories press release

A national network of neurotechnology centers for the BRAIN Initiative

EurekAlert Oct. 15, 2015 Columbia University

Neuron article

The authors of the original proposal for the Brain Activity Map (BAM) Project, which inspired the White House’s BRAIN Initiative, issued today a position statement in Neuron proposing the creation of a national network of neurotechnology centers. These “brain observatories” would enhance and accelerate the BRAIN Initiative by leveraging the success and creativity of individual laboratories to develop novel neurotechnologies.

Now in its second year, the BRAIN Initiative is a large-scale, decade-long scientific project with a budget of $300 Million for FY16, that involves more than 100 laboratories throughout the country and has also inspired similar large-scale brain research projects worldwide. On April 2, 2013, President Obama launched the BRAIN Initiative to “accelerate the development and ...

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SfN 2015 Annual Meeting

SfN’s 45th annual meeting is the premier venue for neuroscientists to present emerging science, learn from experts, forge collaborations with peers, explore new tools and technologies, and advance careers.

Neuroscience 2015 will take place October 17-21 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Join more than 30,000 colleagues from more than 80 countries at the world’s largest marketplace of ideas and tools for global neuroscience.

Web Information

Meeting web pages: http://www.sfn.org/annual-meeting/neuroscience-2015

Sessions and Events

Emerging Science: At the Center of Neuroscience 2015

SfN is an unmatched venue for sharing great science. Attendees can take advantage of countless opportunities to share and learn about emerging and unpublished findings, explore career paths and professional development opportunities, and discuss hot topics in scientific publishing, academia, advocacy, public education, and more.

Neuroscience 2015 events will include:

Major featured and special lectures by world-renowned scientists from around the globe More than 15,000 abstracts sharing new findings Symposia and minisymposia with comprehensive coverage of vital neuroscience research topics More than 600 exhibitors showcasing new tools, technologies, and publishing opportunitiesSet featured image Dozens of professional development, advocacy, and networking events Selection of more than 100 satellite events being held in conjunction with the annual meeting

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Funding Announcements to Facilitate Private-Public Partnerships

The NIH BRAIN Initiative has released three funding opportunity announcements for partnerships between clinical investigators and manufacturers of the latest-generation implantable stimulating and/or recording devices for clinical neuroscience research in humans.

A central focus of the BRAIN Initiative is development of technologies for recording and modulating neural circuits. Such technologies may be incorporated into devices to be implanted in the brain or spinal cord that can, for example, treat Parkinson’s disease or restore movement in the case of spinal cord injury.

Web Information

NIH web page: brainupdate.nih.gov/nih-brain-initiative-releases-funding-announcements-to-facilitate-private-public-partnership

BRAIN 2015 post on 2015 workshop: brain2015.onair.cc/early-access-to-neuromodulation-and-recording

BRAIN Update

September 21, 2015 BRAIN Initiative press release

NIH has released three funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for Fiscal Year 2016 to fund research partnerships between clinical ...

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Special Symposium: Neuroscience in the 21st Century

October 1, 2-5 pm EDT Live Webcast from Washington, D.C. Moderated by Alan Leshner, CEO Emeritus, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

View symposium hosted by The Kavli Foundation

This special “mini-symposium”looked at the future of neuroscience and the BRAIN Initiative by hearing from some of the nation’s top neuroscientists, as well as leaders from key federal funding agencies.

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Neuroscience: Past, Present and Future

TIME: 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Six prominent neuroscientists offer insight into how the field has evolved and what they anticipate for the future.

Pietro De Camilli, Yale University Jeffrey Friedman, The Rockefeller University Michael Miller, Johns Hopkins University Alexandra Nelson, University of California, San Francisco Larry Squire, University of California, San Diego Rafael Yuste, Columbia University

The BRAIN Initiative

TIME: 3:15 – 5:00 pm

Early Successes and Future Plans

Opening remarks from federal agencies highlight discoveries emerging from the BRAIN Initiative, as well as share plans for the future.

Walter Koroshetz, Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke James ...

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Bolstering the Investment in Brain Research

Bipartisan Briefing from Capitol Hill on a new commitment to support brain research and an update on the BRAIN Initiative.

October 1, 2015 at 9:30 – 11:00 am EDT United States Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, D.C.

Sponsored by The Kavli Foundation

YouTube link

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About the Briefing

This briefing will provide details about new funding and research endeavors, including a new commitment to support brain research with The Kavli Foundation in partnership with Johns Hopkins University, The Rockefeller University and the University of California, San Francisco. A discussion will focus on the BRAIN Initiative and on the future of neuroscience moderated by Alan Leshner, CEO Emeritus of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Joining the discussion will be leaders from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.

Program

Special Remarks

Barbara Mikulski, U.S. Senator (D-Maryland) Andy Harris, MD, MHS, U.S. Member of Congress (R-Maryland) Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Member of Congress (D-New York)

Speakers

France A. ...

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Thousand Neurons Subscription

A new technology-as-a-service initiative called “Thousand Neurons” allows neuroscientists to economically acquire the nVista microscopy system, a cutting edge technology for large-scale brain activity imaging in freely behaving animals, through a $1,000 per month subscription plan.

“There is an urgent need to level the playing field by democratizing access to new neurotechnologies to a wider spectrum of researchers. The magnitude of the mapping goals set forth by the BRAIN Initiative demands a dramatic shift within the neuroscience community,” says Kunal Ghosh, Ph.D., CEO of Inscopix.

Press Release

CHICAGO, Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — State-of-the art neurotechnologies for brain research, especially instrumentation, are often expensive, and are limited to a few elite and established laboratories.

The “Thousand Neurons” program is available first to participants in the Neuroscience Early Access Program (NEAP), which has enrolled more than 100 labs worldwide, ranging from Nobel Laureates to early career investigators. In 2015 alone, NEAP investigators published six research articles in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell, and Neuron.

NEAP investigators have also contributed to development of new technologies, including Inscopix’s latest product, the ProViewTMImplant Kit, which is a surgical device to boost experimental efficiency.

“Thousand Neurons” is the latest effort by Inscopix to democratize access to its technologies. Last year, Inscopix ...

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Best and Worst of Neuroscience and Neurology – August 2015

Brain Blogger’s best and worst of neuroscience and neurology for August 2015 by Viatcheslav Wlassoff, PhD.

The Best: Neuronal activity protects against neurodegeneration Modafinil is a first scientifically verified nootropics Existing drug might be helpful for slowing down Parkinson’s disease progression 10-minute test for dementia The brain’s ability to get rid of beta-amyloids reduces with age Physically active elderly people show greater mental flexibility

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NFL & GE Announce Six Head Health Winners

Banyan Biomarkers; BrainScope Company; Medical College of Wisconsin; Quanterix, Lexington, Mass.; UC Santa Barbara (UCSB); and University of Montana.

Each winner will receive a $500,000 award to advance their work to speed diagnosis and improve treatment for mild traumatic brain injury. This award is in addition to $300,000 previously awarded to the 16 first round winners of the Head Health Challenge I.

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NIH Neuroscience Challenges

NIH Data Science Distinguished Seminar Series: BRAIN/BD2K Seminar Towards Solutions to Experimental and Computational Challenges in Neuroscience Air date: Friday, August 14, 2015, 11:00:00 AM

Drs. Christof Koch and Emery Brown will describe the computational or experimental challenges associated with Big Data in their respective domains of neuroscience. From the basic to applied realms, science is being transformed by the collection of data on increasingly finer resolutions, both spatially and temporally. Storing, accessing, and analyzing these data create numerous challenges as well as opportunities.

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Attending the seminar

This is a public event at the National Institutes of Health. All individuals interested in the seminar may attend. If this will be your first time visiting the NIH we strongly encourage you to review the visitor information at http://www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm and allow extra time for security and transit. Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact Sonynka Ngosso, at (301) 402-9816. Requests should be made at least 5 business days in advance of the event.

Christof Koch, Ph.D.

Christof Koch, Ph.D is the President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Allen Institute for Brain Science. His research interests include elucidating the biophysical mechanisms underlying neural computation, understanding the mechanisms ...

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Early Access to Neuromodulation and Recording

TIME: 12:00:00 PM DATE: June 3 and 4, 2015

PLACE: Neuroscience Center Building (NSC)

Live NIH Videocast (archived after seminar)

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