[tt] [GreyThumb] Reminder: Meeting Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 5th

Tue Feb 5 08:04:35 UTC 2008

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Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:03:51 -0500
To: Grey Thumb Boston <society at greythumb.org>
Subject: [GreyThumb] Reminder: Meeting Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 5th
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*** Please note, due to a scheduling conflict, the next meeting
  will not be held tonight, but on Tuesday, February 5th. ***

Grey Thumb Meeting Reminder

Featuring a talk by Chuck Lewin

When: 7:00pm February 5, 2007
Where: The Asgard Irish Pub & Restaurant (350 Mass. Ave, Central Square,
Cambridge) Note: Parking is available for $3 (with validation) in the 
garage behind The Asgard on Green St.
Who:   All are welcome

Title: "Love In The Age of Computation"

In honor of Valentines day, Chuck Lewin will use examples from the 
natural and artificial world to discuss differences and similarities in 
how biological and simulated organisms reproduce, how they map their 
genetic characteristics onto a functional organism or artificial agent, 
and how these similarities and differences
impact the wider adoption of evolutionary computation techniques to 
real-world engineering and AI problems.

Bio for Chuck Lewin:

Chuck (aka Emanuel) Lewin is an entrepreneur who has developed a number 
of for-profit and non-profit organizations in the past twenty five 
years. In 1979 he started L&M Software, a developer of micro computer 
software. In 1991 he founded, and is presently CEO, of Performance 
Motion Devices, Inc., a Lincoln, MA-based developer of motion control 
electronics. In 2001 he founded Art Interactive, a Cambridge-based 
gallery exhibiting interactive contemporary art. In 2006 he founded, and 
is presently Board President, of New Generation Energy, a non-profit 
focusing on developing new renewable energy investment options for 
consumers. Mr. Lewin was born in Holland and has resided in the US since 
1966. He  received a BA in Biology from Brandeis University in 2004.

About Grey Thumb:

Grey Thumb is a group of scientists, engineers, hackers, artists, and 
hobbyists in the Boston metro area with a strong interest in artificial 
life, artificial intelligence, biology, complex systems, and other 
related topics. http://www.greythumb.org

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