Thursday, 17 Apr 2014
Miniature Book Making Class
Using recycled papers and fabrics, we will play with traditional methods of bookbinding to create miniature handmade books.
Shadows of Perception
How do our sensory and perceptual systems acquire information about the world, and how does the mind attend to some aspects of the world and ignore other aspects? Join Eric Cooper, associate professor in Psychology, as he shares his knowledge of perception and how the brain perceives shadows. Also take this opportunity to see the current exhibition Illuminating Perception: Explorations of Light and Shadow by Mac Adams.
Student Speech and the First Amendment: Two Supreme Court Cases and Their Legacies
Mary Beth Tinker and Cathy Kuhlmeier Frey discuss free-speech rights and their landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions. 2014 First Amendment Day Celebration
Medieval Superstition and Modern Skepticism
Michael Bailey, an associate professor of history at Iowa State, examines how magic and superstition have been defined in various historical eras and how these constructions have changed over time.