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GEMS Workshop: Mathematics of Information with Professor Lucas Bang of Harvey Mudd College

Shanahan 1480, Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Blvd., Claremont, CA, United States

TOPIC: The Mathematics of Information We are surrounded by information. Words in books, ones and zeros in computers, mathematical equations, and DNA sequences are all examples of information, but can we say something more about it? In this workshop, we will learn about the mathematics of information, see how it is related to concepts from […]

GEMS Workshop: Working Together without a Leader with Professor Jasper Weinburd of Harvey Mudd College

Shanahan 1480, Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Blvd., Claremont, CA, United States

TOPIC: Working Together without a Leader Bees all work together by communicating and obeying the orders of the Queen. Other animals gather in swarms, flocks, or schools and move in complicated ways without any leader at all. In a school of fish, each one is identical and they all follow the same simple rules. Yet they still […]

GEMS Workshop: Superheroes vs. Supercomputers with Professor Jeho Park of Claremont McKenna College

Shanahan 1480, Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Blvd., Claremont, CA, United States

  TOPIC: Superheroes vs. Supercomputers Superheroes like Wonder Woman, Black Panther, Superman, and Captain Marvel, just to name a few, all have "super" power and they save the world from "super"-villains. Well, just one catch--they are not real. In our real world, there are computers built for super power to save the (real) world. In this […]