Prediction vs. Prophecy,
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Harvard and Radcliffe College Reunions at Home Virtual Program,
Tuesday, May 26, 2020:
Prediction
Calypso to Calypso (Draft) and Mapping the Milky Way...,
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Winthrop House, Harvard University,
Tuesday, July 30, 2019:
This was an unscripted presentation/discussion about Alyssa Goodman's Milky Way work and career to the Harvard College PRISE students, in the "PRISE Distinguished Speaker Series" for 2019. It offered a preview of the "Calypso to Calypso" talk to be given to Harvard Alumni at...
The Future of Data in Science (*postponed*),
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WiDS, Microsoft New England, Cambridge, MA,
Monday, March 4, 2019
Once upon a time, I was an astrophysicist. Then, about fifteen years ago, I started using medical imaging tools on high-dimensional astronomical data sets, and caring more than was normal about sharing and re-using data and software, and making online documents...
The Prediction Project: The Past and Present of the Future,
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University of Padua, Italy,
Thursday, February 21, 2019:
Humans are alone in the animal kingdom as worriers. We are the only ones who expend tremendous amounts of time, energy and resources trying to know and understand our futures before they happen. The Prediction Project is a coordinated...
The Path to Newton,
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233rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Seattle, WA,
Monday, January 7, 2019:
Note, an online "iPoster" with significant additional content accompanied this talk, and can be found at