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Succeeding in a Technological Society - Barrett Hazeltine
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Barrett Hazeltine is Professor of Engineering and Associate Dean of the College at Brown University. He was on the faculty of the University of Zambia and the University of Malawi-Polytechnic. He is Vice Chair of the Council for the Understanding of Technology in Human Affairs and editor of The Weaver, a journal on technology and society. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Social and Ethical Questions in Human Genetic Engineering - Alexander Capron
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Alexander Capron is Topping Professor of Law, Medicine, and Public Policy at the University of Southern California's Law Center. He was executive director of the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. He is a Fellow and member of the board of directors of the Institute of Society , Ethics, and the Life Sciences. He writes and lectures extensively on the subjects of medicine, ethics, and the law. Part of the National Affairs Series.

The Republic of High Technology - David Lewis
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - David Lewis is Hudson Professor of History and Engineering at Auburn University and directed that university's project on Technology, Human Values, and the Southern Future. His books include The Southern Mystique: The Impact of Technology on Human Values in a Changing Region, Delta: The History of an Airline, and Iron and Steel in America. Part of the National Affairs Series.

The Challenge of Techonology - Jeremy Rifkin
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Jeremy Rifkin has authored several books, including Who Should Play God? and Declaration of a Heretic. He is currently Director of the Foundation on Economic Trends and is best known as a critic of genetic engineering. Mr. Rifkin received his Master's Degree in International Affairs from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Film: War Games
3:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - In this 1983 film, high tech intersects with leisure pursuits when a technologically proficient teenager accidentally taps into the Defense Department's computer and unknowingly challenges it to a game of thermonuclear warfare. The distinction between reality and game playing is blurred as it becomes apparent that the computer doesn't know it's a game and the teenager doesn't know it's war. Part of the National Affairs Series

Bigger is not always better Human Values and the Decentralization of Technology in the 1930's - Howard Segal
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Segal is Mellon Faculty Fellow, History of Science Department, Harvard, and author of "Technological Utopianism and American Culture, 1880-1930. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Performance Techniques of Low Brass Instruments - William Winkle
All Day – - Exact date is unknown. Part of University Lecture Series. University Lectures Program Archive.

From Cambodia to Mayor Koch - Sydney Schanberg
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Sydney Schanberg wrote "The Killing Fields" and is a columnist for the New York Times. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Global Thoughts-Local Actions: Expression by Contemporary American Indian Artists - A Panel Disccusion
All Day – - Participants Included: George Longfish, Joan Randall, Juane Quick-To-See Smith. Exact date is unknown. Part of University Lecture Series. University Lectures Program Archive.

Halley, Giacobini-Zimmer and the Exploration of Comets - John Brandt
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.