Lecture Notes
Oct. 8-19, 2008
Common Logic: A Logic Standard for the World Wide Web
Oct. 6, 11:15 a.m., Ballantine 317, Bloomington -- In most philosophical contexts for the last 50 years at least, logic has usually meant first-order logic (FOL) of some ilk, perhaps with modal or other intentional operators. This is of course as it should be. FOL, with its clean, well-understood syntax and semantics, allows for the clear expression of philosophical ideas and their logical connections. However, recent developments in the use of the World Wide Web for storing, sharing and reasoning upon information have recently motivated a fairly dramatic step in the evolution of FOL -- realized in a framework known as Common Logic (CL) -- that involves significant changes to the "traditional" presentation of first-order languages and their semantics. In this talk, Professor Christopher Menzel, Texas A&M University, will describe the CL framework and its theoretical and practical motivations. For more information, visit http://www.informatics.indiana.edu.
Firms, Markets and the Work Ethic
Oct. 6, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Workshop Seminar Room, 513 N. Park. Ave., Bloomington -- Professor Michael Rauh from the IU Bloomington Kelley School of Business will discuss his paper (coauthored by Abhijit Ramalingam, IU Bloomington) "Firms, Markets and the Work Ethic." In their paper, Rauh and Ramalingam study the formation of the work ethic in firms and markets. For more information and a copy of the paper, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~workshop/colloquia_lectures.html.
Abraham Lincoln: Lawyer in the White House
Oct. 7, 5 p.m., School of Law Wynne Courtroom, Indianapolis -- The Honorable Frank J. Williams, founding chairman of the Lincoln Forum, is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island. Williams will present the Indiana Supreme Court Lecture "Abraham Lincoln: Lawyer in the White House." One CLE credit hour is available with registration. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://indylaw.indiana.edu/news/events.cfm?eid=208.
Rural Services and Poverty Alleviation in Uganda
Oct. 8, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Workshop Seminar Room, 513 N. Park Ave., Bloomington -- Nana Afranaa Kwapong, Division of Resource Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, and visiting scholar for the IU Bloomington Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, will present the study of an analysis of the interplay between local conditions, provided services and poverty outcomes in four different villages in Uganda. For more information and a copy of the paper, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~workshop/colloquia_lectures.html.
Paul Watson
Captain Paul Watson, Green Peace Co-Founder and Self-Proclaimed Enforcer of International Conservation Law
Oct. 8, 7 p.m., the IMU Whittenberger Auditorium, Bloomington -- Environmental and animal rights activist Captain Paul Watson will speak and host a question and answer session as part of the Indiana Memorial Union Board's lecture series. In his early 20s, Watson co-founded Greenpeace but later broke with the group and started the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to more aggressively protect marine wildlife. He has been endorsed by the Dalai Lama and was named one of Time Magazine's "Environmental Heroes of the 20th Century." Others have called him an eco-pirate and vigilante. His organization's actions have caused a number of international controversies and spurred debates over the enactment and enforcement of international conservation law. Watson is a leading proponent of direct, non-violent action to fight illegal whaling, seal slaughter and shark poaching. For more information, contact ubpr@indiana.edu.
Aware Home Technology to Support Aging-in-Place
Oct. 9, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., Informatics & Communications Technology Complex, IT077, Indianapolis -- Imagine if your home was "aware" of your activities so that it might help you remember what it was you went into the kitchen for or whether the visitor at the front door is someone you know. An aware home is not from the world of science fiction -- it is within the realm of science. Wendy Rogers, professor of psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology, will provide a general overview of the Aware Home concept and capabilities. She will then discuss, in depth, her research on aging-in-place. Rogers is a principal investigator in the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE), which focuses on design and training needs for older adults' interactions with technology. For more information, visit http://informatics.iupui.edu/events/event.php?id=775.
The Emerging Field of Translational Bioinformatics: A National Perspective
Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., Informatics & Communications Complex, IT 152, Indianapolis -- Brian D. Athey is a professor of Biomedical Informatics in the Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, and founding associate director of the Center for Computational Medicine and Biology, at the University of Michigan Medical School. Athey is recognized as one of the nation's experts in the new field of translational bioinformatics. Translational bioinformatics is an emerging interdisciplinary field of applied research and development that merges bioinformatics, clinical informatics and translational research. Athey will present his research and explain the power of translational bioinformatics. For more information, visit http://informatics.iupui.edu/events/event.php?id=767.
The role of NR2B phosphorylation by calcium/calmodulin kinase II in learning and memory
Oct. 10, 2:30 p.m., Chemistry CH033, Bloomington -- Professor Johannes W. Hell, Ph.D., University of Iowa, will discuss his study of the assembly and function of signaling complexes at synapses, the contact points between neurons that mediate synaptic transmission. Hell will discuss his findings related to the physiological phenomenon of long-term potentiation, which is thought to underlie learning and memory. For more information, contact kmackie@indiana.edu.
Jewish Women and Global Perspective: A Documentary Film Festival
Oct. 11-13, the IMU Frangipani Room, Bloomington -- The Jewish Women in Global Perspective fosters a pluralistic conversation about women's identity and authority among Indiana University students, academics, activists and artists. The organization is hosting the inaugural film fest to assemble a group of filmmakers to join with commentators from the Indiana University and Bloomington communities. Ten documentaries will be shown over the course of two days, each followed by discussion with filmmakers and educators. For a complete schedule of films and discussions, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~jwgp.
The 11th Hour
Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington -- Join internationally known climatologist Stephen Schneider for a viewing of the captivating documentary The 11th Hour, narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, which explores the perilous state of our planet, and the means by which we can change our course. A question-and-answer session with Schneider will immediately follow the movie. Those arriving at the Buskirk-Chumley via public transportation will receive free popcorn. For more information, visit http://www.spea.indiana.edu.
"Does U.S. Climate Policy Really Matter?"
Oct. 14, 5:30 p.m., the IMU Whittenberger Auditorium, Bloomington -- Stephen H. Schneider, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, a senior fellow at the Center for Environment Science and Policy of the Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, will deliver his lecture "Does U.S. Climate Policy Really Matter?" Schneider's presentation is part of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Kelley School of Business' Charles F. Bonsor Distinguished Lecture Series "Changing the Course of Global Climate Change." For more information, visit http://www.spea.indiana.edu.
"Dr. Kinsey's Librarian: Rediscovering a Lesbian Pioneer"
Oct. 15, 12-1 p.m., Kinsey Institute Conference Room, Morrison Hall, 2nd Floor, Bloomington -- In 1948, Jeannette Edward Foster became the first librarian at KI's precursor, the Institute for Sex Research, and contributed to Kinsey's work on homosexuality. In 1956, she published Sex Variant Women in Literature, a full-length bibliography cataloguing hundreds of female same-sex relationships in literature. The book was controversial at the time, and proved to be a landmark in scholarship into the homosexual experience, and raising awareness of lesbianism generally. Professor Joanne Passet is the author of a new biography of this fascinating woman -- Sex Variant Woman: The Life of Jeannette Edward Foster. Passet is a professor of history at Indiana University East, and has also taught in the School of Library and Information Science and the Women's and Gender Studies Program. She is the author of several books on American women's history and topics in library science. For more information, contact kinsey@indiana.edu.
Money Talks: An Aesthetic and Technological Dialogue
Oct. 15, 12:15-1 p.m., IU Art Museum Hexagon Gallery, Bloomington -- As part of its continuing Noon Talk series, the Indiana University Art Museum will present "Money Talks: An Aesthetic and Technological Dialogue." Patrick McNaughton, chancellor's professor of African Art history and an expert on African metalworking, will discuss how commerce, technology and aesthetics came together in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in the variety of objects on display in African Currency: Hoe Blades, Bracelets and More. For more information, visit http://artmuseum.iu.edu.
Multiple Mechanisms, One Goal: Sexual Differentiation of the Brain
Oct. 15, 4 p.m., Psychological and Brian Sciences room PY101, Bloomington -- Margaret McCarthy, Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine will present "Multiple Mechanisms, One Goal: Sexual Differentiation of the Brain." The Organizational/Activational Hypothesis established 50 years ago that enduring sex differences in brain and behavior are established by the actions of gonadal steroids early in life. What has been lacking is a mechanistic understanding of how steroids permanently alter the neuronal architecture to induce sex differences in adult physiology and behavior. McCarthy will discuss the in-roads made in this area and the discovery of a surprising role for prostaglandins, as well as more ubiquitous neurotransmitters such as GABA and glutamate. For more information, contact hbbradsh@indiana.edu.
The Telematic Collective
Oct. 15, 4:30-6 p.m., University Library Lilly Auditorium, 755 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis -- Scott Deal, professor of music and arts technology, presents "The Telematic Collective" as part of the IUPUI Office of Academic Affairs Cutting Edge Lecture Series. Telematic art synthesizes traditional mediums of live music, dance, drama and visual arts with interactive, hypermedia and performance content in a networked context utilizing various formats of the Internet2 network. The resulting productions connect media-rich spaces and experiences to the real world using modern communication systems to create powerful and evocative experiences. "The Telematic Collective" will produce a performance using eclectic combinations to achieve artistic goals that interweave aesthetic creativity with science and engineering. For more information, visit http://www.iupui.edu/administration/acad_affairs/cels.html.
Indiana Supreme Court
Oct. 16, 12 p.m., School of Law Moot Court Room, Bloomington -- The Indiana Supreme Court will be hearing arguments on Klotz v. Hoyt. In a dispute between a landlord and tenants regarding the payment of back rent and return of the security deposit, the Delaware Circuit Court entered judgment for the tenants. The U.S. Court of Appeals reversed. Klotz v. Hoyt, 880 N.E.2d 1234 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008), vacated. The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a petition to transfer and has assumed jurisdiction over the appeal. For more information, visit http://law.indiana.edu.
"Faculty and the First Amendment: the Illusory Protections of 'Academic Freedom'"
Oct. 16, 4 p.m., School of Law Moot Court Room, Bloomington -- Steve Sanders, an associate with Bayer Brown in Chicago will present "Faculty and the First Amendment: the Illusory Protections of 'Academic Freedom.'" His talk will focus on a number of recent court cases that threaten to erode the free speech rights of public university faculty, placing the cases in the context of a more general argument: that those of us who are or have been denizens of academia tend to assume the law gives more special protection to our work than it actually does. Sanders will be introduced by former Vice President for Academic Affairs and Bloomington Chancellor Ken Gros Louis. For more information, visit http://law.indiana.edu.
Green Building: Sustainable Solutions for Business and the Environment
Oct. 16, 6-7 p.m., SPEA Atrium, Bloomington -- Energy use in buildings is projected to continue to rise in the United States -- where buildings account for 72 percent of total energy use. In this session, Dave Sommer, vice president of Trane in Indiana, will discuss the implications of this as well as give an overview of green building and green building technologies. Learn about the impact of green building and the technologies that make it possible as Sommer shares real case examples. For information, contact rclere@indiana.edu.
Lee Hamilton
Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m., Fine Arts Auditorium 015, Bloomington -- Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton will present the keynote address for Indiana University Library's series "Politics and Presidents." Hamilton, who served the 9th District of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1998, will discuss the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government. For more information about the "Politics and Presidents" series, visit http://www.libraries.iub.edu.
Inconvenient Stories: Veterans of the Vietnam War/Veterans of the American War
Oct. 17, 4-5:30 p.m., Poynter Center, 618 E. Third St., Bloomington -- Jeffrey Wolin, the Ruth N. Halls professor of photography at the School of Fine Arts, will present the second Poynter Center Roundtable. His topic is "Inconvenient Stories: Veterans of the Vietnam War/Veterans of the American War." Professor Wolin will discuss three sets of overlapping combatants: American soldiers, South Vietnamese (ARVN) soldiers and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) soldiers. For more information, visit http://poynter.indiana.edu.
