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CAMPUS CALENDAR FOR MAY
Issue date: 5/6/08 Section: News
*All lectures and events are free unless otherwise noted.
THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AS PROTOTYPE - Historian Richard Hovannisian, University of California, Los Angeles, presents a lecture on the Armenian Genocide. "The Armenian Genocide is in many respects the prototype of premeditated mass killing and ethnic cleansing from the early part of the twentieth century to the present," says Hovannisian. He has published 15 books and articles on the subject of Armenia and the Armenian genocide and has received many honors for his scholarship, civic activities, and advancement of Armenian Studies. 25th Annual Holocaust Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 6. Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4296.
INVESTIGATING PSYCHIC PHENOMENA WITH STATISTICS - Jessica Utts, Department of Statistics, University of California, Davis presents a series of anecdotal stories about phenomena such as telepathy and precognition. Scientists have studied these alleged abilities using well-designed experiments and statistical methods. This talk will cover the basics of these experiments, the statistical methods used to analyze them, and speculate on what can be concluded from this research. Math Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 7. Darwin 103, (707) 664-2368.
THE DIFFERENT FACES OF GOD: A BATTLE OF IDEAS - The notion of God is no easy matter. God has been called upon to fight for many sides of far too many battles, yet is said to be a God of peace. Shreibman discusses the battle for God in the Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Where do the disputes over God's will come from? Why are different religions often presented as opposing forces? What do all Abrahamic religions have in common? Why has there been such a rise in religious fundamentalism? ASP Religion and Spirituality Lecture Series. 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 7. Student Union Multi Purpose Room, (707) 664-2382.
THE WORLD WITHOUT US: AN EVENING WITH ALAN WEISMAN - In a lecture discussing the premise of his best selling work of the same title, "The World Without Us", Alan Weisman offers an original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet: he asks the audience to envision Earth, without humans. "The World Without Us" reached #6 on the New York Times Best sellers list and #1 for Time and Entertainment Weekly Magazines. The book and lecture reveal how, just days after humans disappear, floods in New York's subways would start eroding the city's foundations, and how, as the world's cities crumble, asphalt jungles give way to real ones. It describes the distinct ways that organic and chemically-treated farms would revert to wild, how billions more birds would flourish, and how even cockroaches in unheated cities would perish without people. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 7. Cooperage. Free to SSU students, staff, and faculty, $10 for Lifelong Learning students, and $15 general admission. (707) 664-2382.
THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AS PROTOTYPE - Historian Richard Hovannisian, University of California, Los Angeles, presents a lecture on the Armenian Genocide. "The Armenian Genocide is in many respects the prototype of premeditated mass killing and ethnic cleansing from the early part of the twentieth century to the present," says Hovannisian. He has published 15 books and articles on the subject of Armenia and the Armenian genocide and has received many honors for his scholarship, civic activities, and advancement of Armenian Studies. 25th Annual Holocaust Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 6. Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4296.
INVESTIGATING PSYCHIC PHENOMENA WITH STATISTICS - Jessica Utts, Department of Statistics, University of California, Davis presents a series of anecdotal stories about phenomena such as telepathy and precognition. Scientists have studied these alleged abilities using well-designed experiments and statistical methods. This talk will cover the basics of these experiments, the statistical methods used to analyze them, and speculate on what can be concluded from this research. Math Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 7. Darwin 103, (707) 664-2368.
THE DIFFERENT FACES OF GOD: A BATTLE OF IDEAS - The notion of God is no easy matter. God has been called upon to fight for many sides of far too many battles, yet is said to be a God of peace. Shreibman discusses the battle for God in the Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Where do the disputes over God's will come from? Why are different religions often presented as opposing forces? What do all Abrahamic religions have in common? Why has there been such a rise in religious fundamentalism? ASP Religion and Spirituality Lecture Series. 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 7. Student Union Multi Purpose Room, (707) 664-2382.
THE WORLD WITHOUT US: AN EVENING WITH ALAN WEISMAN - In a lecture discussing the premise of his best selling work of the same title, "The World Without Us", Alan Weisman offers an original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet: he asks the audience to envision Earth, without humans. "The World Without Us" reached #6 on the New York Times Best sellers list and #1 for Time and Entertainment Weekly Magazines. The book and lecture reveal how, just days after humans disappear, floods in New York's subways would start eroding the city's foundations, and how, as the world's cities crumble, asphalt jungles give way to real ones. It describes the distinct ways that organic and chemically-treated farms would revert to wild, how billions more birds would flourish, and how even cockroaches in unheated cities would perish without people. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 7. Cooperage. Free to SSU students, staff, and faculty, $10 for Lifelong Learning students, and $15 general admission. (707) 664-2382.
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