We wanted to share this interesting idea – of a pop up class and the topic of how to be a cyborg. Check out the details:
HOW TO BE A CYBORG POP UP CLASS–Sign up today!
We have long used tools to enhance our physical, mental and social abilities and, as a result, have become entwined with technology.
So, are you a cyborg?
Attend this pop-up class to explore this question and another…
What kind of cyborg would you want to become?
We will draw from philosophy, literature, film, video games, engineering, neuroscience and dance to identify a prototype for our own cyborgs. We will also develop a set of simple rules to navigate our technical becoming. This workshop will alternate between physical activity, hands-on exercises and crafting, media viewing and spontaneous creative combustion.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Weis Center Lobby
Go here to apply: http://goo.gl/forms/3NtKmijnRk Contact: Professor Tranquillo with questions: jvt002@bucknell.edu
INSTRUCTORS:
ALETA HAYES is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, performer, and teacher. Before beginning her career in academia, Hayes lived in New York City where she choreographed many pieces. Hayes returned to Stanford on a Ford Foundation Resident Dialogues Fellowship. Aleta Hayes founded the Chocolate Heads band in 2009 and participated in the first Stanford TEDx talk.
JOE TRANQUILLO is a biomedical engineering and neuroscience professor at Bucknell University. He is a National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Education Fellow, NSF Pathways to Innovation Faculty Fellow, and has been recognized with several awards including the National Biomedical Engineering Teaching Award and has been nominated twice for the CASE US Professor of the Year. His work on Cyborgs has been feature on the Discovery Channel, TEDx and CNN Health.