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 =====Lexington Computer and Technology Group=====
-====Potential Speakers and Topics -- Need specifics====
+====Potential Speakers and Topics====
-^Date^Topic, speaker^Status^
+//A list of topics and potential speakers, that have not been finalized yet, and the status of each of these.  Unless specified, none of the speakers have committed to speak, so this is a list of possibilities.//
-|TBD|Charlie Holbrow's next two talks:\\ #2 What quantum mechanics says about the material world and about measurement;\\ #3 what of its properties make quantum theory of so much interest to cryptographers on whose work all secure data exchange and storage fundamental to individual privacy and national security now rely.\\ He says "My goal is to explain some basic quantum ideas that you need to understand quantum computing. Part I is about particles, waves, coherence, interference, and complementarity. Parts II and III are about quantum states, entanglement, no-cloning, quantum correlations, non-locality, Bell's theorem, and local realism."|
+^#^Topic, speaker, info^Status^
-|TBD|We are hoping to engage Amy Webb (a quantitative futurist. She is a professor of strategic foresight at the NYU Stern School of Business and the Founder of the //Future Today Institute//) and/or Hiawatha Bray of the Boston Globe (Mitch).\\   See [[https://amywebb.io/]], [[https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_webb_how_i_hacked_online_dating#t-270660]] (15min), and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7k5ceY2qkU&t=3s]] (60min)|
+|~~#~~|Charlie Holbrow's next two talks:\\ #2 What quantum mechanics says about the material world and about measurement;\\ #3 what of its properties make quantum theory of so much interest to cryptographers on whose work all secure data exchange and storage fundamental to individual privacy and national security now rely.\\ He says "My goal is to explain some basic quantum ideas that you need to understand quantum computing. Part I is about particles, waves, coherence, interference, and complementarity. Parts II and III are about quantum states, entanglement, no-cloning, quantum correlations, non-locality, Bell's theorem, and local realism."|
-|Shown already?|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FFQxoGNtCs&t=7s|Secret Codebreakers]] 22min|
+|~~#~~|We are hoping to engage Amy Webb (a quantitative futurist. She is a professor of strategic foresight at the NYU Stern School of Business and the Founder of the //Future Today Institute//) and/or Hiawatha Bray of the Boston Globe (Mitch).\\   See [[https://amywebb.io/]], [[https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_webb_how_i_hacked_online_dating#t-270660]] (15min), and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7k5ceY2qkU&t=3s]] (60min)|
-|TBD|Alternatives to enhance or replace Cable TV service providers, like Comcast, RCN, and Verizon, and taking advantage of new ways, including the use of computers, to get programming.  (Steve Isenberg to lead the discussion)|
+|~~#~~|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FFQxoGNtCs&t=7s|Secret Codebreakers]] 22min|Shown already?|
-|TBD	|Dark Web.  Shuk (shukong@gmail.com):  “The legitimate uses of TOR, which is the software on which the so-called Dark Web runs.  Or, if more interesting, a tour of the Dark Web  https://darkwebtours.weebly.com/  (new member 6/2019).|
+|~~#~~|Alternatives to enhance or replace Cable TV service providers, like Comcast, RCN, and Verizon, and taking advantage of new ways, including the use of computers, to get programming.  (Steve Isenberg to lead the discussion)|
-|TBD	|Self Driving Cars.  Bill Sciaretta has a contact.|
+|~~#~~|Dark Web.  Shuk (shukong@gmail.com):  “The legitimate uses of TOR, which is the software on which the so-called Dark Web runs.  Or, if more interesting, a tour of the Dark Web  https://darkwebtours.weebly.com/  (new member 6/2019).|
-|TBD	|WMA (World Medical Association).  Peter: why did we show this?|
+|~~#~~|Self Driving Cars.  Bill Sciaretta has a contact.|
-|TBD	|Neural Nets   --  Mike (Alexander?) finding someone|
+|~~#~~|WMA (World Medical Association).  Peter: why did we show this?|
-|TBD	|Tracking new diseases (NOVA)  Larry Wittig|
+|~~#~~|Neural Nets   --  Mike (Alexander?) finding someone|
-|TBD 	|MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center offers both tours and speakers. Would this be too close to the presentation we had from Reiner Beeuwkes recently?  See https://www.psfc.mit.edu/outreach   (from Larry Wittig)|
+|~~#~~|Tracking new diseases (NOVA)  Larry Wittig|
-|TBD	|10 greatest scientists  (John Rudy)  Use as a filler if needed|
+|~~#~~|MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center offers both tours and speakers. Would this be too close to the presentation we had from Reiner Beeuwkes recently?  See https://www.psfc.mit.edu/outreach   (from Larry Wittig)|
-|TBD	|AI and the effect on the Job Market.  (Yumio agreed to give this, but no date has been set).  Charlie suggested Jeff Gordon from Lexington|
+|~~#~~|10 greatest scientists  (John Rudy)  Use as a filler if needed|
-|TBD	|Public Health Service.  How do they handle diseases? Also Pharmaceuticals, like SHIRE (Larry Wittig to explore a talk by him or maybe an outsider).  Maybe there is someone from one of the Public Health schools.   Orphan drugs?|
+|~~#~~|AI and the effect on the Job Market.  (Yumio agreed to give this, but no date has been set).  Charlie suggested Jeff Gordon from Lexington|
-|TBD	|The Science of Columbus.  Need a speaker.  Include Abraham Zacuto and his inventions.|
+|~~#~~|Public Health Service.  How do they handle diseases? Also Pharmaceuticals, like SHIRE (Larry Wittig to explore a talk by him or maybe an outsider).  Maybe there is someone from one of the Public Health schools.   Orphan drugs?|
-|TBD	|Advanced features in Excel and Word (Rudy, Wittig and others).  This was done about 5 years ago.|
+|~~#~~|The Science of Columbus.  Need a speaker.  Include Abraham Zacuto and his inventions.|
-|TBD	|Science fiction written by scientists\\ * (Dennis Greene (no agreement to present) morskajak@comcast.net )\\. * physicist Robert L Forward, high-gravity conditions on the surface of a neutron star – Dragon's Egg and sequel Starquake! \\ * Isaac Asimov, Biologist, Robot stories and Foundation\\ * Arthur C. Clarke 2001 and many other things\\ * David Brin\\ * Greg Benford, astrophysicist , lots of good stuff\\ * Greg Bear, not a scientist but has heavy technical details\\ * Fred Hoyle British astronomer, The Black Hole, etc.|
+|~~#~~|Advanced features in Excel and Word (Rudy, Wittig and others).  This was done about 5 years ago.|
-|TBD	|Automated Cars and Automated Highways.  What has happened in the last few years? (Larry Wittig)|
+|~~#~~|Science fiction written by scientists\\ * (Dennis Greene (no agreement to present) morskajak@comcast.net )\\. * physicist Robert L Forward, high-gravity conditions on the surface of a neutron star – Dragon's Egg and sequel Starquake! \\ * Isaac Asimov, Biologist, Robot stories and Foundation\\ * Arthur C. Clarke 2001 and many other things\\ * David Brin\\ * Greg Benford, astrophysicist , lots of good stuff\\ * Greg Bear, not a scientist but has heavy technical details\\ * Fred Hoyle British astronomer, The Black Hole, etc.|
-|TBD	|Communications Advisory Committee (CAC). Lexington’s interface to technology.  Ken Pogram (sp?), Chair.  Subjects might include the future of 5G in Lexington.|
+|~~#~~|Automated Cars and Automated Highways.  What has happened in the last few years? (Larry Wittig)|
-|TBD	|Science/Technology Rivalries.  e.g.,\\ * Newton vs. Liebnitz vs. Hooke; (Charlie)\\ * John Vincent Atanasoff vs Mauchly, etal. (Carl Lazarus). |
+|~~#~~|Communications Advisory Committee (CAC). Lexington’s interface to technology.  Ken Pogram (sp?), Chair.  Subjects might include the future of 5G in Lexington.|
-|TBD	|Bill Sciaretta found a book on the technical details behind Michael Crighton’s thrillers.  Here is an excellent article on SciFi writing [[https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/craft-technique/11-ways-to-write-more-scientific-fiction-lessons-from-michael-crichton]]|
+|~~#~~|Science/Technology Rivalries.  e.g.,\\ * Newton vs. Liebnitz vs. Hooke; (Charlie)\\ * John Vincent Atanasoff vs Mauchly, etal. (Carl Lazarus). |
-|TBD	|Computers during 1946-1965, emphasizing work at the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST), which produced the first stored program (i.e., fully fledged) electronic digital computer in the US (the very first one was at Manchester University, in the UK), the first disk drive, the first digital scanner, advances in automatic language translation, and other "things".   (Michael Alexander or Carl Lazarus)|
+|~~#~~|Bill Sciaretta found a book on the technical details behind Michael Crighton’s thrillers.  Here is an excellent article on SciFi writing [[https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/craft-technique/11-ways-to-write-more-scientific-fiction-lessons-from-michael-crichton]]|
-TBD	|Misc TED Talks\\ * Why is our universe fine-tuned for life? Brian Greene [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf7BXwVeyWw]]\\ * 10 Fascinating Examples of Unintended Consequences [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLdmvZbXzo4]]|
+|~~#~~|Computers during 1946-1965, emphasizing work at the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST), which produced the first stored program (i.e., fully fledged) electronic digital computer in the US (the very first one was at Manchester University, in the UK), the first disk drive, the first digital scanner, advances in automatic language translation, and other "things".   (Michael Alexander or Carl Lazarus)|
-|TBD	|Kaspersky and other Malware produces.  How do they work?  Nancy Stefansson (781-439-7837). | She offered but has not responded to my (John's) emails and phone calls.|
+|~~#~~|Misc TED Talks\\ * Why is our universe fine-tuned for life? Brian Greene [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf7BXwVeyWw]]\\ * 10 Fascinating Examples of Unintended Consequences [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLdmvZbXzo4]]|
-|TBD	|Cameron Purdy (friend of Dave Hathaway) Cameron.purdy@gmail.com Previously a VP at Oracle, currently CEO of a startup xqiz.it | John spoke to him 1/8/19 and he seems willing to talk, probably about his start-up|
+|~~#~~|Kaspersky and other Malware produces.  How do they work?  Nancy Stefansson (781-439-7837). | She offered but has not responded to my (John's) emails and phone calls.|
-|TBD	|Deep Learning Part 3. Include the implication of Deep Learning for White Collar jobs.  (Yumio ??) Example articles:\\ * [[http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21700758-will-smarter-machines-cause-mass-unemployment-automation-and-anxiety]]\\ *[[https://www.cnet.com/news/artificial-intelligence-job-loss-employment-watson-robots/]]\\ *[[https://medium.com/basic-income/deep-learning-is-going-to-teach-us-all-the-lesson-of-our-lives-jobs-are-for-machines-7c6442e37a49#.sg728lct5]]|
+|~~#~~|Cameron Purdy (friend of Dave Hathaway) Cameron.purdy@gmail.com Previously a VP at Oracle, currently CEO of a startup xqiz.it | John spoke to him 1/8/19 and he seems willing to talk, probably about his start-up|
+|~~#~~|Deep Learning Part 3. Include the implication of Deep Learning for White Collar jobs.  (Yumio ??) Example articles:\\ * [[http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21700758-will-smarter-machines-cause-mass-unemployment-automation-and-anxiety]]\\ *[[https://www.cnet.com/news/artificial-intelligence-job-loss-employment-watson-robots/]]\\ *[[https://medium.com/basic-income/deep-learning-is-going-to-teach-us-all-the-lesson-of-our-lives-jobs-are-for-machines-7c6442e37a49#.sg728lct5]]|