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Wednesday, April 5th, 2006
Friday, April 7th, 2006
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History and Philosophy of Science Seminar

Descartes' Attempt (in the Regulae) to Base the Certainty of Algebra on Mental Vision
Hendrik Bos, Professor of History of Mathematics, Utrecht University, Visiting Professor of History, Caltech,
Monday, April 10th, 2006
3:00pm 3:55pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Special Seminar

Machine Learning Reductions
John Langford, research assistant professor, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago,
Tuesday, April 11th, 2006
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy

Resources and Strategies South of the Sahara: Long-Term Dynamics of African Economic Development, 1500–2000
Gareth Austin, senior lecturer, economic history department, London School of Economics,
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy

A Rational-Choice, Formal-Theoretic Argument against the Existence of Sophisticated Voting in Legislatures
Timothy J. Groseclose, professor of political science, UCLA,
Thursday, April 27th, 2006
4:00pm 5:00pm
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History and Philosophy of Science Seminar

The Mathematical Theory of Perspective from Alberti to Lambert: Its Development, Its Use, and Its Prestige
Kirsti Andersen, associate professor, department of the history of science, University of Aarhus, Denmark,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar

Non-Commitment in Continuous Time
Ali Lazrak, assistant professor of finance, University of British Columbia,