Welcome to the 12th edition of Smartspaces!

It may be getting cold (or freezing! 🥶) but this week’s events are 🌶️

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Embracing Realism in Challenging Times 

It's been an intense period for us all, and a dose of positivity is much-needed. Josh Wolfe of Lux Capital (a leading investor in the Silicon Valley with an edge for science), in their Q3 Investor Letters, talks about overcoming the "nadir of pessimism" with REALISM (vs. “utopian techno-optimism”). He believes that the future is shaped by scientists, engineers, and founders, making our world a more desirable place to live.

The future is already here: Last week DeepMind announced their AI tool GNoME found 2.2 million new crystals, including 380,000 stable materials - this is an acceleration of magnitudes in discovery. Good thing, we also discovered two events next week with speakers from Deepmind!

Our Journey with Science

Our passion drives this newsletter and smrtspace.xyz, increasing visibility and accessibility into the landscape of scientific innovation. From Singapore to San Francisco, we've worked on supporting scientists and engineers in transforming their discoveries into real-world applications and startups. Science isn't just about lab work; it's about facts that forge new realities, challenging us to embrace them in our daily lives. And yes, we love some good facts & truths - especially in todays world.

Your Window to Scientific Breakthroughs

This newsletter and smrtspace.xyz are your gateways to the science shaping our world of tomorrow. Whether it's a snippet of the latest discovery or an in-depth workshop, we're here to make science more visible, accessible, and relatable to you - and maybe you find a new theme or topic that gives you a glimpse into the next big thing, or an unfair advantage or even the inspiration to dig deeper and get involved.

Community Voices: Enhancing smrtspace.xyz Based on your feedback, we've added over 70 recordings from past events to smrtspace.xyz, making learning more accessible than ever. Keep an eye out for more updates as we continuously will add more. Please keep that feedback coming and just DM with ideas and feedback 🙏 

What’s New at smrtspace.xyz

• Event Categorization: Now, events are annotated with difficulty levels and audience clusters to help you find content that matches your interests and expertise.

• Recordings: Did you miss an event? Catch up with our new “Past Event Recordings” category.

• Spaces (Beta): A new format for interactive discussions and collaboration. DM us to join the Beta test.

• Newsletter Format: This week we trial to cluster top events by vertical rather than day

We continue to build Smartspaces in public with You to create the best space on the internet for curious minds. Have some suggestions, feedback or simply like what we’re doing? We’d love to hear from you.

What’s up next week? 🌟 
_{The best events and why they matter!}

## tl;dr: must see events: 

- `Neurobiology of Social Isolation w/ Moriel Zelikowsky`
- `How to build LLM Agents w/ Jerry Liu`
- `The Impact of Generative AI w/ Shixiang Shane Gu`
- `Google DeepMind: AlphaTensor w/ Francisco Ruiz`
- `Bridging Health Inequalities with Emma Pierson`