* Free Public Lectures *
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Saturday evenings, 8:15 p.m. Doors open 7:30 p.m.
The Fall 2000 season comprises eleven lectures, from September 16 to December 9, omitting October 7 (Thanksgiving) and November 11 (Remembrance Day).
(Please click on the lecture date for further detail.)
| September 16 |
Mr. Jeffrey Simpson, O.C.,
The Globe & Mail Star-Spangled Canadians: Canadians Living the American Dream |
| September 23 |
Professor Doreen Kimura,
Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University Are Men's and Women's Brains Really Different? |
| September 30 |
Professor Michael Bliss,
Department of History, University of Toronto William Osler and the Canadian Tradition of Medical Excellence |
| October 7 | Thanksgiving--No Lecture |
| October 14 |
Dr. Alice Mansell,
Vice-President, Academic, Technical University of BC Bio/Graphics: The Role of Technology in the Art of Story-Telling |
| October 21 |
CECIL AND IDA GREEN LECTURE Professor Jane G. Schaller, M.D., David and Leona Karp Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston World Hazards for Children: War and Civil Unrest |
| October 28 |
Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon,
Director, Peace and Conflict Studies,
University of Toronto The Ingenuity Gap: How Can We Solve the Problems of the Future? |
| November 4 |
CECIL AND IDA GREEN LECTURE Professor Todd Gitlin, Department of Culture and Communication, New York University The Overloaded Self in a Jump-Cut Culture |
| November 11 | Remembrance Day--No Lecture |
| November 18 |
CECIL AND IDA GREEN LECTURE Professor Martin Bresnick, School of Music, Yale University Bresnick After Blake: The Gates of Paradise (performance and lecture--venue TBA) |
| November 25 |
Professor Patricia Marchak,
Department of Anthropology and Sociology,
with the UBC Department of Theatre God's Assassins: A Dramatization |
| December 2 |
Professor Jaymie Matthews,
Department of Physics and Astronomy, UBC The Search for Alien Worlds |
| December 9 |
Professor Roger Howe,
Department of Mathematics, Yale University Chinese Excellence in Mathematics Teaching: Can We Match It In North America? |
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