Fei Luo: Collagen's dirty secret — and its clean future
From cosmetics to nutrition, collagen is seemingly everywhere — but we don't often discuss its ethically questionable sources, says chemical engineer Fei Luo. She delves into the groundbreaking technology that uses genetically modified yeast to brew animal-free collagen, a process that could pave the way for a functional, tasty and harm-free fut...
Fei-Fei Li: How we're teaching computers to understand pictures
When a very young child looks at a picture, she can identify simple elements: "cat," "book," "chair." Now, computers are getting smart enough to do that too. What's next? In a thrilling talk, computer vision expert Fei-Fei Li describes the state of the art -- including the database of 15 million photos her team built to "teach" a computer to un...
Fei-Fei Li: With spatial intelligence, AI will understand the real world
In the beginning of the universe, all was darkness — until the first organisms developed sight, which ushered in an explosion of life, learning and progress. AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li says a similar moment is about to happen for computers and robots. She shows how machines are gaining "spatial intelligence" — the ability to process visual data, make...
Kai-Fu Lee: How AI can save our humanity
AI is massively transforming our world, but there's one thing it cannot do: love. In a visionary talk, computer scientist Kai-Fu Lee details how the US and China are driving a deep learning revolution -- and shares a blueprint for how humans can thrive in the age of AI by harnessing compassion and creativity. "AI is serendipity," Lee says. "It i...
Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan: Visions for the future
How will the rise of artificial intelligence change our world? Former head of Google China Kai-Fu Lee and science-fiction writer Chen Qiufan (aka Stanley Chan) set out to answer this question in their new book "AI 2041: Ten Visions for the Future." In this wide-ranging discussion, they imagine different possibilities -- both from the imaginative...
José Américano N L F de Freitas: How exactly does binary code work?
Imagine trying to use words to describe every scene in a film, every note in a song, or every street in your town. Now imagine trying to do it using only the numbers 1 and 0. Every time you use the Internet to watch a movie, listen to music, or check directions, that's exactly what your device is doing, using the language of binary code. José Am...
Fei-Fei Liu: The World Beyond Cancer Survivorship
Advances in cancer therapies are enabling us to cure more cancer patients, but not everyone can return to life before cancer. Dr. Fei-Fei Liu will be discussing 3 life-altering aftereffects of cancer therapy, and the exciting clinical developments and research findings from her lab that aims to help patients live free from the aftermath of their...
Hong Vy Lai: The little things we do/are - Lai Hong Vy
MJ Calata Lauren Carbunay, Vy Le: Mission: S.O.A.R.
The S.O.A.R. club, which stands for the SPSV One-on-One Alumni Resource, was created with students in mind, specifically in terms of providing SPSV students with ample resources so that they can apply to college with as much preparation and knowledge as possible. This group was created by four students who are a part of a student-formed group th...
Truong La Vy Vo: My Gap Year Journey
Eduardo Martínez de la Fe: Antropocentrismo
Idea Challenge Creíamos que con Copérnico habíamos salido del antropocentrismo, pero la realidad es que seguimos atrapados en la creencia de que el universo ha surgido para posibilitar la vida consciente en un insignificante planeta, y de que la personalidad humana es la mayor expresión de la evolución cósmica. El periodista científico Eduardo M...
Luis De la Viña Simón: La psicología de la polarización política y social
¿Qué hay detrás de la polarización política y social a la que se enfrenta el mundo hoy en día? Luis de la Viña es licenciado en Psicología por la Universidad Anáhuac Querétaro. Cuenta con un Máster en Diseño de Investigación en Psicología por la Universidad de Granada (España), una maestría en Ciencias Humanas por la Universidad Anáhuac Querét...