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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: -moz-fixed;">Leonardo/ISAST
invites you to a meeting of the Leonardo
Scientists Working Group. This event is part of the Leonardo 40th
anniversary
activities (see <a href="http://www.leonardo.info">www.leonardo.info</a>).
<br>
<br>
We will have a presentation by Roger Malina on "Intimate Science," a
presentation by David Stork on "Computers Analyzing Paintings" and
brief presentations by some of the panelists who will participate in
the
forthcoming Leonardo Day on June 3rd at the UC Berkeley Spring New
Media
Festival.<br>
<br>
We would also like to informally discuss ideas for other events the
working
group would like to see happen in the Bay Area.<br>
<br>
Feel free to invite relevant acquaintances. <br>
<br>
In an effort to involve more students, we encourage you to invite one
of your
most promising students to attend. <br>
<br>
Space is limited. Please RSVP to Piero Scaruffi: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:p@scaruffi.com">p@scaruffi.com</a><br>
<br>
When: Monday, January 14, 2008, 6:30-10pm <br>
<br>
Where: Downtown facilities of San Francisco State University <br>
<span style=""> </span>835 Market <st1:place w:st="on">St.</st1:place>,
between 4th and 5th Streets, 6th floor <br>
<span style=""> </span>BART and MUNI
accessible: the building is above the Powell St. Station <br>
<br>
What: <span style=""> </span>Leonardo Scientists Working Group
discussions
and presentations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: -moz-fixed;">Schedule:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: -moz-fixed;">6:30-7:30pm - Social
event <br>
<br>
7:30-8pm - Roger Malina presents "Micro Science: Or Making Science
Intimate" - As an astronomer, I view new telescopes as a steadily
increasing number of senses, new interfaces to the world, that bring
otherwise
inaccessible phenomena into my intimate awareness. I will present a
brief
history of the universe informed by this perspective. Most people on
this
planet have never met a scientist nor used a scientific instrument. I
believe
that part of the cultural change needed to build a sustainable society
involves
making scientific knowledge acquired through instruments an intimate
part of
daily life. Just as the inability of large banks to respond to the
daily needs of
individuals led to the micro-credit movement, I argue that scientific
institutions
are unable to respond to the scientific needs of individuals, and that
a
micro-science movement is needed. I will give examples of the work of
artists
who, in my view, are exemplars of intimate science. <br>
<br>
8-8:30pm - David Stork presents "When computers look at art: Rigorous
image analysis in humanistic studies of the visual arts" See <a
href="http://www.diatrope.com/stork/ComputersLookAbs.html">http://www.diatrope.com/stork/ComputersLookAbs.html</a>.
David Stork is Chief Scientist at Ricoh Innovations and Consulting
Professor at
Stanford University. <br>
<br>
8:30-9:15pm - Presentations by some of the panelists who will
participate in
the forthcoming UC Berkeley Spring New Media Festival <br>
<br>
9:15-10pm - Discussions and more socializing <br>
<br>
For more information about the Leonardo Scientists Working Group,
please visit:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.leonardo.info/isast/sci-workgroup.html">http://www.leonardo.info/isast/sci-workgroup.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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