Three L.A.S.E.R. talks: Data Art, Quantum Mechanics, Complex Geometry

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. This evening, chaired by cultural historian Piero Scaruffi, will feature three talks:

- Greg Niemeyer (UC Berkeley Center for New Media) on "Data Art"

- Michael Heaney (Physicist) on "The paradoxes of quantum mechanics"

- Paul Max Payton (Computer Scientist) on "Complex Geometry -- Completing the Map of Space".

Greg Niemeyer is a professor of Media Innovation in the Department of Art Practice and the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society at UC Berkeley. He studied Classics and Photography before earning an MFA in New Media at Stanford. At Berkeley, he co-founded the Berkeley Center for New Media. His current research focuses on uncovering hidden solidarities through data-driven media.

Michael Heaney has worked for various companies in Silicon Valley for the past several decades. He was for seven years a Principal Physicist at Amazon. He now works full time on paradoxes in the foundations of quantum mechanics.

Paul Max Payton is a computer scientist and applied mathematician who spent 30 years at Lockheed Martin, publishing over 50 articles in projective geometry, image compression, data fusion, etc. He is the sole inventor on more than three dozen patents. He was artist-in-residence at Djerassi. He is developing an algorithmic art toolkit to visualize abstract mathematical concepts.

No RSVP required.

Detailed bios at: www.lasertalks.com

The Stanford LASERs are co-sponsored by the deans of Humanities and Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and by Chemical Engineering.