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Supporting STEM Education in Northern New Mexico

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  • Scientist Spotlight

Scientist Spotlight

  • 11 Feb 2017
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (CST)
  • Bradbury Science Museum 1350 Central Ave, Los Alamos, NM 87544

Event Description

Join us for this family-friendly activity!

Machine learning

Things that are very easy for people, like knowing what a chair is, can be very difficult for a computer. Does it have to have four legs, does it have to have a backrest? In this demonstration, Diane Oyen, with the Lab’s Space Science & Systems group, will help show how computers can be taught to recognize things. Applications could range everywhere from is this fruit ripe to where did this uranium come from?

Supercomputers

How do computers “know” what they are doing? Trick question! Computers don’t “know” in the sense that people “know”—but that might change in the future. Right now, computers blindly follow instructions. So, how do computers get instructions? Programming. Come and explore computer concepts from binary digits (0 and 1) to supercomputers. Teri Roberts guides you and your family members through this learning experience in about 15 minutes through hands-on exercises.

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The Bradbury Science Museum Association supports and inspires learners of all ages in Northern New Mexico and beyond through STEM Education.

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