We celebrate the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein with Science, Art and Tech: 12 speakers, 20 art installations, performances and more:
https://www.lastfestival.org
Join us for the 5th Life Art Science Tech Festival (LAST festival) on March 23-24, 2017 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
Plenty of free parking near the building
Must bring I.D in order to enter
Saturday the cafe will be open (food and drinks)