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Sessions run Wednesdays from 4:30–5:30 PM in CoDa E160. Each session features a different Stanford speaker; talk titles are announced by the organizers.

Sessions run Wednesdays from 4:30–5:30 PM in CoDa E160. Each session features a different Stanford speaker; talk titles are announced by the organizers.
A eureka moment is a two-step process: discovering something new and surprising, and establishing that it is correct. Drawing on her work at Axiom, Carina will discuss the transition from solving mathematical benchmarks to contributing to research, and from proving individual theorems to formalizing mathematical theories in Lean.

A eureka moment is a two-step process: discovering something new and surprising, and establishing that it is correct. Drawing on her work at Axiom, Carina will discuss the transition from solving mathematical benchmarks to contributing to research, and from proving individual theorems to formalizing mathematical theories in Lean.
Speaker: Zoë Hitzig, Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows
Speaker Bio: Zoë is currently a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and a Research Scientist at OpenAI. She earned her PhD in economics from Harvard University in 2023, where she specialized in research on privacy, transparency, and algorithms in markets and communication. Zoë’s poetry, known for its sharp intellect and imaginative breadth, has appeared in prestigious publications such as The New Yorker, London Review of Books, and Boston Review. She is the author of two acclaimed poetry collections, including Mezzanine and Not Us Now, which explore themes at the intersection of philosophy, economics, and technology. Zoë combines her creative and analytical talents to investigate how economic theory and poetic expression can illuminate complex social and technological issues. Her work reflects a powerful commitment to experimentation and envisioning new possibilities for society.
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This talk is co-sponsored by USF's Master's in Applied Economics and the Stanford Causal Science Center. For additional information and abstracts from past talks, please click here