CLINTMM010 - Midweek Medley: From Aristotle to Artificial Intelligence

Covering a wide array of topics, this lecture series examines a different subject for each lecture. Outstanding Rice University faculty and other experts from the arts, humanities, and sciences share insights on topics such as Aristotle on a thriving life, Matisse and the Fauves, viewing a total solar eclipse, a brief history of computing and artificial intelligence, iconic Broadway roles and more. This series offers a unique opportunity to sample the diverse course content and instructors featured at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.

LECTURES INCLUDE:
March 20. The Creation of Iconic Broadway Roles: From Delightful Schemers to Dreamers. Debra Dickinson, M.A., former artist-teacher of opera studies, Rice University Shepherd School of Music
March 27. Geology and Geopolitics. Cin-Ty Lee, Ph.D., Harry Carothers Wiess Professor of Geology in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University
April 3. Observing a Total Solar Eclipse. Patricia Reiff, Ph.D., professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and associate director for outreach programs, Rice Space Institute, Rice University
April 10. Matisse and the Fauves: An Explosion of Color. Helga Aurisch, Ph.D., curator of European art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
April 17. A Brief History of Computing and Artificial Intelligence. Elizabeth Petrick, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of History, Rice University
April 24. Aristotle on a Thriving Life. Victor Saenz, Ph.D., executive director of the Houston Institute and lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Rice University

Details subject to change.

You may also be interested in other prerecorded/on-demand courses in the Midweek Medley series: From Beethoven to Broadway, From Stonehenge to the Galápagos and From Antarctica to the Moon.    

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