Future Telling Science + Fiction Webinars: This is Your Brain on Sci-Fi
Celebrate the connections between STEM and storytelling in these fun, fast-paced and free webinars. Whether you’re a writer, educator or scientist, you’ll learn about bleeding-edge concepts and mind-bending views of the future with authors and experts.
Bobby Kasthuri is a neuroscientist developing technology and methods to create a complete map of the human brain. His work has implications for the future of everything including treating mental illness and reverse-engineering aspects of human creativity and personality for artificial intelligence. M.T. Anderson writes mind-bending books for readers of all ages. His award-winning novel "Feed" features a near-future society where people have the internet beamed directly into their brains. His most recent sci-fi novel Landscape with Invisible Hand explores what would happen if Earth suddenly became a member of a galactic empire that dominated humanity with economic and technological superiority rather than hostile invasion. Paul Kassel, Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts and professor in the School of Theatre and Dance at Northern Illinois University, uses improv theater techniques to help researchers communicate their work to non-scientists. The three will share their work and thoughts about the artistic, scientific and social impacts that might come from today’s bleeding-edge science.
Registration is required for this event. Click on the link provided in your confirmation email to enter the meeting by 6 p.m. The meeting room opens at 5:50 p.m., and speakers begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. On a computer, the Chrome browser works best, and you will be asked to download the Adobe Connect app. For tablets and mobile phones, go to your app store and download the Adobe Connect mobile app before attending. You’ll be able to listen to the speakers and have a chance to type in your questions.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
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Faculty and Staff, Alumni, General Public, Prospective Students
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This event is free and open to the public.
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- Friends of the NIU Libraries, NIU STEAM
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- Center for P-20 Engagement, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development, STEM Outreach, University Libraries
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Gillian
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(815) 753-6784
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