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<font face="Palatino">OMRI BERNSTEIN<br>
"Learnable quantum computer programming"<br>
Division III Committee Chair: Lee Spector. Committee Members: Herb
Bernstein, Zeke Nierenberg<br>
Abstract: What happens when you combine quantum physics and
computer programming? Weird stuff is what—notions of “information”
and “information processing” fundamentally change. This talk will
discuss quantum computing programming: what it is, why it’s
important, and how it could be made learnable. I will do so by
demonstrating my Division III project, an interactive quantum
computer simulator website which aims to be an educational tool
for the quantum-confused (which is to say, all of us).<br>
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EMMA C. LEWIN OPITZ<br>
"The Relationship between Speech and Music: Tonality and Emotion"<br>
Division III Committee Co-Chairs: Mark Feinstein, Neil Stillings.
Committee Member: Laura Sizer<br>
Abstract: Following up work conducted at the University of Vienna
researching the tonal properties of speech that convey emotion to
the listener, my Division III directly applies our previous
findings to music. We took the tonal properties involved in
conveying emotion in speech and converted those into digital
a-musical stimuli and asked participants to rate them on their
arousal and valence level. Work at the University of Vienna,
Department of Cognitive Biology was completed under the
supervision of Dr. Daniel Liu Bowling in 2013.<br>
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LOUISA SMITH<br>
"Exploring the effects of stereotype threat on women’s math
performance through salivary cortisol levels"<br>
Division III Committee Chair: Jane Couperus. Committee Member:
Laura Sizer<br>
Abstract: When performing a math task, women risk being judged
according to the negative stereotype that women inherently possess
weak mathematical abilities. This situation is referred to as
stereotype threat and has been shown to produce a performance gap
between equally qualified men and women. Female underperformance
has generally been attributed to a decrease in cognitive resources
resulting from an increase in apprehension and emotional
processing; however, as of yet there is a lack of physiological
evidence to support these assertions. My Division III work aims to
address this gap by looking at female participants’ salivary
cortisol response to taking a math test.<br>
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In The ASH Lobby<br>
A light lunch will be available at noon<br>
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Hampshire College<br>
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