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George Dyson speech: “There’s Plenty of Room at the Top”

January 18, 2000  |   Research, Speakers

There’s Plenty of Room at the Top George Dyson Author of “Darwin Among the Machines: The Evolution of Global Intelligence” speech (as delivered) at Wake Forest University, Jan. 18, 2000 Thank you. I’m learning a lot by being here. The title of the sequence of […]

Stories this week at Wake Forest

January 14, 2000  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Research, Speakers, University Announcement

ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE, EVOLUTION OF COMPUTERS FOCUS OF TALK Author George Dyson will discuss the movement of computers toward large-scale, self-organizing systems during his talk, “There’s Plenty of Room at the Top,” from 4 p.m.-5 p.m. on Jan. 18 in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. The event is […]

Music of Brazil will be performed as part of Secrest Series

January 11, 2000  |   Arts & Culture, Events

Guest pianist performs Ives’ music

January 11, 2000  |   Arts & Culture, Events

Guest pianist Richard Hihn will perform Charles Ives’ “Sonata No. 2” at Wake Forest University Jan. 24. The free concert will begin at 8 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall. The sonata, known also as the “Concord Sonata,” contains four movements titled, “Emerson,” “Hawthorne,” “The Alcotts,” […]

Noted astrophysicist to discuss origins of the universe

January 10, 2000  |   Events, Research, Speakers, University Announcement

Astrophysicist Michael S. Turner, known for his research on the origins of the universe, will speak at Wake Forest University Jan. 26. Turner’s talk, “Big Bang Cosmology: From Quark Soup to the Expanding Universe,” will be held at 8 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall. […]

Media attendance: Presidential debate

January 7, 2000  |   Media Advisory, University Announcement

The News Service has received several requests from media to attend the presidential debate at Wake Forest University on Oct. 11. The Commission on Presidential Debates will handle all inquiries regarding media attendance at the event. The Commission can be reached at 202-872-1020, but suggests […]

Debate commission approves WFU, CVB proposal to host presidential debate

January 6, 2000  |   Community, Events, University Announcement

Twelve years after hosting a debate between presidential candidates George Bush and Michael Dukakis, Wake Forest University has been chosen as the site of a 2000 presidential debate. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced early today (Jan. 6) that it has selected Wake […]

Stories this week at Wake Forest

January 5, 2000  |   Arts & Culture, Events, Research, Speakers, University Announcement

WFU CONTINUES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CELEBRATION Throughout 1999-2000, Wake Forest is celebrating “Science & Technology: The Next Millennium” with a series of public events devoted to scientific inquiry. Events during the spring semester will cover topics such as computer security, artificial intelligence, women in science, […]

Events to look at ‘Living in a Networked World’

January 3, 2000  |   Events, Faculty, Research, Speakers

Mathematicians and computer scientists will explore the tangled issues raised by living in a world tied together by the Internet and World Wide Web during a series of events at Wake Forest University Jan. 13-27. The series, “Living in a Networked World: Community, Security […]

Students head to Honduras during the holidays

December 30, 1999  |   International, Media Advisory, Student, University Announcement

Ten Wake Forest University students will share the holiday spirit by spending a week volunteering in Honduras. As part of the Honduras Outreach Project and Exchange (H.O.P.E) Scholars Program, the students and one faculty leader will depart for Honduras from Raleigh-Durham International Airport on […]