A Silver Lining in Pandemic Disruption to Learning in Schools
May 20, 2020
In the first session of the new mediaX webinar series titled Sharing Personal Journeys, Esther Wojcicki shares her expertise and personal insights into the disruption of schools during the pandemic. The discussion will focus on the commonality of learning principles at all age levels and how we can best employ them.
Can Consistent Trust Decisions Bring People Back to Work?
May 19, 2020
Bringing people back-to-work is a grand challenge that requires more than wearing masks, and conforming to hygiene, screening, and distancing. A key component of reopening the economy will be more Testing to establish trust and inform safer behaviors. Ajay Madhock looks at this issue in the next “Thinking Tools for Wicked Problems” webinar.
Human-Robot Interaction through the Lens of Learning and Control
May 12, 2020
Machine learning and control theory have made substantial advances in the field of robotics in the past decade. However, there are still many challenges when studying robots interacting with humans. Dorsa Sadigh continues the mediaX webinar series "Thinking Tools for Wicked Problems", and will discuss her insights on this issue.
A Wicked Problem About Thinking: Cognitive Security
May 5, 2020
Cognitive Security is concerned with protection against malicious online and offline influence at scales ranging from individuals to nation states, and is foundational to national security inclusive of the public and private sectors. From the mediaX webinar series “Thinking Tools for Wicked Problems”, Brian Pierce will address this critical issue.
WILL BE RESCHEDULED! #mediaX2020 Conference: Creating Human Relevance in AI
May 5, 2020
In accordance with the new Stanford University policy aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the "Creating Human Relevance in AI" will be rescheduled for a later date. We hope to announce the new date in the near future.
Robotics and AI for COVID Resilience
April 28, 2020
From the mediaX webinar series “Thinking Tools for Wicked Problems”, Neil Jacobstein will cover some of the current uses of AI in addressing COVID-19, focusing on large scale collaborations such as the XPRIZE Pandemic Alliance, the Kaggle COVID-19 Open Research Dataset Challenge, and many team efforts to develop drugs and vaccines.
A Pop-up Training Model for Critical Needs
April 21, 2020
From the mediaX webinar series “Thinking Tools for Wicked Problems”, Van Ton-Quinlivan looks at how health care is a prime example of one of the wicked problems faced in education. Even after a training need is identified, it takes time to achieve agreement across stakeholders to identify the curriculum requirements and find resources to satisfy them.
WILL BE RESCHEDULED! Situated Activity, Distributed Intelligence and Action Pathways
April 21, 2020
In accordance with the new Stanford University policy aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the 2020 Global Innovation Leadership Program will be rescheduled for a later date. We hope to announce the new date in the near future.
Surmounting Data Barriers on Global Health Solutions
April 14, 2020
Around the world, people want to get back to work safely and responsibly. However, strategies for rebooting local, national and global economies are throttled by inadequacies in data and their networks. This event kicks off the mediaX webinar series "Thinking Tools for Wicked Problems", and Marsali Hancock will discuss her insights on this important issue.