Friday, 01 Apr 2022
Flagship Friday Innovators Forum: Khaled Kasih
"1,000 Ways to Make Hummus," Khaled Kasih. From the humble beginnings of a small canning line for Hummus and Foul, to the sophisticated company it is right now, Kasih operates fully automated production lines for producing Mediterranean Aseptic Food, including its most famous product hummus "Never Tasted This Good."
Why Is It So Hard to Make Self-Driving Cars?
You may view the lecture in person at 1230 Communications or via Zoom: https://iastate.zoom.us/j/94787336376 Why is self-driving so hard? Despite tech companies and the investment of billions of dollars, the optimistic predictions about self-driving cars ââ'¬Å"being around the cornerââ'¬Â went utterly wrong. Prof. Joseph Sifakis will argue that these difficulties illustrate the challenges raised by the vision for trustworthy autonomous systems.
Monday, 04 Apr 2022
Eating Tomorrow: The Battle for the Future of Food
Dr. Timothy A. Wise is author of the recent book Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of Food. He is a senior advisor at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, where his work focuses on agribusiness, family farmers and the future of food, and a senior research fellow at Tufts Universityââ'¬â"¢s Global Development and Environment Institute.
Wednesday, 06 Apr 2022
Impostor Syndrome: Coping Strategies for High Achievers
Imposter Syndrome is defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. It disproportionately affected high-achievers and can cause anxiety and depression. Dr. Dawn Bratsch-Prince will explain how to recognize imposter syndrome, her own experiences with it, and how to overcome it. Bratsch-Prince is Associate Provost for Faculty and professor of Spanish at Iowa State University.
Selling the Past as Innovation in Africa's Green Revolution
Many farmers, scientists, and development experts advocate a shift from high-input, chemical-intensive agriculture to low-input ecological farming. They are supported by an impressive array of research documenting both the risks of continuing to follow our current practices and the potential benefits of a transition to more sustainable farming. Timothy A. Wise is a senior advisor at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.
Monday, 11 Apr 2022
Lecture: Seeking Justice for All
In 2018, Hon. Rosemarie Aquilina, a Michigan Circuit Court judge, gained worldwide attention when she allowed every victim in the sexual assault case against USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar to speak in court before his sentencing. More than 150 women and girls shared their testimony. Hear Judge Aquilina's powerful story about the importance of speaking and listening as a form of healing. A First Amendment Days event.
Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022
How Cultural Diplomacy Breaks Political Barriers and Stereotypes
Cultural diplomacy is an intercultural sharing that appeals directly to the citizens of different nations through the work of musicians, dancers, artists, writers and filmmakers. Maria Lvova is the Program Officer for Education, Exchanges, & Community Building with the US Russia Foundation; she provides guidance to applicants and monitors and evaluates USRF programs in the areas of Russian and American Studies, and Civil Society.
Lecture: The Future of Agriculture: A Reflection and Discussion on Emerging Trends and Issues
Craig Hill, a farmer from Ackworth, Iowa and former president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, "The Future of Agriculture: A Reflection and Discussion on Emerging Trends and Issues."
The Future of Agriculture
Craig Hill, Iowa farmer and former president of the Iowa Farm Bureau, has been serving agriculture for several decades. He was elected president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation in December 2011, a position he held for a decade before retiring last December. Throughout Hillââ'¬â"¢s years in agricultural leadership, he served as the first chairman of the Iowa Ag State Group, which consisted of representatives from all sectors of Iowaââ'¬â"¢s...
Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022
Lecture: Exercising Your Right to Protest
Freedom of speech gets all the attention when it comes to the First Amendment, but we also have the right to object. In this session, explore the right of the people peaceably to assemble: what it means and how it works, especially when responding to provocative speakers on campus.
Dare to Speak, Dare to Listen: Protecting Free Speech on the Frontlines
WebEx Link: https://bit.ly/3pgM0nQ The guarantee of free speech is essential to any well-functioning democracy, and yet here in the United States free speech is losing its moorings on both the right and the left, with mounting encroachments on open discourse in schools, universities, the news, media and online. Suzanne Nossel currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression...
Wednesday, 20 Apr 2022
Lecture: The Money Game
There is a game that we all play with money, and at any given point in time in our lives, we're either winning or losing. The problem is, most students are never taught the rules of how to play the game. Play by the rules, and it's entirely possible to be completely financially free by your early 30s. Adam Carroll is an internationally recognized financial literacy expert and author.
Thursday, 21 Apr 2022
Lecture: Listening to the "Noise" in Data
Like much other research in the social sciences, studies in applied linguistics often compare the "average" behaviour of groups of language learners on such dimensions as proficiency, fluency and intelligibility. Dr. Munro completed his Ph.D. under the supervision of Terrance Nearey. He was also a SSHRC Post-doctoral Fellow in James Flege's speech lab at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.
Tuesday, 26 Apr 2022
Lecture: The Unabomber Investigation Revisited
Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent James R. Fitzgerald will discuss his role in the identification and arrest of Theodore J. Kaczynski, aka, the Unabomber, in April of 1996. "Fitz" will describe how forensic linguistics, the science of language within the legal system, proved to be a pivotal factor in the eventual resolution of the 17 year-long serial bomber case.
Wednesday, 27 Apr 2022
Lecture: To Save America, Wokeness Must Be Destroyed
Ben Shapiro is founding editor-in-chief and editor emeritus of The Daily Wire and host of "The Ben Shapiro Show," the top conservative podcast in the nation. Visit the Lectures Program website for special event information.
Saturday, 30 Apr 2022
Un/Masked: 2022 Symphony of Diversity
Venezuelan violinist Samuel Vargas, winner of the 2021 Sphinx National Competition for Black and Latino talent, will perform Florence Price's Concerto No. 2 for violin and orchestra in a concert that includes Baba Yetu, a setting of the Lordââ'¬â"¢s Prayer in Swahili and the first piece of music written for a video game to win a Grammy Award.