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SUMMARY:The Thermodynamic Costs of Computing and Communications
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, February 25 @ Noon ET\, 10 AM MT\nLogin to the talk here:  \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/87966171694?pwd=buTDZBGgLoxmM2LoumUcBa8PUWchha.1\n \nMeeting ID: 879 6617 1694\nPasscode: 106562 \nAbout the Talk \nRunning a computer program isn’t just about processing information – it also comes with energy costs. The amount of energy needed depends on both the type of computation being done and the physical system doing it. \nIn a special DC Science Writers Association (DCSWA) lunchtime event\, the Santa Fe Institute’s David Wolpert will share new findings on the minimum thermodynamic costs required to perform a communication within a computer\, and will show us what it takes to run a simple type of computer model called a deterministic finite automaton (DFA)\, which follows a set of fixed rules to process information. David also will discuss emerging research questions at the intersection of stochastic thermodynamics (a field of study describing systems that are out of thermodynamic equilibrium) and computer science theory\, highlighting how they drive advancements in both fields. \nOur Speaker \nDavid Wolpert is a professor at the Santa Fe Institute\, with affiliations at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna\, Arizona State University\, and the International Center for Theoretical Research in Italy. David has authored three books\, over 250 papers\, and holds three patents. He is an associate editor for multiple journals and a fellow of the IEEE. \nWith 45\,000 citations\, his research spans thermodynamics of computation\, physics foundations\, social dynamics\, machine learning\, game theory\, and distributed optimization. His machine learning method\, stacking\, contributed to winning the Netflix competition\, and his work on the No Free Lunch theorems has over 10\,000 citations. \nWolpert previously held positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory\, NASA Ames\, and Stanford University\, where he founded the Collective Intelligence group. He has also worked at IBM and a data mining startup. He holds physics degrees from Princeton and the University of California. \nModerator and Event Organizer \nDCSWA Board Member Abha Eli is director of communications at the Santa Fe Institute. An editor and journalist from Nepal\, Abha earned an MFA in Creative Writing (fiction) from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. After graduation\, she joined CERN\, where she remained for the next decade\, exploring possibilities in science communications for particle physics. She also has worked with ICTP’s Physics Without Frontiers and the European Physical Society’s High Energy Particle Physics group to design and create communication strategies. Before joining SFI\, she was the science communications manager at the American Physical Society.
URL:https://dcswa.org/event/the-thermodynamic-costs-of-computing-and-communications/
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SUMMARY:Newsbrief Award Competition Has Closed; Judging Begins
DESCRIPTION:The deadline for submitting entries in the 2024 DCSWA Newsbrief Award competition has closed. Thanks to all of you who entered! \nThis will be the 16th annual Newsbrief Award to celebrate the best in short-form science writing during the past year. Entries will be judged by a panel of science writers and media professionals solely on the quality of the writing\, regardless of format. The winner will receive a prize of $300. Honorable mention certificates will be awarded at the judging panel’s discretion. \nWe plan to announce the 2024 Newsbrief Award winner and any honorable mentions sometime in March\, and then recognize the honorees in person at DCSWA Professional Development Day on May 3rd. \nSpecial thanks to DCSWA Board Member and Secretary Leigh Anne Kelley for coordinating the Newsbrief Award judges committee\, and to Newsbrief Award founders Christine Dell’Amore and Chelsea Wald for handling the logistics of this year’s competition\, as they have since the first award in 2009.
URL:https://dcswa.org/event/newsbrief-award-competition-has-closed-judging-begins/
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