Thursday, 06 Apr 2006
Interrogative Design - Krzysztof Wodiczko
Krzysztof Wodiczko is professor of architecture and visual studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At MIT, he is also director of the Center for Advanced Visual Studies, which provides a teaching and research environment encouraging collaborations among artists, scientists and technologists. He is one of the leading artists of our time, producing artwork which meaningfully integrates digital media, designed objects, and computer technology. He has authored Critical Vehicles: Writings, Projects, Interviews (Cambridge: MIT Press, 1999) and Public Address: Krzysztof Wodiczko (Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1992). Part of the 22nd National Conference on the Beginning Design Student.
Reinventing African Economies: Technological Innovation and the Sustainability Transition - Calestous Juma
2006 Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture - Calestous Juma is Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project at Harvard's John F Kennedy School of Government. He also coordinated the United Nations Millennium Project's Task Force on Science and Technology and Innovation, and is a former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological...
The Concert Hall that Fell Asleep and Woke Up as a Car Radio - Libby Larsen
Libby Larsen is a composer and musician. She will discuss innovations in transportation and communications have had central and essential influence on how our culture at large perceives classical music, including how radio and recordings have shaped our perceptions, our standards of quality, our attention spans.
Comedy! Comedy! Comedy! with Bobby Lee
Bobby Lee is a comedian and actor who has appeared in Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle and as a regular on FOX's MAD TV. He has also performed on NBC's Friday Night Videos, Comedy Central's Make Me Laugh, Showtime's Latino Laugh Festival, and Galavision's Funny is Funny, as well as in commercials for Maxwell House Coffee and IBM. Please note: ADULT CONTENT.