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Inventing Tomorrow

IT Public Lecture Series

The Institute of Technology offers public lecture featuring distinguished scholars on topics related to science and technology. The lectures are designed to share the latest scientific discoveries, explore the impact of technology on culture, and encourage networking on campus. The program is sponsored by the IT Alumni Society.

Previous lectures

Fluid Power
Kim Stelson

Renewable Energy for Minnesota: Does Renewable Energy Make Sense?
Lanny Schmidt

Crash! The Legacy of Auto Safety Pioneer James J. Ryan
Max Donath

Math at Top Speed: Breaking Myths in Drag Racing Folklore
Richard Tapia

Seven Warning Signs of Voodoo Science
Robert Park

Venture Capitalism and the Nanotube
Richard Smalley, Robert Gower

Technology-Enhanced Learning
Christopher Dede, James Hirsch, and Doug Ernie

Cosmic Cabaret
Lynda Jeanne Williams

The Challenge of New Materials
Philip Ball

Inventing Modern
John Lienhard

Global Warming: Potential Effects on Lakes and Rivers
Heinz Stefan

This Not-So-Crazy World: Order in Randomness
Raymond Orbach

The Art and Science of the Motorcycle
Charles Falco

The Changing Role of the Health Care System
Earl Bakken

The Mathematics of AIDS Research
Alan Perelson

Deep Blue's Defeat of Chessmaster Kasparov
Murray Campbell

Life's Other Secret: New Mathematics
Ian Stewart

How Geometry Has Changed Hollywood
Tony DeRose

For information on other University of Minnesota lectures and performance, see the events calendar.