{"id":105326,"global_id":"naturalsciences.org\/calendar?id=105326","global_id_lineage":["naturalsciences.org\/calendar?id=105326"],"author":"22","status":"publish","date":"2024-12-12 14:23:13","date_utc":"2024-12-12 19:23:13","modified":"2024-12-19 12:56:48","modified_utc":"2024-12-19 17:56:48","url":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/science-cafe-discovering-ai\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/105326","title":"Science Caf\u00e9: Discovering AI","description":"<h1 class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs\">The Nobel Prize That Shaped Machine Learning<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93291\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cafe-800x600-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cafe-800x600-1.png 800w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cafe-800x600-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cafe-800x600-1-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cafe-800x600-1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Grab a bite from the Daily Planet Caf\u00e9 and join host Chris Smith for our monthly Science Caf\u00e9. 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