Navigating to Future - Pint of Science | Santa Monica May 19th-21st @ Wearies

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How can you get to your favorite spot using the shortest route or get your food delivered faster? Join us to learn how organisms and AI learn to choose the most convenient routes in real life.

### From Options to Actions: Studying Decisions in Navigating Rats

Sukriti Gupta (Graduate Student, UCLA)
Making decisions is part of daily life, but not all choices are the same. Some involve comparing options directly, while others require accepting or rejecting based on past experience. In my research, I study these decisions in rats by baiting them with uncertain sugar rewards, focusing on how choices unfold across space.

### Let AI Drive the Future of Urban Mobility

Wayne Wu (Postdoctoral Researcher)
AI is reshaping how we move through cities—from delivery robots to intelligent scooters. Learn how we train machines to handle real-world chaos using a massive virtual city and how smarter mobility could make your commute smoother and streets safer.

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