Next week at CCA: CCA September 28th - October 2nd

Sep 28, 2020, 8:00 AM → Oct 2, 2020, 10:30 PM America/New_York

Classroom (Flatiron Institute)

Next week at CCA September 28th - October 2nd, 2020

 

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Mon Sep 28, 2020

9:30 am - 12:30 pm Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics and Methods Meeting

Description: Please contact James Cho if interested in joining.

 

2 pm - 3 pm Machine Learning Group Meeting

Description: Please email Gabriella Contardo to join if interested in the nuts and bolts of ML x Astrophysics.

 

Tue Sep 29, 2020

3pm - 4:30pm Cosmology Informal Meeting

Description: Please email Lehman Garrison to join if interested in detailed project discussion.

 

Wed Sep 30, 2020
12:30 pm - 2 pm Stars and Exoplanets Meeting

3 pm - 4 pm Gravitational Waves Group Meeting

 

5 pm - 6:00 pm SF Lecture: Eugenia Cheng

Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium - 160 Fifth Avenue at 21st Street, 2nd floor

x + y: A Mathematician’s Manifesto for Rethinking Gender

 

Thu Oct 1, 2020

1:30 pm - 3 pm Compact Objects Group Meeting

 

2 pm - 3 pm Dynamics Group Meeting

 

Fri Oct 2, 2020 

11 am - 12:30 pm Galaxy Formation Group Meeting

 

12:30 pm - 2 pm Astronomical Data Internal Group Meeting

 

1:30pm - 2:30pm Cosmology X Data Science Group Meetin

 

2 pm - 3 pm Planet Formation Group Meeting

 

 

Mon, September 28

9:30 AM → 12:30 PM Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics and Methods Meeting

Please contact James Cho if interested in joining.

2:00 PM → 3:00 PM Machine Learning Group Meeting

Machine Learning Group Meeting
Description: Please email Gabriella Contardo to join if interested in the nuts and bolts of ML x Astrophysics.

Tue, September 29

3:00 PM → 4:30 PM Cosmology Informal Meeting

Please email Lehman Garrison to join if interested in a detailed project discussion.

Wed, September 30

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Stars and Exoplanets Meeting

Researchers in the NYC area working on the Milky Way, stellar astrophysics, and extra-solar planets gather to discuss projects in progress and scientific issues of mutual interest. This meeting is open.

Topic: Stars and Exoplanets Meeting You will be required to enter the password highlighted below. Password: 160162 Time: Mar 11, 2020 12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://simonsfoundation.zoom.us/j/601703236

3:00 PM → 4:00 PM Gravitational Waves Group Meeting

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://simonsfoundation.zoom.us/j/99232366362?pwd=NTFQSHVDQTlXRDlqUFBaTmlydkNjdz09 Password: 195911

5:00 PM → 6:00 PM SF Lecture: Eugenia Cheng

Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium - 160 Fifth Avenue at 21st Street, 2nd floor
Description: x + y: A Mathematician’s Manifesto for Rethinking Gender
Lecture 5:00 - 6:00 PM

What if we could do the impossible and remove gender from the equation? From imaginary numbers to the fourth dimension and beyond, mathematics has always been about imagining apparently impossible things. In this lecture, Eugenia Cheng will present a transformative new way of talking about patriarchy, mansplaining, and sexism: A way that empowers us to make the world a better place for all of us.

The question of why women and minorities are under-represented in mathematics is complex, and there are no simple answers, only many contributing factors. Cheng will draw on a combination of precise mathematical reasoning, techniques of abstract mathematical thinking and her experiences as a woman in the male-dominated field of mathematics. She will argue that if we focus on character traits rather than gender, we can have a more productive and less divisive conversation about math and beyond. She will present a new theory for doing so, showing that we can use abstract mathematical thinking to work towards a more inclusive society in this politically divisive era.

She will present the abstract field of category theory as a, particularly inclusive subject area according to the dimensions of her new theory. She will demonstrate the field’s scope for deepening the curiosity and social awareness of high school students, rather than just pushing and evaluating them. This line of thinking goes against the assumption that abstract mathematics can only be taught to high-level undergraduates and graduate students as well as against the accusation that abstract mathematics is removed from real life. No prior mathematical knowledge will be needed.

Cheng is a scientist-in-residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She won tenure in pure mathematics at the University of Sheffield in England. She was an early pioneer of math on YouTube, and her videos have been viewed over 15 million times. She is the author of popular math books “How to Bake Pi," “Beyond Infinity," “The Art of Logic” and “x+y: A Mathematician’s Manifesto for Rethinking Gender.” Cheng is also a concert pianist and artist.

Registration is required for this free webinar.

Further instructions and access to join the webinar will be sent to all registrants upon sign up.

Registration is required for this free webinar.

Thu, October 1

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Compact Objects Group Meeting

Description:Topic: Compact Objects Group Meeting Time: Mar 12, 2020 01:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Every week on Thu, until May 21, 2020, 11 occurrence(s) PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://simonsfoundation.zoom.us/j/808514522

2:00 PM → 3:00 PM Dynamics Group Meeting

Dynamics Group Meeting
Description: Group members meet for workshop projects. Email Kathryn Johnston if you’d like to participate.

Fri, October 2

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Galaxy Formation Group Meeting

Galaxy Formation Group Meeting
Description: By Invitation Only. Email rachel somerville if you would like to participate.

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Astronomical Data Internal Group Meeting

Astronomical Data Internal Group Meeting
Description: Group members meet for workshop projects. Email Hogg if you’d like to participate.

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM Cosmology X Data Science Group Meeting

Researchers in the NYC area working on understanding the theory and observations of the Universe via both traditional and novel tools in Data Science gather together to i) Discuss a recent/classic paper, ii) give short talks (15 mins) of their recent work, and iii) flash recent updates from their work.

2:00 PM → 3:00 PM Planet Formation Group Meeting

Topic: Planet Formation Group Meeting (2pm-3pm) You will be required to enter the password highlighted below. Password: 160162 Time: Mar 13, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Every week on Fri, until Jun 26, 2020, 16 occurrence(s) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://simonsfoundation.zoom.us/j/961483602