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JoshFeldman(June22–June25)

JoshFeldmanistheHeadofFeatureFilmforwriter/producerKenyaBarris’KhalaboInkSociety(“BLACK-ISH”;“GROWN-ISH”;GIRL’STRIP;LITTLE).HerunsfeaturefilmdevelopmentandproductionforallofKhalabo’smovies,workingonbothlove-actionandanimatedfeatures.ThisincludesasequeltoCOMINGTOAMERICA;ananimatedfilmbasedonthemusicofBobMarley;amongothers.PriortojoiningKhalabo,hewastheVPofHasbroStudios,whereheoversawallaspectsofdevelopmentandproductiontotelevisionandmoviesbasedonHasbro’svastIPlibrary.Whilethere,hedevelopedthefilms:OUIJA:ORIGINS;TRANSFORMERS:THELASTNIGHT;andTRRANSFORMERSBUMBLEBEE,amongothers.Healsooversawthedevelopmentofthe‘HasbroUniverse’atParamountwhichwillbringtogetherHasbro’sactionpropertiesinonecollectiveUniverse.In2017,JoshindependentlyproducedthefeatureanimatedadaptationofHasbro’sbiggestgirl’sproperty,MYLITTLEPONY,whichLionsgatereleasedworldwideinOctober2017.Intelevision,JoshproducedaseriesbasedonHasbro’s“STRETCHARMSTRONG”(debutedonNetflixinthefallof2017),Hasbro’s“MICRONAUTS”,aswellasthreeseriesbasedonHasbro’sbiggestboy’sproperty,“TRANSFORMERS”.In2016,hisworkatHasbroleadhimtobenamedbyVarietyMagazineasoneofthe‘NewLeadersinHollywood’.OutsidehisworkatHasbro,Joshhasfoundsuccessasascreenwriter,havingco-writtenonescriptthatappearedonthe2013HollywoodBlacklist,andanotherthatsoldtoCBSFilms.FeldmanalsoteachesfilmdevelopmentinboththeundergraduateandgraduatefilmschoolsatUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,whereheearnedanMFAinProducingin2008.DuringhistimeintheProducingProgramheproducedanEmmy-winningshortfilm,“Lucy:APeriodPiece”,andheisalsoaCumLaudegraduatefromUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.Sundayat9:30aminIris:FromIdeatoScreen:FeatureFilmDevelopment101Wheredomoviescomefrom?Howdoideasbecomefilms?Howdobadfilmscomefromgoodideas?Inthislecture,we’lldiscussthenutsandboltsoffeaturefilmdevelopment,examiningthehiddenprocessemployedbyHollywoodstudiostobringideastolife.Mondayat9:30inIris:TheTimesTheyAreaChangin’:TheHistoryofHollywood’sFutureOverthelastdecade,theentertainmentindustryhasundergoneseismicchanges.Adomesticbusinesshasgoneglobal;thebig-screenhasenteredthehome;andsuperheroeshavereplacedmoviestars.ThislecturewilltakealookatthelastdecadeofHollywoodhistoryasalaunchingpadfortalkingaboutHollywood’sfuture.Mondayat2:00pminIris:FacultyLecturerDiscussionTuesdayat9:30aminIris:TheSameButDifferent:TheHiddenStructureofStoriesEverystoryhasabeginning,middle,andanend.Thesethreecomponents,reshuffledendlessly,formthebasisofeverygreatstorytold.Butwhenwetakeacloserlook,webegintodiscovermostgreatstoriesshareevenmoreDNA.Thislecturewillexaminethestorystructureunderlyingmovies,deconstructsomeoftheworld’smostbelovedfilms,anddiscussthebasicelementsneededtousethissimpleformulatocreatesomethingnew.

AlanCastel,PhD(June25–July2)

AlanCastelisaProfessorintheDepartmentofPsychologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.Hestudieslearning,memory,andaging,andisinterestedinhowpeoplecanselectivelyrememberimportantinformation.HereceivedhiPhDfromtheUniversityofToronto,didafellowshipatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,andhasbeenatUCLAsince2006.Helecturesinternationallytopeopleofallages,andhasreceivedseveralteachingawards.HisworkhasbeenfeaturedintheNewYorkTimesandTimeMagazine.Hisnewbookisentitled“BetterwithAge:ThepsychologyofSuccessfulAging”.HelivesinLosAngeleswithhiswifeandthreechildren.Wednesdayat9:30aminIris:WaystoEnhanceMemoryandLearning:FactsandFictionOurmemorysometimesfailsus,suchaswhenwetrytoremembernames.Studentsspendhoursstudyingfortests,oftenwithmixedresults.Laptopsarefrequentlyusedinclassroomsettings.Peopleofallagesspendtimeandmoneyonthelatestformsofcomputer-based“braintraining”butitisunclearwhatlong-termbenefitsthishasonmemoryandbrainhealth.Iwilldiscussanddemonstratewaystoenhancelearningandmemoryforpeopleofallages.Thursdayat9:30aminIris:ThinkingOutsidetheBox:ProblemSolvingandCreativityWeareoftenoverwhelmedwithinformation,andneedtofocusonwhatismostimportant.Howdopeoplesolveproblems,andwhatcognitivebiasesexistwhenwetrytomakesenseofourworld?Whatisthekeytocreativity?Iwillpresentanddiscusscognitiveillusions,howpeoplemakedecisions,solveproblems,learnfrommistakes,andwaystofostercreativity.Thursdayat3:00pminIris:FacultyLecturerDiscussion:Attention,Distraction,andMindWanderinginaDigitalEraToday,wehavetechnologyatourfingertips,forbetterorforworse.Peopleoftendrivewhiledistracted.Googlesupports,andsometimesreplaces,ourknowledgebase.Computerscreensandphonesconsumeourattentionandfocus,oftenatveryearlyages.Wewilldiscusshowpeoplepayattentioninadigitalworld,thecostsandbenefitsofdividedattention,howlaptopuseandtheInternetinfluencehowwethink,andwhenandwhywemindwander.Fridayat9:30aminIris:LiveandLearn:Experience,Wisdom,andAgingWellintoOldAgeAsweage,weaccumulateknowledgeandwisdom,butmaybemoreforgetful.Therearemanystereotypesaboutagingthatarenottrue.Ourattitudesaboutagingcaninfluencehowwellweage.Iwilldiscusscognitive,social,andemotionalchangesthathappenwithage,howpeopleliveandlearn,focusonwhatismostimportant,achievebalance,andcangetbetterwithage.

JoeOlivieri(July2–July9)

ProfessorJoeOlivieriisheadoftheundergraduateActingProgramintheDepartmentofTheateratUCLA.BeforejoiningthefacultyatUCLAhewasheadoftheMFAandBFAActingProgramsatWestVirginiaUniversity.HeisamemberofSAG-AFTRAandActorsEquityAssociationandhasactedintelevisionandonstage.HisregionaltheatercreditsincludeDenverCenterTheater,PCPATheaterfest,SanJoseRepertoryCompany,Pittsburgh’sCityTheater,CarnegieMellonShowcaseofNewPlaysandtheAmericanConservatoryTheater,wherehereceivedanMFAinActing.HeisafoundingmemberofPacificResidentTheaterinVenice,CAwherehedirectedseveralawardwinningproductions.JoeistheauthorofShakespearewithoutFear:AUser-FriendlyGuidetoActingShakespeareaswellasFLIXACTING:IllustratingActingSkillsthroughFilmPerformance,amedia-riche-textbook,co-authoredwithhiswife,actress/educatorCatherineTelford.

ThisseriesoflecturesisentitledFLIXACTING:IllustratingActingSkillsThroughFilmPerformance.FilmclipsfromthroughoutthehistoryofHollywoodcinemaareinterspersedwithlecturequestion/answer.ALLNEWMATERIAL–ALLNEWFILMCLIPS.Sundayat9:30aminIris:Past,Present,FutureandImaginaryCircumstances;PsychologicalandPhysicalCharacterChoices;CharacterRelationships;EnvironmentalConditions,etc.FilmclipsincludeIt’sComplicated,RemainsoftheDay,BurnAfterReading,AllthePresident’sMen,Bridesmaidsandmanymore.Mondayat9:30inIris:Super-Objectives,SceneObjectives,Moment-to-MomentObjectives;Instinct,SubstitutionandImagination,etc.FilmclipsincludeOneFlewOvertheCuckoo’sNest,UpintheAir,Klute,Tootsieandmanymore.Mondayat2:00pminIris:FacultyLecturerDiscussionTuesdayat9:30inIris:InnerMonologue,EmotionalLife,PhysicalConditions,SendingandReceiving,etc.FilmclipsincludePsycho,AllAboutEve,SilverLiningsPlaybook,BlueJasmineandmanymore.Lecture1isnota“prerequisite”forunderstandinglectures2or3.Guestsarewelcometoattendanyorallofthelectures.

FredericSchoenberg(July9-July16)

FredericPaikSchoenbergearnedhisPh.D.fromUCBerkeleyin1997andhasbeenaprofessorofStatisticsatUCLAsince1998,servingasChairofStatisticsfrom2012-2015.Heisalsothefounderandco-editorinchiefoftheJournalofEnvironmentalStatistics.Hisresearchspecializesinpointprocessesandtheirapplicationsintheenvironmentalsciences,especiallytothestudyofearthquakes,wildfires,violentcrimes,andepidemicdiseases.In2011hepublishedAnIntroductiontoProbabilitywithTexasHold’emExamples,whose2ndeditionwasreleasedin2017,andthelecturesarebasedonthisbook.Heisnotaverygoodpokerplayer.ThesethreelectureswillintroduceandmotivatethefundamentalconceptsinelementaryprobabilitytheoryusingexamplesfromTexasHold’em.TheseconceptsareusefulinaverywidevarietyofscientificapplicationsandintheselectureswillbemotivatedbyexamplesofsituationsandconceptsthatarisenaturallywhenplayingTexasHold’em,averypopulargameofstrategyandchancewhosecomplexityissurprising.Wednesdayat9:30aminIris:PokerandProbabilityIAfterabriefreviewofthebasicrulesofTexasHold’em,wewillsurveysomeofthemostimportantresultsinclassicalprobabilitytheorysuchasthelawsoflargenumbersandthecentrallimittheorem,discusshowtheyrelatetoTexasHold’emstrategy,anddebatethemeritsoftheBayesianversusFrequentistparadigms.Wewillparticularlydissectwhathasbeencalledthebiggestpokerhandofalltime,akeyhandfromthe2006WorldSeriesofPokerMainEvent.Thursdayat9:30aminIris:PokerandProbabilityIIThesecondlectureinthisserieswillsurveyamazingresultsfrommodernprobabilitytheorysuchasthereflectionprinciple,arcsinelaws,andchaostheory,highlightingwhateachhastosayinparticularabouttournamentplayofTexasHold’em.WewillalsodiscussthequantificationofluckandskillinTexasHold’emanddiscussgametheoreticresultsinvolvingoptimalplayinpokerandpoker-relatedgames.Thursdayat3:00pminIris:FacultyLecturerDiscussionFridayat9:30aminIris:PokerandProbabilityIIIInthethirdlecture,wewillapplywhatwehavelearnedin lectures1and2totournamentTexasHold’emplay.

GlennReinman(July16–July23)

GlennReinmanisaprofessorintheDepartmentofComputerScienceatUCLA,wherehehasbeenafacultymembersince2001.GlenniscurrentlytheViceChairofGraduateStudiesintheDepartmentofComputerScience.GlennreceivedaB.S.inComputerScienceandEngineeringfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)in1996,andaPhDandanM.S.inComputerSciencefromUCSDin2001and1999respectively.Glenn’sprimaryresearchinterestslieinMicroprocessorDesign,MobileAugmentedReality,ComputationalGenomics,GraphicsProcessing,andNeuromorphicHardware,andhehasauthoredcloseto100publicationsintheseareas.GlenniscurrentlyoneofthetechnicalleadsoftheCenterforDomainSpecificComputing,amulti-universityCentersponsoredbytheNationalScienceFoundation.TheCenterisdedicatedtoenablingchallengingapplicationsthroughaholisticapproachofcustomcomputing,andGlennleadsthehardwaredevelopmentinthisCenter.Glennhasreceivednumerousteachingawards,includingthecovetedProfessoroftheYearawardfromourstudentEngineeringSocietyandhisclassevaluationsarealwaysamongthetopinhisdepartment.Glennhasanamazingwife(Terry)andtwoenergeticchildren(JustinandJulia).Sundayat9:30aminIris:DeepLearning–EngineeringtheHumanBrainWhilecomputerscandoamazingthings,thehumanbraincanstillhandlecertaintaskswithbetterpowerefficiencythanacomputer.Thislecturewillcovereffortstoclosethatgap,includingoneofthehottesttopicsincomputerscience:deeplearning.Mondayat9:30aminIris:DomoArigatoMr.Roboto–RoboticsInnovationBeyondtheFactoryFloorInthislecture,Iwillcoverthechallengesandpromiseofrobotics,fromacomputerscienceperspective.Mondayat3:00pminIris:FacultyLecturerDiscussionTuesdayat9:30aminIris:PicturePerfect–ATripThroughtheGraphicsPipelineEverwonderhowacomputercanmakesuchamazingimages?Inthislecture,Iwillintroducegraphicsprocessing–andshowhowcomputerscreateamazinglife-likevirtualworlds.

LarissaMooney(July23–July30)

LarissaMooneyisaboardcertifiedaddictionpsychiatristandAssociativeClinicalProfessorofPsychiatryattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA).SheistheDirectoroftheUCLAAddictionPsychiatryClinicandChiefoftheGreaterLosAngelesVeteransAffairsSubstanceUseDisordersSection,whereshesupervisespsychiatristsintrainingintheclinicalmanagementofaddictiveandmentalhealthdisorders.Dr.MooneyistheVicePresidentoftheAmericanAcademyofAddictionPsychiatry(AAAP)andaFellowoftheAmericanPsychiatricAssociation(APA)andtheAmericanSocietyofAddictionMedicine(ASAM).Dr.MooneyhasconductedresearchatUCLAIntegratedSubstanceAbuseProgramsonpharmacologicalandbehavioraltreatmentinterventionsforaddictivedisorders.ShehascurrentfundingformtheNationalInstituteonDrugAbuse(NIDAtostudyfunctionaloutcomesincannabisusersandtreatmentinterventionsforopioidusedisorderandstimulantusedisorder.Wednesdayat9:30aminIris:TheUnitedStatesOpioidEpidemic:WhereistheHope?Thistalkwillreviewthehistoryoftheopioidepidemicandcurrenttrends,followedbydiscussionofinnovativeandcontroversialapproachestocurbingopioidaddictionandoverdosedeaths.Thursdayat9:30aminIris:Cannabis:TheGood,theBad,andtheAddictedThistalkwilldiscusspublichealthandclinicalimplicationsofthechangingcannabislandscape,withafocusonclinicaleffectsofcannabis,therapeutictargetsandpotentialharms.Thursdayat3:00pminIris:FacultyLecturerDiscussionFridayat9:30aminIris:NewandEmergingDrugsofAbuseThistalkwillprovideanoverviewofcommonlyusedsubstances, includingnewformulationsandemerging“designer”drugs.Effectsonthebrain,healthconsequencesandtreatmentimplicationswillbereviewed.

MishuanaGoeman(July30–August6)

Dr.MishuanaGoeman,TonawandaBandofSeneca,isanAssociateProfessorofGenderStudies,ChairoftheAmericanIndianStudiesInterdepartmentalProgram,AssociateDirectorofAmericanIndianStudiesResearchCenter,andtheSpecialAdvisortotheChancelloronNativeAmericanandIndigenousAffairsatUCLA.SheistheauthorofMarkMyWords:NativeWomenMappingOurNations(UniversityofMinnesotaPress,2013)andtheforthcomingSettlerAestheticsandtheSpectacleofOriginaryMoments:TerrenceMalick’stheNewWorld(UniversityofNebraskaPress).SheisaCo-PIontowcommunitybaseddigitalprojects,MappingIndigenousL.A.(2015)whichgathersalternativemapsofresiliencyfromIndigenousLAcommunities,andCarryOurAncestorsHome(2019),asiteconcentratingonbetterworkingtribalrelationshipsandcommunicationsasitconcernsrepatriationandNAGPRA.BookchaptersareincludedinTheorizingNativeStudies(DukeUniversityPress,2014),SourcesandMethodsinindigenousStudies(Routledge2016),MacmillanInterdisciplinaryHandbooks:GenderSources,Perspectives,andMethodologies(2016),CriticallySovereign:IndigenousGender,Sexuality,andFeministStudies(DukeUniversityPress,2017)andaforthcomingchapterinBiopolitics–Geopolitics–Life:Settler-colonialismandIndigenousPresences(DukeUniversityPress).Shealsopublisheswidelyinpeer-reviewedjournals,includingguesteditedvolumesonNativeFeminismsandIndigenousPerformances.Sunday at 9:30 am in Iris: Land-Based Pedagogy: Federal Law,Acknowledgment and CreatingRelationalitiesMonday at 9:30am in Iris: Land and the Environment: Toxic Colonization and EnvironmentalRacismMondayat3:00pminIris:FacultyLecturerDiscussionTuesdayat9:30aminIris:AmericanIndianMovementsandon-goingResurgence

DavidRavetch(August6–August13)

ProfessorDavidRavetchhasbeenaUCLAfacultymemberforoverthirtyyearsandiswellrecognizedforhispassionforteaching.DavidRavetchteachesAccounting,Excel,andPersonalFinance.HeisalsoinvolvedwithMBAProgramsatUCLA,UCIandUCSD.HehastaughtintensiveworkshopsgearedtowardspreparingincomingMBAstudentsfortherigorousquantitativechallengesoftheseprograms.DavidRavetchhaswonnumerousteachingawards.HehasbeennamedFavoriteAccountingInstructor,asvotedbytheaccountingstudents,aswellas,MostRecommendedInstructor,asvotedbystudents,campuswide.Inthespringof1995,theCaliforniaSocietyofCertifiedPublicAccountants,CommitteeonAccountingEducationawardedDavidRavetchtheirFacultyMeritAward,whichrecognizesexcellenceinteaching.WhenDavidfirstbeganteachingatUCLA,thecurrentUndergraduateAccountingprogramwasinitsinfancystagesandUCLAwasnotyetamajorcontenderforrecruitmenteffortsbytheBigAccountingFirms.Inthefallof1995,undertheguidanceanddirectionofDavid,theAccountingMinorwasthefirstapprovedminoratUCLA.Today,theUCLAAccountingMinorisrecognizedasoneofthestrongestUndergraduateAccountingProgramsandUCLAgraduatesareheavilyrecruitedbytheInternationalAccountingFirms.Inadditiontohisloveofteaching,Davidhasapassionformusic.Heplaysthepiano,guitar,andclarinet.Hehaswrittenmanymusicals:musicalsforchildrenandmusicalsaboutthepublicaccountingprofessionwhichhavebeenperformedattheannualUCLAAccountingAwardsbanquets.Forthepastsixyears,Davidhasbeendoingpre-concertlecturesfortheThousandOaksandOxnardprofessionalorchestra,TheNewWestSymphony.Sundayat9:30aminIris:TheMathematicsofGamesofChanceInthepast,Ihavediscussedcrapsandroulette.Thisyear,IwillbediscussingmostlyBlackjack.Wewillbediscussingthefinerpointsofthefames,likesplitting,doubledown,re-splitting,hittingsplits,andsurrender.Iwillalsobepresentingacomprehensiveguide:ToHitorNottoHit,thatisthequestion.Shakespearecouldnothaveputitanybetter.Youwilllearnhowtoplayandthechancesthatyouwillreallywin.Mondayat9:30aminIris:ClassicalMusicisEverywhereBRANDNEWEXAMPLES!!!!Forthehour,wewillexaminehowwell-known,belovedclassicalthemesareusedinfilm,television,charttoppingpoptunesandBroadway.Ihavesomethingfamiliar,somethingpeculiar,somethingforeveryone,AConcertTonight!!...starringVictorBorge;High,Phil,Billy,Mel,Anita,SergeiImpersonator,Neil,andBond,JamesBond.Mondayat3:00pminLakeview:FacultyLecturerDiscussionTuesdayat9:30aminIris:MoneyandHappinessDoesmoneyreallymakeyouhappy? Whatcanyoudotobehappier? Whatdotheresearcherssay?Whatdoyousay?Youmayhaveadifferentpointofviewafterthishour.

CraigFox,Ph.D.(August13–August20)

CraigFoxisHaroldWilliamsProfessorofManagementandProfessorofPsychologyandMedicineatUCLA.Heisalsochairandco-founderoftheBehavioralDecisionMakingAreaattheUCLAAndersonSchool.Dr.Fox’sresearchinvestigatesjudgementanddecisionmakingunderuncertainty,usingsurveys,laboratoryandfieldexperiments,analysisofarchivaldata,andbrainimaging.Healsoappliesinsightsfrombehavioraleconomicsandsocialpsychologytoimprovehealthandfinancialdecisions.FoxreceivedaPh.D.andM.A.inExperimentalPsychologyfromStanfordUniversity,wherehewasmentoredbyAmosTversky,andaB.A.inEconomicsandPsychologyfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,wherehewasmentoredbyDanielKahneman.Dr.Foxisfoundingco-editorofthejournalBehavioralScience&Policy.HeisformerPresidentoftheSocietyforJudgementandDecisionMaking.ProfessorFoxhastaughtcoursesattheMBA,Executive,andPh.D.levelsondecisionmaking,strategy,negotiation,leadership,anddynamicmanagement.HehasbeenatUCLAsince2003,andhasalsotaughtcoursesatStanford,Northwestern,Duke,andColumbiaUniversities.FoxlivesinSantaMonicawithhistwochildren,whoattendtheUCLALabSchool,andhiswifeGülden,whoisatenuredprofessorofmarketingatUSC.Sundayat9:30aminIris:RiskyDecisionsMostdecisions–suchaswhethertoinvestinstocksorbonds,gotocourtorsettle,orhaveanoperation–mustbemadewithoutknowinginadvancehowtheywillturnout.InthistalkI’llintroduceyoutothebehavioralscienceofdecisionmakingunderriskanduncertainty.I’llprovideseveraldemonstrationsofsystematicbiasesthatstopusfrombeingfullyrational,anddiscusshowtoimprovedecisionmaking,withspecialattentiontoinvestmentdecisions.Mondayat9:30aminIris:HealthyDecisionsHealthcaredecisionscanbeamatteroflifeanddeath.InthistalkI’lldiscusshowinsightsfrombehavioraleconomicsandsocialpsychologycanbeleveragedto“nudge”doctorstomakebetterdecisionsonourbehalf.Forinstance,I’llshowhowbehavioralinsightscanbeusedtocombat“superbugs”,reducehospital-borneinfections,andbringdownthecostofhealthcare.Mondayat3:00pminLakeview:FacultyLecturerDiscussionTuesdayat9:30aminIris:HappyDecisionsUltimately,thequalityofourlivesisdeterminedbythedecisionswemake.Inthistalk,I’lldrawonthescienceofdecisionmakingandwell-beingtoexaminesurprisingwaysinwhichourintuitionsaboutwhatmakesushappyaremisguided.Forexample,whenandwhydomoneyormarriagebringhappiness?Whendowerememberpastactivitiesasbetterorworsethanthantheyactuallywere?AlongthewayI’llderivesomelessonsformakingbetterdecisionsforahappierlife.

CraigFox,Ph.D.(August13–August20)

CraigFoxisHaroldWilliamsProfessorofManagementandProfessorofPsychologyandMedicineatUCLA.Heisalsochairandco-founderoftheBehavioralDecisionMakingAreaattheUCLAAndersonSchool.Dr.Fox’sresearchinvestigatesjudgementanddecisionmakingunderuncertainty,usingavarietyofmethodsincludingsurveys,laboratoryandfieldexperiments,archivaldata,andbrainimaging.Healsoappliesbehavioralinsightstoimprovehealthandfinancialdecisions.FoxreceivedaPh.D.andM.A.inExperimentalPsychologyfromStanfordUniversity,andaB.A.inEconomicsandPsychologyfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley.Dr.Foxisfoundingco-editorofthejournalBehavioralScience&Policy,formerPresidentoftheSocietyforJudgementandDecisionMaking,andaFellowoftheAmericanPsychologicalSociety.ProfessorFoxhastaughtcoursesattheMBA,Executive,andPh.D.levelsondecisionmaking,strategy,negotiation,leadership,anddynamicmanagement.HehasbeenatUCLAsince2003,andhasalsotaughtcoursesatStanford,Northwestern,Duke,andColumbiaUniversities.FoxlivesinSantaMonicawithhissons,AaronandJames,whoattendtheUCLALabSchool,andhiswifeGülden,whoisaprofessorofmarketingatUSC.Wednesdayat9:30aminIris:RiskyDecisionsMostdecisions–suchaswhethertoinvestinstocksorbonds,gotocourtorsettle,orhaveanoperation–mustbemadewithoutknowinginadvancehowtheywillturnout.InthistalkI’llintroduceyoutothebehavioralscienceofdecisionmakingunderriskanduncertainty.I’llprovideseveraldemonstrationsofsystematicbiasesthatstopusfrombeingfullyrational,anddiscusshowtoimprovedecisionmaking,withspecialattentiontoinvestmentdecisions.Thursdayat9:30aminIris:HealthyDecisionsHealthcaredecisionscanbeamatteroflifeanddeath.InthistalkI’lldiscusshowinsightsfrombehavioraleconomicsandsocialpsychologycanbeleveragedto“nudge”doctorstomakebetterdecisionsonourbehalf.Forinstance,I’llshowhowbehavioralinsightscanbeusedtocombat“superbugs”,reducehospital-borneinfections,andbringdownthecostofhealthcare.Thursdayat3:00pminIris:FacultyLecturerDiscussionFridayat9:30aminIris:HappyDecisionsUltimately,thequalityofourlivesisdeterminedbythedecisionswemake.Inthistalk,I’lldrawonthescienceofdecisionmakingandwell-beingtoexaminesurprisingwaysinwhichourintuitionsaboutwhatmakesushappyaremisguided.Forexample,whenandwhydomoneyormarriagebringhappiness?Whendowerememberpastactivitiesasbetterorworsethanthantheyactuallywere?AlongthewayI’llderivesomelessonsformakingbetterdecisionsforahappierlife.

AlbertCarnesale(August20–August27)

AlbertCarnesaleisChancellorEmeritusandProfessorEmeritusattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA).HejoinedUCLAin1997,andwasChancelloroftheUniversitythrough2006andProfessorofPublicPolicyandofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineeringthrough2015.Hisresearchandteachingcontinuetofocusonpublicpolicyissueshavingsubstantialscientificandtechnologicaldimensions,andheistheauthororco-authorofsixbooksandmorethan100articlesonawiderangeofsubjects,includingnationalsecuritystrategy,armscontrol,nuclearproliferation,domesticandinternationalenergyissues,andhighereducation.CarnesalechairedtheNationalAcademiesCommitteesonNASA’sStrategicDirection,onAmerica’sClimateChoices,onNuclearForensics,andonU.S.ConventionalPromptGlobalStrike;andwasamemberoftheObamaAdministration’sBlueRibbonCommissiononAmerica’sNuclearFutureandoftheSecretaryofEnergy’sAdvisoryBoard.HeisamemberoftheNationalAcademyofEngineering,theCouncilonForeignRelations,andthePacificCouncilonInternationalPolicy;andisaFellowoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciencesandoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.Inaddition,heservesontheBoardsofDirectorsoftheCaliforniaCouncilforScienceandTechnology,HarvardUniversity’sBelferCenterforScienceandInternationalAffairs,andAmicrobe,Inc.PriortojoiningUCLA,CarnesalewasatHarvardfor23years,servingasLuciusN.LittauerProfessorofPublicPolicyandAdministration,DeanoftheJohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernment,andProvostoftheUniversity.Heholdsabachelor’sdegreeinMechanicalEngineering(CooperUnion),amaster’sdegreeinMechanicalEngineering(DrexelUniversity),andaPh.D.inNuclearEngineering(NorthCarolinaStateUniversity).

Sundayat9:30aminIris:NuclearPowerIssuesWhataretherelativeadvantagesanddisadvantagesofnuclearpower?WhataretheprospectsforitsgrowthordeclineintheU.S.andaroundtheworld?Amongtheissuestobediscussedareeconomics,climatechange,safety,radioactivewaste,andimplicationsfornuclearproliferationandnuclearterrorism.Mondayat9:30aminIris:NuclearProliferationandtheCaseofIranWhichcountriesnowhavenuclearweaponsorthecapabilitytoproducethem?Whataretheprincipalapproachestostemmingthespreadofnuclearweaponstoadditionalcountriesorterroristgroups?WhatisthestatusofIran’snuclearprogram,andwhataretheprospectsforitsfuture?Mondayat3:00pminLakeview:FacultyLecturerDiscussionTuesdayat9:30aminIris:“Denuclearization”ofNorthKorea(andtheRestoftheWorld?)WhatisthestatusofNorthKorea’snuclearweaponsprogram,andwhataretheprospectsforitsfuture(includingtheprospectsfor“denuclearization”)?Whataretheissuesassociatedwitheffortstoeliminatenuclearweaponsworldwide?

PamelaYeh(August27–August31)

PamelaYehisanAssociateProfessorinEcologyandEvolutionaryBiologyatUCLA.Dr.YehearnedaB.A.inBiologyfromHarvardUniversityin1996,andaPhDinEvolutionaryBiologyfromUCSDin2004.Sheconductedpost-doctoralworkatHarvardMedicalSchool.Herresearchfocusesonunderstandingtheecologicalandevolutionarytrajectoriesofpopulationswhentheyencounternovelenvironments,especiallyenvironmentswithmultipledisturbancesorstressors.Inparticular,Dr.Yehfocusesonexamininghowbacteriaevolveresistancetomultipleantibiotics,andhowbirdsevolveinhumanhabitats.Dr.Yehisaleaderinthefieldsofevolutionofantibioticresistanceaswellasurbanavianevolutionandregularlyspeaksatnationalandinternationalmeetingsonthesetopics.ShehelpsleadUCLA’sEvolutionaryMedicineinitiativeanddirectstheUC-HBCUsummerresearchprograminevolutionarymedicine.Dr.YehlivesinLosAngeleswithherhusband,VanSavage(alsofacultyatUCLA),theirsonVan(age5),andtheirdogPetey(ageapproximately15).Sundayat9:30aminIris:WhatEvolutionCanTellusAboutMateAttractioninHumansWhatmakesusattractivetoeachother,andwhy?Whatevolutionaryforeceshavebeeninplayoverthesehundredsofthousandsofyearsthatshapeourpreferences?Mondayat9:30aminIris:EvolutioninUrbanAreasCitiesaredifferentfromnaturalenvironmentsinamultitudeofways.Howisarapidlyurbanizingworldchangingspecies,includingushumans?Mondayat3:00pminIris:FacultyLecturerDiscussionTuesdayat9:30aminIris:WhyDoWeGetSick?WhyDoWeGrowOld?HereIwilldiscussarangeofhumanhealthissuesfromanevolutionaryperspective.