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ORGANIZER;CN=Rebecca Wachs:MAILTO:rebecca.wachs@unl.edu
SUMMARY:BSE Colloquium - Robert Twomey
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DESCRIPTION:Recent advances in AI have radically expanded the breadth\, sco
 pe\, and sophistication of human-machine interaction. Whether in our homes
 \, our relationships\, or creative work—we have invited ML systems to pa
 rticipate in our innermost lives. In this talk I discuss my recent work at
  the Machine Cohabitation Lab. Spanning smart environments\, experimental 
 human-robot interaction\, and real-time performance\, these projects explo
 re emerging technologies while centering human needs and desires\, reveali
 ng something about each.\n\nRobert Twomey is an artist and engineer explor
 ing the complex ways we live\, work\, and learn with machines. Particularl
 y\, how emerging technologies impact sites of intimate life\: what relatio
 nships we engender with machines\, what data and algorithms drive these in
 teractions\, and how we can foster a critical orientation in developing th
 ese possibilities. He addresses these questions through the Machine Cohabi
 tation Lab (cohab-lab.net)\, as an Assistant Professor at the Johnny Carso
 n Center for Emerging Media Arts\, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
LOCATION:Chase Hall Room 219
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ORGANIZER;CN=Carlee Koehler-Moates:MAILTO:ckoehler2@unl.edu
SUMMARY:School of Natural Resources Seminar - Jim Richardson\, National Geo
 graphic Photographer
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DESCRIPTION:For 35 years Jim Richardson has covered complex and challenging
  stories around the world for National\nGeographic Magazine. In this prese
 ntation he will discuss the challenges of translating science and\nresearc
 h into compelling images that tell rich stories. Richardson became an ackn
 owledged master at\ntackling difficult — but important — subjects. (Hi
 s fellow National Geographic colleagues name him their\n“Photographer’
 s Photographer.”) Topics in this lecture will range from food and agricu
 lture\, soil\, Scottish\nmoors\, Tallgrass Prairie\, light pollution\, Neo
 lithic archeology\, GMO foods\, Mount St. Helens\, the Ogallala\nAquifer a
 nd (perhaps) the cultural and linguistic impact of the translation of the 
 King James Bible in 1611.\nIf prompted he will also report on his favorite
  Scottish islands and preferred single malt whiskies.\n\nJim Richardson ha
 s built his photographic career around visual storytelling by creating gro
 undbreaking work in documentary\, resource issues\, environmental photogra
 phy\, and the critical concerns of feeding the planet. Before concentratin
 g his working life at National Geographic for the last 30+ years he was no
 ted for his innovative documentary narratives of rural life and adolescenc
 e that won him special recognition in the World Understanding contest thre
 e times (1975\, 1976\, 1977) and the Crystal AMI for best multimedia prese
 ntation in the world in 1983. For National Geographic he pioneered fresh v
 isual narratives of water issues in the 1990’s before beginning his work
  on food\, agricultural development\, and the problems surrounding feeding
  our growing (and hungry) world. He speaks world-wide on food issues and h
 is longtime fascination with the culture and landscape of Scotland. Among 
 numerous awards he is proudest that his fellow National Geographic photogr
 aphers named him their “Photographer’s Photographer” in 2014 and the
  people of Cuba\, Kansas (Pop. 186) named him their “Honored Citizen.”
  He is co-founder of Eyes On Earth\, an educational initiative that seeks 
 to inspire a new generation of visual storytellers for the Anthropocene er
 a. In 2017 Kansas State University bestowed an honorary doctorate for his 
 work in cultural and environmental communications.
LOCATION:Hardin Hall Room 107 South (Auditorium), and online at Zoom View S
 eminars (https://go.unl.edu/viewsrnseminars)
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