2007April

Barcelona and Modernity: Art and Social Movements in the "City of Bombs"
Barcelona and Modernity: Art and Social Movements in the "City of Bombs"
Lubar's lecture focuses on how art and social movements interact in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
CELEBRATORY CONCERT IN HONOR OF MARY MAPLES DUNN AND RICHARD S. DUNN
CELEBRATORY CONCERT IN HONOR OF MARY MAPLES DUNN AND RICHARD S. DUNN
Time for Three comprised of Zachary DePue ~ Nicolas Kendall ~ Ranaan Meyer, Three musicians from the Curtis Institute of Music perform a bluegrass inspired pieace in honors of Maples and Richard Dunn.
Cell-CT: The 3D World of Cancer Cells
Cell-CT: The 3D World of Cancer Cells
Dr. Squyres discusses his company's research into lung cancer cell imaging.
Challenges and Opportunities in Global Health
Challenges and Opportunities in Global Health
Dr. Debas talks about the Global South remaining dependent on foreign aid. In Africa in particular, his notes how foreign aid can be misappropriated and has negatively affected the health of nations.
Imaging In Medicine
Imaging In Medicine
Dr. Bradley interprets the world of medical imaging, from the x-ray to the MRI. His talk focus on brain diseases, specifially dementia.
Imaging Mars
Imaging Mars
Dr. Nelson talks about the Mars Rover projects, Spirit and Opportunity, and how those images have provided evidence of water of Mars.
Infinite Possibilities: Eight Years of Study of the Archimedes Palimpsest
Infinite Possibilities: Eight Years of Study of the Archimedes Palimpsest
Dr. Noel and Dr. Easton discuss the Archimedes Palimpsest project at the Walters Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
Popular Propaganda? Art and Culture in Revolutionary China
Popular Propaganda? Art and Culture in Revolutionary China
Award the Henry Allen Moe Prize in the Humanities in 2009 for this lecture, Dr. Mittler discusses the disturbing popularity of Maoist propaganda in China, including among those people who lived through the Cultural Revolution..
Protections, Privileges, and Patents: Intellectual Property in Plants from the Late Nineteenth Century to 1930
Protections, Privileges, and Patents: Intellectual Property in Plants from the Late Nineteenth Century to 1930
Dr. Kevles' lecture concerns the changes over the last 3 centuries of patent law.
Re-Reading William Penn’s 1681 Letter to the Kings of the Indians
Re-Reading William Penn’s 1681 Letter to the Kings of the Indians
Richter discusses Penn's 1681 letter to "the Indian kings.", HSP digital object: http://digitalhistory.hsp.org/pafrm/doc/william-penn-kings-indians-pennsylvania-october-18-1681