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The Shape of Knots: From DNA to Shoestrings and Solar Flares

Knots are ubiquitous in the world around us, appearing as...

A close-up of a thick, white, coiled rope with a blue stripe

Society and Survival During the Holocaust

This lecture focuses on experiences of hiding and help during...

A wax figure of Anne Frank sitting at a desk in a room

The Pill and the Planet: Can We Have Both a Healthy Aging Population and a Sustainable Future?

Modern medicine's success in extending lifespans comes at an environmental...

Underwater view of a vast accumulation of plastic pollution in the ocean

How Hard is too Hard? An Introduction to Complexity

Some mathematical problems can easily be solved on a computer...

Robot model holding pen writing P=PN

The Shape of Tiles: Regular and Irregular, Hard and Soft

Tiling involves filling a plane or space with repeated elements...

A close-up view of a floor tiled with a black, white, and gray geometric pattern creating a 3D cubic illusion

The Shape of Gravity: Why On Earth Are Planets Spherical?

We often take for granted that planets, shaped by the...

Abstract image featuring translucent, glowing bubbles in shades of pink and blue, suspended around a thin diagonal line against a dark background

The Shape of Shells: She Sells Self-Similar Spiral Seashells on the Seashore

This event is a repeat of an earlier lecture given...

A cross-section of a nautilus shell revealing its intricate, spiralling chambers

Lee Miller's Indelible Images

** This lecture includes Holocaust and WWII imagery that some...

Photo of Lee Miller in army uniform, plus picture she took of a Dead guard in canal, Dachau, Germany

The Shape of Plants: Why Plants Love Mathematics and Mathematicians Love Plants

Looking at the plant world, one discovers beautiful and fascinating...

A close-up view of a Spiral Aloe (Aloe polyphylla) plant

Do Not Resuscitate Forms - Who’d Have One?

In this lecture, Mark Taubert, who chairs the national DNACPR...

A living will document with a stethoscope and a pen on top