Enhancing Human Eyesight | Ekkolápto Polymath Salon @ Cambridge MA
DETAILS ➡️:
• Ekkolápto is back in Cambridge for a Polymath Salon on the research behind human vision enhancement–and a special demo.
• 4PM to 4:30PM: Check-in + Networking
• 4:30PM to 6PM: Open discussion on current methods and novel, less conventional methods of utilizing perceptual learning (1, 2) and brain stimulation (1) for enhancing eyesight in humans.
• 6PM to 6:30PM: A sneak peek demo at Ekkolápto's latest work on enhancing visual acuity in humans.
• Supported by Ekkolapto.org.
• Food and drinks provided!
• Hosted by Addy Cha (Founder @ Ekkolapto.org, O'Shaughnessy Ventures 2025 Grantee, FAU Machine Perception Cognitive Robotics Lab/Center for Complex Systems).
• Previous hackathons, salons, podcasts, and dinners at MIT, UT Austin, FAU, Harvard, Augmentation Lab, Frontier Tower in SF, DC/Maryland, NYC, University of Toronto, Akatos House, University of Waterloo.
📍WHERE: Cambridge, MA
🗓️ WHEN: Tuesday April 14 @ 4-7PM ET
PREVIOUS EVENTS 📸:
• 2024 Longevity & Unconventional Computing Research Hackathon at MIT Media Lab, featuring Stephen Wolfram, David Sinclair, Curt Jaimungal, and more: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy5dPSW_KkniuHpoLwlzkYcxhxn50Mn0T
• Past Polymath Salons and discussions are uploaded for you to watch on the Ekkolápto channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ekkolapto3
• Polymath Salon at UT Austin with Professor Scott Aaronson on the Philosophy of Computational Complexity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OST1DjD08Hg
• Polymath Salon at University of Toronto with Michael Levin, Andrés Gómez Emilsson, and Elan Barenholtz on the Binding Problem and Platonic Spaces: https://youtu.be/0BVM0UC28nY