2015 Schedule
Interactive: March 13–17  •  Film: March 13–21  •  Music: March 17–22

Smart vs Smart-Ass: A Brief History of Smart

Sunday, March 15
12:30PM - 1:30PM

JW Marriott
Room 211-212
110 E 2nd St

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As a computer scientist once said, there's a fine line between smart and smart-ass. Why is it so hard to build a smart city? It's not a new idea—we've been making our cities smart for centu...

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Presenters

Molly Steenson

Asst Professor

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Molly Wright Steenson is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she focuses on digital media studies. Her research foc...

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Access
Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge
Type
Solo / Dual / Panel
Theme
Intelligent Future
Level
Intermediate

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