L.A.S.E.R. Talks Stanford: Cell-Free Protein Synthesis, Islamic Architecture, Art in an algorithmic world, Casual Viewing

EVENT INFO

When: 15 April 2025 at 12pm PST (California Time)

Where: Online, register via ZOOM

PROGRAM

-  Michael Jewett (Stanford) on "Revolutionizing Protein Manufacturing

with Cell-Free Protein Synthesis"

- Kat Mustatea (Media Artist) on "What does it mean to have a voice? Art

in an increasingly algorithmic world"

- Patricia Blessing (Stanford) on "Water in Islamic Architecture"

- Will Tavlin (Author) on "Casual Viewing"

SPEAKERS

Patricia Blessing teaches in Stanford's Department of Art & Art

History. She specializes in the art and architecture of the Islamic

world. She is the author of “Rebuilding Anatolia after the Mongol

Conquest” (2014) and “Architecture and Material Politics in the

15th-century Ottoman Empire” (2022).

Michael Jewett is a Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford

University. His research group focuses on advancing synthetic biology

research to support planet and societal health, with applications in

medicine, manufacturing, sustainability, and education. He is the

co-founder of several startups.

Kat Mustatea is a transmedia playwright and artist whose

experiments with language, live art, and the computational uncanny,

articulate the absurdities of being human in an increasingly algorithmic

world. Her work has been presented nationally and internationally.

Will Tavlin is a writer and journalist based in New York City,

known for his critical analyses of the film industry, particularly

concerning the impact of digital platforms like Netflix. His essay

"Casual Viewing" was published in n+1 Magazine.

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