
5th Life Art Science Tech (LAST) Festival At SLAC, Presented by Stanford Un...
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TODAY SATURDAY WE'LL ADMIT ANYONE WITH TICKETS. JUST GET ANY WAITING LIST TICKET AND YOU'RE IN.
PHOTO ID REQUIRED TO ENTER SLAC NATIONAL LAB!
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We celebrate the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein with Science, Art and Tech: 12 speakers, 20 art installations, performances and more: www.lastfestival.org
Join us for the 5th Life Art Science Tech Festival (LAST festival) on March 23-24, 2018 at the prestigious SLAC National Laboratory of Stanford University.
The L.A.S.T. festival presents interactive multimedia art installations, inspirational talks by luminaries on cutting-edge technology and science, and interdisciplinary panels on how technology and science impact society.
Festival's speakers will explore the impact on society of the new technology and science:
Can we create life in the laboratory?
Can A.I. surpass human intelligence?
Will human brains be "augmented" with a chip?
How far can biomedicine extend life?
Is each child an A.I.?
Can a machine make art? Can it win a Nobel Prize?
What will virtual worlds do to our real world?
Is Silicon Valley the modern Frankenstein laboratory?
Will gene editing create a super-human species?
Will robots rule the world?
Can we hack consciousness?
Sponsored by
- Medicine and the Muse
- Continuing Studies
- Office of the Vice President for the Arts
- Office of Science Outreach
- Deans of Engineering; Medicine; Humanities & Sciences; Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Notes:
- Plenty of free parking near the building
- Must bring I.D in order to enter
- Saturday the cafe will be open (food and drinks)
5th LAST Festival
www.lastfestival.org