Inventor, author, and futurist Ray Kurzweil spoke at Pomona College’s Bridges Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 7. His speech focused on predictions for the technology and society of the not-so-distant future. Central to all of his points was the reality behind exponential progressions. Kurzweil explained that while we perceive the world linearly, progress, especially
Author: Sadie Fisher
Exiled Professors Consider Academic Freedom in Turkey and Syria
Professors Eda Erdener and Ahmad Adib Shaar spoke on academic rights violations at Pomona on Feb. 1, as part of the lecture series entitled “Lived Experiences: Free Speech, Academic Freedom and Scholars at Risk in Turkey and Syria.” Both professors are members of Scholars at Risk, an international network that