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The Dish: It's All in the Numbers - Program is Full

Please note: This program is full.  Please check out future cafes on the events page.

Our cashless, information-sharing society has made identity theft easier and far more common than ever before. New research conducted by Alessandro Acquisti (Carnegie Mellon University) shows how thieves can accurately guess your Social Security number with a few easily obtainable facts.  At this science café, Acquisti will have a conversation with the audience about his findings and their ideas for protecting privacy in an increasingly public world.

What is a science café?
Rather than listening passively to a scientist discuss his or her work, a science café gives audience members a chance to ask questions and dig deeper into a particular subject area. The conversation between the scientist and the audience increases both the expert's and non-expert's understanding of the issues.

Speaker:
Dr. Alessandro Acquisti is an Associate Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy at the Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University, a member of Carnegie Mellon Cylab, and a fellow of the Ponemon Institute. His work investigates the economic and social impact of IT, and in particular the economics and behavioral economics of privacy and information security. His research in these areas has been disseminated through journals, edited books, book chapters, and leading international conference. His findings have been featured in media outlets such as NPR Fresh Air, NBC, MSNBC.com, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New Scientist, CNN, Fox News, and Bloomberg TV.

This program held in collaboration with Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Please RSVP to ksm@nas.edu or call 202-334-1201, including number of guests. Contact the Koshland Science Museum at with any questions.

Museum Location Located at the corner of 6th and E Streets, NW in downtown Washington, DC the Marian Koshland Science Museum is within walking distance of the National Mall, two Metro stations, the Verizon Center, and several other museums and attractions.