Author Lawrence Krauss Next in Woods Series
Author Lawrence Krauss will speak at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Atherton Union Reilly Room as part of the 2009-2010 J. James Woods Lectures in the Sciences and Mathematics.
The talk is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.
For more information on the Woods series, call (317) 940-9293.
Krauss will be followed by economist and columnist Robert H. Frank on March 25 at Clowes Memorial Hall. A ticket will be needed for admission for Frank’s discussion. Tickets will be available at the Clowes Hall box office and through Ticketmaster, (800) 982-2787, beginning Feb. 12. Ticketmaster fees will be assessed.
More about each speaker follows.
LAWRENCE KRAUSS
Wednesday, Feb. 24
7:30 p.m., Atherton Union, Reilly Room
Lawrence Krauss is professor of physics and director of the Origins Initiative at Arizona State University. A renowned theoretical physicist, Krauss is also a best-selling author. His seven popular books — including The Physics of Star Trek, Quintessence and Hiding in the Mirror — help make key theories and questions in modern physics accessible to lay readers. Krauss frequently writes for magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
ROBERT H. FRANK
Thursday, March 25
7:30 p.m., Clowes Memorial Hall
An internationally renowned behavioral economist and New York Times columnist, Robert H. Frank studies the ways in which social and psychological forces affect market behavior and the ways markets and economics affect human behavior. He is an expert on the causes and consequences of social inequality, and the ways that public policy can enhance market efficiency and improve the well being of middle-income families.
Contact: Marc Allan
(317) 940-9822
mallan@butler.edu
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