Tag: cornell university week
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Michele Belot, Cornell University – How Do We Get People to Reconsider Their Choices and Behaviors?
On Cornell University Week: Getting people to reconsider their choices can be tricky. Michele Belot, professor of economics, discusses why. Michèle Belot is Professor of Economics at Cornell University. Her recent research focuses on behavioral change in areas such as job search, dietary habits and political opinions. She has designed and tested interventions using randomized…
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Alex Townsend, Cornell University – Scientifically-Minded Artificial Intelligence
On Cornell University Week: A.I. is also coming to science labs. Alex Townsend, associate professor in the mathematics department, examines the benefits for scientific discovery. Alex Townsend is an Associate Professor at Cornell University in the Mathematics Department. His research is in Applied Mathematics and most recently focuses on developing machines to learn partial differential…
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Debanjan Chowdhury, Cornell University – Strange Metals and the Energy Crisis
On Cornell University Week: To solve any energy crisis we may encounter, waste not, want not. Debanjan Chowdhury, assistant professor of physics, determines how to stop energy waste in the future. Debanjan Chowdhury got his undergraduate education in Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and attended Harvard University for his graduate work…
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Carolyn Fornoff, Cornell University – Greening Mexican Cinema
On Cornell University Week: Can cinema go green? Carolyn Fornoff, assistant professor of Latin American Studies, examines how. Carolyn Fornoff is assistant professor of Latin American studies at Cornell University. Her work examines how Mexican and Central American cultural production responds to environmental crisis. She is the co-editor of two volumes in the environmental humanities: Timescales:…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.05.01)
Cornell University Week on The Academic Minute 2023.05.01 Monday Carolyn Fornoff, assistant professor of Latin American Studies, examines how cinema can go green. Tuesday David Shoemaker, professor and interim chair of the Sage School of Philosophy, explores why psychopaths lack a sense of humor. Wednesday Debanjan Chowdhury, assistant professor of physics, determines…