Just a reminder that one of #Trump's professors at #UPenn publicly called him, "the dumbest goddamned student I ever had".

https://www.inquisitr.com/donald-trump-says-president-joe-biden-has-iq-of-a-first-grader

Got a beautiful print of this great photo by @mattblaze. I did a lot of work on my dissertation looking out at this view from UPenn's Smilow building, and was thrilled to see a view that had been such an intimate part of my life so lovingly captured.
#Photography #Philadelphia #UPenn

Next was a fantastic panel at #UPenn on emerging issues in #tech, #IP, and #entertainment and #media #law w/Gideon Parchomovsky, Jennifer Rothman, & Christopher Yoo. This is a fascinating look at a lot of the issues that are still vitally important today (the panel is from the fall, & does seem to correctly call most of the cases that have been decided since then), and I particularly liked the discussion on rights of applying #AI to dead people. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSshnz453gY (4/6)

New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics

Black hole mirages: Electron lensing and Berry curvature effects in inhomogeneously tilted Weyl semimetals

Andreas Haller, Suraj Hegde, Chen Xu, Christophe De Beule, Thomas L. Schmidt, Tobias Meng
SciPost Phys. 14, 119 (2023)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.14.5.119

#UniversityofLuxembourg
#TUD #UPenn #DFG #FNR

"Is Solar Geoengineering a Viable Tool in the Climate Policy Arsenal?" | Our panel discussion yesterday at #UPenn, moderated by Stacy-Ann Robinson, w/ Michael Weisberg, Shuchi Talati & yours truly, courtesy of Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media/Penn Arts & Sciences, The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy & Perry World House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7R09r-MGrI

Last was an intriguing talk by Harold Soh on trustworthy, interactive #robots at #UPenn. There are some great examples here of how robots that may strike their designers as "overcommunicating" actually engender trust by helping users build mental models of how robots are operating https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGs1rTGrDU8 (5/5) #robotics

Looking forward to participating in this #UPenn event with Ram Guha, courtesy of #CASIPenn & @perryworldhouse April 25 4:30pm ET:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lineages-of-indian-environmentalism-tickets-601684734237

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The Lauder Institute’s 2023 Africa Futures Symposium will take place April 27-April 28, 2023 at the University of Pennsylvania.
“Shifting Narratives,” inspired by the work of many to recast how the story of Africa. Come join us for interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral conversations with Africa-focused doers and thinkers who are making a difference.
Registration is now open! https://whr.tn/3JL0aY4
#Africa #Upenn #investment #infrastructure The Lauder Institute

First was an interesting talk by Pulkit Agrawal on generalizing low-level skills for #robots at the #UPenn #GRASPLab. For robots, step by step instructions aren't enough for them to generalize, but using simulation and teacher-student learning Agrawal demonstrates promising results. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE1FgzF9ixY (2/10) #robotics

Next was a nice talk by Michael Alan Chang on learning abstractions for models and systems at #UPenn. To me I preferred viewing these abstractions as learning modularity (although I'm not sure if that's the correct interpretation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3MXmoxk2a4 (4/6)

Next was an engaging panel on the future challenges for #robotics at the #UPenn GRASP lab with Nadia Figueroa, @dinesh, and Marc Miskin. A whole variety of topics are covered here, but I particularly loved how the panel reflected on the importance of transparency in robotics demos and the need for consensus on system quality metrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eac_Z3fQGxc (4/10)

Are you a #Penn student between the ages of 18-25? Check out this study we're putting together. Please email us at sas-ees-pcssm@sas.upenn.edu for access to the online survey or to sign up for the focus group. #penncssm #pcssm #upenn

Thrilled to be a part of this conference next week! What a lineup!

#digitalcapitalism #UPenn

I'll be giving this year's "Undergrad Climate and Energy Policy Seminar" as part of #KleinmanEnergy #EnergyWeek2023 at #UPenn: https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/events/undergrad-climate-and-energy-policy-seminar/

#Biden Center at #UPenn Received $54.6M from anonymous Chinese donations
https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-01-11-biden-center-upenn-received-54m-chinese-donations.html

Next was a fascinating talk by Dominic Sisti on ethical issues in #psychedelics research at the #UPenn School of Medicine. Starting off with the medical necessity of this research, the discussion then delves into the unique ethical issues that psychedelics present and how to begin to address them. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUKrLUOblJM (4/6) #ethics #bioethics

Next was an important talk by Atheendar Venkataramani on the benefits, ethical concerns, and engagement approach for concentrated investments in Black neighborhoods from a #PublicHealth and #bioethics perspective at the #UPenn School of Medicine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e05qPyg67VE (8/12)

Next was a striking talk by Rita Redberg on #ethics and medical #device #regulation at the #UPenn School of Medicine. This talk will make you think twice about getting an implant, but also about how academia, regulators, and industry should work together for the ethical rollout of new #tech. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZzODnLGU6I (11/12) #bioethics

"Sen. Whitehouse warns about the buying of the Supreme Court. Is anyone listening?" | Great piece by @willbunch of #PhillyInquirer on our recent #UPenn Center for Science, Sustainability & the Media (#PCSSM) event w/ #SenatorWhitehouse: https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/supreme-court-dark-money-scalia-jan-6-20221213.html
(thanks to: #APPCPenn & #PennSAS): https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/supreme-court-dark-money-scalia-jan-6-20221213.html

Great @pbs #NewsHour segment from Geoff R Bennett on recent climate protests, features our #UPenn #APPC public opinion survey: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-activists-are-targeting-famous-art-to-protest-climate-change