Teen Science Lectures at Town Hall
Town Hall is planning a new science lecture series for middle-school-aged teens!
(This is a direct reprint of an announcement from Town Hall's Executive Director)
Wier Harman, executive director at Town Hall, will present this idea to middle school teachers and seek their input at a reception on January 30th, 6pm-7:30pm, at Town Hall (reception is free to teachers). The reception is followed by a science lecture from George Dyson, a historian of science, who speaks about John von Neumann (1903-1957), one of the computer science pioneers (cost of lecture is $5.00). Please find below the invitation of Wier Harman for this event. If you plan to attend the reception, please RSVP Wier Harman at wier@townhallseattle.org. We hope you can join your colleagues for this reception and/or for a great science lecture.
Best regards,
CENTER FOR INQUIRY SCIENCE at the Institute for Systems Biology
Bridging Best Practices in Science Education
http://www.systemsbiology.org/Center_for_Inquiry_Science/
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Hello all--I write from Town Hall, an arts, civics and cultural center in downtown Seattle, with an invitation to a reception prior to an appearance by noted science historian George Dyson on Tuesday, January 30, at 6pm. Also at the reception, I'd like to take the opportunity to introduce an exciting idea for a new Town Hall series of Teen Science Lectures.
As you may know, for the last three years, our Seattle Science Lectures series (produced in cooperation with University Bookstore and the Pacific Science Center) has embraced a broad range of fascinating speakers from across many fields of inquiry--including Brian Greene, Richard Dawkins, Lisa Randall, Michio Kaku, Ray Kurzweil, and Jared Diamond, over forty in all.
On January 30 we're proud to host George Dyson--brother of internet pioneer Esther Dyson, and the son of legendary physicist Freeman Dyson, from whom he inherited a curious, critical mind and a gift for storytelling; his entertaining lectures are at once expert and self effacing. His previous Town Hall appearance addressed the engineering and cultural anthropology of the kayak; this time, he'll present a lecture (conceived and initially delivered at Princeton) on mathematician, quantum physicist and computing pioneer John Von Neumann. Expect a vividly illustrated talk, rich in ephemera and "inside" history, that reflects on scientific curiosity and ethics as well as the high profile teams (Manhattan Project, Institute for Advanced Study) on which Von Neumann served.
Town Hall's located at 8th and Seneca, with handy parking adjacent or in convention center lots. The reception runs from 6-7:30pm, and the lecture from 7:30-9pm. I sincerely hope you'll join us, for as much as your schedule will allow, and thanks again!
Wier Harman
Executive Director
(This is a direct reprint of an announcement from Town Hall's Executive Director)
Wier Harman, executive director at Town Hall, will present this idea to middle school teachers and seek their input at a reception on January 30th, 6pm-7:30pm, at Town Hall (reception is free to teachers). The reception is followed by a science lecture from George Dyson, a historian of science, who speaks about John von Neumann (1903-1957), one of the computer science pioneers (cost of lecture is $5.00). Please find below the invitation of Wier Harman for this event. If you plan to attend the reception, please RSVP Wier Harman at wier@townhallseattle.org. We hope you can join your colleagues for this reception and/or for a great science lecture.
Best regards,
CENTER FOR INQUIRY SCIENCE at the Institute for Systems Biology
Bridging Best Practices in Science Education
http://www.systemsbiology.org/Center_for_Inquiry_Science/
_______________________________________________________________
Hello all--I write from Town Hall, an arts, civics and cultural center in downtown Seattle, with an invitation to a reception prior to an appearance by noted science historian George Dyson on Tuesday, January 30, at 6pm. Also at the reception, I'd like to take the opportunity to introduce an exciting idea for a new Town Hall series of Teen Science Lectures.
As you may know, for the last three years, our Seattle Science Lectures series (produced in cooperation with University Bookstore and the Pacific Science Center) has embraced a broad range of fascinating speakers from across many fields of inquiry--including Brian Greene, Richard Dawkins, Lisa Randall, Michio Kaku, Ray Kurzweil, and Jared Diamond, over forty in all.
On January 30 we're proud to host George Dyson--brother of internet pioneer Esther Dyson, and the son of legendary physicist Freeman Dyson, from whom he inherited a curious, critical mind and a gift for storytelling; his entertaining lectures are at once expert and self effacing. His previous Town Hall appearance addressed the engineering and cultural anthropology of the kayak; this time, he'll present a lecture (conceived and initially delivered at Princeton) on mathematician, quantum physicist and computing pioneer John Von Neumann. Expect a vividly illustrated talk, rich in ephemera and "inside" history, that reflects on scientific curiosity and ethics as well as the high profile teams (Manhattan Project, Institute for Advanced Study) on which Von Neumann served.
Town Hall's located at 8th and Seneca, with handy parking adjacent or in convention center lots. The reception runs from 6-7:30pm, and the lecture from 7:30-9pm. I sincerely hope you'll join us, for as much as your schedule will allow, and thanks again!
Wier Harman
Executive Director
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