David Souter, former U. S. Supreme Court Justice, will speak about the critical importance of funding humanities education and scholarship at the NY State Library in downtown Albany on September 12, 2013 on behalf of the New York Council on the Humanities.
Souter served on a special commission of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences which recently issued a report entitled, "The Heart of the Matter: The
Humanities and Social Sciences for a vibrant, competitive and secure
nation."
Showing posts with label humanities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label humanities. Show all posts
Friday, August 16, 2013
Supreme Court Justice David Souter in Albany
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Art in Science
Theoretical physicist Alan Lightman speaks about the importance of art in science on MIT TechTV.
Lightman, who visits this coming Thursday, was born in Memphis Tennessee in 1948, son of Richard Lightman, a movie theater owner, and Jeanne Garretson, a dancing teacher and volunteer Braille typist. From an early age, he was entranced by both science and the arts and, while in high school, began independent science projects and writing poetry.... More.
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