Real Conversations
What is the nature of consciousness? How do our shopping habits impact the environment? Why is Einstein so famous?
Real Conversations hosts discussions that dive deep into science, art, or advocacy. Guided by a speaker with a passion for their area of expertise, we share knowledge and ideas — as well as food and drink.
Our events are free and open to everyone. Join us for interesting conversations or volunteer to lead a discussion yourself!
Previous talks include:
- How to Create Dance with Artificial Intelligence by Mathilde Papillon
- Harnessing Biological Tools to Treat Polycystic Kidney Disease by Meg Schimmel
- Leveraging Neuroscience for Women’s Health by Elle Murata & Hannah Grotzinger
- Quantum Gravity by Molly Kaplan
Interested in learning more? Visit our website
Comics and Media
Our research has appeared in comics and newspapers:
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Article in Science et Vie, in "The secrets of our thoughts revealed by the mathematics". In French. (2023)
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Comic in Spirou magazine. Brain research at Inria, in "Dans le secret des labos". In French. (2017)
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News: Essay in Blog Binaire, Le Monde. "Miolane's anatomy". In French. (2017).
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News: Essay in Interstices, Inria. "Les maths de l'espace-temps qui décrivent et dépassent le cerveau." In French. (2017).
Radio and TV:
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Radio: Invited on "Le Club de la Tête au Carré". France Inter, National Radio. In French. (2016)
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TV: Featured on TVFIL78 : "Recherche : elle veut briser les idées reçues." In French. (2017).
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TV: Invited on Tvfil78 daily show, Regional TV. In French. (2016)
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TV: Featured in France 3 Azur, Regional TV. In French. (2016).
As well as podcasts, online talks, and articles:
- Article: "Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech: Nina Milan Of The Geometric Intelligence Lab On The 5 Leadership Lessons She Learned From Her Experience" (2024)
- Podcast: "Why Deep Networks and Brains Learn Similar Features" with Sophia Sanborn (2023)
- Online talk: "Regression-Based Elastic Metric Learning on Shape Spaces of Cell Curves" with Adele Myers ( 2022)
- Podcast: "Geometric Statistics in Machine Learning w/ geomstats" with Nina Miolane (2018)
AI in Science
Members of the Geometric Intelligence Lab lead several initiatives to bring artificial intelligence (AI) to the wider audience.
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Members organize workshops at UCSB for the De Anza Academy GRIT club (Girls Re-Imagining Tomorrow) from Ventura and lead sessions for the UCSB MRL Science Teacher Workshop.