2007 Schedule |
September 8, 2007
Calorie Myths
Glenn Gaesser
Learn the facts that never seem to make the news about diet, exercise, and weight control. Can "bad carbs" be good? Can exercise make you fatter? Can being "overweight" be a sign of good health? This presentation explains why much of what you've learned about diet, exercise, and weight control is wrong.
September 22, 2007
On The Road to Curing Alzheimer's Disease: How to Relieve a Traffic Jam in the Brain
George Bloom, Professor
The symptoms of Alzheimer's disease reflect damage to connections among nerve cells in the brain. We recently discovered how two proteins that accumulate in Alzheimer's brain conspire to destroy these connections, and are extending our finding to a search for a cure.
September 29, 2007
Ethics and the Technological "Evolution" of Human Life
Rosalyn Berne, Associate Professor, Science, Technology, and Society - Semester at Sea
The rapid development of new technology seems to point towards inevitable changes in the way we live and die. Is the synchronicity of human life with technology a choice still to be made? Let us consider, for a moment, whether humanity still has the capacity to be conscientious designers of the future, as we continue to pursue precise mastery and control of matter.
October 13, 2007
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Larry Sabato, Professor of Politics and Director, Center for Politics
This lecture will be a thought-provoking discussion of the current political environment, relations between the President and Congress and most importantly, the 2008 presidential election.
November 3, 2007
How Can a Habit Become an Addiction?
Bankole Johnson, Chair of Psychiatric Med, Department of Psychiatry and NB Sciences
How do we develop habits? How do habits become reinforced? Why do certain individuals eventually become addicted, either to chemicals or alcohol or to behaviors such as sex, gambling, shopping, or eating? Dr. Bankole Johnson will take us on a behavioral exploration of addiction.
Calorie Myths
Glenn Gaesser
Learn the facts that never seem to make the news about diet, exercise, and weight control. Can "bad carbs" be good? Can exercise make you fatter? Can being "overweight" be a sign of good health? This presentation explains why much of what you've learned about diet, exercise, and weight control is wrong.
September 22, 2007
On The Road to Curing Alzheimer's Disease: How to Relieve a Traffic Jam in the Brain
George Bloom, Professor
The symptoms of Alzheimer's disease reflect damage to connections among nerve cells in the brain. We recently discovered how two proteins that accumulate in Alzheimer's brain conspire to destroy these connections, and are extending our finding to a search for a cure.
September 29, 2007
Ethics and the Technological "Evolution" of Human Life
Rosalyn Berne, Associate Professor, Science, Technology, and Society - Semester at Sea
The rapid development of new technology seems to point towards inevitable changes in the way we live and die. Is the synchronicity of human life with technology a choice still to be made? Let us consider, for a moment, whether humanity still has the capacity to be conscientious designers of the future, as we continue to pursue precise mastery and control of matter.
October 13, 2007
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Larry Sabato, Professor of Politics and Director, Center for Politics
This lecture will be a thought-provoking discussion of the current political environment, relations between the President and Congress and most importantly, the 2008 presidential election.
November 3, 2007
How Can a Habit Become an Addiction?
Bankole Johnson, Chair of Psychiatric Med, Department of Psychiatry and NB Sciences
How do we develop habits? How do habits become reinforced? Why do certain individuals eventually become addicted, either to chemicals or alcohol or to behaviors such as sex, gambling, shopping, or eating? Dr. Bankole Johnson will take us on a behavioral exploration of addiction.