The LASERs (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) are an international program of evening gatherings that bring artists and scientists together for informal presentations and conversation with an audience. See the program for the whole international series and the dates for the Bay Area.
Send an email to "scaruffi at stanford dot edu" if you want to be added to the mailing list for the LASERs.
Where:
Stanford University, LiKaShing building - Room LK120
There should be ample parking in the structure on corner of Campus Drive West and Roth Way. (Stanford map)
Parking is mostly free at Stanford after 6pm.
Stanford events page
Program (the order of the speakers might change):
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James Doty (Stanford, Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism) on "Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation"
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Kristina Dutton (Composer) on "Soundscapes and Nanoscapes: the natural world through visual and sonic storytelling"
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Miguel Novelo (Media Artist) on "Technoshamanic Playgrounds: Thermodynamics and Memory"
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- Discussions, networking
You can mingle with the speakers and the audience
Bios:
- James Doty is the Founding Director of Stanford's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education) as well as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, where his research focuses on the development of technologies using focused beams of radiation in conjunction with robotics and image-guidance techniques to treat solid tumors and other pathologies in the brain and spinal cord. He is an inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is actively involved in charities for HIV/AIDS support, blood banks, medical care in third world countries and peace initiatives. He is the Chairman of the Dalai Lama Foundation. is on the Board of Directors of a number of non-profit foundations and is on the International Advisory Board of the Council for the Parliament of the World's Religions. He is the author of "Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart" (2016) and "Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything" (2024).
- Kristina Dutton is a composer and new media artist who crafts unconventional connections between art and science. Her work, which has received awards from organizations like New Music USA and The Andy Warhol Foundation, strives to create a balance between our sensory experiences and intellectual curiosity, often exploring the complex relationships between humans, animals, and the environment. Drawing upon her conservatory education, she has explored various musical genres, contributing to more than 50 recordings and performing at such venues as Chicago's Symphony Center, The MCA, BAMFA, The Pritzker Pavilion, and The David Letterman Show. With a background that includes concert performance, music education, and science journalism, Kristina bridges diverse mediums and disparate subject matters in her composition and filmmaking. Her current film project, Nanoscapes Films, has screened at more than 35 venues worldwide. Kristina grew up in Chicago, lives in the forest, and loves to collaborate.
- Miguel Angel Novelo Cruz is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and community organizer. His work combines emerging media, playful semiotics, and a deep exploration of geopolitical and cybernetic space. Novelo graduated from Escuela Universitaria TAI in 2013 and attained a BFA from SFAI in 2018, followed by an MFA from Stanford University in 2022. His pieces have been exhibited in various institutions, including the de Young Museum, the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), and the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City, as well as at various international film festivals. Miguel's interdisciplinary practice explores the convergence of time-based media, expanded cinema, performance, participatory sculpture, poetry, and installation. His work invites audience engagement, employing serious play as a medium for exploring non-human perspectives and speculative narrative.
- Piero Scaruffi is a cultural historian who has lectured in three continents and published several books on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, the latest one being "The Nature of Consciousness" (2006). He pioneered Internet applications in the early 1980s and the use of the World-Wide Web for cultural purposes in the mid 1990s. His poetry has been awarded several national prizes in Italy and the USA. His latest book of poems and meditations is "Synthesis" (2009). As a music historian, he has published ten books, the latest ones being "A History of Rock and Dance Music" (2009) and "A History of Jazz Music" (2007). His latest book of history is "A History of Silicon Valley" (2011). The first volume of his free ebook "A Visual History of the Visual Arts" appeared in 2012. His latest book is "Intelligence is not Artificial" (2013). He has also written extensively about cinema and literature. He founded the Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) in 2008. Since 2015 he has been commuting between California and China, where several of his books have been translated.
Photos and videos of this evening
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