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Wired for War: The Science Fiction/Science Reality of Robots, War, and Politics in the 21st Century

Filed under Education & Culture, Technology, Videos by John Ohab on March 8, 2011 at 10:12 am {no comments}

Dr. Peter Warren Singer, author, senior fellow and director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution, speaks on the science fiction and science reality of war in the 21st century. The event kicked off the Office of Naval Research’s Directorate of Innovation Winter 2010-2011 Distinguished Lecture Series.

You can view his lecture, “Wired for War: The Science Fiction/Science Reality of Robots, War, and Politics in the 21st Century,” right here on the Armed with Science blog.
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Wired for War: The Science Fiction/Science Reality of Robots, War, and Politics in the 21st Century

Filed under Education & Culture, Technology, Videos by John Ohab on March 3, 2011 at 12:08 pm {no comments}

Dr. Peter Warren Singer's speach will be streamed live on the blog Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at 2pm eastern.

Dr. Peter Warren Singer, author, senior fellow and director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution, will speak on the science fiction and science reality of war in the 21st century, from 2 to 3:30 pm eastern on March 8 at the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

The event kicks off ONR’s Directorate of Innovation Winter 2010-2011 Distinguished Lecture Series.

We’ll be streaming the talk live here on the Armed with Science blog via UStream. If you’re in the Arlington, VA, area, you can attend the talk in person by registering at the ONR website.

Dr. Singer is the youngest scholar named Senior Fellow in Brookings’s 90-year history. In 2005, CNN named him to their “New Guard” List of the Next Generation of Newsmakers. Singer has also been recognized by the Financial Times as “Guru of the Week” for the thinker who most influenced the world that week and by Slate Magazine for “Quote of the Day.”

In his personal capacity, Singer served as coordinator of the Obama-08 campaign’s defense policy task force. In 2009, Singer was named by Foreign Policy Magazine to the Top 100 Global Thinkers List, of the people whose ideas most influenced the world that year.

Dr. Singer is considered one of the world’s leading experts on changes in 21st century warfare. He was named by the President to Joint Forces Command’s Transformation Advisory Group. He has written for the full range of major media and journals, including the Boston Globe, L.A. Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, Current History, Survival, International Security, Parameters, Weltpolitik, and the World Policy Journal. He has been quoted in every major U.S. newspaper and news magazine and delivered talks at venues ranging from the U.S. Congress to over 40 universities around the world. He has provided commentary on military affairs for nearly every major TV and radio outlet, including ABC-Nightline, Al Jazeera, BBC, CBS-60 Minutes, CNN, FOX, NPR, and the NBC Today Show. He is also a founder and organizer of the U.S.-Islamic World Forum, a global conference that brings together leaders from across the US and the Muslim world

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POSTPONED: Wired for War: The Science Fiction/Science Reality of Robots, War, and Politics in the 21st Century

Filed under Education & Culture, Policy, Videos by John Ohab on December 16, 2010 at 9:14 am {no comments}

Dr. Peter Warren Singer presents "Wired for War: The Science Fiction/Science Reality of Robots, War, and Politics in the 21st Century", at the Office of Naval Research's Distinguished Lecture Series, Thursday, December 16th, 2010.

Dr. Peter Warren Singer's lecture will be streamed live here on Thursday, December 16th, 2010.

UPDATE: Due to weather in the Arlington, VA, area, this lecture has been canceled. We’ll post more details about possible rescheduling when they are available.

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On Thursday, December 16th, Dr. Peter Warren Singer will present the Office of Naval Research‘s Distinguished Lecture, “Wired for War: The Science Fiction/Science Reality of Robots, War, and Politics in the 21st Century.” The talk will be streamed live right here on the Armed with Science blog from 1:30 – 3pm eastern.

If you’re in the Arlington, VA, area, you can attend the talk in person by registering at https://secure.onr.navy.mil/events.

Peter Warren Singer is a Senior Fellow and the Director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution. He is the youngest scholar named Senior Fellow in Brookings’s 90-year history. In 2005, CNN named him to their “New Guard” List of the Next Generation of Newsmakers. Singer has also been recognized by the Financial Times as “Guru of the Week” for the thinker who most influenced the world that week and by Slate Magazine for “Quote of the Day.”

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Experts Forecast Future of Technology Innovation in China [VIDEO]

Filed under Education & Culture, Technology, Videos by John Ohab on July 15, 2010 at 9:45 am {6 comments}

A distinguished panel of experts hosted by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) shared their perspectives on the cultural and political factors influencing technological innovations in China.

The lecture, “Innovation in China: A Decade of Change,” offered forecasts for the future as well as expert recommendations for how U.S. scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, policy-makers, and others can remain active in global science and technology development. The event is part of ONR’s ongoing effort to open the aperture and increase the breadth of ideas in the science and technology community.

“As we look at the world and how it is changing, we recognize that now is the time to engage at the strategic level and develop how we might influence, or be influenced by these global shifts,” said ONR Director of Innovation, Dr. Larry Schuette.

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Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff [VIDEO]

Filed under Education & Culture, Physical Sciences, Technology, Videos by John Ohab on July 7, 2010 at 10:11 am {no comments}

Dr. William Phillips, an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded Nobel Prize-winning physicist, recently delivered a compelling lecture at ONR´s Distinguished Lecture Series. Phillips’ presentation, titled “Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff,” highlighted the importance of basic research and ONR´s legacy of support for innovative scientists.

Dr. Phillips is a pioneer and leading researcher in laser cooling and trapping of atoms at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. His fundamental studies were used to develop applications for new kinds of physics measurements and processes such as high resolution spectroscopy, atomic clocks, atomic collisions, atom optics, bio-molecular interactions, and atomic-scale and nano-scale fabrication.

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Live Webcast: From Networks to Human Activity Patterns

Filed under Technology, Videos by John Ohab on June 28, 2010 at 10:29 am {no comments}

On June 28, the Office of Naval Research live streamed a Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, Real World Network Theorist and Distinguished Professor from Northeastern University. The title of Dr. Barabasi’s presentation was, “From Networks to Human Activity Patterns.”

We will post the archived video of the presentation once it is available. Thanks for watching!

Monday Lecture: From Networks to Human Activity Patterns

Filed under Technology, Videos by John Ohab on June 25, 2010 at 11:10 am {2 comments}

Dr. Albert-László Barabási, Real World Network Theorist and Distinguished Professor from Northeastern University. The title of Dr. Barabási's presentation is, "From Networks to Human Activity Patterns".

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The final lecture in the Office of Naval Research‘s spring 2010 Distinguished Lecture Series is right around the corner!

On Monday, June 28th, from 1300-1430, the Armed with Science blog will live stream the lecture by Dr. Albert-László Barabási, Real World Network Theorist and Distinguished Professor from Northeastern University. The title of Dr. Barabási’s presentation is, “From Networks to Human Activity Patterns.”

Highly interconnected networks with amazingly complex topology describe systems as diverse as the World Wide Web, our cells, social systems or the economy. Dr. Barabási will discuss the amazing order characterizing our interconnected world and its implications to network robustness and spreading processes.

Most of these networks are driven by the temporal patterns characterizing human activity, ranging from web browsing to mobility patterns. Dr. Barabási will use mobile phone data to explore the patterns characterizing these temporal processes, leading us to the question of predictability in human activity patterns.

Visit the Armed with Science blog Monday, June 28th, from 1300-1430 to watch this exciting lecture live!